Ellsworth American., 1888-11-15

realize it. Blind! helpless her husband
whose eagle eve had forescen every diili
Guilty. whose strength had been her prid
and glory Blind helpless, that man re
jocing in the fulness of strong manhood
made even more helpless than an infant
Blind. helpless their father, who ha'
been to them rs an unconquerablc giant
Blind helpless when they had reckonc'
upon him as an invincihle hulwark. Blind
terrible fate-wor>e than death. The,
would not believe it.
But John Selwyn assured them >adl,
that il was true, and they turned To lool
uron the future.
John" said the wife Il will be eye
and hands and ears To you; when thu
| worst comes we will face it,
And YOU need not trouble about money
papa" said Gertrude stanchly. "Bryal
and viii earn all we want.
He smiled sadly Poor incxperiencc,
| children. they little knew how hard ii wa:
to earn a dollar.
II must fulhll my contract with Whit
comb. he said steadily whatever be
tides There i. hut SlWto we can call on
own We haven't been wastcful. but thi'
lob will giyc me $50. which will keep ia,
wolf aNay little while ought 10 have
laid up something. but thought ha'
plenty OF time. must see YOU suffer
from my neglect while am burden to
YOU.
-un. John" said the wife edo not >ay
that"
Papa cried the girls in indignant
/ loyin. disclaiu, dear. dearest, and best
Of papas You know you always did Tie
very best"
- he had John Sclwyn was we'll
I known surveyor whose >cTN ices wcrc al
WAYS in r,lui>itiou. The eldest OF a larg,
/ family hc had supported mother and sister
unit. the first had been called home and
the latter hal married. His wifr had man
aged we'll with the residue ~ biz income
| hi> girls had Il kuack of making little 70
4 very far. not often possessed BY girls 81
/ sixteen and seventeen They had received
excellent cducatious. hut neither had dis
| PLAYED NOR, Than ordinary proficiency. IL
,hpr; they We're admirable types Of the
/ ordinary American .Irl. quirk-wittrd, gen
/ ,ruu-. clever. but not ton clever. Mrs
! >,luyu had noted with >ome regret that
/ t,crtriIdc and Bryan were rather indifferent
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auJ openly declared her Intention II p,-
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