Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-28
&isfsllansoas.
Whitehall Review
If Ny First Wife
BY q. MA>vILLE FEM.

"Ah, my darling little SIS. how are You
'Ie>hla hath d beaming eye.
MY dear Frank am glad to see YOU
There vas an embrace, and the lady burst
into tears.
'le>bia has not a beamng eve r. cried
Frank Reston. barrIsier. wnu had Just leaped
down from the dog car. after cold drive
from the station al Ramford. 10 his brother
m-law's handsome place. the Copplces.
CAikslon. where that new relative had set
tied after ms return from Australia, where
he had been sent-the Youngest son of a
good old country iamly--to see what he
could do a> what Is euphonlousll termed a
squaticr. Tie had squatted 10 some adsan-
tage. the Fates having h,en kind; and. after
making a moderate fortune. he had sudden
!! doubled II by marrying the widow Of a
coIonIa! magnate.
Al the lAdy's desire-her viii being para
mpunl-theN were on their way TO Eng and.
when one night they were awakened b, an
a~tu crash. and. rushing on deck, they
found all m confusion. Some vessel had run
into them during a fog, cut the great Au~tral
liner down below the waters edge, and dur
lng the next half hour there aas d fight for
lite.
John Audas behaved admirably. When
the rush VA, made for the boats, ne Knocked
down half dozen towards one after the
other. and by sheer strength helped the cap
tam to send oti the first boat properl, man
ned, with half the women passengers mere
ly .tlpulaiing that his shrieklng. elderly wife
should be one. Then he helped with the
next. and got that off safely. before being
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other boats were filed an, how. and at last
the captain. second mate, half dozen men,
and the brave young passenger were left
alone upon the deck of the sinking ship,
with just time enough to lash few spars
together. throw them overheard. and trasl
themselves to this trail support before the
vessel went down.
From this raft they were picked up ex-
hau>ted, halt dead, by a passing ship, hay
lng seen no more of the boats, all of which
we're lost, presumably. in the gale which
came on before many hours had passed and
thus il was that John Audas found himself
IA ~ldower, al thirty five and far from incon-
splabe Ior report SAID his existence with
the rvlIct Of the colonial magnate had been
OF The Kind 70 which some people give a Very
unpleasant term.
SO llttle indeed was the handsome Young
c1lonst affected b. his loss that, after set
Ting down al the Coppices, where he re,el-
led III the life OF country gentleman, year
had hardly passed before he was suitor for
the hand ui iesbia Reston, the daushte Of
the old vicar of Calkston and the belle of
tn. country ball.
Matters followed one another in the most
pro>aic way. John Audas was beyond re-
proach for a son-in-law his wooIng was
downright ard honest; and the lady found
the bluff, sun-browneG, well-informed fellow
albeit lie was far from clever-quite a CON
trast and relief after the nspid locals" of
the neighborhood; so the result was that.
after rather short intimacy John Audas
proposed, was accepted, Frank Re>ton came
from the Temple to be present at his sisters
wedding, and now that. six months later. he
had run down TO spend few DAYS at the
Coppices, TO have a little shooting, be found
her thin. pale, careworn and ready at aword
to burst into tears.
"Why, little Lesby" he cried with all his
old petting ways. what is III Surely Jack
is not behaving badl, TO you?"
NO. Oh, no, 1t is nothing, Frank; |
am a little hysterical."
But il is something" he exclaimed. I'm
have il out with John
MY dear Frank, you'll make me wretched
If you say word
''Oh. well. if you take that tone. of course
! will not, said her brother; "but | came
down here for rest and to have a bit Of en-
joyment, and find YOU in tears"
"Ies, yes and its all nv nonsense, Frank,
dear. There, its all gone now. Its the
weather. ] think"
"Where's John ?"
"Either in the stables, or down the gar
den, dear. I'll send for him.
"Oh. III go and look him up. suppose
he'll be glad TO see me ?"
"Why, of course, dear. He has been talk
ing about nothing else since he heard YOU
were coming, and making no end of plans"
..Ah, that right" said Frank Reston smil
ing.
And I'm so glad you've come, Frank,
dear You see, I'm afraid I'm not much of
COMPANY for dear John-not such good COM
pany as-as | think his first wife was
well, you're deal better company than
she is now"
II try very hard to take an interest in
his pursuits but I'm so stupid, Frank, that
I'm afraid he gets out of patience"
"l'll tell you what it is, Lesby.' said Frank
Reston, blunty .if you two people can't
be happy in this glorious place, with every
luxury about you, and only to speak to have
whatever you please, you deserve-you de
serve-there, don't know what you don't
deserved"
..Yes, dear, we do" said the lady meekly.
"Ah, here comes dear John. Ill run away;
dnn', toll him Uyo ha.n crvinu -
STUFF Is it likely ?"
"And pray, pray Frank. dent let him
think that have been murmuring. 1t would
make him so unhappy
AS she spoke she ran off, and Frank Res
ton crossed the hall to meet his stalwart
brother-in-law, who looked the beau ideal of
"a country gentleman. and a striking contrast
to the pale, carewOrn student, fresh from his
gloomy chambers in town.
"Ah, Frank. my dear boy, l en- glad u