Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-08
A Double Eagle.

Miss Sammis was the only daughter o
the person so invariably called Old Sammis
IN his native town, that no one called hin
by any other name, and until his will wa.
read, the fac, that he had been chris,ened
Octavius Cicero Sammis was actually un.
known to many. However, he had actual.
iy not lived as many years as some who had
not been thought of yet as more than mid.
dle-aged. II was his manner, his long nose
and sharp chin. the wrinkles IN the fore.
head. and the sparse grayish hair that gave
him the reputation Of age. and his vices had
not been those Of Young men. even at FIVE.
and-twenty. A prudent, saving boy, he
had gone on to be sting, young fellow and
a miserly elderly man. His long, straight,
brown coat. his shabby s,ove-pipe hat, bis
wrinkled boots, and the trowsers, which, al
ways too long and full for him, fell over them
in many wrinkles. seemed always to be the
same, and he had worn one glove for 1--WE
years, having lost its mate three wears after
its purchase.
When his poor wife was i'll TIE doctor had
ordered wine and beef tea, bu, he had re-
mons,rated. "Beef,ea uses up so much
meat. and vine is very dear-and a bad
habit also, nv love. Don't you think YOU
could take nice little piece Of fried pork
and some old cider instead ?" The poor
woman had answered that she would .try"
But after she had tried a week even Old
| Sammis said that something must be done
tie bought the wine and the beef, but be.
| fore the tea was made she was past swallow
ing.
Her daughter came home from her uncle's
then and cried over what the neighbors told
! her, but did not say to her father what she
intended to say for in going down stairs
TO hide IN the cellar the bottle of wine his
wife had left as full as when it came into
the house, Old Sammis tripped and fell. the
bottle broke and cut his arm and erysipelas
set IN, OF which he died, and the gir who
had washed dishes in her unces kitchen Ito
save her keep found herself worth half
million.
She was a small. thin girl She stopped
good deal, and her nose and chin nearly
met; but she was neat and prim and as
soon as the power was hers she furnished
the old house decentlv, and bred a servant
She might have cut dash, and become a
fashionable woman, but the though, did not
occur to her. She felt happy when she
thought Of the money that belonged 70 her.
ana she could not bear 70 part with much Of
y. She was not even able 10 bring herself
70 the point Of buying black silk dres. for
her aunt, who needed one sadl, Two or
three hundred dollars would have filed a
'runN over which tnosc poor iil,le shabby
cousins wou,l have danced with 10Y bu,
'he Gould lot do ii. She could not ave
tcui' any ne fool al medicine, or fire,
or light. or ANYTHING Eccdtul under her own
roof. her 'lttcr had cned her mother,
;ur s.e was onl, twenty one and woman;
1lt ~he had TIE Old man, blood in her Sc rs,
lnd tar miscr'- Grazing lurked II her SOU
= the interest ": her none, uas SLOWLY
1lt surely dicI 70 the principal. and .he
grew richer
However. ,hc uas not vet mi>er. and
when certain things In the way OF table
inen wcre wanted, She went down 10 the
city 70 buy them. and to make call or two
IS well. and was hurrsing up Broadway
rom the ferry when Just a. .ke pasSed
Trinity church man touched her ON the
arm, and said
Beg YOU pardon lady, but haven't you
.os, twenty dollar gold piece ?"
Now Miss Sammis knew we'll enough that
looking for her porte -monraie
II think seen il drop ou,en your pocket
when YOU took out YOUR handkecher said
The man.
Satan 20, the better of Miss Sammis.
Then must have lost il" she said.
YES, LADY, and IT'S honest Of me- 10 pic.
it W fur YOU, ain, it. when might a'kep'
II said the Young man. holding out the
money And you hadn, ouzh,er be-
gruGge me dollar to get meal OF VIC
,ual, with, had you, Jest as reward for
honesty and 10 encourage me Shined The
Young man
.Wel. no. think ought 10 give You
something" said the misers daughter Il
va, thinking Of quarter, but - she looked
into her purse. and .loaI, took out dollar
h;tl-..but there !" he added. with thrill
of generosity, There
The Young man ,eizrd the money. said
"Thank'e-" and vanished around u corner;
and Mis-, Sammis. with the JOY Of one ~ho
ha> drawn prize IN the lottery, hurried TO
the shop where she intended to purchase
her table linen, made her selections, and Of
fered tile twenty dollar gold piece. Cash
carried il away in basket, and IN ive mill
u,es more request that -he would step
into the Office" was made By sua,e floor
walker and she found herself under arrest
on charge q hiNlh9 'fie" % Paa' eou''''-
ie.t coin.
'but m MISS HaniihN y lioteH 'o""'
exclaimed NE poor SHi, amiu' he' soo,,
I'm r'ch tis impossinie 10 suspect me-
I'll YOU could remember "hefe you S''
the money. SAID the po'cemsh' as ne Pn'
her INTO cab. "t would DC oe''ef lot YOU
We are looking out ior thess yer! so4a
pieces, and women are getting rid OF mem
ana thht makes J. pdu' you seq
And 50 ne, drove away rem tne '''''
crowd that had gathered ABOUT the t'ffia.e'
ana Miss Sammls soon found herself II 'ht
presence Of justice OF thr react
lhe shopkeeper made h's ehafSe' MI 'at
aad collected her senses She Ia'e hrr au
dress, the name q her pa',or' n hef iaNNtf
and o iuentlli persons ~ honeN'n own
"lt j, notifying to e charged wan a
lhin- she AID nut You WI 500" '."u
hat | am "'t connected VI" d .,;l nH''' u.
couni,iie!'et>. inherited ha!t niii'"' o.
money short 'ime aeu. Wy 'a'hei va
OctaNus Cicero Sammis'
Mohey commands ci'i!lty' as genera
hing Every one became immensely poiue'
lhe LAWYER was telegrapied ior' ana came
N iremendou, state Of excitement. he
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