Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-09-21

MAS famous manager. She could run both
homesteads II she chose; and Mrs. Smith,
beneyolently arranging the affair, felt quite
sure IN her own mind that she would.
Miss Mara was tall angular. homely
It would not have seemed wildly uncharita-
Bile to suppose these the reasons why at the
ripe age of forty-lVo she was still unmar-
red But the lady herself always remarked.
significantly, Shen approached on the sub
lect. that every woman had her chances, and
the lucky ones were those tina, never had
cause to regret them-a Pythan utteranCe
" bach always sllenced inquiry. She received
Aunt Phemy a. cordially as the reserved
IA shions Of The house permitted and good
Mrs Smith thought this q favorable omen
Il was sayIn only Yesterday 10 father
What a time It was sence we'd had a visit
from you. Now JUS, set down. and take ot
Your things. and spend the afternoon. Faith
erll h. 80 pleased TO see YOU Shut up o.
we've been for the last three months. Il does
one a sight % good to sce some company.
"Wh,. dunno" Aunt Phrmy hc,itated
modes'ly. Il only jest dropped IN but
,rnc, Your 81 urgen, No. me-. III Jtst drop
my bonnet Of here" trcs,.tiug Miss Mara
attempt 10 take NJ.
Hes gone to null TO-DAY. an the want
nobod, hu, the ca; Ia ham. Ii seemed sort
o. lone some. an set me lhlnkIu' of you
/ IT. been a long spell scnoc see YOU. An
how j. Your father He don't x, over H.
stroke. | hear
.Oh. he. a good deal better II il. II,
set, up most all day now and he se's our
about the farm some lie, down N the
III l., - B. D..
soon. He hAes to Keep an eve on tnng'
hmsrlf'
We'll. you do he, Your hands about full
don't YOU, Nj, Stone p" began Mr.. smith
vao. considering the absence u the Others
a favorable dI>prusAiInn ot Providence
rather hurried tn her mission. "l b" fo4k-
wouldn't kuo~ What to- DO without sua
Bat its iiit!c coutuln' lo nv thlnklu', for
a woman Ike YOU. lc'd ought "a g,i oul
more. source ever see you 10 mcctn'. an
Nol don't know ~hAt you lose Paraou
Bellows give IL poStriul sermon last sun
da,
No. can't git oui much" Nj, Mara
an.~crrd. and Aunt Phcm, fanc.cd a Ait.r
,Alnts, IN her .ook and tone. Father
seems 90 need me most a! the time. and
,ncrr', good deal 20 see TO abuu; the farm.
Jorl }. honest and faithful. but Ne ha
much head. and of course br,ns the oldest.
I TAX most of the care pf lnlugs
"NuW should think" ,cnturcd Aunt
Phrm,. "Prlc an YOU'D lakc ,urn, seem "a
tn.n.s. an taklu' care o. Su4r father Nuu
could get out more then. an It 'ui sort ~
divide rqua.-earr. au' pleasures. A, the
hvmu-hooA SAYS II YOU a., to .lt mar.
red. nov. uaai would the, doy"
Wei. | don't Know a. I'm thluk.u. ~
,narr, tng.~ returned Nj, Mara. mu4c.t., .
hut her color dr,prneG a shade. and MI.
smith sav Il.
..pcar mr. no. But nouc II u. can ten
,nu ..r. NL,t ma, b, a-oyu!u' round ta u..
/ ~a. Jr., a-lA,ukIn'-'l~a that made me
speak 500, my niece rhrus You kuu~
,ar'> uAlcu.atn' TO marry PhllAuGrr Damn
IA the fall. and ~hal poor Joseph vii dJ
~nru .he leaves pa.>r. me He. such A
saf,-.pakrn man, a huusckcrpcr would run
r.sni over hIal. r,cn Il be could g,t one in
Wr,i Canton. ~hlch ala, no ~ay. likely.
And hs4-rk.r;cr's a poor substitute Tor 4
~.fe-dou't YOU think 80. Ms, Stone RI
Aunt Phemy. a. she took up i stitch. stole,
a glance over her needles a, h,r auditor,
y ho al ,t.ffi, hrforr her She understood.
Of course. and surely that deepening tu.h
M her .allou cheek ~as ign oi encourage
mrnt Pr,alrly the good woman had al
ua,. doubted M.,s Mara, oraluiar utter
Auccs on the marriage question. she could
not imagine sensible woman drcilasas a
good offer, and s.uoe Miss Mana wA. that.
and thls plainly As the advertisement,
would "a, "a superior opportunity. ,ar
ald not d1uh, A. 10 her answer
Il "a, ic..in hun only the other dAy.
she vent on. plalu,tc.S. h.ychug hrr chair
a Ayt.r nearer Mi,s Mana. THAT he'd ought
to l.. ;h.uklu' of II seriously. Hrtty', Tie
last one 10 want h.m 10 stay 4tduarf al
~aNs. anu PhrmN shes >et her heart on he
IN married come September. Her farihrrs
got ever, thing Of the best Tor her lie al
WA,s wA, a good pro,ider. Hrtty. nov. she
~as a mAsirr-u -uaud for line linen an chan,
an the house - fuii Of H."
I'm sure I've always heard Mr. Badger
well spoken Of" relolued Ml,- Mara, ,tlf-
/, hat she Kept her eye, on her knitting
w h4teNrr you've heard. it's no more
than he deserves. Hrs Jest the br,t-dls-
POSTPONED man-al~4ys willing 10 put up
With q cold bite when Hetty had entr, work
an gettIu' her the very last thing ,he HAut-
ed for the house. The parlor sof, "a, got
lest the wear before she died. an she took
The best there Was m the store lie never
spared no expense 10 please her"
Il am glad 10 hear she was So well on
said Mis-, Maria, dryly. a. Aunt Phemy
paused TO take breath.
Wei YOU may say so but not 50 well off
as the next one II BE- Hett, had her hard
,ir,.s =, b.., ,hev uas Grst married TLpy
had 10 scrape along most any wa, some
few wears then. That's one good thing,
always say. about marvin late in life II
YOU marry Young. Miss Maria. YOU DO have
a good deal to go through There's trials
and tribuations in every state, As the good
book saws. an tam, the worst luck to keep
single ill you can really better Yourself"
Miss Maria shut her lips and turned her
head from Aunt Phemy, as if she might
make a good many answers TO that remark
if she chos- but her visitor did not notice
it. She was carried quite away nov by her
own eloauence. and she did not doubt that
the spinster's silence meant consent. And
as | was sayln'. | was telhn' hum only the
other night he'd ought To glt married, an
saws, / There's plenty to choose from in
Canton An he answered me-youd ought
10 heard hlm-.Phemy. the amt but one
woman in Canton thai can take Hetty's
place. An'Iknew right off who b.. meant, 5
sne went on. beamlng on her hearer in an
unmistaksble manner: ..but he's SO ,hy he
can, hear n sneak =