Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-10-02

stone pavements and scrubbed shelves if
was to die never heard of a ghost in
dairy, but should think that it might very
easily be-"
But the little bedroom was fitted up. for
all that, as fresh as a rose, and Uncle Paul
arrived-a dried-u yellow complexioned old
man with an old fashioned crayat tied in
many folds around his neck and a broad
brimmed. low-crovned hat and fine gold
headed cane.
lie had the polite way Of half century
ago, aud Lucy thought she should like him
very much if only she had time to get nc
quanted with him.
But she was ehurning ten pounds of but
ter a day. and there was the baby and the
company and the Young chickens. aud the
baking to do.
She was almost too busy to sleep Bu,
Uncle Paul was watching her qnieii, all the
time.
lie came out one day 10 the barn. where
his nephew was putting a new handle on a
sickle blade
Pretty busy times, eh, Uncle Paul ?"
said the farmer, scsrcely taking the leisure
to look up.
AYE" absently answered the old man.
I'iu itIi YOU, -NtpUeN Matthew, ABOUT
the reason left your Cousin Joseph's?"
Not that remember" said Matthew,
breathing on the blade and polishing il with
his silk handkerchief
dorothy died-his wife"
"Oh, YES" said Matthew. Low fever.
wasn't il ?"
No" biuntly answered Uncle Paul;
1T was hard work. That woman. Nephew
MattheS did the housework for eight per
sons. Joe didn't even let her have a woman
10 help with the washing and ironing
Must have been a regular-golng brute,
said Matthew. Tx htening the handle a little
"All the sewing. too" added Uncle Paul
-"tne mending and making. She never
went anywhere except TO church. Joe didn't
believe IN women gaddiny about"
The old savage" said Msthew.
"she was fond Of reading, but she never
got any time for it,. said Uncle Paul "She
arose before sun-dasn and never lay down
until eleven O'Clock. II vas hard work that
killed that woman, and Joseph coolly de-
clared that il was sheer lazness when she
couldn't drag herself about any longer. And
when She died he rolled up his ewes md
called II a visitation Of Pro, .dcnc,"
"Why didn't the neighhors lynch him ?"
cried Matthew, fairly aro9sel to ind snarion
at last.
uncle Paul touk off His glasses, WIPED
them Vigorously and looked ~, nephew hard
IN the face.
Why dom; the ne.s.aor, l,asa y,n 4"
said he
Nephew Mathew" all rnclc Pau! .m-
.s..tf, 81, 4
doing the ,,ry sane thing A"
\ ga>prl Matthew.
Your w..r \ doing t,c worA oia h,4,
hold q sixteen people" sl.d Uno.. Plal.
"She d, drads,ng as lau collI get 40
stranger to drudge She ! rising early aul
i,ins down lat- she j. Offering up ler D:r
on the shrine NJ Your farm and lis require
ments- have :, en- her grow thin and pale
even during tile few DAYS have been here
! have seen Tier carry Gp Mr.. Belf1rL,
breakfast daiy W Tier nom because Mrs
Bedford preferred to he ii bed and cooking
dainty dishes f1r Helen sPa'ttrson because
Helen wouldn't cl' What thr rest Ike ~
galley slave ever worked "a shr does And
YOU. with your farm hands whose bread
only adds TO her cares-and YOUR array Of
labor-saving machinery stand cooly by and
see her commit slow suicide. Yes, Nephew
Matthew. think Il u ca.- fcr Iyuchiug !"
Matthew had grown pale
IL never thought OF this. said he
"Why didn't some one tell me 9'
Where were yurr eyes 2" sail ncl-
Paul
Matthew Bei.end,n rolled down h., shirt.
sleeves. put on HI coat and went into the
house.
lie told ~ lir.forl. ana Patterson, that
4: vas iJ,onyenirnt 10 keep them any long
cr. m gave Cousin Susan TO understand
The, her room Wa needed ~ made. all
rangemrnt- NJ board ol' thr farm hand-.
and engaged 4 stout da.rymail ana house
serN ant 10 wait on Lucy. And he Telegraph
ed lo her father to come 70 Suvan Bridge al
once.
"She deserve, 4 treat" ~ slid. IL
shall spend the summer with Us"
And then he went to tell Lucy.
She had tainted among the hqt'crcug-.
picking strawberries for 'ca Poor .,tle
Lucy The machinery han utterly refused
to revol,e any longer
His heart grew cold within him.
She Will die," ~ thought, "anI ,Aal
have murdered her"
BI, he d.d not die She recovered her
strength by degrees.
1T j. better Than any mrdicinc." >hc ,iI
ITO know thlt Natthca i thinking of ME
ana for me"
And Uncle Paul the las, straw" A. ,he
had called him had proved her salvation
II didn't want her u go n Jue'~ wife
Gid." sail Uaee pAul.