Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-12

DtCh hoiS wa ma ,
wrapped up if you had lived long in Cana
da," she replied. "In spite Of stoves and hot
bricks, you'll find yourself very cold before
you get to your journeys end"
YES" l said; 81 suppose it's rather chilly
late at night in these big cars"
"Dreadfully; oh, quite terribly. You ought
to have a rug, you really ought. Won't YOU
let me lend you one' have another under
the seat here
"But YOU brought that for yourself" in
,erposed. You will wan, it by-andby when
it gets little colder"
"Oh, no, l shan't. This is warm enough
for me, it's wolverine. You have mother?
What an extraordinary question. thought,
and wha, an unusually friendly girl. Was
she quite as simple minded as she seemed.or
could she he the designing woman" Of the
novels? Yes. admitted that had mater
nal parent. who was at that moment safely
drinking her tea in a terrace in South Ken
sington.
IL have none" she said, with an emphasis
on the personal pronoun, and sort of ap-
pealing look in her big eyes. But you
should take care of yourself for her sake.
You must really take the rug Hundreds,
oh. thousands of young Englishmen come
ou, here and kill themselves the first winter
by imprudence."
Thus adjured, accepted with many thanks
and apologies, and wrapped myself warmly
up in the corner, with splendid view Of my
ris-ris.
Exactly at that moment the ticket collect
or came round upon his official tour. Now.
on American and Canadian railways, you do
not take your ticke, beforehand. but pay
your fare TO the collector who walks up and
down through the open cars from end to end,
between every station. lifted up my bag
Of silver, which lay on the seat beside me
and impruden;ly opened il to take ou; few
dollars full in sight Of nv enchanting neigh
Dor. saw her look with unaffected curios-
i'y at the heap of coin within and was proud
at being able to give such an unequiyocal
proof Of my high respectabil,y-for what
better guaranty OF all the noblest qualities
can any man produce all the world over than
bag Of dollars?
"Wha, a lot Of money!" she said a. the
collector passed on. What can you wan,
with it all in comp"
81 am going 10 take a tour in the South
ern States" | conhded in reply. land
thought it better to take specie Il was
very proud ten or twelve years ago Of tha,
word specie.)
"And .unnox. those arc ,o,,r initial. nm
the re,icul-5 Wba, a pr,t., monogram
Your mother gave you ,ha, for birthday
present"
You mus, be A coniurer or clairyoyan.. !"
| said smiling so she did" and added
that the initials represented NV humble pat
rouymic and bap,ismal designations
NV name is Lucre,ia," said nv neighbor
.r,les.ly as a child mipb, have aid !, With
ou, word a. 10 the Surname or qualifying
circpm.,ancc.. and from tina, momen, .be
became % me .;rnlv Incre,;, ,h;nl Of
her a. Lucre,ia 10 n. present day A, sbe
spoke. she pointed TO the word engraved in
,iny letter, on her nr.,,y silver loctet
suppose she though, nv confidence re-
auired little more confidence in return. for
after a Sigh; pause she repea,ed once more
NV name j. Lucretia. and | live a, Rich.
mond"
Richmond" I cried. WHY that's ius,
where | am going DO YOU know the rec.
,or2"
Mr. Pri,charda Oh We Intimately
Hes our creates, friend. Are YOU going 10
.,op with bim2r
"For a dav or two a, leas, ON my way tn
Montreal. Mrs Pr;,chard is nv mothers
COUSIN
.Hou DELIGHTFUL, Then We may con.;de,
our,elye. acouain,ance, Bu, you dom,
mean 10 lnoct them un to-nipb,9 THEY'LL
all be in hed long hefoJs one o'cloeL
81 haven't even written 10 tell them Ivas
coming" | answered "Thev gave me a
general invitation. and said | might drop in
whenever pleased"
"Then Won mus, s,op A, the hotel to-nipb,
I'm going there my.elf Nv neople Keen
the hotel.
Wa. !, nos.ible, was ,hunders,r,,ck I
had pictured Lucre,ia TO MYSELF as a, leas, a
counte.. of the anci,n r,oim, few os whom
.,ill linpey ON in Montreal and elsewhere
H., locle, he, mo. ber eve. her cb;.elled
f.a,ure. ali Of them seemed 70 me redolen,
of the old French nobl-,,, And here !,
turned ou, that thi. living angel wa, ONLY
the dauub,.r Of AN ;nn.keener But in ,ha,
n-;r;,;ys and nlea.an, Canadian society such
ih;ngs ,bouabt can .a,;ly he No doub,
.he "a. IN. pe,tsd child Of the house the
one h.;,e., * the old man. savings. and
afiey amending a winter holiday among the
o,y.t;e. of Onshec .be ia now return;no 70
n.:. The Cbr;.,mas .ea.on With her fam;Iv
iii M, conceal the f.c, ,ba, 7 had fallen
head or.r - sar. IN love With Incret;a AT frs,
.;eht and TINT frant ayowal made me love
her all the more Resides these Canadian
ho,el M = ssne,. ave- often yerv r;ch. and wa.
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