Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-01-17

to master all the information he required
relative TO the average of cleanliness upon
the Continent, Lydias father was not in the
best Of tempers "Sii up for me-" he said !;
81 shall be in by half-past eleven" These
were his last words. as, the carriage having
been announced, he hurried away from the
table. stopping fer an instant at Lydia's side
TO kiss her hastily on the top of her head.
And Miss Lirripip was left alone in solitary
grandeur, sitting at one end of the dining
room. She did not stay there long, but
went to the drawingrr NJ. whittier she hade
a servant bring two candles. which but dim
ly lighted the large apartment. Then, TAX
ing her seat at the piano, Lydia began to
play and sing alternately.
The drawing room a, Bruton rect was
like many other London drawing rooms. 1t
occupied the whole of the first floor of the
house, save where in one corner the stair
case assembled; ard it was therefore shaped,
the longer arm Of the l. having three win
dows looking out into the street, and the
shorter arm one window looking out over
some news in the rear. HEAVY curtains Of
tapestry hung between the bach. and front
portions Of the room. but were usually
looped up and in the back room va. the
piano at which. within the halo Of the two
candles. LYDIA LIrripip PLAYED and sang
She had considerable knowledge Of music
and fine voice, and, wrapped up in her oc-
cupation, She started when the door Of the
front room opened and a servant, who was
TO her invisible. announced Mr. Horace
Freake.
Lydia rose and received her visitor. mean
while ordering the gas To he lighted II
was h.lf-nas, aicb, Why had NJ ralIsI u
tina, hour WIN bad ne no, com. !, II.
day.,imr. when ,Le was 50 dnI r,,bsr ,b.r
lust wi hen she was singing , Bu, unnn n.
whole. She was glad 10 SCI Horace, who. no
doubt. simply desired 10 inou,rc how she
was after the dance Of the preriou. evening
and had no, been able 10 do 80 earlier e.
he BETRAYED neyerth.le.s a certain hs.;,a.
ton in ii, manner. ,he I'D the ,on,cr.ation.
and asked him whether he had .nioyed
Lady Carnab,'. bali. II. had he .aid
pre,i, veil; and then en>ued nau.r lnr,ng
which uorac. rather aukvarIly ,nok i, s.,,
al I,dia's side on an ottoman and paxcd A,
the carpet. Mr.. Freakc vas no, aItoyethrr
stupid. bu, even wits on,n becom. rather
dull when the, are medltatinr AN immediate
proposal; and the situation /, 80 irving TO
almost every man who find, himself n n
that /, amply excuses ,he e,bib,rion IL N.
tie unea,,ncss and ncr,o,,,pes, NJ, E,e,L.
cer;ainl, was nervous. bu, ba soon recovered
himself
..Ycur father !, 4, H., n,e.,.n, .,,,ro..
Don, YOU f.cl,t very JY,I nh by ,dnr.elf
her. N..Iirripi,,s"
"Oh ro' h,,, heen .i-y,n.,. ..i ,u WI,
hax. he,u na5n,,ng"
know that, ln. ana ba,. mach ror. NJ.
c.cr. | suspect. ,han Nh ha,r InIe..
20 out. the evening. / 6at p,.. H., ,low.
Il. cannot ret the ,Nc,trm-n, of vol
for of course on. rar', main, III a,,,s.,,i
Iirh, ,,d II / ~ - r,J ,.t,,
10 sle,p over my hook
II think ,ha, Won mus, ~. J,scuI, J.,
,t.ase NJ Er.,L. NJ, tn..t.,
studio, and ,ou ougb, aIu.,. n \. ,hIs 4
anus, ,our..If suop, sch h.,u,,fL,b;,
a> Won have in ,our bou..
mo, don't think ,h,, nm ti,sc,l, u
rl.... VI. ,,;,,,a al
uba, wan, Tbe f,r, !. ,b,, L,.haIar,
existence il not suited n, n man INV c.J.
ings and symns,hi.. I'M u,,r,,.I ,,,,,
my ..ls.bnes, and 6..I ,n, t..l,
colder and colder sy.,y d., 49, s,''
,ifal Thing. n m, hnu,e hn, ,h., In,,
sA,isr me. want l,,,ny h.su,,-.o,,,s-
thing which ma, rail, r,,e a. al IA
f,r-some,hinv which hall r,L. ~, ~.
compe,. And ,,Il Il Vii, ,,,,,,
th,s Nj. I,-r;,;, ,h,, ,..,
this evening"
L,dia experi.nced A., c,ri,,,. ,.r.,,;,,,
which Ne Md never tel. hefcr.
You know. | .f,nno.. Ni.. I,r,,,,,,
b.. continued .vhsi ,r.,, y,, Lnn,,
tb,, .ince I 6r., a., ,, ,br XIII,
,,atsaro have loy.d ,o,- ,,a Ijur.
took I,Li,'s upv,ili,, ha,d .C,, I'LL, !"
he xen, on. learn 10 low, m. , Mi ,n,,.
b., my
Ratata,,ara,,s,,, The,. L.L /.
the front door and I,d,, was ,,s,,I,
b.y,d
.Is somebody coming an ," a,b.1 uor.
are aryiou.l, .Ob T. n,ucb
YOU all. Say ,ou arr no, in S,.pd Iron,
away. But let me stay proni.,. ;, H.,
me ,tay."
4 Voice. evidently Nj Merton N,rI.,.
Was now audible fron, heIov -. I,,,,;n.,
room window, b-inv on.n ,pj IN. ,n;c.. ~
ipy loud
I'll !, Mr. Marley" aid I,d,, II
p.ci that he onl, wants M, IN ,,,. .om.
messag. from him N rny f,,b.r ". u,It
mol d-tsin m. But iriI., In, III,
mus, not talk any more a. ,ou haIr b.er
talkir, Mr. Freak."
A, IN. moment there wer. foo,.,.n. Al
the staircase. and Horace wrhou ,no,her
word. fled incoDtinen,ly into the h,cL d,,.
iro-r,om and rap,dIy d,., ,b,. c,,r,a,,,1 ~,
hind him "a ns srn conceal h,n.aIf frr,,, III.
newcomer vh, i,nm,d;a,.l, n,,arn.rI
announced
NJ. Murey was no, 30 u.r,ou> \. NJ,
Fr.ak. hsd been pnon H.. H., ,r,aa,.na..
II, shook hands with Lydia in III sas, and
liph, hearted manner, paid her an air, cnm.
pi,ment. seated himself comfor,abl, nnnn,,r.
her. and. without many preljminarier IT.
yealed the object Of his ,l.i,. II knou ,b,,
your father il out. Mis-. Lirripin." he said
land | NAV a, well confess a, onc. ,ha,
have d.libera;el, taken ad,an,a,. ~ NJ. Il.
seuce 10 come and see Won unnn s,,h;.c,
which nearly concerns nv banpines.
should have spoken abou, il last nigh, M,
that could not command your arten,;on
save for a few minutes At a ,ima Nh
bou.x.r we ar. s.f. from, ;,,.r,,r,;orr
but. Mr.. MurIey." said Lydia -, would
be SO much better If YOU would c.U when
nv father is in"