Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-19

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 4.-They we're rat
Ting a.ous over the mountains the blue
eyed Young iady, TIE blond lopgg man, the
preacher and the preachers wife. The mules
we're Of tie s.oaest, tie hack Of the rough
est, and the roads Of the worst that North
Georgia could furnish Tha, decision vas
unanimous, excep, for The preacher, Who de-
carud that long ago he had travelled all
through ths sc mountains, ana that this road
was a toi. rs aid compared with some he had
seen. H. wife looked al him a little ap-
prrhens.vely at this, doubling # his wits had
been jolted ca, Of him. and the other Young
people began 10 sing. 10 cover The painful
pause.
They were bent upon visit TO Aunt"
Fanny Smith. who kop; u hotel hard hy
Sinking Moantsin or Siukin Mounting a.
tie natives called it-which vas one Of the
cur!usItIcs OF The region where this party
was soJourniug. A:ler many thump and
batter and bang the mules took wild leap
around a steep and sudden turn; the hack
and iis occupants pitched after them, and
we're brought up suddenly before a small
Weaiher-stained. high-roofel house made of
undres>ed lumber. Haif Of the front Of the
house was a wide cd piazza wiih a sagging
floor; the other half was room. The
piazza itself WAS nrary filed by boxes Of
plants. chiefly .erar,1n.s. in vivid bloom.
standing out ag INST the >eft deep gravs and
browns Of The Cd vail, ihu made the
back ground. Two or three old STAT -oat,oned
rockers. soiienel also bs time. stood IN from,
Of the doorway. ii which appeared. as the
mules gave their last vicious jerk and almos,
succeeded IN dlslocating every ,erl.bra Of
their helpless load. tao women. WHO proved
TO be Aunt Fanny and her Oldest daughter
"Wsll. ef you uns don't look plum tired
out. Them mules must be powerful hard
travellers. Come 10 an hey some butter
milk. do"
Aunt Fanny came forward 10 possess her
self Of their shaw.s as she spoke-a tall,
brow n. p,easant-iAced. ,hrewd- looking wom-
4n Of one would say, FIFTY, If there were not
Martha Jane beside her. % ho was forty FIVE
Il she was day The latter led the two
ladies into the room, which should have
been the res, Of The perch. but which was
instead the most curious sleeping apartment
these two had ever seen. There were four
or five beds IN II, few feet apart from each
other, with head, against the wall. Be
tween each PAR Of bels, out as Ear as the
foot Of the same. ran :hiu wooden partition
abol, q h.h 6 a mans head. The rest of
the room evidently was held in common !;
and If one could not see ones neghbor's
bed, one was Supposed 70 be in the slrictest
privacy. The hrst aicoye was the maiden
shrine o: Martha Janr. The wall, and par
titinn were hung with clothes and adorned
with old-fashionei plates, woodcuts from
ta
.ln-t,prs framed in slraws
These were amt my bes' cioe-," said
Martha Jane apolose,icaiiy, as the blue-eyed
Young iady stood before the tiny cracked
glass giving al extra fluff TO her ,awny
bangs Il IN gen'aily keeps MY Sunday
cloes up attic. I've got a pow rful fine dress
up thaF-as nice A. sourn. with an approy-
ing glance at the blue-eyed Young iadys
null aud lace, which was, IN fact, too fine for
such an excursion-"hit amt quite 50 thin
., !oufn. but hits got il whole dollars wuth
of tmbroider, on it, an when jerk out
them plai,s, hits powr pretty irock.'
MY backs weak's water sometimes" she
ooutided presently settling herself sR the bed
by the side of the preachers wife, '.an' lately
I've just plum quit expeciin' of II to git any
better. an I've TUX to wearin' galluses. Hit
seems quare to YOU uns, | pose. half re-
peuting her confession -"but | know some
real nice ladies ;hai DO ii. iknow one lady
shes an exception, she's such lady y-her
husband runs On the train-an she wears
galluses She's been a-vearin' 'em nigh on
Two year. But la. You uns don't know
nothin' bout galluses. | s'pose ef we uns
was 10 20 10 You unsss home we'd see lots o
quare things-jes' as GURUS as you uns think
our things is-leastways, | s'pose you do.
But ef your hairs fixed. let's 90 up attic an
see my white frock, an some shawls | made
i jes' as lief sell EN- as not. Do you uns
think hangs is brcomin' TO me?' she de-
mandsd suddenly turning square upon them
as they followed her to the porch.
The blue-eyed Young lady gasped little.
but the preachers wife, who had seen an
odiity or two in her day, looked calmly at
the tough, leathery face, reddening darkly
in its anxiety, The small. black. close-set
eyes, peeping out drtian'iy on either side Of
the high. thin ridge of nose, and said smil
ingiy: we haven't seen you without them
you know put Them back
Ooh, eger so becoming! r. cxclaimed the
blue eyed young lady. reaching up TO pa.
the thick black locks in place again. You
don't know how Young 1t makes you look
And how pretty and thick and glossy your
hair is" she went on to redeem the dubious
ness of her first remarks: "wouldn't YOU
ike me to show you how TO do 1t in twists
on the top of your head? I'm sure you'd
ike it."
well, happen | would" said Martha
Jane, highly fiattered. well go into my
room after dinner but come up yon now"
They passed through the porch into
large square .'liying room" with wide old
fireplace, more beds, more clothes. more
pictures from Cooley and The Police Gazette,
the additional features being sewing ma
chine, and, suspended from beam over
head, an almost interminable row Of sun
bonnets, of every hue under heaven. From
this room fight Of steps, devoid Of balus-
ters, led sup attic where were stored great
piles of dried ayerbs." strings Of onions and
peppers, bed-qailts, home-spun counter
panes, several pairs of huge brogans, and
two or three battered old trunks Martha
Jane approached ene Of these reyerently and
raised The lid the spow'rful fine frock." !"
boxever, WAS not on top. and her solemnity
lam sxd sse< - -.