Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-09-07

room. and let my woods-my pride-be Gu,
down. Yes, Yes, YES, | am an old man and
shall soon GO. | better let the young ones
have their way, even to giving up my dear
old bedroom. Only little while shall
remain give me peace while | do"
Dinner came in good season. and then
Mr.. Lamson thought it would do him good
to take slelghrlde TO the store" and see
his old friends. So he walked out to the
barn where Patrick was feeding the cattle
and told him TO harness the old mare.
mir. Jun just told me to harness, her for
him be and his wife are going TO the Cor
ner, said Patrick
well let him take Dick or Tom want
my Did mare. and YOU can bring her around,
sand The old man. as he turned away and
went to hls bedroom To put on his outer gar
mrnts. As he struggled into his coat, he
heard Patrick bring up the sleigh. and tell
Jun what he had said about going to the
store
"Hey ? What's that ?" asked Jim. Want
ed to 20 10 the store Well, he will have
to wait tall another afternoon Come along.
Eliza bring the children; tumble in. Jim
mle. | guess grandpa will wait this time
Tie drives altogether too much for his health.
anyway"
And away they went. leaving the old man
prey 10 disturbing thoughts Il il posi-
bic that his son Jim could treat him like
that
For an hour he sat in silent thought;
F then he took up a newspaper to entertain
himself. But Il had los. its power, he
could not read and ~as. at last, forced to
70 to the barn and look a, the stock, and
talk TO Patrick, who vas very ready to tell
hlm Of all the WORK for the coming spring
/ Mr.. l.Amson heard him in silence and ask led
\ no questions. fpr his heart vas weary With
\ heaYnes.. and he could no, arouse himself
to take any interest IN the onnversatlon. and
soon returned to the house
Before the family returned. however. he
had determined upon the course he would
tasr. Jim had commenced altogether too
strong aud ia! evidently forgotten that the
decd uas unsigned. In truth. Il would
have been s,snci and recorded at ono, #
Nr. Munruc had not urged hun SO strong
II o. Keep .Hr rr.ns m hi, own hands, Al
though over eighty Years u age he was
snreS4 and ,hau. l,fu. .ull and he thought
that a At,.c ,r.a. uf the change would not
come Am.,. lie wuuA have seen the
pine tree. cut down vihout mlr,uur.
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,,' ~ ''' k.H"1 "' 'n' 'Ar'h n4' ~H'" h'' "'l
N"SS''' Una. "' H'I "r'''h i'F h''eeh irAF''
~ 'AN'" rom ''m 'n 'n'h 4 h'f''!r<N
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.'' '1'''h '''A' III N"-ta DESTROY th'
1''1' '4' !" ''''' '' E' " ''''n' ana win.
'"' '''' 'FP'A'A "' anger "' must ''''P
uFou u.
Is" '"' ''''H' "'", announce" : l'h
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n. r ','' N'''1'" A''' 'A~ '''r 'Ain''t en-
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1'' seem" 1'''''i '''''p ""'' yea -,
'''"f l"' ~" '"'" '"t h""' 'h-' i'' mai
'tA'"'H a. '"' ''n''' ana L"1A t"i" ""A'
''i ''''' 'a'i Ao'u' ne HAifN 'hr "a!
f'''''''' '""l '''' ''''' '''" losing AZ some
''~' q" A"H 20 h.' 't"'A ana so "". lhc
''1 ''''" '"4'o "' ''P'H' '1' Jun H'I h''
"'t't il - N'A''l "a ne interested %
"'' -" hha.i'.
-N''e' '"'l N'fe A''he AZ h'sh'' E''lA
"a"
''', "'' N'1 ""'''' grandpa A. 'he Ia
h'e re a." ""' Np,AA one "'f' h"' e'-
90 = 'he '@,l. ~ m'n' m''SNr' me
a""H' "''u' IF LOOKS - u hr might nave
'h',A az; moment We ought not 10
nave 'AAth hASSl' 'h., afternoon some
'h'ns "'i, come o' lee. sure 1t "A' not
HRu'. i"u Ah"s thAt decd = neither
'lHr'a mr. tr1pflrd-
i"'" ''A ma MORN piAh'e" ~ h!'
P''''N I'' me "4S"l' "@' TIE feP"'4 "I'h
mar. u'>iA.h Oh ""n'A" Wisdom e.
No. U'a" h"'.'r MN. lou Afe al
~ T" "'' "'oN'It '"f '"Ht' 'h'hS Ahead.
y "e = u "A'ls'I - 'n'7A hr uH'h Ho
u'''"- Ai"N'" 'nc country alone. ne"
I'if ".Afr - mine '' Knows H. Too. hrh
:" ;" 'ne store ''' can <" a4oii' Zoo.
N' A"If' A. th'N "err t'Id on upon tHe
PIT 'A'' C'neA' ''A' h'SH' eftPi YEN IT,"
y y u''" iA'''ef ana son. hut niue 'ieep
'.o''I 'Hr" rie"l'' Jim being Thoroughly
aNHNe"ed l" 'he iH' 'hst A' Ne' thr iAfm
Va ""i NJ ana thAt q" ought TO hA'e al
''iAr' I" 'hAt "e'aiu' business hr'"fr hc
ui"'' y 'ht N"rh'f 20 tei! ~ Trends ol
u, .'a"' ne haH MADE Tor It's ulASe.
" hen Jim came do"n stars The next
morning hI' iA'her hAd Just Aind!ed hrc
u 'he 'tuhE room stove, ana a. soon a.
l''e h'e n'AAeu ~ 'he Kitchen ne called MN
!" '"t"v 'n- '!h vent a. once anu seeing
a folded paper IN the Old sentIemans hand
lar Sa.H
nat that, father have YOU had the
NO repied VIZ. Lam'on' NOR do
intend 10 DO So he same moment he
stopped down ana thrust the folded paper
'''" tHe ofIShIes' hahles' "h'eh shri'tied II
% ashe-'
mere \ goes he continued and our
bargain VIII remain a. II was, or YOU may
niANe other arrangements. while l 1--we
'h'ehd 10 ho'd the reihs and drive when
PieaNe. "heh ! am gone hope you Will
10 the same boht tempt little jimmie
a. nave tempted you. II was wrong, ali
wrong. Human nature IS very weak and
Tie old must 60 TO the wall II the young
50 Sui IT, me Lord forgive Us all But
snake hahds and be friends, jim. will
I' Ine dairy but not IN my dear old room,
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