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

Sot>t. Drd,r"g-raon. a" M, Hahcn-
ers country house Gabrteil,. hc, only
rh,ii. oAs-and f,rr,.fV. cyseeiAgiy Jr>ffy
iabc -br"red ,LIrk-,yoi and hght-hur,f.
siriny Lrf,.re u ,m.il fILi,. .H irairh drr an
old fdshioAoi s,Ircy tai sci and foHr rcTy
,ld tusLionci blue Jiuics. Nhs ,s looking
N IA, platte IN, suHiIi n marry rois,s
r..,lts -. from The yIr,iea di Osiruh OrcHs.
thrcc-dHd- -tnrcnty. tall md broai- shouiicrc'i
LiH, ,g,i and fdrk -hmrci. e3fcys The rn..A
aud Idrd.o,s f"trurf kSr She ir.ps the
,D,an ruth riicL 81, has t,cn fyyiHg. "a
D"m,ntIry r"atHsiuH. and t."ks up nth q
FAINT tiush.
MIS- HJllrner Not playins croqaet. Mr.
Owens
Mr.. OS-n.- Not PLAYING croquet. Miss
Holtcner. | came 10 seek ,uu The, arr
asking for you "a the garden.
Nj, Hol!eucr l hope Il the, continue to
AK the, Nil conynuc Ia ASK At that ale
distance. don, want TO hear them. Nam
M is there. l. She not
Mr.. OWeu>-le,. euact.ng the role Of
ho>ie,, charmingly, a, she al~av, doe.
MIS- HolIener-Then orrtainl, shall not
20. You look a. though YOU thought me
r,mi>s in daughterly duty. m The contra
ry has express,oh ls one Of inicHs, dpprobd-
hoH. am not. This Is entlrel, mamma +.
party and she likes croquet- A. for me. |
boldly avow detes, ii. and never could un-
derstand the Wild enthusiasm With which 80
many people whaok unoffendIng wooden
balls about. and then run wildly after them.
] only promised to pour out the tea and
having done that, prefer 10 sit here by my
self
Mr.. Owens Hdlf tHrniHg array By
Yourself: | beg pardon for my intrusion,
and Will remain no longer.
Miss Hollener-I had not finished my sen
tence. Mr.. Owens. BY myself or with a
pleasant companion.
Mr.. Owens-And am fortunate enough
TO be regarded by you a. pleasant compan-
ion
Miss Hollener (rith d>mure smdej
Well, ! do not think YOU are so very un-
pleasant.
Mr.. Owens-(e edgerlyl Then may stay ?
Miss Hollener-lf YOU promise TO be en-
tertalnIng.
Mr.. Owens (Tdkiag a seat the oppo-
SITE side Of the tdGieJ-I promise to try but
! am afraid my powers of entertainment are
but small. Are YOU interested III scientific
subjects
Miss Hollener-Not at this moment un-
less old plates are scientific subjects. was
puzzling over these directing has attention
10 the blue ptdteSl when YOU came in. They
form, a. ysu see, series of pictures. Nam
ma, bought them at sale the other day
and they are ever so ancient, and conse-
quently ever so interesting. Are you learn
ed in earthernware lore ? hope you are
and can read the pictured story, for am
diving 10 know what it all means. This one
evidently represents an incident in the
early youth Of the hero and heroine and
this
ISome one outside calls, "Gd6rieiie Ga
brieile - Miss HOilener, p,M slight shrug
ofher shoulders. Ledres her char, and takes
fec steps in the direction Of the r0ice
rhen the caller, apparently satisfied that
the called IS not rithin hearing, retredting.
she returns. and resumes her seat. Now, if
YOU please, commence, Mr. Owens.
Mr.. Owens-You take it for granted,
then, that ] am learned in earthernware lore
Miss Hollener-I do. | hear that YOU
are extremely clever, and have invented
something that the world has long been in
need Of. You may, by end by, if you will
be so kind, tell me all about it; but now |
am just in the mood TO listen 10 story.
Mr.. Owens-And |, TO confess the truth,
just in the mood TO tell one. But trust it
will not disappoint you. 1t is barely posi-
BILE. YOU know, to invent something the
world has long been in need Of and yet
lack cleyerness as a story-teller. But you
are growing impatient, and | hasten to be-
gin. The first plate, if you please. She
hands IL to him. He studies IL a moment. +
| Once on a time-Will that do for begin
ming?
! Miss Hollener-Excellently well. Ii car
ries me at once back to the days of my
childhood. They were happy days, DIR.
| Owens. doubt if have ever known hap
pier.
Mr.. Owens la glor Of pleasure lighting
| his face l-Once on time there lived in the
big house" of beautiful village lovely
little girl with fair curls and the most won
derful dark-gray eyes. She was an only
child, and adored by her father and mother
and all the rest of the household, as she
well deserved TO be. being the quaintest,
brightest, and most generous little creature
that ever sang and danced through merry
childhood. In the smallest house in the
village lived boy
Miss Hollener--A "lovply" boy?
Mr.. Owens (grauetyb-His mother
thought so.
Miss Hollener-His eyes and hair?
Mr.. Owens-Blue and black, if my men,
ory serves me Alright. He was the son of a
pretty little woman, who, having at the age
of IL married for love poor German geolo-
gist, found herself at 20 a widow with nc