Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-13

and had gone 10 bed the night before with
out supper. The venerable proprietor OF
my lodging rooms had Just informed me
that my apartment was needed for the use
of a lodger who would do what had neg
lected TO do-pay for its use. |, was plain
that something or somebody must be done
but how TO do either was past my ingen-
uliy.
Suddenly II flashed on my mind that
! was fool. II was a fortunate discovery
Yes" | said TO myself. IL am a fool
| or rather, l was--for a fool | viii DC no
| longer"
| As said this came near tumbiing over
n pork-barrel, and made remark concern
| ing obstructiobs In the street which was
/ more forcible than chsste. heard n low
laugh. aud looked up. There stood a stout,
weil-dressed man 10 the door OF the store
| house before me. | glanced at the sign
over the door. which bore the word Gro
ceries." Ny mind was made up. step
/ ped In aud walked back toward the count
! ing-room. The stout man followed and ac-
/ cosied me.
What can we do for your he asked.
II don't know" | said. That l. pre-
I clsely what | want TO fud out"
The stout man stared at me. | went on /:
II am six feet. lacsing a half inch. in my
stockings, and. a. you see. brosd should
ered," said, II have been brought up a
| gentleman. and have not cent have
1 had nothing TO eat since yesterday at noou.
| No. you need not do that" added. as
saw him make a movement TO hi, vest
| pocket. "Bcggin: Is out OF ms line.
"a, "C.s, YOU nave any
We'll, he replied. II expect vacancy
| In my second clerks place shortly, but
Nn'" .V'"'"s A"""' O"oN-seep'ne'
'"PN."'
pV'"i k",s ava, '"-ua9 ne ~
NoO-1 W ssN w te'a' store ou' a' y"u
~.
,1Ne '"'l' sA'u' " s"u - 'aAe
"ic ""nout any Recommendation oat my
~ 'Au- aeu' gu ~. ABOUT inc oldest
customer s@u ne that ! nave come
aei"Ss recently ou' TANK iii Try you, Il
80. &c no' soo'e nnaAlns yonrsei useful
Ni' o""'ch' Soutseh WIN hine uolIafs
H'he uohats week excINmed.
=, So'u 'h'he. "nAl am 20 20 AZ
,ne .u nIs. .n'ng ) 70 ger your breakfast,
A"" s"V 80 =" - '"u' .ei' oht ~ pair OF
'"' A'i p,ue HoSa' ihe breakfast
% e'" 60 ~ fut"n Market the other
,,,' AZ '"e los'-'hop around lhr corner
"en You eo'ne oAoA tnere are thir'y bags
~ ~ ''"eo !" DC ut''e''d 10 an order' and
'',e tN' n'Ah WIZ oe mere 10 an hour. ~
'A''oe you tnteo uohAfs on your week
,.,''"' so'u, sa.i l. taxing me money
De oN 'n uA" an hou'' our ne"
49, ""u'e y .'".h1-
CH ven l haa roya! breakfast
D,i,,', '"tiJ. o'eAI anu ou''sf-,o say
AHAAttils " . ptNklf, anu AlktnZ If dispatched
mem ! latnsd 10 aud had them over again.
hte' 'haA ! ooughi nv blue sh!Ft aud over
aus put t"ehl on Aod went back to the
'hs Al 'ne PFopf,et"' y "-nA nav ATtn' look
poe, As entered,
=, am, Ht' bAhAs' salHi anu
it pANN, seu' Hle ~ me hea" c'elN' "'o
.o'u '"e ""a' ~ "o a. 'he Ho"c"'' anu !
"'I
iouhu eue~P ooA' I'us mouse "a. a con-
'e"''"' u's'aNSe '"'i 'ne s'o'e' suN "VtA
ihs my way aohg iAithiaiy and naGiuiiy,
E'e" 70 .Ae t"e "Vth- Me neafdiS a"u
s,'ep' sounu'y' on1 otce ! ieA ue'n"t'
"Ss one gay io','u- souhe oa,'es "oui
N' NV s"e s."' e-nou,p' ~ "hen sAH 'os-
uiel iasn'"nAo.e ae'iuaiu1aHoe nSAIuS n's
way Along Tue slae"aiN, "hai had
oIough' nun 20 IhAI quarter dld hoi Ano",
%. 'e'neoeu "heh "a" hu4i' nc u'u
'es sc uie, ho"esef; anu "ou,u ho' prop
ao,, hAse lecosh'Lea ine !, ne uAu'
pAu Nv 'A,s"e' a.1es''ou
:" "ne a'si ..c "'SA uHS' o"e nay no"
e,e', aU"u' '"Iee uio"'ns aI'eI 'o"A 'ee
p'aSe' lne c.'',' 'i, e'e'A 'ai,eu ~ nc
Lo'A nc sa'u, cothe mere no.
t'ce tnA' you cAieu'aIe very wen anu write
s,ou nAuu. MI. '9eie S..u wa .h9
nauie VI our n1" 'ee"'H IleINl - sl.s aVeu
u-uay' o"u'uh ~ you "e'P tne Win 'hts iot
VI invoices -,
u!' W" VIII eno" He "na' you
"ant :,
nc eNP'a,heu' a". ","t AZ 'le .AsN'
| nav nav anSAus s.,u thal ! was ~, A.
NC A"u 80 fu,.e ap'uts a'u'
lea'lhg 'he iesu', on 'he uesA' went DacA
70 ny oAHs anu oai'c'' iIeseu''y ht.
DAMS caine III arg Ment 'uto tiir c'uu'
Ioom' ne hau oeeh tle'e oh'y ao"ut
iuAi'ei VI an 'o"i ""e" "' e'''eu iAe ~
MN. IN. 49,, "a,
=, Sn u"sn ne saIu, "hen l cn'e,eu. ,soi
''i. IN 'uo Su nun .n
ma.e' ias ".'p 'oNa, ~ "'eeu' - loo
@ sISA ~ oo,iie nc. a. p'ese', suppose sou
tAAe n's p,ASo ''i TUG counting s-'"o'h "'' nc
fecovets'
very sooI' iep'Ieu, anu Ieho''',.
my o'eIan, pei.nea uhy a. .ne uesA-
ine result mas .ha. poor "feehe never
- ss 7 !, u
was on'y '"e'e uo''a's "eeA' ou' II was
s.ep.
Ihree weeks ai'ef"aru ahothef par oil
inc'uehls ocSuieu- was NJ the uesh' ar
ranging papers anu copying INTO 'he H.
'oice-OooH, wneh MI banAs came IN:
Lo'a"' saiu nc neaiu 'nen''o" Vi
you ia.t hlght. An acquaintance OF ours
Mr. van oeH-spoke OF youh. Lo'ati !,
a lawyer VINO mas leit lhe profession anu
gone no one KNOWS "hi,ner,turned out a
mere Shsapoho' rfoui 'he Inscription Oh
personal appearance 1 hau an iuea NE
meant You OUT as IL might nave annoyed
YOU oia not mention that you were III my
employ
ihahk you, ! ans"e,eu' an ueit
on yes remember q 9ohn van ueit, 10
whom 10 my oettef Gays: l loaned hve
hundred dollars 1 TOOK MS note Tor III;
but as be has no money suppose might
As well nave that 'nuch waste paper Con'
mon gratitude might nave taught him com
mon decency Mhen ne spoke oi me-
have you the note
ies-somewhere'