Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-16
A Unique Character.

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We had taken a cottage for the summer
in small village on the south Jersey
coast. The place originally was merely s
fishing hamlet, the inhabitants being al
most exclusively longshore men and thcil
families hut party of summer tourists
chanced one day 10 stumble upon il, anc
finding the air salubriou> and the location
inviting, they pitched their tents there iol
the remainder of the season. The next
wear three or four cottages sprung up a'
if by magic and it was our good fortune
to secure one Of them for the summer.
The rustici,v and scclu>ion Of the place
delighted us John. whose pen had tc
earn our daily bread, was in a state of per
petual self RECOMMENDATION. To Us both II
was genuine find" tni- snug harbor
50 quaint and primitive, with nothing &c
break the stiffness but an occasional touI
from fishing steamer But our paradise
had one drawback II had no Church-ser
vices, when there was any one to otlciato
being held in the >Chool-hou>c; and les
than a fortnight after we took possession
of the cottage our cook packed her trunk
aud departed, declaring that the place was
"too haytheni~h for any rt~peciable per
son to live In"
In this emergency Ann Durner was rec.
onfmeuded to ~. Her father.a loug>hore-
man-"honc,t a. the dav and powerful re-
H..iou>." tie ncighbors told u--had
brought np hi, family in small cabin on
the outskirts Of the village. and Ann had
never Been Nv miles from home She had
a clean looking. sensible face, with some
what iutro>pccIive ewes. Her hair, which
was nale brown. wa. brushed smoothly
hack from her low straight forehead. and
huro in q ,ons, mas down her shoulder.
vhil,. Nor uovn was literally gown
snr, nf nre. Mother Hubbard anair-wa-
a dark NH, calico. hanging unbelted from
The ynka and neither shoe nor stocking
,,rsI.I her substantial feet
In every way lie Wa 80 unlike the type
of a >rrvan, oirl Ia which we had been ac-
cns,orned that be.ita,ed 10 engage her,
nm NJ honest s.n,ibl. face decided me
In lime no dnuht she could he persuaded
~ ,dnn- a more civilized toilet
Rnt Am WHO Mad been hroupbt up q
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~. LA -, ar...r ~ nv of.r ~ advenc,
th. ,nnn.y for tb,. nnrrha,a of the.e ar,i
..hni ,,syh,. sn,na o,h.r fnlts hava,'t
an,r dnn,, thirE Tvn qot ripht to dr...
anv het,ar ,han tho nearest nrr.on in m,
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dont yon sr.s-th4v might h,. di,courao
cd and saw rhey wonIdn,t 90 IN mertin
unIe>s ,b,y could dre.. As GOOD as Ann
Dnrrer
Knt hayipo learned on careful ipouir,