Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-14
The Little Tenant.

f'HN Ni'' came TaiheI tlinldIy into II
J I"ohi- lH.iy conscious Of his bare feet an
l'' la'n'4h'~N el thr carpet beLeath them
bHt there was a fearless. bright, brave loo
't ms lace mat at once won him wei
'"Hr
'''' my boy. You wished 70 see me
->"',. =" Nh"'
i'>,F' / did come purpose"
''>' = i IN business: You loul
'''I'i 'NhS 'or hn~ine>> matters.
~ "1drF looA. an want {,
"'' N"l' mouse 'nc one IN the lane"
,"' NiaA'S ny told Perkins L
.''N" "eNt week. lt> rather bio
On ,nc 'aFm' mink What do you wan
~ ~ ANr 'h'tr.-inc an gramma
,t"u mere 40 you live now:
y '"y nli!' an y :" or!ul dir
ah h"'Ny' an sech rough folks about.
N"A' II Al'Hia .''h IKE u but, 4 we could
-'' 'NA' '.''.e house oyourn. wed think
"uN ne SID II q he next door To hca,-
-"
'rAr NJ Mary, said Mr Harding 10
'IN i' 'h'hh that any one should
,HHt longing yes On that moss grow n
Au'
h"' 'htr' va smile full Of meaning
Y" '.'e iadN lace a she 'lied plate with
SaH ~ p4eaNahlIy,-
"uF grandma would like to live there
.'''"uN' Ii quiet anu she loves the coun-
ny. iNh mat i:
ltH m all then. there's curraut bushes
4 ai'h@ the fence. an' hoIlyhawks IN the gar
gen IFamma- dreadful hand fer hol-
y Ahh" < an roses an sech'"
es- there are several Kind. Of Old
fashioned fowers around there. | know
W. SoN >'c tne house ma been standing
empty i"F some time, ami so no care ba,
'''h 'aAcn Of anything about il"
-. We ia i up real nice au' slick II
we "uI -rt To come. GraMma said 50"
" la; = her name; and YOURS nv
'oh
" mes Berthe Wilson. an hers-wby.
~ Nj Wilson an there's onl, Us twn
l '"n.- pay tArer dollars a month for the
""",' ""H.l YOU wan, mprc'n that:'
NJ could let YOU havr il fnr that if
thought II was worth renting at au"
II" &Ti Il : e-F.sg- v'As and ,,o,a hao.,
tic
"I;> p.cuiy good. We think. ie see.
! work ln the null. ! get three dollars
wc"h now; an pretty soon IN to have
rl~c 'u my WAC - me '">@ -afS
Then .tw.. TAXI weeks wages 10
pay a month : rent a. 'ht case -tAhds
now
'loS>lr, but srainina >hc does hhi,hlh
a. home an some weeks She earns pretty
near a. much A. io. uh, ~ q ''c sure %
pay you the r'nt. We pay three now
jest tci rooms, .lt;.c an mean they be, 100
an not HOVER her bll grass WIZ"
'cm
But have YOU thought Of the long Walk
back and forth I" the mi.l, ana the nun
dic~ of work 70 carry To your grandma;
"Ie>eir. But Nr. N"ian-you kno"
Jim Nolan what teams fer the millf well
he SAYS | can ride up wfh tim every
night
That j. very kind Of Mr. Nolan
Amt it: But We see ms little boy feii
Ia the pond last summer an well !
ti>hed him out before he got drowned
dead
--Oh | remember hearing 81 that. Ana
- II Wa YOU who saved the little fellow,
lifct"
" ] hat hat they sld' hut nlehpe some
body e.,e would heS got him out II
hadn't. but Mt Nolan ma oeeh urea"iuI
II should think he would be. Well, II
you can ride with HIM II VIII be great
help hut you must remember 'iat y won
he a. pleasant out in the country next win
ter a. 1t i now IN midsummer, The snow
Will re very dtcp some tlihcs
"Yes>ir; but Mr.. Nolan says hell see
that get TO the mill all Them times, I've
talked 1t all over With nan
"Ah' ! see that you are quite a business
ike little fellow We'll Mary what dt
HIM"
Suppose we all 20 down and take
look At The house. haven't oeen 'here Il
I"h! 'Ille' -,
That's sensible thought. ven i"o'
i over ana theh decide "hether l" 'ea
down or hX up
The house III question was quiz lt'I
distance away along me ahe 'eaalhg =
the "far meadows ~ was 10" ah