Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-11-06
Miscellaneous.
A Bad Boy and a Telephone.

Iva, the happies, mau in the cit, a,
folded and laid ava, in NV pocket book
,;ttr from the dearest girl in the world ant
Jumped On the horse ear en- route for m,
office
Some months had passed since saw m,
Agnes for the ff>t time al dinner a, III,
P,yton,. had frequently met Ms. Gcorgi,
Pe,ton IN society aud had been severa
times invited to her receptions. so I Wa. no
surprised 10 receive one Ga, an invitation 10
dine with her Informally. to meet a Young
lady from Aiken. :. {. Of course | pre-
>euicl my >e.f at thI> informal dinner in ful
evening dress. where | met some other gen.
,lemeR IN similar at,irc-Clar was on,
cf them and a few Young ladies, and va,
introduced 10 my Agnes. If ! could onl,
make ,on see her as She appeared 10 m,
that nigat->o fresh and blooming; the
blue o; her clear, peaceful eyes. the de
Hcious curve The delicate lips But enough
that then and there welded. and becam,
her ardent aiorer.
From the first she Distinguished ms Wit
her favor va, allowed 10 claim the be.'
dances; they were always ny flowers thai
she carried. and. finally. for she returned tc
Aiken. was her accepted lover.
The wear had flown swiftly, and now 4
brilliant prospect seemed 10 open before me
Nv tirm we're about TO establish a branch
department in another part Of the city, and
proposed to make one Of their clerks a
junior partner aud manager of the n,w con
- Is "a 80. 40 imi1k Was regard
ei with favor bv odd GruF'-as Mr.
Gruifland, the senior partner, was called
and he would be the one to make the pro-
motion and settle the question Of salary.
Indeed. for some weeks | had seen thai
he was working the management into N,
hands. SO fei; justified in writing to Agnes
urging our immediate union. The dear girl
consented, and in the letter received that
morning. she was coming again, to make 1
long visit a, the peytons. TO do some shop
ping" Entrancing word,
We'll she came. There was q demure
but delightful meeting al the station, and AZ
enchanting twenty minutes. until delivered
her TO Mss Georges arms Al the Pe,ton,
door
Then followed days Of devotion TO work
followed by evenings Of una!loy-d bliss.
say "unalloyed," bu, there vas one draw
back. The Peyion family were very con.
sdera;.. Miss Geuryie especially so, but m,
darling Agnes was haunted with the fea
that thcy would think her visit to them wa
only 10 enjoy nv >ocI,ty, and was constant
IS suggesting that We Should "jnin the fam
liy in tie sitting room Old Mrs. Peytoi
was bore. but mid one pateriamiia
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"aht ~ ,eii YOU so,ie'nS. H'. nf ~ ,ou re
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