Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-03-20
Yours Truly"
THE WAY IN WHICH YOUNG WOMAN WAS
ESTR,PPED INTO MaTRIMoyY.

1 oittt- NIEN. IusDuTtt 1
she sat with her daughter a, their after
noon sewing, 'be yew goin' tn piece
gull, ?"
"What fur, mother p
"Why, amt Mr.. Van Nleet been to Sc,
you twice runnin' la,ely' He's axed We.
s'pose 10 hey him ?"
"An' | guy him the mitten"
"Sho, You wouldn't be half so silly
Why. he's wuth a dozen ornray men. lot
mought 60 futher and fare wuss."
Jest what I'm goin' to dew"
VI did yew tell him 50 ?"
\ NO. writ; now, mother. let me be
amt sgoin' TO marry no man tina, think
I'm jumpin' ct the chance Id a heap
ruther be an old maid"
There was nothing said for some time
then the widow asked
Y when did yew write, Mazin 2"
"A day or so past"
Where did you git pen p
Il borrered one. Mebbe you'd lke to
know what said tew MIN"
"lou've guessed right" said tha widow.
eagerly.
at amt nuthin' 10 nobody but us. moth
er. s'long didn't have him." said the
glrl cur;ly. and no more was said, but the
widow sighed heavily and held her hand ID
her left side
Amazin' knew that 1t meant her heart
for she had been brough; up % respect that
organ as an intlmdatinS power. This time
she did not relent, but wondered why she
could not like that big, goul-looklng Van
Nlce' wei. enough 10 marry him. ior thsy
we're poor. poor a> that historical church
mouse aad he was we'll Off
But th-, We're not nercrnart People
called them simple foiAs: perhaps because
they lacked education and believed cvery-
thing that Vas told them. But they Mere
good a. gold. The widows face ana form.
.lnk and ungainly were familiar To ever,
Nick-room. They rendered unto Caesar TIL
things that wcre Cu.<ar. They owed no
man ANYTHING, though the, worked early
and late to accomplish n. lhey wc-- .o1l
% every body and everything. ana Amazin
GEace-heT mother hal named her after the
hlmn beginning. Amazing grace. how
sweet tnr sound Mas really pretty. 50
thought Big, hu.king, shame faced Van
Nleri. "hen he came counting h-g. with
his trousers tllAei INTO CJa l.le boots, aid
a coonsAiu cap tied down over bis ears.
Shc vas the only g.ra hr Was afraid Of. and
hc wasnt afTaiI II hcr, C7mr right lnsu t1
t
IL va, an honest. decen, chap, With
hst liAc A slrise-hanmer auI a heart like
ch.4's H. wanted Amaz.n Grace. ana H.
couldn't imagine any reason why hc should
hase lri' her. Wien Ne ~. hrr ,imp.r
little letter ot refusal. written 0It With Ill.,
finite difficulty and s?c..e, o. a new plan Of
phonetlcs, be read 4 over an. lyrr. smoke!
A., cob-pipr, rca! tae .a;,rr asl.a. -r.uurl
a good biz, then folded !, rcytreutly. and p4,
4 la the pocket nearest h, heart
That, All r.tr, ~, g.r..' NJ rhurA!rd.
y couple NJ month, passed away. Onr
peculiarly Of 'imr ! THAT n treats Al. pro-
pic .Ac. l. lae. n4t VI, fron, some nnl
stand Still v.tA Others i, ua, .nriuy y,
the Van N.er' farm. which va, one ma., ii
hppie anI cherry blossoms. ana !, VA.
.pra- at Widow riI,hurs', .t'ic lela.t1
house without -h.Ip.os blossom Iar w.d-
Pm looked out nt the window an4 s.ghcd.
NAr hai arttr btagu thc ">oHS pi ,hr
Nhlri bat ste had sung ID sii hyr ..;- II
was . h-r-1 rf.l i,is,-.r
declare What brings him herC
"P'llp. Ae'- comm ~ AK ,cw ID ac,
n.m. mother" said Amaz.n' Grace la.-h-
in., wh..e sweet flush M P:nA stained her
~Iwi.h VI Would J" ,a,d tie widow, ly-
you,iy II should cou>! lar i VA, h,.uE "a
thr flee NJ Providence no; NJ uarr' ,leh
n,.u ( b. asked me-.
Fia, NJ. Van Wee, ,,,,.cl ia with p
rrir. "4ool day," threw an alm.4. ut a..--
,oE- l'o tir ilp y: Au.ar.u' Grtec. .a
,4id
l .rn .rAdy l1f wrdIiA'.
-p.4 ,,u gct mS letter. .,hel tar -.t..
Yep Il Nasnt 10 ,at, io.!u. hIt
touA you. mcIu.u i've fenced .a the ap..
u1sth lor. anl furnished tac Abuse up ~
wv wouldn't Know Il, ana ka.,lr.sir II ~e
kin q, u.a.i.rl u-Ni wceA .t "nut H'rr-
:yrr w.tA mI spg.us Mosn
.Amaxin' Grace a, back anI .ao>-. PLY
picture of surprise The widow thought
,hr heard rhe IA, in thr uln,ry anI Discreet
NV Withdrew. ~ TILE dpo: closed Farmer
Van X.eet ,ooh tao little red hand, iu h.-
4nd bend.u. forward gave Amal.a' Grace ln
4Sful smack.
That ;el.- tae bargain. IL. ,a.d. hI; TIE
ind, .nant gi.l jumped up and ordered hiA
Unit Y. tur h0.,r. lu hrg A-.3ul,Hm-nt at
admit bulge y step.
Not uu,l. geckin I've 5h, 70 Ais'
I. .tiI bnlbIy INV. II. .,eur,l
'...,.....i ,-...J I',,lH,
..No,L.,, l,r, L,.re 80
NIL. ,tl.u IT'LL, t,v,. t,.rn r.,,,,..,,.,.,
,.ar INV. sIuo.. f.ll ,,ty rt.r r,uni III
III H., ,orJ a.a h, bestowed aratl,r
s,,,,,a;r, .,,ack nn Her
TIT. 5Il ri,r" VI .ai!. .me an Amazi4'
1r,c. u .,oi,' IA Il. married Ana ,.u kH.
1,rre at tie wed,in'
ILL.,, iii, MI Ia,,.r~ .a,,-j tlr g,t
..ya,, a;,,.r ,,,iar.,a1J I, u'rI IN \,
..Tbe FACT !" saiJ Farmer Nan V!e.r.
IN III, haI III e,iJ,r,,io, N .,,eak m hrea
nas, a,,hhin' Iand II, N, lif4 tjd,.t
III. liza H., l,,,sr n ,sn.- +, but when |
ha,. I'm ,;gnad il ,h,, w,> 4r.F faf
ILaau.I TIT, wonlIn', b,y writ that
w,y 70 a felIer =, weren't ea.n' 70 marry. |
Az. k,o,r m,,cb abou, ra.> I'M, know
ri, ,ha, = H"' ''''''
WI, !, ~ Iii settled ,haf thay we're ID
l.. ,nrr;ed ,he nov, wsek Snnlay. Farmer
Nj, VIZ, roJs m ard N. two women but
I'LL III III, hoarI snI rrsigneJ ,be unjyet~.
',t,F ,t.;,,', b.,si,ass f,rsyer
..Ii ,ixa ND wnrld n Know vtat writ
h;a, sa;I A,ra,;n, Grnc,
..rh, an,ii sin,, yonrn TN oiv." ,,,-
.,o,aJ h.r ,no,b.r ,;o,.Iy
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