Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-03-27

hens never "sit.")
well, why not let 'em?
II "ln July?" Now Mr. Butterkin!r
a. Then ssG.ppOs'ns you tied red yarn nbou
= why. they'd peck my eyes out" laugh
" the widow, dexterously folding the table
- cloth IN It's former creases.
!" She was sorry the moment she had sal,
IT. for Mr.. Butterkin at once offered 10 a,
1t sist in the girding process. Why shoult
he metz Yet, as he held the hens, first on,
d and then the other, while she hound abou
= the right leg of each the anti-incubatin,
: anklet, she was in~ardly agitated and coult
1t not help being thankful it was early morn
ing, and they were not likely to be seen b,
e any passers-by
No such feeling perturbcd Mr.. Bu,terkin
lie was honestly glad to help Roxanna' :.
Il triend-because she had been her friend, he
would have said if he had thought about the
matter at all; and in the kindness Of his
heart he presently asked If the chicken bran
r was not getting low. He was going TO the
village; should he call Mt the mill
P "Or, IT you have any errands, | can take
YOU over as well as not" he added, 4. an
: afterthought, and was midi, bewildered a,
seeing the sudden flush on ner face as she
hurriedly answered that she had no errands.
Picking up the milk pail, in which the
troth had percepuhly settled. he walk ed away
with troubled expression. He hoped
Ruth hadn't any hard feeling toward him.
What could have made her color up 50 ?
And then IL occurred 10 him that though he
mad asked her oiten he was sure she had
not ridden with him for long while-no,
since-why. not since RoXanns died and
MS own lace flushed under the dawn of 4
new idea. Ruth was afraid the ueishbors
might talk strange he hadn't thought Of !,
before. Dear. dear what a timd little
woman she was
A. he logged lone,omely along in The
great wagon which used 10 carr, two. and
seemed dismally empty with one. he could
not bani'h her from his mind. and he began
gradual, to realize how CONSTANT, she had
been IN It Of late. What had made her
manner 80 distant these months pasto Wa,
II lear OF village gossip. or did she really
dislike him. lie wished he knew, and he
lerked the reins, unwi,tlng.y wounding the
feelings Of the faithful beast. conscientious.
ly trotting her best,
Turning IN at his own gate. A rebellion.
ciamor from Mrs. Ebheson'. hennery greet.
cd his ear. Alas for his vain at,emp, ID
overcome maternal instinct Hardly had
he lrtt their siyh, vhc, ,hc cl,.L, ,, -
ma. .ou,h, tho, No., -, -. ,:,,I",,
found rben. hill IN hui ~. -,
hidden beneath The x,,u =; -.
a..Iotyci ,b., .tx ,,,,.. ~, .
themselye, and r,x a, ,,,,,, ,t,...
5roo,llny over, n,l. or hrirL III L,I h.i
in their Heat. why inp HILL .n,l rr.,rI ...
at her in lazy triumph !, ,. t
Was an immortal woman :, u. ,,,,,,;,,aJL
a co,,le of so,,e b.,.3 ~. i..,f" :.
renewed TIE conaic, bu, ~, H.,
10 lay hands u.,o, ,h, b,.ll;,,.,..,I
resor,eG 10 ,h. d,.rrre, .,n,.r,n..,,f - III
ing NJ them lbrouyb IN. ~, -.
atFord;ng Mr Hut,,rkin =. \. r,,,,J, III
corner. a confused y,si,r II .,,,,,aI I
dancing ,bou, Distracted -.I. h,,.,tl.
"WL,t, .r,.ir,. .,.r NJ -.
In, small LAX I'M ,b.,,,,,I..
IN, gentleman, ,,rox,,,,,, t...T,',ti
her head f,,m ,,.. y,,,,,I,,, .,, 80
in some confusion frn,,, no, ,'a,.,
y.rt,d b,rr.l -' ''''
"le.. th.y'r. .a,,;,y h.., -.
a, veil inst ,,.r,I, Iii LII
er iprobrr.n,l, har-nsd j., ~. r' a'''.
she we're DISPLAYING h-r 49,,
Now. NOV v. mus, =. ,ho,, Jill
sn,od.d NJ Hu,,.tL,, s.b;.
,t.-.,,,,, -, NJ. shoulder annar.ntIy u,
-, himself ,ha, IN. orchard wa. where
:, .ho,l1h \. n. would hat, liked nothing
t.,,., ,,.u,o Ia, ,h. x,iox d,xp I'm, h,,
;.,.,;a,, ,nIl Mon ~. uould ,rrf., I, De
.r.nd n, h.r,.lf unob..r,-d ANA he VA.
,,n ,,,hl. q, s.lt.c,.6c. .W-'U ~
~ b.n. 10 m. fence he ADDED. pre,.ntly.
cou.cin,. or ,hrlll of delight as he pr1-
,,o,,,,,.d H.. .w.-
a.. Lns, himself h.,t.r ,han m tie early
,,nrr,n,, and could no, d,.yu,,. the fac, that
H.. f.,, a u.r.onal .a,i,fse,ion m entering in.
- .,.r ,t,. bunhl.s, n,r,n.-.hin with Mr..
rbh..o, s,ti.f,c,i,r e,id.u,l, moi shared
H. - R,sL,,s. uho ,...,,ip, h,. ront,n-
IA ;,,.,f.r.nc,. Tar. hi. co.t m-rc,le.ly.
/, a., i.y,.b r.n, frnn IN. nock-r
a. n. Nam ~ N. sunday garment. too.
,b;,b +, Ro,,rn,'s INN. b,d never yonr NJ
,,,l,y. m We. d,y. but xbo ~.
,h.r. now ,o watch over Nr Buu.rkin'. sp- 4
.,,,.I9 ~, Nr Kn,,.rk,n surely TO whom /
~. d,.,inc,,on. Of dr.., w-r. hut as sound. /
mo b,,.. and a -inkIiny cymbal
Mia, a vick.I wicked shame - cried /
NJ. Fbh.sop in distress. ..Bu II. darn II 4
NH y LII
I'M I, ,hanL ,a, ,,sof,. N co,.so,,.rc.
-,,,t;aJ N, Kn,,.-Lir u;,h manly ,,d,H.r.
IN, Es,b.r cant u.nI hro,dcln,h"
..C,n,,3 Non don't .av a. :"
Imbnrd with the ma,culiu. superstition
tho, inc,rar;,v ui,b the n-.dl- n-,ok.n.
I iaiocy Mr. but,erkin looked ayh4s,.
M. ~. young you knos and no, used
- sewing BESIDE, i'm responsible for tnl,
I'll, Iet me attend % il. please"
U. r.moysd rbe .armrn, ui,hout 4 word.
hi f,c- au.bipp Ike moose -berri., in au-
,umn No, AT m, though, that. since Esther
was ;,canablr he must b. indebted 10 the
widow for nasr favor. with IN. needle-in.
/ dead no would nave unblusbinyly declared
,bs,,bis "a. ,b. first occasion since Rox-
anna'. d-cease that carmen, Of his had
n.ade1 renair-but he fen a reluctance 10
he;n. d.nepdenr unon Ruth for a menial
80 uhan !, was now ,he growing d--
Ill ~ his bearr thai .he should lean upon
him
SEEING him color Mrs. Ebbeson. ou, OF
svmna,by. coIored too. and such a vivid last
;oa crimson tina, her mother At dinner mildly
ch,d.J bsr for going our without her hon