Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-02

very IorWiudblc. IL WAS AT least tDTet
feet long, and proportionally broad but |
remembered having sawed wood for fun
when | was child and thought could
manage it.
A box was dragged into the middle of
the cellar; and the shortest of the boards,
twelve feet long, laid over 1t. Having
carefully drawn apencil line across the
middle, Victoria seated herself on the
board and | attempted to saw.
"C'est ie premier pas qG cCnte," say the
French, and said |, too, as in spite Of me
that saw began dancing over the board
| like live thing, iniiicting dreadful little
lsgs and bruises on its surface. and Sc
riously jeopardizng the drapery of Vic
toria where she sat curiCusly watching my
movements The antics that saw went
through were simply amazing. 1t remind
ed me of a spirited horse that feels wo-
mans hand on his bride for the first time
But am proud to say that got it under
control at last, and sawed straight
through the board in mastery manner
"Oh." said Victoria with nervous
laugh. as the process was going on. lit
feels awful funny; Like having your foot
asleep, or taking an electric shock"
Every now and then Emmeline came and
cast disappearing eve on our proceed
ings. Your colored lady j. great con
seryati,e and have no doubt that En-
incline suspected Victoria an myself Of
the most advanced and reprehensibc sen
timrnts, and that we lost caste with her
thcncctorth.
The two sides Of the book case being
now ready. We proceeded 70 saw the strips
into cight-iuch lengths for the shelves 30
rest on.
Before this job was completed. Victoria
was almost in Mysteries once She dcrid-
ed that She would prefer tn saw, bnl after
brief tu>>lc with that instrument. return
ed 20 her former position >addcr and
wiser
By the time the strip, were ready it was
twelve o'clock, and Dick, my boy, aged
nine, came home from school. OF course
he was seized with desire TO have hand
in the business, and Victoria at once ~
signed In his favor. ani went up to the
dining room to nail the short pieces t. tie
sides which had to b. don,. before the top
and bottom pieces were nailed on
Then Dick took up the position ahdicat-
ed by his sister. and set about saving
the >iNtcenfnot board into short lengths
for the shelves, having previously mcasur-
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There is nothing like accuracy" | care
le>-lt remarked. a laid the shelf on the
foor Of the niche. That i. tried 10 do
50. but II would not lie down. had
measured too high. had allowed nothing
for the ho"r boards. The shelves were all
too long. aud there We're seven Of them
did not enjoy my lunch. Neither did
DICK. Those seven shelves with their
-uperhuous inches rested heavily on our
spirits, Victoria. On the contrary, was IN
high feather. though to do her justice She
did not sfy much. and dld offrr To- relieve
DICK, hut gave up the attempt al the iii-t
shelf. ana that hapicSs nrchm accordingly
passed another mTRr4iS YaTH fh"nr'
III feels Ike | MAS crazy bone All
over "hined Dick
1t Will soon be over cheerfully urg-
ed. Then, more severely: Ho" VIII
you ever be great soldier or great *
pIorer, II yon cannot bear little di>com-
fort: Think OF what General Greeiy and
his men suffered, and Stanley Think Of
poor Stanley
'ltN, responded DICK tii"gicallY, "and
thlhA ~ an thtE sc -"t i"f II ht b"Nttit
ment l>ht going t" make H' General. or
sive ,aD a heap Of money for Just sitting
on board and lns my ineldes Jlggercd
TO pieces
Where do boys III respectable families
acquire 50 many vulgar expressions:
AT last 1t was over aud DICK and l.Wlth
our physical systems ali I'D qulNer, took
the 7 eces mp INTO the dlnirg-room We
torla WaS waiting Tor rs and II hd not
take long 10 nail on the end pieces, which
were. by the way' sawed just the thickness
of the boards longer than the Others. Then
Will CIVILIZATIONS IN our souls We stood the
thing on end. 1t was tall. narrow ease.
and regret to >ay ii wobhlcd fearfnlly the
moment It found itself upright. II ltevidcnt-
ly had no confidence in it>elf.and of course
our confidence in il was shaken.
at reminds me OF a girl | knew at
school" said Victoria irving not to laugh.
She was thirteen and taller than the
teacher, and he was tall man. She Topped
and wobbled around Just like this"
Then we both sat down and laughed
until we cried, still holding on to the book
case.
This will never do" said finally.
"Some way, somehow, this thing must be
finished and in its place before your father
sees it. You know how he ridicued the
des."
By which it will be seen that nv vault
ing ambition and sublime confidence had
suffered already a decline.
We set the thing-we had ceased to
speak of it as bookcase by this time
into the niche and one of US slid in the
shelves. while the other held on. They
went in beautifully. but still the thing
would not stand on its own responsibilitv
"Something is the matter with its centre
of gravity" said Victoria.
"It hasn't any," averred.
shall never know what allied the thing.
In appearance it did not differ from a hun
dreI other bookcases I have seen before