Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-10
GjaIfs ado sksitbts.
is sLsssex STREET
By NEIrls HOBART ExERr.

0cr 0KUtc bua4 suitcU well Tic pOetuS0u
blue-9ray uniform. There had been a
plan Tor West Point in times past, but it
had failed for reasons that the politicians
knew, and DOW be went about the more
pexeefnl and less glorious occupation Of
dispensing postal cards in all manner Of
hieroglyphics to 50 much Of the general
public as were included in his morning
route.
A policeman sees the dark side Of hu-
man nature. but the postman sees it in
friendly, neighborly sort Of way. Morn
ing calls are necessarily somewhat uncere-
monious, and he cannot but know some
thing Of the ways OF every household.
The grimmest of natures would gain
certain feeling Of frieDdliness. even il it
we're but from the habit Of seeing every
day the same familiar faces.
He was rather grave by nature, and had
always found his own company and affairs
sufficiently Interesting TO make those OF
other people entirely secondary consid-
grafton, but he soon developed an interest
IN different ways with the various people
with whom be was brought in constant
contact.
There was Mrs. Moran. whose husband,
an Irishman Of the better sort. had gone
70 the far West, and whose letters home
he always read no the wife TO whom writ
In" was an unknown and mysterious art.
There were the patent-medicine folks at
the corner, whose correspondents seemed
10 hsve scattered themselves to the four
quarters OF the earth. and the various 80
cable" girls. of all degrees Of rank and
prettiness, 10 whom II was another chance
- = m
with the young postman. Some OF them
we're very amusing, they did not call for
further thought.
At Is Blossom street, they took
mournful looking Baptist Weekly, that
always came on Friday. There Was sell
dom letter to be delivered. for Deacon
Crane and his wife were both sere and
well-dried elderly people, who lived along
In comfortable monotony. rs IL they had
90, into the habit Of living and would keep
on indefinitely without thought Of change.
That part of Blossom street was old and
quiet two great horse-chestnut trees flour
ished In sober. sturdy way. by the edge
OF the faded brick sidewalk before the
house, that seemed in itself monu-
inent of moderate and elderly respectable
ity. lie always delivered the paper at a
side door little back from the street. and
this morning he went in hurriedly, for one
Of the girls had kept him until he was a
triho late. The door was opened by a
stranger, n new conner, evidently: pretty
s'..,a .'o. ', .t: '"" no
about her except that her hair waved soft
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sr;n,.;n. ,,;ns nr hanms has,;in ;n,ur 80 ~
For H. I.ca.;o, Sha h.J No. ',,,;a,
ii,,,s vsv ha ,ho,oh, and ,h.n he sorno,
ali about har mill n dav or two af,.,r
wards he found a letter for "a Elossom
AMONG h;s mnl,i,nl;nous PACKAGES
lie gave j, 10 hsr With q gl,n.e =, b.r
face tina, took In o,;,e hv ,cc;dan, The
.vs.s vivid hlnsh and ~ Jai;rh, ,ha,
glowa., h.n.a,h ,h. Inno ro,,n I,sbas
What would the lover have o;ven m 400
how b,s message was rece;vsd,
He .mileJ 10 h;mselr =, Tho nre,,v MIC.
,nre ..Vh., w,s her name o., Hs bad
.c.rceIv ro,;o.d !, ..Ni;ss Al;oo ~ ha
c,,,ld No, ro,,,am,har ,ha rast uo,.
!, ,r.. n a r,asc,,i;n. hand ho ,,.as 80, -;
that, the nax, time no wonld ioos and
sse
Ano,ber camo-.o,n affair ..u;ss ,l;o.
Eairlie. in an amh;,;ous and dosb;no
scrawl
He soop orew IN Lnow when 70 ,ool for
them and ampsed b;mseIf he ,ya,ch;no
her ou;et delight when be had ON. 10 ,,;ve
her
She was n pre,tv little GIRL with pIeas-
ant. household WAYS and y n,;r of small
practical. loving hands that II would he
nice for somebodv 10 bolJ in HE own
strong onss
She never made tall with him I'm, shs
was NOT sby. and be conld cain , sn,;ie
and o;rlisb rsnIv wbenever be wished !,
Her ,,Ga was worry or;e, with m. old ,.o
MI. DEACON Crane c.ms hon. a, ,nnr
n'c,oct nr.c;s.Iv .yarv .S,arn,on al
.mol sd b;s Mn. nh u,e,;I;ng r.m,,,,r;,
dnr;nr ,ha var, ,rs.,h.r ,,nJ.r H., ~:
tart. Zinc ,ha, gr.w IN . s.rarr,;na ,,,S
ward Gsh;an ovsr tho n.rrow ,,sIi;s hr
the door Tho old lady was seldom Ill
HE and hr,,d. h,clcb eid.rl,, s,,,,;.,,
completed the es,abl;sbment exc.pi far |,
half grown kitten with n mink ribbon
round ;ts necL and the br;cbt gsr,n;,,,ns
,he watered and natted ev,rv d,v Ua
CANA 10 r,;sh ho had aI,,ars sa,a,i;,r =.
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