Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-10-31

Thus have | presented The TWO offers
Mary Lcr had been popular enough 70 re-
ccivc from her two wnuld-be lovers For
three wears she haI been employed ,u Tin
krr'> Tavern, aud had been a grcit favor
.tc witA all w4ro hal known her She bal
come to Ellsworth from ,hr ueighborlns
town Of Trenton. and lad accepted en-
pluymrnt IN the hotel or good family
huc appearance, and some wop.d call hrr
pretty how could she well be otherwise
than e-pcC,el-and why not sought by
,hc young men Of the ,own' OF her drs:
and most favored lover. Moses Gage. we
will speak only a our story progresses
while we will proceed 10 dispose of the
other. Sila> Wri-hta. effectively as he dld
the next iAy Of hi rival Moses Gage by
saying few words ard then di-charg u :
him. Sila- Wright a. before learned hy
hi~ own declaration. MAS The son Of one Of
the ~calthie>t land owners Ia the county
proud, naughty. overbcarins man, with a
most un.overnable temper
soon after his refusal by Mary Lee his
father died. and lie became the pos-c~~o
~ considerable property. Years after.
when We first knew him, he had developed
into ,urly. moro>e. and avoided man
engaged solely in the pursuit Of riches
though through many mishap- he never
added materially 10 what had been left
him by hi- father Every day he nigh;
have been seen on the streets attending 10
biz affairs his head bowed, speaking TO
few, and to those few only what va. actu-
ally necessary Clothed in the cheapest
even poor clothes, he went about unlovcd
much wealth in spite Of hi- lifelong en-
dravor> never married but IN part hi- old
temper wa broken, for T. alone had lost
To- him the only one lie had ever loved.
Nose, Gage went 70 Boston ana 10 all
appearances and a. far as wa known, Kept
his promise u Mary. In the early spring
he came To Trenton, and in few days re-
turned to Boston with Mary Lee a. his
bride He procured work as machini-t
On sudbury street. They took rooms on
Leayerett street, then one of the most re-
spectacle thoroughfares of the metropolis
Here they had a pleasant, comfortable
home. Moses was steady and Industrious
thanks to the influence and good manage
ment of hls faithful wife. and they soon
i trytfti la s.al. ha,
tident in Moses good behavior, and his
! promise to reform, the money was all de-
/ posted in the savings bank in his name
/ till several hundred dollars were saved and
matters looked indeed prosperous for
/ them.
| At the end of three years a child was
! born to them, which-as afterwards deyel-
oped proved a blessing in infancy
why, Moses, is this really your What
a surprise. What are you doing heref
had entirely lost the run of you, and did
not know you were in Boston"
This salutation-one also a surprise &c
| Moses. as early one morning he passed
along Court street to his work. Had he
seen the speaker in time to avoid him he
would have done so, for he was no othel
than his old time friend Cor enemy, as you
may Charles Lake-for in reality Moses
was a changed man and would much pre-
fer not to be again led into temptation. A.
almost the first greeting Charles urgeC
Moses to come in and take something,
but the latter stoutly refused, saying h,
must 90 to his work, but unfortunately a
the same time agreed to meet his chum il
the evening for a stroll around town.
After partaking of his evening meal Mos
es told his wife he had TO go up street for
short time, not daring TO tell her whom h,
was to meet, for his better judgment ever
whispered to him that he was deceivin!
his good and faithful wife.
Vending his way hurriedy along, b.
was soon at the famous ''Green Dragon
in Union street, and was met by his friend
who eagerly took him up to his room
After long chat over their many exper
fences and good times" in Ellsworth
Charles at last persuaded Moses to TAX
Just one glass in honor of other days,
Just one glass Alas, the fatal step tha
has too often led to another-to dozen
And so it was with Moses, They took
walk about the city, and at a late hou
Moses found himself at home beastl
drunk.