Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-09-22

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meal, but when next morning came and We
found the bread was out, the cookies all
( gone, and not a stray pie for dinner, our
troubles began-and they hroadened and
! deepened with every moment, as We became
4 painfully aware that making bread and
! pastry was a branch of our education which
/ had been terribly neglected and when about
/ ten O'Clock father in blissful ignorance OF
! the noVices IN charge at home. sent up a
sirIoin roast and the information that a
stranger would dine with us. and fifteen
minutes IsicT the washeTwoman brought
IN the clothes for u to iron. ! was ready Ia
melt Into tears aud h ate was So cross II
was dangerous To speak TO her.
q that weary. weary. day But only the
beginning Of many similar ones that fol-
lowed IT. How We longed for mother,
skIlful hands tn straghten out the tangled
threads our awkward fingers had managed
to produce. There was something to he
dome from earl, morn till late at night So
that no sooner did We fancy ourselves free
for half an hour than ,ome duty undoue
would stare u> IN the face. or the children
would come IN with olamorIng tongues and
empty stomaCh,. and in a few daNs ! he
came addicted To chronic frrtfulncss, while
John scowled over the miserable meals.
Ross teased US IN every vulnerable point.
but poor patient father pitied our often IN
hrmIiies and ate what ~as sci before HIM
for CousCiencc's sake.
II vent on IN this way for about a fort
night when. after very trying day. We
took our books and sai down for a quiet
evening. But, alas for our hopes Only ten
minutes Of peace, and then an omiuous
"ah~n" from father cau>ci u. TO look up.
"Do YOU know. giri.." he inquired.
whether mother msndcd my pant. before
she wsn, a~av' should Ike them 10 put
on in ,he morning. She generally did her
mrndlng every week. believe"
There :" burst out Nate shutting her
book With a bang. ~hilc after one drspon-
ding glance al the fascinating pages Of Ds-
,id Coppcrtrld. went To examine the mend
ing basket,
Il was full To the hrim shirts, socks, lit
tie glngham coats with the pockets torn
doa a. and buttons pulled half off, ,h
shreds Of cloth hanging to them fathers
pants, and Nellie, school dress, With a
great rent clear across the front With a
duleiui Sigh Lifted the basket, and Without
sord Ne AT down 10 the unw-icOme
task
Nine. ten O'Clock came and went. and the
h,.kr, x,, no, half ,mp,,eb of Il. content.
Father. Johr. Ro>. and Nellie gaped aud
stretched. and one By one followed the
/ children, os to bod Eleven and .tilI Ne
sat, silent and grim IA, ghosts. solemniy
.,.,,btrs, ..,, a, ,b,. ..,3le.. rent.
'C,I. ,ad hate al last. Jerking the
xor,i. n,,, 4. r IN, hated them ..bnu dn
,nu Iil,t2~
Il k.vbs, ." s.k-d IN ,.,nui.hm.rt
..Th. I,f. nf slavery Tbr. bumIrun
.,.rj,.,ir,, .r,r..t,-i, un.s,,.f,c,.r, rx.
,.,.r.,. NJ. .,,..,L ,f .n,,,. ,n IN.
.r,,rirt, sh,t.t /, Ju.t OVER and over
,,.,,d and r,,ypI uuiII a. .,rk my res,
LOU i, ia, r,,,,,4
on k,,c - EXCLAIMED aIrnn,, shock ed
ono, -. h,J a. ,h,t ma, r.,,', .o had a.
that
..Nr. u,,.. than ,hs, xirb many ,.r,
man, Cad Knun,curu NJ, uIa,u ouininn.
v.,, ,,l,ipI, ,,,,r.....d - tia; .ou,,n ,r,
o,ai. +"
.yL, I,,,"
.h,,., .,h, Kat, me, ;u., look q, the
n.nd,n, h,.i., II L,. Ir.n 6lI.J and
,.,rnt,.d wear .f,e, ,.sr. 6Il.d hv our care.
isir toll. and We great. healthy. uvrrgruwn
glrl. sat calmly b, and ,aw her do il. And
She. weak. un,-l6,h Woman that she j., had
no, snap enough about her To rap u. over
th, h..d for oar uyliur.s"
opened m, mouth to ,ay something. but
,ne made dab al me- with her needle. and
| dr,!,trd.
"Dup't rNpo.tulat." she exclaimed. IL
hat. II Look a, ,our,.lf a, YOU are. and
a. ,,,, b,y. l,.,.u ever ,inr, ,.u srr, born.
litil,. u.rl,.,. hit of furniture. and see i,
,uu don't look ugly | have been taking
lust such a view of IN, ,slf ever since we've
found our,rl,r, irving Ia fill mother,
uIac. and found ~, couldu', and I've got
80 full Of Indignation at rpy,rIt for being "a
hind and a, uothrr for b,.,ny 10 foolish
that .h,ll bur., # dan, out uith II
But We can't helm i, now Kate" ven
tur.d Ia rrmou,,rafe
N, of course We can't Won yoo.- The
mas, ,.n', our. hat the nr.,-nt !. and the
future NAV he. That's sba, Inn coming al
e,ac,Ix "a. mu.t mn, I.t father ami moth
-r d,. ~, whil.
Dir" | exclaimed shocked b,,ond ex-
ure..iop
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a''u W e'Au 'W eHe 'o'eu ~ - >. - "
e,.t al ~
ha'e 'oi'e "s' all vi i''ioie' anu
"ui,, M mo 'eaiN ;.u..l . . =.
ho''ier Is all 'l''e'lee.uai No'lah' s',e
"th' on "a moment p Si." ni'nu eapeo'e
OF rare ue'eloPneht- pu' no" hucH 'inie E
10 you suppose s''e mas hau 'o' ieau'hs anu
rehec,oh oe!ohu tne "a,''s anu lieoe,''''e' 'r
oi h.f iarge 'A'hl'! ana uo'i | you Ato" y
, al no" often we nave excused ourselves
from readihs aiouu 10 "er, ie'ii's hei SIT
dissiiis ava! AZ ,his yer. oa'Att' ,oli'ais
ana alone through the iohg evening nour'
larry nate myself "heh 'hlhk o, IT,
dld, 100, oi TINS tune, anu saiu so.