Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-11-08


/ know. when YOU saw US.
Henri was triumphant.
You've got the right of it, Christie,
/ he said. looking past his sister proudly
and nodding with meaning at Dick. ="
am convinced for one and am willing L
/ say that I'll never smoke another cigar
/ ette-or anything else, either.
/ That i splendid" cried Christine; ant
( She turned with smile To DICK a If >h'
/ would ASK Won't you say 50. too!"
! Dick smiled, and shook his head.
/ NO. no. Miss Christine can't &C
! quite >o fast, though its all true enough
/ have no doubt and really didn't kno"
/ You were 50 smart
/ lit isn't that" replied Christine, hoping
/ that DICK was not gong to think her con
F ccitcd Iii j. not because am at al
smart; 1t Is because | have thought SC
much about il. YOU know for Hcnri'> sake
and read some. and listened TO what in
tcllgent people said
They parted in the hail of the sChoo
building Christine to 70 "a the room OF
the first class, Dick and Henri to that ot
the second.
Dick walked home very thoughtfully
that night He kept thinking uf what
Christine had said and repeated to him
self
"P>haw nonsense smoking hasn't hurt
me yet and don't believe II ever Will
Father smokes, and drinks wine. too, and
il doesn't seem 10 hurt him won't be
Influenced by what one @irl says
BY and by. he reached hi home; and
the hr>t object that met his ey"> was his
little brother Jackie paradiug np and down
the path in front Of The house, swinging
his Kilt skirts. and fouri>hing about hit
Of something which he held between two
Of hi> fat pink fingers \ second glance
was not uccc->ar, 10 con, iucc Dick that
the bit Of something was the end of one
Of hi> own half-con>umcd cigarettes.
Jackie put it up to h- lips and prrten led
to pufi away. with m extremely manly and
groWn-up air It Was more than Dick
could stand
Jackie. what arr You d"ing:r he called
sharply
..Mokiu'"
What are you doing that for:-
,Cau>c yoa do."
nick flushed
Wei. Won must stop D.. then. 1t l. very
naughty
..ILru ,pu'- naughty. too and papa :
naughty papa 'mukc~
-l'auA'- a man. said Dies rather tame.
Iy.
"lou isn't wa~ Jackie, prompt r,rly
Dear. dear. what could he done Win
such a >barr bow
-Ia.k.," h,.,an Dick. after tbinkiu., 4
f-w moments smoking 4, haA fnr >urh
lttl. hoy>. rapa would tell ,ou -. and /
don, want yniI T., ,,,t a notion Ia do n II
isn't pr,t,y at ait ID even pretend ID
,inokr. Npm viii Won promise. me never
10 al "a agaIu. II lvrH sf,r ,nu a great
big hrssht silver Iollar.~
w hat villa great by. bright silver
dollar bl, 70 .fu,>tinr,I Ia,Ltr kuitrfue
lis brow. and looking p,of,uu.I "A in
horn"
Il f.u horn. .b,uIl flinL %, Tv,
tin barn, anil ,un.lrnp- Ia,siD va.
y.r, f,ul - .,rrI lr,,,. .,nd a.,,- .p.,t
,o ,nln-Ir.r. 1ark.- hL.d H.. ..arI
bananas banana. were JarkI,. faynrjrc
firms, ..aul sh,,,l.f,..t wonder r ,.,p hst
,.t,,u,,b l.ftt,.,,,.. r,J AMIN. ami biu,.
Ban
..Wrll IT,, ma. SO. .,l.. l.,,f.r~
MA ,,.ui M 49, M room ,ud ,nr nh,
dollar. which b., hat laI aside for a
>p,-tIa' uirfa,.. If A#-nvu H.. hrnurh'
"a d,,.r .rI ,.,,,t, i f..l... ..slFt,t.
- so,
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''. ~ h' "A'1 >.'" "'' ia'H'i ""'A'"'H
t">t pieces "l silver
All right said h" at last - II take
it,"
..Nrrv wcH. Now remember. Won are
not t. plt' >mnk. or I" smoke a. l,', y
you i've
NO. no cried Dlck: that ISN'T In IL