Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-22
Misftllantous.
An Impuden, Puppy.

Where - Sue - inquired Mrs Melting
ton. entering the room where her two eld-
est daughters were EMPLOYED the one in
reading the other with bit Of fancy work
Il really don't know. mamma" answered
Ada looking up from her work. Il have
had scarcely glimpse Of Sue since We came
to the country. She appears TO have taken
10 an outdoor life. and is never in the house
except al night.
Il saw her about two hour. ago on her
way 10 the orchard" remarked Rose. .She
said she was going to feed the pigs. and
would afterw ards take a lesson in milking"
Il wish could find her" resumed Mr..
Wellington. Il am certain tina, either Col
onel Hanley or his son ~ill call this after-
noon. and II is proper. iha, Sue should De
present. She did hot appear on their
former visits"
She w,ll shock the Colonel by her how
deni,h manners. and a, TO his bon. hatdl,
think he will particularly admire her. lie
prefers his dogs and horses And wasn't
he little Wild at college, mammal"
a little too fond Of ~hat is called fun
nothing more that have ever heard. He
is clever Young man, viii he wealthy. and
Is. next to his father, the best match in the
Deighborhood. though. as YOU say. he don't
appear 10 care particularly for ladie.' soci-
ety. fancy he looked rather bored while
talking TO that stately Miss Radsiock, clever
and handsome as she Is. And then he must
know tha, all the girls are trying TO secure
him, which naturally makes HIM shy Of
them"
These remarks were clearly intended as
hints 10 her daughter for Mrs. Wellington
was genuine match maker. and had al
ready married of two daughters advantage
ously.
Finding tha, the remaining elder daughter
had failed TO make the desired impression
on either Colonel Hanley, or his son. she
had be,hough, herself Of producing Sue,
hitherto, as the Youngest and prctties;,
carefully kept in the background.
But meanwhile where was Sue2
She had filed a basket with apples for
the pigs. strolled around the orchard. ad-
mired the trees and the fruit. and climbed
low plum tree, in order 10 gather an espec-
ially fine one for her father In this posi-
ton her eye was caught by low line of
green willows, bordering the sloping mead
ows beyond the orchard.
"lt looks as though d stream were there"
she thought, land ! do so love water. |
dare say il is lovely under those willows
Come. Rolla." calling TO little halfyrown
terrier. "you and will go on an exploring
expedition together"
Rolla, after coaxing. rather sulkily
obeyed. He was an ugly little, crooked
legged. hair muzzled pup, which Sue had on
her arrival al the farm. begged of the farmer
s.r N.. Dnlia Ill L..
ting. did no; take TO his pretty young mis-
uess, but persisted in eyincing a decided
preference tor the barn and kitchen. and low
life in general.
Sue was not disappointed in her expec,a-
ton. She found clear, shallow stream.
which ran rippling and murmuring pleas
antly beneath the willows. between thickets
of wild rose and blossoming elder.
She seated herself on the grassy bank and
took off first her hat ard then her shoes and
stockings. and allowed the cool ripples to
dance about her white feet Then she be-
came interested in watching some insect
life on the surface Of the water, and when
satisfied with this resumed her shoes and
stockings, and lay back on the cool turf.
dreamily reciting sna,ches Of poetry.
A stray sunbeam glinted on her rippling
brown hair. and the eyes that looked up
through the waving foliage were as deeply
blue and clear as the summer sky overhead.
Pity that there was no stray artist TO gaze
upon the picture.
Suddenly Sae awoke TO the fact tha,
Rolla had disappeared. He had been
smelling about the bushes, and had now
stolen of on the track Of some scent, per-
ceptible only to his own keen olfact5ries.
Sue lifted up her voice, and called in her
sweet, clear, giriish tones:
"Rollai Rolla,'
In answer there was presently rustling
amid the elder bushes, and forth stepped,
not the culprit Rolla, but a very handsome
young man, equipped with a gun and game
bag.
Sue sprang up. Each stared for an in
slant at the other; then the gentleman.
gracefully lifting his hat, said:
MAY inquire. miss, what YOU want with
me?"
want with you" repeated she, in sur
prise.
"Yes; ] was crossing the field yonder,
when heard you call me-" he replied, with
a slightly demure expression about his
mouth and eyes.
Il called YOU :" said Sue, Indignantly.
"Yes; you called 'Rolla' very distinctly
and earnestly. replied he, .'biting the
corner Of his mustache, land l, of course,
obeyed the summons, and am at your SER
vice. Ny name is Roland, or Rolla, a
am familiarly called
Sue surveyed him from head to foot.