Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-04

| stay, she SAID, 10 keep the telephone COM
pany. She was queer child. Jane and
lay awake long time, talking about the
telephone and the wonders of science, until, T.,
becoming possessed with the idea that we
heard the bell, we got out Of bed and went
| tiptoeing to the top of the stairs. At the
foot we saw another light and another eager
face auntys. "Oh my dears," she said,
IL thought heard the telephone 'call'."
Next morning came the important mo-
ment. Mother had decided to do the mar
ke,ing By telephone. Missy came down,
and with a reflection Of mothers stateliness
took her place at the transmitter. Jane,
| Nan and | crowded around open n-mouthed.
Auntie hovered nervously in the background;
TO her the thing had something uncanny.
| Her feelings had undergone a change since
the previous night. Not for worlds would
she have been alone With it in the dark.
| Call the Central Office" said mother.
| tShe could never be irduced TO say, Ring
/ up Central office.") Missy rang twice and
\ listened, the receiver It her ear. Presently
I her face frightened; she heard something.
/ Hello" she said. ais that Central Office
I This is Mccartney OF Dennemora" She
\ listened again what she said, with a
4 puzzled face. II don't hear" 4 pause.
Hello said Missy. Pause again the
bell rang furiously. "Hello-o o." said Mis-
sy.
Ring again" said mother.
This went on for ten minutes. mother di-
recting, Missy ringing helloing, getting red
in the face, and losing her dignity, with no
result. At last the hammer flew back, the
line was blocked. and. wondering and impa-
tient We "a; down to our work. listening for
the single tap. Wnen i came We all started
up. but Missy requested to be left whit,
as 4 II had been a corpse-and We sat down
again. Then ensued fteen minutes more Of
ringing and helloing, With no success do
let me Try" ,entured Nan. the boldesi Of us
except Lula, and Missy gave place TO her
unvillinglv. len minutes Of unavallng ef-
forts on Mans part resulted in disgust and
impatitnCe. Jane trled-ln vain. Mother
grew angry and put on her bonnet to 90 to
market. Aunty was alarmed and retired 10
her ro1m where She fa!tered, half in anl
half out o! the door. Anxious to hear, Vet
afraid TO be too close. 1T might explode"
We heard her murmur. Then | tried.
thought was cooler than the Others. who
we're red ana excited. and beginning TO ec-
c'!se each other of not tnlng Il rIght. 50
advanced with eas, confidence, rang twice.
and listened. There Wa sound as Of the
distant sea, ana present, smcthered "tap-
iap-aP,ap. which cake ON my very ear
10 'n ana n..c uh JUAN
NOV WHATS tte N r.''r >ai.i Missy
rra-.ly
"N'ih'ns, N-id INA -utniy.
Hello" -l.I 4 Noi, ln my elr at tue
i'it !HN'aH'.
i't- ''' ".'" !. ...'' '' '"r '''H'-
i4',tI-
"Nu.mut 'HI 'het ., aI-n. "G'"t
W
iae roaring :,eommiceI rang '-s.a,
Gt'ptf'hg'N' ana hraFl a laini hello. H'i
! ~iS no usr. n ! began tn TAX again
Mr, orme.s Hnm.S'hNih.r >mi!l tones in-
formed me i"intly mat Mr.. orme bad gone
20 m ia-m-u The .ne was occupied.
Eh'' H1 r. despair; VA mai By >ueers MI
crA''Ation' rh>uta itAr> follow!
Nl'>N h1"A'ea' ah"'i -tHNy closed A"r
door.
Ja'i i.cn l4.A en'eIi (. fn,y an- radiant
'.om Walk pa tHr ciH ~ hr ssHp Oytpher
"'ud- For d wonder iAe iid not laugh at
Us bui spoke IN unuslaRt gentle tones.
nat gong ~ town, mother Wy
don't You use The telephone
~ ''t' 'th ~ t'' h'iHS lsbNs NhaA4 ulNliil,
NelN si!ttiy.
let N" tr', >ai4 l.'.u. blu,hins 4 ht;'e.
FL used 70 try tnt .l kIte'> last sum
mer.
We forgot oar anlm0>iiIe>, and followed
her = the instrument She rang there
was an instant response. She cnnytrsed
with ease With every one she asked for and
hade the last one sozi-bt with the ar Of
princes, diNmiNAing asavorte page from an
audience. we all looked with respect up
on her, and she hluShed. rs was her habi: -
she vas 50 pretty when she hlushed- and
modest, offered to take charge ot our tc.e-
phone communications with the outer
world.
Il certainly shall not bother with it, said
Missy.
Nor |, said Nan. Jane and said
nothing but looked agreement.
YER well, -a.d mother. 1t may keep
you IN the house more.
Lulu blushed again. Aunty said nothing.
She was plainly dylng to near the mys
terIous sounds conveyed through the re-
ceiver. but a. plainly she was afraid % touch
il.
The arrangement was satisfactory and
peace and content reIgnsd. Lulu staid more
at home and mother Was better satisfied.
We had grown accustomed 70 having an A.
bored US elder ones, with our books and
WI STUNTS " oe a4NaNs "alCulhR anu
counting ior own call' out restless Lulu n!d
ho' ili''u oe'"s AeP' On 'ne a'eH. we
ac!ua'tt otsah 10 'ase sfea' comfort IN H.
usIhs y lIr ~ , sort' q rh,ns messages the