Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-28
MisfeIlaneous. RI
4 Kiss fora Blow

" homA-. sad Ns. Browne 10 the
mAn->eTVaut. what &. the maine Of The
family living Ia the third house below -
on this side uf the street.-The house with
the Ash-trces bc!ufe IL: Oliver says The
nAmr j. Ihursion, but chidrcn can't be
relied upon in The matter OF name. -
That De the name, mjss. said Thomas
"LeasiSays, 10. IhuTstou on the door
"Thur.tou 4 pretty set they must be
too That Thurston boy puinm.ls Oliver
~l,hia All Iuch OF h. lie Whenever lac go..
iulo the street. can't Keep Oliver in the
house, and | can't brar ihi. Thing auy long
ct. Why, The poor chid cam, home Xcs-
terday Hth hi- nose bleeding. and mud on
hi- u-~ zut. aud | have tn.js up my
mind io sen! line 70 young Ihur-toa's
father
shall ] take u round. mis.:
directly" Add Miss Nora proceeded
TO iDdi.e ihi' rl.ld mott
Ma TnvEstuN: p,ar >.r-You viii
doubles hc ,urpri,cl Al a note from a .trang-
ef: bus feel Obliged TO call YOUR attention 10
the bshasisT Il yUur .on tow ard cur litilr
plN'f. who can scarcely go into the street
without receiving n blow iron him. | have
endured this sorT Of thing TIL endurance /. No
longer virtue. AMI must rrquc,i your early
iuierierenco' Respectfully, II. BROWNE
The next day she received THIS reply
Mr.. Thursioa regrets that Mr. Browne ha.
been put 10 Any Inconvenience by the eondue,
Of his grand-on. ani beg- TO ask II Master Oh
ivcr DID not provoke the quarrel, ana bcsr hi.
part in IT,"
"Oar OAver provoke quarrel cried
Mi.s Nora. What an insolent Old man :"
and sirAlehiwsy returned;
SIR cannot believe Tor an instant that our
Oliver was 10 blame In the saar. have In
9uirud Into the matter. snd Il seems ihsi the
blow Was entirely unprcSoked. ] am only
iOuished that tou should uphold your grandson
ia such a grave fault. q. BROWSE"
MIR. Thurstou thinks that II YOU can secure
fsiihinl report Of the AFFAIR from Master o.
INer. yOu VIII mud that Il !, ak 10 one and hall
dozen OF the other, % 10 speak. Mr.. Thur
ton also bcgs that you Will rrOrganiEe your
own eliid'- manner. before offering suggestions
10 your neighbors."
III ! eau secure falthfUl report from
Oliver. when will impudence cease I"
womau-liAe, she meant 10 have the last
word.
mr.. rHURsTu .S.r--I can rely implicitly
upon our divers word. And II ! fail 10 re-
organize the manners Of our boy. IL must 5e
because your own furnishes him with such evil
examples. ii. BROWNE"
What an ass tha, Mrs. Browne is,"
said Grandpa Thurston 10 the person who
had been doing up this tender correspond
enee for him. Give it 10 the simpleton
hot aud heavy this time. Luce. You weren't
savage enough in your last
Il propose We drop the subject here.
She's q born scoid, and will have the last
word. say what you will" and MS Grand
pa Thurston was paralyzed, and could on
ly hold pen by proxy, the correspondence
came 10 a stand-still.
They found my laS unanswersble, -
thought Nora. What common people
they mus, be, 10 bring upI n child so badly .
Shoddy, no doubt. I'm grad don't know
then-that people are not obliged To know
their neighbors In the city. They must be
insuiierable."
Miss Nora Browne had been Jeff in
charge of her sisters household, while
that iady and her husband Travelled abroad,
unhampered by Master divers presence.
Her home Was some hundred miles away
inland, aud her acqualntaLces In the city
were few aud far between. while even
these few were generally out OF town at
this season OF the year. However. she
was surprised one morning by call from
a friend. who, having become tired OF the
mountains, had returned To the city for a
few days.
How lonesome you must be, Nora -
said Miss Elphinstone. You must drop
! 10 upon US often the borse-cars run within
a block OF our door. And we'll have such
| larks, By-the-way, We are going down
| the harbor Tomorrow in Cousin Lucius I.
! yscht-he's just home from Europe, you
kno~-and you must join u.s.
Pm sure | don't know" said Nora
Never having heard Of Cousin Lucius',
existence before"
Never heard of Cousin Luciusi Well
live and learn. But you'll comet"
"wild horses couldn't keep De At home
I thank you"
The next day Thomas and old kusse
took Miss Nora down 70 the wharf, wher,
the Sunbeam was ready to put ont. Wha
day il was. Not 8 cloud in the whole
wide heavens. and Cousin Lveius" o,
deck. brOwn-besrded aud whlie-banded
with great liquid eyes, and a smile that sc
the pulses beating when IL beamed upoi
one, aud that one happened TO be girl o
twenty with All untenanted heart Th'
party WAS quite a family affair. Mr. an'
Mrs. Elphiustoue. their sons aud iu ght
ers. with Que or Two friends. making up tn
list
This is regular suare, Nora, said III
leu Eipblnstope. when they were froppiu.
down The harbor. II don't know how yol
III leel about il. my dear giri; Uut. you see
Ne are uat soi,ty 10 sail Tor the day merely
but cut into the i,r.,aJ Atianiic. and alnn.
the coast, and Heaven knows where, JUS
Is Cousin Lucius pleases. We may b
shipwrecked, ::or cast on desert shore