Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-08-04

dImInutINe cottage to whlch nave hireauN
referred. Here she managed to make nv
my b, the and Of her needle, the lady at the
'blg house" being her chief patroneSS. And
the fact of the lady of the big house beng
the chief patronesS led to the two children
growing up. a. II were, together. From the
very FIRST the boy constituted himself the
guardian and protector of the little glrl. tie
guided her first toddling steps. HIS vas
the first name she ever spoke. And when
She grew old enough TO lead. he followed
her faithfully Never was knight in olden
time more devoted to lady fair. You see
them here on the plate gathering blackber-
rics. Her baske, as You will observe. Is
brimming over, while his Is still empty.
Mis-, Hollener looking AT the plate ruth
an appearance II great interest Yes, 50 It
ii. PITY everything Is 80 blue, including the
black berries, isn't il And really can't see
the loveliness of the little girl Her nose.
am sure. Is crooked, and her arms are much
too long. And the herrie. look like pears.
But perhaps berries did look like pears in
those DAYS.
Mr. OSens-Well time went on. and the
playmates met almost every day. the parents
OF the gray-eyed girl thinking only Of the
blue-eyed boy a. the of faithful de
pendent who had inherited hi, mother,
fnthfulncss. when one da,-she then
II and he li-they quarrelcd
Miss Iiollcner-Had they never quarrel
ed before
Mr. O~ens-Oh YES many time. But
this was the first serious quarrel. He had
presumed to reprove her for something she
had done.
MI. Holener-Had he never presumed
10 rrprovc her" before
Mr Owens -Onen. But this tine he added
to the reproof the remark that her conduct
had not only been unkind, but unladl llIke
She had >naiched her skipping-rope from
the hand, OF Young dAIky ~ho Vas sur
pp,itiousy ENJOYING ,klp with IL The
/ picture on the second represents the quar-
/ rel, She j. turning ava, from him, With
/ flashing c,e., While she saIs And yet
am lady. But YOU seem 10 forge, what
ypu are "A sewing woman, hoy, my moth
rr's servants son
Miss lIoIlcnrr-E Extremely rude and un
KIND. after 20 mauy Ncars OF dcS otiou ON
h. part. but dare say ,hc was ,crN sorry
directly after her ung ra,cful speech. and no
doubt regrets It till this day. Bu;, really,
nov. Mr.. Oweus. do YOU think tins lllu.ira-
. i.on a good one 10 me it does not look
{ like a quarrel at all. She ., smiling sweet
. y-
/ Mr. OWen,-S Scomfally. assure YOU.
Nj, llplicner And he. certainly he !,
+ holding out TO her au intensely crrulcAn ap-
. pile. WI,h ,hght crack scro,, II.
Mr.. O~eu,-Nnu mistake. |, j. a ball
which she presented 10 him lu.i before the
uupIca,anruc>,. AMI Which he, ~ his bolI,h
Indignation. IS mutci, demanding she shall
take hack
N,, lio.!cner they don't appear %
be al, older than they scrr ~ hen the, Wrr,
gathering pearl mean b.lckbrrr,r.
Mr. Owen. Appearance arr af,ru de
ccI,iuu The, arc several wear, older. The
buN irfi her 10 ,I!cuec but the tauni sank
deep INTO has heart, and that very night hy
F hadt good hyr" IA the small cottage. and
f went out INTO tn, world To SEEK h, fortune
Aiirr much hard ,truggliug he found it
Not a great one. bat more than enough To-
support the uraT mother and himself "a
comfort And at last a timely invention
brought him fame. and fame brought hun
I once more face 10 face with the love of ms
( bu,hood. Her father bad died soon after
/ their separation. and she and her mother
had lcft the big house" in the beautiful
village. and gone TO live in the adjacent
. c.ty. At least. they lived there during the
winters. but passed their summers IN VII
Ia a, one Of our Watering places. You see
the Young lady on the third plate rowing
herself in a fair, like boat. while her moth
cr stand, on the shore looking on with eNl-
dent admiration.
/ Miss Huilener-I do. The boat in torn
not unlike haih-tuh, the oars pointing
{ sAyWard. and the mamma near that Il
she he not extremely careful. her aquatic
daughter will row directly over her. PRAY
4 20 on. Mr.. Owens.
! Mr. Owens-He found her surrounded by
suitors, as he expected she would be- But,
T oh. the loN that filled Ms constant heart
( when he also found that she distinguished
none. 4 happy, happy month passed by
I happy because he met her almost every da,
| happy although she never referred to the
. old times; happy because her graclousncss
I led him to dream that ere long he might
/ gam courage 10 tell her that hs heart was
at her feet-~hen new rival appeared
/ gentleman Of great wealth and position.
man who offered her diamonds where be
/ could only offer one little pearl. man her
mother approved Of, man all mothers ap-
! proved of. Behold him on the fourth plate
/ taking her out to drive.
Miss Holener-With two fearfullv fore
1 shortened horses, in a vehicle like a sleigh.
I on two very tall wheels with an immense
/ umbrella over il. Her dress is almost all
! skirt, and his hat resembles an overgrown
/ fower-pot. But this is the last plate. Is
/ there no more of the story
/ Mr.. Owens-There are still two short
/ chapters. To end with the fourth plate
would be indeed an unsatisfactory conclu-
! sion. | am impressed that the last two il
/ Illustrations were broken, and that that is the
reason YOUR mother did not obtain them
On the fifth plate the lover
! Miss Hollener-Ihe diamond" lover?
/ Mr.. Owens-rhe pearl lover, having
found the darling of his heart one day alone,
and being well-nigh distracted by the fear
of losing her forever, was kneeling before
her he kneeis before her. unable to say
anything but Il love you-I have always
loved you-l shall love you all my life"
| Miss Hollener (her rOice trembling and a
| tear cleaning abore her smiiel-lndeed, in
deed, Mr.. Owens, YOU must not act out your
story so demonstratively. Rise, beg of
1 you. Suppose mamma or some of our
| guests should come in.
! Mr.. Owens (stW kneeiiRgl-The sixth
| plate, Miss Hollener.
Miss HOllener-The sixth plate ?"
Mr.. Owens-Yes; here remain until
! you describe it.
Miss Hollener-I? You forget-you are
/ telling the story.
Mr.. Owens-l can go no farther. 1t is
| for YOU to finish.
Miss Hollener-And YOU are really de-
termined TO maintain that absurd position
until do so?
Mr. Owens-I am.
Miss Hollener-I yield to necessity; and
necessity being the mother of invention,
invent. On the sixth plate, Mr.. Owens, in
the distance village church was half hidden
By group of azure trees, and toward this
village church, bluer than ever, walked arm
in arm-or, stay, hand in hand; that is more
pastoral-the lady and her lover
Mr.. Owens-The diamond" lover?
Miss Hollener-The pearl" lover.
Mr.. Owens-And why walked they toward
the village church? To hear village ser
mon?
Miss Hollener-I think not to hear a vii