Ellsworth American., 1882-06-22

( offer. she became and Heaven knows this
| was hard enough thing to do-maid- Of all
work IN the cottage OF the Misses Cameron.
! Poor little Molly prettier than many
I princess. with lovely, black -fringed gray
| eyes, and hair Of the very darkest brown
! hair that would curl in spite Of her. to Miss
! Camernn's great disprasure. III had
( such untdy hair tina, lady would often de-
I clare. glancInE approyingly into the mirror
al the Hat dyed bands tha, made a triangle
I Of her high narrow forehead, I'D shave nv
/ head :" and Wed certainly shave our
! heads" would echo Mis-. Gcorgette
I The kitchen floor finished, the rugs shaken
I and returned 70 their places, the bread put
ava, IN the big stone jar in the cupboard.
/ Molly sought her own room (which. truth
/ 20 tell. vas no room at all. bat a corner of
| the garrct rudely parti,iuncd off. with a
I small -kNhght TO admit light aud air-there
wrrc rooms. empty. unused rooms. IN the at
I tie, but "thcy we're much too good f1r a
/ servant" Miss Cameron said and ''yrry
much too good fur servant" agreed her
I sister Ito make ready FOR her fitting
Z Molly looked around It as .hc tied her straw
4 hat over her rebclHous tTcsSes. and again tho
[ tears filled her ewes. Il had not been a
1 happy place oi rest To her. but IL had been
place ~ rc,t, and shelter and shc hal
/ been glad tn havr u, fearing TO leave 1t lest
worse luck lav beyond
( And .hr would not have been compelled
( 70 leave Il had II not been Tot that unfuriu-
nate Mirror and the uncrasing complaints
I Of the uld bachelor. Oli Bachelor Why
. hc couldn't bc SO very old. after al. for he
Va, ont, onc-and iwcn,y lshc was then b.
tuccu FIVE and siNI whrn be gave her the
( ribbons and books and silver pieces. and she
I gave HIM IN, ki.>cs
Bu' the sound of closing shutters broke
~ on hcr revere, and reminded her tha, her
departure vas waited for. ana taking her
bundle IN her hand, she ran quickly and
ltgh'., dnvu the starr, to the pArlor. where
the maiden ladies at erect and stern. their
huuncts ALREADY on IN READINGS. for the lcct-
urr.
I'm going nov 1" sad No.l,. standing III
the DOORWAY. her sweet, pathetic face. with
d, pleading graz ewes and qulvcrn. ltp.. tu
no way touching what her mi,tre,.e. wcrr
pleased 20 cali their h-afts. Good -bv,
maam. G.a4-by. Miss Gcurgctte"
But the uu.y rcpl, she ~, wl> bear
ln mlnd tha. yen are stall indebted 90 u.
c.Ehf-aul i~cn', dollars, H. however. yuu
''''.'+ t'''', '' t''' -'.,'' q iH''T"F Yourself
iH p'''' RI 'h' ""' DT"A"n h5 you s." WI.
consent 20 t'''.'' " PROVIDED q '' 20 every
"-N A. good As 'hh' icit "a by oHT grand
mo'htf- A"' ~ ihnt case "c ~'4 aErrc g.
I''I"' "'' '.-"' "'''A+'' N'4F 'A't month =
"'-r'' ~h''H Ne have retained A. the hr-t
in''"me"t n f"Ir Hf'I "Mrh i really
mi'N more GOA" 1'4'H nave ocen expected
o' ~
h- fe', indeed 'rf\ mlch more thAn
s.l'| hA'r hcen expected OF Us, muTmufc4
VI ''''S''''-
f"' sA'A gross 'AFc''''Ars'-- Mss
cameron N'N' on
IH"e'"' u'A At'' interrupted M"t'N, hcF
shr,>' hA'h'hE An4 hrF eyes sparkling "a
nave '"'' l'I' ! never '''tA'. D" VAN Z
even h''' IN NA' weeping fhc "'HrT s.-e
~ t'r paTi'r Hhen y ir'i. ana thr cord q
"'Ns 'H ""' a.. h'ih-'-''t t' ana hAd parted
JA'i II 'hc H'ddie' a. showed !ou At ihe
time.
-Nh"Hi' DE- punished continued Miss
cameron h'' p'N i'I lhe ''!Sh'"N' attention
tn iHr giFi- IN" "ae Nord more. Please
To remember ih'i Ne have your signature 10
az n AlAH'"t' y. iht"' tl'Al w" ''hNl+rF tH-F-
sell F'sp"h''b.t i"I Tie "ftaAA-e.
l'd f!SH'rHr4 me p" iHAt ! scarcely
AHr" ""A' ~ mag m" hn4.N- ,hIt
a. nave promised, VIII pay YOU, iur iI
'hAi' never p' ,''A thA' ia! father daughter
hf'Ar hTt ""F"- H. RNt H"" ~" II" L5'-
!AtN nave 'a''N' hA' H"' [" Acrp iheW
''t ~ Own support HhSA ~ another
p'A''. l'"f Aunt Nanny can ou'N give me
,n'i'rr' i"f' ~ N"u Ah""' 'ie ha' depended
a'ih">t ehVft'A "h fA' inf iood ana c.o'i'ts
ever since ny iAlNef u4e".
L.. ana very r'di,u'"u 'hing 'or h"ih
"i N"N' 'HAPp'" h's' aiher'n "ith cp!d
snap Hhc m!-ht hush hctteF -tt The nat
'hr "'r> i" i'f A'ndh"S wood ana 20 To the
p"uI -hoh'e' Aid wv mi-h' mach better save
Your "A-e' 10 pA' i"f 'ne ih'n-s YOU break.
f'i Pr "a you WI I" inc e"d "I Your days.
never "a" person VITA Shch hl-a"aN
haif a. yours lhAt Vas not Ndn, careless.
and .'i'nIou'- You may 20.
"lt~' ihHeed' !ou may 20, added Mss
Heo'-et'e'
-AHA the poor chIld went OUT mt" the
road, homeless and almost inrndlrHN, with a
shade" Oh her lar young lace and pam IN
her Young heart. bat she had only turned
INTO the long lane that led y old Nantys
cottage. when some one came quickly 10 her
''de' ana >a'd' y 4 Kindly voice Molly I'm
poor NIUE MniN ana there was Mr. Nal
colin Ana Moilf, IN her griei, thinking
Only q nm a. 'he Trend OF her childhood,
VINO had known her as the darling OF the
Ainde't of fathers hnng her bundle down
ana burt INTO passionate Hood q tears.
nry were nara on me, your sisters, Mr..
Malcolm, she sobDed very hard on me.
! did my best ior them. worked-and |
an not very strong, though | am black
smiths dAugnier-irom morning till night,
and yet could not please them. And II
was not my fault about the mirror. II vas
mott was mott vas MT. Though Miss
cameron insists thst stepped sweeping to
look at my curly hair-l can't help It's curl
ing did everything TO make 1t straight
tied i back % tight, over and over again,
that my head ached aHfulIy-and knocked it
VITA the broom. She Was little better be-
fore YOU came but after YOU came, and
complained 50 much about the tea, and the
coffee, and your shirts, and-and every
thing
Il complain :" exclaimed her listener,
breaking 10 upon her rather confused mar
ration of her wrongs. why, never com
planned Of ANYTHING. How could l?-there
was nothing 10 be complained Of"
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