Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-20

aud she discontinued her visits to our hal
Of the house. Little did know how mucl
| should one day regret an estrangemen
which left me without an excuse for enter
ing her lair uuchsllenged! The ogres,
procured victim. and | coveted It.
was nearly twenty one; my direct sal
airy had risen 10 a hundred q year. ant
commission money came to about thirty
pounds more; so that | was amusing my
| self with plans OF emancipation from par
| entail authority, and a tree though frugal
| life In lodgings, when my thoughts were
| diverted into this other channel. One Sun
! day morning | went TO church as usual,
! ensconced myself iu the accustomed corner
/ of our pew, and looked across at the
[ ogress. She was there, but took no heed
! OF her, for seated by her side was an object
/ which simply dazzled me. Oh. the delicate
nose and ears, oh, the pinchable, klssable
baby checks, oh, the ripe form As for
] the objects silky brown hair. ii was almost
too lovely TO be true; while her eyes had a
4 look of asking protection In them which
turned all my heart son.
/ II occurs 10 you that | paid but little at
tention TO the service. paid none; did
not even hear the school children singing.
and they were generally shrll enough too.
IL was very shocking, but then how absurd
II was To arrange pews iu such manner
n 70 face each other. What chance had a
though,lcSs adolescent OF iuilammable ma
teTials when exposed po'ni-blank 10 such a
battery OF charmsl Why. there was a dim
pie on her lcf cheek, and a crease under
her chin, either OF which would have alone
suiiiced 10 blow my peace to pieces Then
think what foil she had By her side
Was there not some one Ia the ogress's
pew this morning. | inquired carelessly
at dinner; and learned-ior my dear moth
er was BIT OF 4 go,sip-that the celestial
appariiion was AN orphan niece OF the
o&ress. and had left school 10 come and
live with her aunt.
'Poor thing :" said |. with honest. heart
felt compassion; a pity which was very
near akin Indeed Ia loye-iwin sister. I
should say.
when look back upon that period Of
my existence | cannot make myself out
why should the sight OF pretty lace 10
church have turuc1 the current OF my
thoughts aud plausl Why did constitute
yself her champion before knowing even
her name, and determine 10 res cue her from
the ogrc,,l Why
Every human lite has romance aud
tragedy attached 10 it-a love anj a death
SO the chances are that YOU can recall
precedent tor my alterations; an explaua-
tiun despair Of
became pruwler; Ia the morning be-
fore starting FOR the Office. and Ia the even
Ing after returning from IL. prowled.
The back gardens OF the two houses were
separated by low, rickciy paIng. oycr-
grown With laurel and syringa shrubbcry.
which was favorable to proving. The
lime Of the year being spring. the evening,
were pleasantly fresh for young people
rlt.
and that al-o was good Tor proving. Ana
SO somehow, really DO not know exactly
how. | managed TO establish clauIrstinc
communication With Edith MAlne, the
.'r-saT e. ~ "gress. or course IL was very
acqaanfannGSr nG yooaa9gS lag; e make FJIi,-
ton. but il was all the fault OF her aunt.
who Was tyrannicai. aud drove her 10 de-
crpiion. Only think what Il must have
been for the poor thing TO live % an ogrcss'.
den, with no one 10 Ike her, or talk 70 her
or take interest In anything she cared tor
First ogr eyes met; then entrusted a note
TO the care OF plaster GOODMAN lJowper)
on the Maine side of the paling, aud he
managed TO deliver IL. Then the letters
became babitual. Then we had an inter
yiew-on opposite sides oil the paling. dn-
dersland; then the Interviews became hab
itual. Before May was out we were engaged
Edith being seventeen. aud within seven
weeks OF twenty y prudeut piece OF
business. was It not:
Cousin John, said to my only conf.
dant, 'have you ever been engaged TO be
marriedf"
Yes, think SO. very nearly" he re-
piled.
Dear me, and Why did no; the even,
come or"
There was another man who wished
very much to marry the same lady, and
really be vas a nice fellow, and il was very
awkward and could not bear TO see him
vexed. and so somehow gave way"
And have you ever regretted itE'
Never. You see, ladies are 80 helpless,
aud like To wait on myself: they don't care
what trouble they give"
All, Cousin John, yon never loved as
do"
II dare say not
Don't you think | might marry very
well on ms present incOme:"
No" said Cousin John, after long rum
ination.
But we have settled TO live in two
rooms, just like laboriug people. and 40,
try to be genilelo,ks in dress and that. at
all"
AN" said Cousin John, shaking his
head doubtfully.
I sunnose thar this iuyenile dirtation
would have shared the fate OF ninety-nine
ont of a hundred sucb crude affairs. had il
not heep for AN sccldent-a public holiday
which released me from Office for day',
nrnwI a, a narric,,lar crisis. / had seen the
oores sslepart Ion,lonwar,is In the omnibus.
alone. and nv pareut. had gone off into the
countrv directiv after breakfast. on a wish
of insnecrion 10 some ref,rmatorv. so that
IL Vas without exercising the usual pre-
can,,on that | ,dvsuced throueb the shrnb-
heTv There wasa diIsnjdated arbor IN
the Maine Garden near The woodman. and
IRON, il came a sound Of sobbipp. which
made me feel Wild. In two second. was
endea,oriuy IN administer snoony consoIa-
tion IN ,be hvstericaI heantv
.rII hear II M Ionger,,, she sohhed arm
not p,,t nm with itri
..Don,t darling
"TlI rnn away"
..Onite ripht, net What has bappen-
edg.
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