Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-01-19

/ BODY else 5, anu 1 tnouSnt ue en]ONe' ne
| fancy. The property is all mine, mother"
| And so | shall lose YOU, my baby son,
/ and your father. too, on the same day Y
| cried Mrs. Huntline throwing her arms
around Ned and crying uncontrollably.
| Ned was vcxed and ANNOYED. For his
| life he couldn't see why his mother was not
J pleased with the idea of becoming the life
/ time companion of Mollie Hawkins, the vii
/ lage dressmaker. Mollie was an orphan,
steady, industrious, self-willed and hand
some. Mrs Hunthne would have been
/ reasonably satisfied with her daughter-in-
/ law if it had not been for the prospect Of
| living with her As a dependent upon her
/ bounty.
/ Ned's father. feeling that he was soon to
/ die, had bequeathed to him the homestead
and retail grocery store as legacy. upon
/ the condition that his mother should have
| home and lis comforts during all her declin-
ing years. Mrs. Huntline was sorel, grieyed
1 because of the will. but she was not the
/ woman to protest against her husbands dy-
I ing wish. 50 she wept over il in bitter and
secret humiliation, and at last resigned her
/ self as a silent martyr. 10 a state of de-
/ peudence upon the good will of her son and
I whomsoeyer he might marry. But she had
u
Hawkins. whom, of all the girls of her ac-
/ quaintance. She most thoroughly disliked.
Il do not think | can live happily with
Mollic You know have nowhere else 10
20. and YOU ought to consider my wishes
J little
why, Of course YOU can. if You'll be rea-
sonahle. You've only to turn everything
over Just a. it stands. to her. and YOU can
. ..l1 B. .Aa s.f
To any body that would take everything out
of my hand, and guarantee me a support,
without effort on my part. during the re-
mainier Of my natural life"
"You don't know what YOU are talking
about. Ned. II was never the design of ma
tute that any person should live IN that
way"
Il know 1t wasn't So designed for men,
but with women IT., altogether different"
Muile Hawkins. who had been an as,ldu-
ou, attendant upon Ned, father during hi,
Ion. illness. appeared on the scene At this
juncturc. A. She had done for fortnight
past To know II she could be Of any service
during the day.
"Mo.lic" sad Ned. rising Mother, al
low me to ntroduc" YOUR new daughter"
NV future mistress" thought Mrs Huuf-
line. rising 20 salute her and trying hard to
smile through her tears.
MIR HuuiIIue i avsk. now. and seem.
easy T." sad "a, ,ur., .r,.rtu,, ,b. dining
room o, ,ip,., and bplp,nr hrr..If To fh,.
c.H,., Wifh fh, air nf , n,r,ou Ia the manor
born.
ia, your brrakfa,t nurse. while We visit
the chamber together" said Mr,. Uuptline.
Il viIl 20 ami pro,ur, the, I,rrn,e and rh,.
nrc,rh.r Nj I,i5 ..F,,har +. r,,I,n,I
now. and he NAV grow d,lIrious If We wait
Longer,
/ The other son, pf the family wrrr too far
avn, ,o h, summoned to IN. h,.J,id,
The d,iuy man greeted M, prospective
. d.t,gbrcr viii a U,,, .,pfl, of welcome
she will be- YOUR legacy. mother" he
uht,p,.r.d ..Nri l,, tb, nc,f,rr, and you
wu 'nur her and ma, Iou all be- banp,..
Wh,,,', \.I5~
.G.p, far th,. ,r,,,b.r f,rh.r n. vIll
b.. b,.r, nr,..,r,,I, " sand N,IIi, s,n,pin.. I'm
IL. hir' an rb. f,r,.h..,J
.No,b.r" " rxrl,ir,,d ~. d,in,, man 81
h,,. nr,,i,l,I a. v,.u "a. ,,,,Ii ,,,r ,,,,,r
,yunort NON will b,,r ma NOR, r,r, and
M, ipor.. v,,rL Jtrip,, H.. r,.ri,,I,r ,f ,,,,,r
I d,,."
And no ni.-. liberty " WAS ,b, moor wifi,
,Ilepr erno byt sb,. made no ,uibI. r.pl,
.I'm going A long road. mother. bu, tL,
ioarue, Mi soon he over W.Ylm.et ayaip
IN the morning Of a new ryi,trpce."
Ned entered With the Gc,.u.e and the min
i.rar. and ,h, diving mans attention va, en-.
,ro.,.d IA hi, lafr,, nun.ut of con.ripu.-
nr>. in vitp.>,ipy the. r,.r.pon, that va. 10
unite the Young people MI death or divorce
should mart them
LAKE good care Of mother Nollj,." Was
hi. nartin.r iuittu,ri,p
Th. Iratbdamu gathered ON hi. fore
head th. dratb-r,ifl,. .,updrd iu bIs tbruu,
and ell Was over
The funeral nL..nt,ir, p,,.,J of ouiell,
and Ned Huntliu. and ms wifi. returned ~
IN, old burp,..,e,d Ia -sk,. az, ,b,ir n,., IiF,.
and Mrs. Uunrhpe returned also 10 her
douhly-brref, existence. since she WAS both
hnm.ies. and widowed
Tn. new Mrs Uuntlipa eIhow.d her
mo,b.r-in-I,w from her nlare ar the head nf
the table. wh.r. She had pre,id.d for over
tbir1y YEAR. Tn. old Mr., UunrIin, nc
cepted the situation. She did NOT interfere
with any of th. newfangl,d AR, that took
the niac, of ,b. oldfa<bion.d re,ulation.
Sb. ylidpd in and ont of the rooms Ink. a
ghost and gr.w morr and NOR. consciou.
thar she was considered a burden a. the
family pXDeu,cs increased
Ned Huntline did not prosper in hi.
b,,siu... and a. the wear. r,Ii.d m IN.
homestead wa, mortpayqd 10 meet the de-
mands of his ,rali,ors I;rtIe re.non>ih,i-
lie. were added To the household in annual
reipforce,nar,s and the old adaye "a fool
for Incl and a noor man for children VA.
amplv verified
Mrs. Uuntline's l.pacy did NOT proye a
financial xncc,,ss 81 10. co,nnaIl.d ,o
act As child. nurse even more constantly
than when her own babies were growing
She had been a servant without WAGES in
in her husbands lifetime but .be was a
servant Of servants now The Chinese
COOK would not tolerate her in the kitchen.
nor could he nrepare her food Ia her liking.
The ;unior N,s Uun,lipe grew more and
more cold -bearr,d and ex,c,ing Adyer.;ry
pressed hard unon Ned who gradually rev
r. tb;nk with bis wifi. ,ha, bis mother uss
burden and in ,he way In,eres, accrned
unnn the nortgage and tbera was No mon
er N mee, Tie dsh, Ned grew moross
and unc;vil and ,,ben his mo,har vbn mad
toiIed heyond her strength in caring for hi.