Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-07-10

The train stopped and the conductor
shouted Coventry :" while new and con
>eientious brakeman from the other door
enuncated distinctly. Coventry" Near
Is all the people in the cas rose and pushed
toward the door.
"Will you let me bring you something P"
said Phillip 10 bis companion.
"Yes. if YOU please" she answered. CRATE
fully. "Only sandwich and little fruit
Here is my purse. If there is no change
YOU will find some bills in mr.
He smiled as he the fat little pocket
book extended IN the shabbily glo,ed
hand.
No, | thinS won't take il because.
YOU see, don't believe in human nature.
and as you have practically illustrated Your
theory. nigh, take the liberty to point
mine by walking off with your money"
When he came back with some sand
wiches, cake and basket Of fruit, she
thanked him and gravely asked the price
Whcreupon he replied, with equal gravity.
that he had yciy poor memory He had
forgotten.
She arrested a sandwich on its way to her
mouth and laid it down. Il see." She said,
you mean ] am not 10 paw. But in tha,
ca.c must not cal ANYTHING"
lie was amused at her independence; bu.
a iriac vexel a, the same time
"Why not !vt me have the pleasure Of
lguchins with ,ou See, ! have brought,
.rlash fcr WI both, thinking YOU would nh,
object 10 making a ,ireson.e Journey bright
cr Tor feilow-trNelicr."
She hesirafcd an instant: then. Il think /
r.u.t bc r.-ar." snc ,ail. gently. "W,!I
,o. tel. u, HUM mach il al cost
light, t-ur cents" be said reluctant,
"lGcn ! shall nav for half" s,id She
counting Jill ,he morr,. "AnI non Mil
ra. ,our luncb with r.r Mill yau H.,
smi ng 80 hrightiy taat He could lot resist
.l.. ,.t.d bYn,or al. r.,I.ok
p.op!e .as,rianl, become alAnfi,evL.o
,l., naye htaApn hryai together. md IMAM
.u entertained car4 3,sF- admiralty
U, discovered tta. H. eyr, v r. a.,
with Iouy ,s..cs: tba,. n her u,,th Va, d,
,rir lsra-. N Lad beautiful terrh. ,rd III
srI,. VI ttt alttg.. thFs. .6btrp .tat,,nr.s IN
Acr dress. ,h@ was u9mi.tskabi,. lady.
lie "1> CURIOUS 20 Zen. hr BAGS 10 some
th.., sa"c-r,I0g hcr-s.t. -rl said, careless
III: "It" Tr= something LIlre please, about
'ar people M PrAcAhlo~.
"Dcag NE. "a hat did ! "a, Of them p She
asked. s'4TtcG. Il I'm % sorry, hecau- e
there agc hpa~lnd things that interest ne
80 mach that ! might hl,c spoken of them
ant 1uldut !aF tile wul4t. No. shant
laiS .-r mrye about them And seeming
for the hr-i time to realize that he WAS 4
stranger. s4r rriars-d mtn siirncr, anl ~
anathcrallzeI hl, aHioriuLf Re Nugye,iion
A. they approached tlB.i'so.. il grew dark
ana we 'a' was i'-hlel. An "'i woman
h"H '''ht 'n y I'M S'aii'h oeioIt, "th
oanF ahN '"o quitc InMlhagcah.e BOYS,
evidently ~ i.hG'E 'E.!dirh. iGey seated them
serves near 'Ae uoot ana me ehhdfen pro-
ponH-s" questions ~ a >.F1a Aty, rushed at
lhe oani II paIoAisn> q Affection only 70
ne n'"H q oLcN " the ions-suttrihg grand
mQ''e'' ohd inca o.s"uSht Her 10 IL, them
go o1' ana il-e ~ me platform. when she
Is'l'tu l''' a''NioGNli '"'d 'heni 70 81 do"n.
the! heid Aoiseies' consultation behind
ts her' i1. and 'Asn ma1e simultaneous rush for
tae door
Phillip had not seen it. because as his
companion mad become silent. he vas look
ing from the window; but ,he had watched
the little by-pay, and, the boys opened
the door to plunge out, swiftly rose. daried
forward. and pul!ed them back. The grand
mother worried beyond self-possession,
thanked her eifuStyely, and She, with de-
sire TO help, took the vacant seat. drew one
OF the boys IN wiki her while the other stood
by her side, and talked with them gaiy. I'M
I'll Philip could see they wee better enter
tanned than b, dozen pranks
lie moodiy wished he were one of the
-
Arrived ii Harrison. he fel, an odd sen.
,ation of disappointment that he was not
even 10 ,s, good .b,e 10 her: bu, she was
belping il.. o,l LADY, 10 rather II, her mar
c,ls AID grange Tie baby. wro,, kerning
a wateltll pyr III thg hoy.. and had nnn,,r,
erily forgotten III, exi>,anc. Ue cr,wfed
p.,' ths. people to her.
.Csn be of ,ny ..r,icr ?"
..No. ,hark you. IN, sai! lr;yhtIy
..Inrp wiIi .Iy rn.,I.by ~ lraye wv.
train here"
"GooI-byr. ,ir. u,rn. lit;l- Loy keen
close 10 mc"
Aol. ab.g-J a.,ty3. W. WI, oT f.olinp
! ,iftle jaiur.J
ka,e va, .laI 10 ses a.n. II vas plea,-
a..t,, be welcomed. the fire, w,rr iri.-bt
3uI tL, -.bIr i.yiti,y. - th,nrb TIA
cAi'd,4n w..n mnr,. h,l5,.ou, tb,r NJ IikaI
be al levg 10 dinner i, An nn,5,bla franz
of mind. Mrs. Merriam va. radiant WIN
90. buns-. and bef,re The ioirf was re-
n.,,I bai to.l Hin ihe orchard fence ~
rtpsired. tb- conk bad ryn away "a Ne mar.
riei and a dozen other items, the irreleyancy
OF vhich rather bewildered him. Still he
realized that her condolences arose from hcr
le.sh; in his presence, and submitted with
good grace
Della didn't appear last night she said
"Yo" know | hoped You would make each
others acquaintance On the train
"ies, ana with your usual lack Of logic,
forgot That ! hadn't an idea, even. Of her
looks. But who is she and why is she
coming here?"
She is a cousin Of Johns and the dear
es,, most ipvabIe little thing. She has been
teaching for three or four wears in an out
of-thewal place. and last fall Unce Jerry
Mason died and left her q few thousand dol
lars. She hated teaching, 50 she left il at
once, and. though She has the merest pit
tance, not enough for a comfortable living,
she is as happy as princess"
"ls she young ?"
YES; something over twenty. invited
her here for visit, and We like her so we'll
that. when she went away for week, in
sisted on her coming back to stay indefinite
ly. The children are never away from her. y
Nice for her" with rather sardonic
emphasis.