Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-11-22

John Grant was in love 18th his ward.
He regarded hi> condition a. hopeless
one. He had been led to think 80 because
he was 40 while She WAS bu; 20. and be-
cad>c of The difference in their tastes tenn
I peramcut> and pursuits
He was selfish. reserved. reticcnt wrap
ped up in his books. She was contdng
( communicative. NiVaciou>, fond OF out of
door life, rrhellluu> under restraint and
restless under mental discipline. He was
tall spare. care-worn. misanthropic. his
face homcy in it, stdatene~s. his step
/ slow hi> gestures tardy. his utteranccs
( heavy. She was 1.-THE. agile graceful.
lisht-faccd. charming IN her outhur>ts Of
gjrli>hnc>>, serene in the consciousness OF
womauhood her voice iow, sweet, emo
iluuAi.
He had hp-n selected A. her guardian
when She was i've wears old, and for the
remaining fifteen years, save when al
boarding school She had been almost con
>tauilY under hi eyes. He had directed
her associations nodded her opinions. cor
rrcicd her faults tie had noted her de
y,lppmcut from a shy. awkward impul
>iNc child into a lovely. self possessed,
graceful woman.
He was not over ~u>ceptihc--iu fact he
wa> not sufficiently 50 Yet. thrown 20
much into the society OF his ward, and
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ranhle abput the old fort and its enyiron
mar, nleasant still
Sh. charmed him with her smiles. he
anrgling Ianobt.r. her sallies of wit. he
Confessions of ignorance. her thorough
ahanJonmept tn the endowment of tn,
bnmr He said 10 himself, as he sat alon
in his room that evening:
II live IN two atmospheres. One i
; evolved from nv books. musty. abstruse
circumb>cribing, yet satisfactory and rest
ful. The other comes from the compan
! ionship of nv ward. is bright, healthful
sympathetic yet leaves me dissatisfied
miserable, wretched Ah-it Is becaus
l the books are mine, while she is not"
. A year went by. Valeria grew NOR