Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-17
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A Skating Frolsc

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A.,uNioaItA-
->a,. mother. where arc ~, skate, ?
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j. ,a- should Pc .r.aar.. '"
Il never 60: drowned yet, G.L ?" returned
J.,. ,rl.ug gGaut.y.
Iii, T.e.e d; .u-.e seemed - have 1t, e.
:,,t .r.u NJ, Jacobs,
"l9-re as, gong ..oar, hope .Ae
"a.
..>sorp', Oh: .aere on the fence q Whist
ans 60 uc nos
">,orp Mo, Soorp,"
">eorp2 Why don't You know ?" He.
the it.cr ,aa, ,4.A, about Soorp.o .Aff.c4al,-
la h4
81 suppose lie mean; Scip.o." sad A.n,
judith. v.,a serenity H,torCa. accurar, .
A.a, judith t,.t 10 be one of her strong
points.
Mel. ,a,. mother, loa haven, told me
Vet y her, Ny4 pat those skates.
20 dear | suppose ! shall have to le,
vuu 70. VIA, DO You say. Aunt Judith r
SAVING tina, he's never been drowned Vet,
don't PROVE 70 my mind that he amt ever
g9.us 20 be- Bat wash my hand, Of the
whole matter. II he don't 20 skating Ae'4.
probably be up 70 something. and Aunt H.
dim shook her head and clicked her knit
;.ng-nerlle>.
Well SID Mrs. Jacob, reluctantly, Il
only hope You'll come back alive. They re
up IN the back garrett. hanging on one Of
the ratters. sA4nt have minutes peace
TIL that 1oy gets home" she added to Aunt
Judith, ., Joe bounded up the stars.
lie vas soon down again and out the front
door, and with HI, there old feller " had
seized "Soorp' by the shoulder, and spun
him round Ike top.
"Hulo" SAID >corp appropriately, and
ga,ped for breath.
Come on. cried Joe, There's Giles with
his biz Sled. Let, han. on"
Mr., Jacobs stood al the window till they
sere ont Of sight, and then came back 10
her basket Of mending.
II s'po,e they went down TO the Falls,
sad Auu; Judith. after a pause
Yes, the mI!l-ponds where they always
20 to skate. Deacon Giles is shedding to-
day. and he let the boys climb on behind.
I'm glad of it, It. as much "a. two miles
down there
The afternoon moved on TRANQUILITY. Aunt
Judith reached the heel Of her stocking, and
Mrs Jacobs. the bottom Of her mendlng-
basket, The talk ran for the most part on
the Jacobs family in its remoter branches
but Mrs Jacobs thoughts would wander
back to her own little twig, in bending
which she found such difficulty.
"lt's getting dark, Aunt Judith I hope
they've started home by this time :" and she
looked anxlously out on the gathering night.
six o'clolA, and he isn't here" This
was an hour later. 20, what do YOU sup
pose has happened ?" cried poor Mrs. ia
cobs, her face close 10 the window pane,
which gave her back only mocking refec-
ton Of the light and warmth within.
They'll be here before long said Aunt
Judith. Don't you worry. You'd better
come and eat your supper"
Il can't touch mouthful till Josie comes,
dear hoy. He was SO fond of cream-puf.,
too" said the poor woman with trembling
voice.
Il guess his supPer'll bring him." answered
Aunt Judith, cheerfully. There's nothing
like an empty stomach TO remind boy of
home"
But his supper did not "bring" him. Half
past six found his mother pacing the rooms,
starting painfully at every sound at seven
she had broken down completely.
20 Aunt Judith" she sobbed, 81 believe
i believe-he is"
Aunt Judith had up to this moment pre-
served the calmness of one who had had
long experience in boys. She began now
to think that that boy" might have gotten
into some genuine trouble.
..Ill tell YOU, what think we'd better do.
You and III put on our things and take the
lantern and go over to Deacon Giles's and
ask him just where he put those boys down.
That's the first thing to do. Then | shouldn't
be at all surprised if he offered to go and
hunt 'em up"