Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-12-20

garden began TO fall, was 4 charm in IL
4 self.
F The polished brass trc-dogs and tcnd-
er-more for ornament than usc-rc-
I minded one OF the stability and security
\ of olden times. Aud when Miss Bridg-
ct could be seen sitting in front of the
\ fire at dusk with some Of Her Young
friends about her, the scene of home
comfort aud quietude Was complete.
Miss Bridget household was orderly
! through Il system which had been fol-
lowed for forty ycars-in fact. ever
since she va, i baby. and beautiful
/ young mother aud strong manly father
/ sat in the room She now occupied.
The same highly respectable butler
whlte-haired and time worn-waitcd al
/ table the same fit and equally respectful
4 BILE housekecpcr managed her domestic
concerns who had managed them for her
mother before her. The life in the stone
hou-" was, in lact one Of the Hat yclic.
Of the life Of a half century bcf'nrewhru
twas hope and 4 joy 10 have liycl u,
all. instead Of 4 disease and an Insanity.
a. it j. nowadays
Nil Bridget formed, i'll tr;;h, r"u-
Meeting link between the old and the new.
Her rccollcrtioue were IT the past aud
Of the old-but rathcrbv tradition than
BY actual experience, tor ~Ilc WA ouIv
torty-whic her associations seemed
ever with tie Young.
With old people he did net as~imi-
late; and almost daily ~ would II
found surrounded by Young, churmiu@
and gaudy creatures butterflies Of tn
fashionable word-who sought iii Mis-
Bridgct's society 4 naurlc,, Charm hicI
seemed 10 soothr the frvcri-h excitement
under which they lived, and 70 remind
them If an existence more beautiful If
less brilliant, and tender and sweet II
its every element ~ orderly rcpo>r aud
refinement. Mis- Bridget was possess
cd Of d competence. and NJ crmpctcu:
servants, honest wthal, I, dispense il;
therefore her domestic uvocatiuu- vc.c
few.
Many Of her friend, wondered how
-hc occupied hrr time. since -lc wu~
never seen with crochet or B,rIiu-wool
employment in her hands True. she
read much, and 81 the newest; aud her
music wa- something to bc remembered
a. Of the uitcrancc of an harmonious
soul through sympathetic fingers Still
the greater portion IF her time was i'm
accounted for to The curious.
Meanwhile there was wrctrhciuc,~
and sorrow ana starvation III thr b.
way, Of the great city that recognized
in her an angel Of mercy and a cou>tau;
savior from the worst Of evils
There were poor. lo~u-troddcu
creatures who could have told how many
Of Miss Bridgct's hours were dispensed
But she held conversation between
her right and her left hand Nh such
topics to be vanity and unworthy, and
therefore these acts Of hers passed into
the Divine record, unknown Of men.
That >hc was ever amiahlc. kindly,
and generous. was Il general reputation
which she had achieved BY the mere
force Of her personality; but those Who
% believed her would have been at q
! loss for details to attest lis truth.
Meanwhile there We're none MILO did
not esteem her happy above most, for
that he was tranquil and uncomplain-
in-. And these would have marTelrd
Had they read hcr heart, ana known
that hers had been = life Of bitter di~ap-
poiuimrnt, a. we'll aS "t entire ~elt-ah-
ncgation; yet such i wa.
The intuition which -r"-p> at ;ruth.
/ AVON INK u.Viuuiy Lad seized Nm. -ygr,.r