Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-06-18

ing Just as he did when he was at los
Tor word when speaking in prayer meet
ing. The cheerful bubble of the teakettI,
and the swapping of the fire rang in from
the open door of the kitchen and Miss Star
bird tried to talk about the minister's cole
ana the fiourishng state of the church ant
the possibility of an early snow. storm
But the Deacon refused to be interested IL
these important topics. Miss Starbirc
took up her knitting with an air of des
peration. He came on some errand," she
said to herself, land why In the worIc
doesn't he make il known"
Il called this afternoon, Miss Starbird-
er- began the Deacon, and then paused
looking mlserably melancholy
I! "Hesiid come about the organ after all :
| reflected Miss Starbird, dropping her knit
ting and regarding him with look OF
! somewhat severe expectancy.
! II called" he began again.
Miss Starblrd took up her knitting again
with jerk and made the needles hy with
! ceierity which was amazing.
MARY Abby" the Deacon yentured once
! more II called on-er matter of great
! Importance. IL am. in fact thinking of
taking another companion,
| \ great change came over Miss Star
| bird's countenance. 1t softened, brighten
cd, became vividly scarlet from brow TO
, ehln. MY sister, Mis- Knight. feels call
! ed-er-to 90 and live with her SON" the
Deacon proceeded. He has got sickly,
Incompetent wife, n the childreu-she 5
most certain, Amt brought up as they'd
ought ter be. Sabbath privileges are lie.
elected in the family, n it will be fur their
speriteral as well as temporal good that
she should be with them no doubt. and in
this case all | ken do Is TO give her nv
cordial support in her effort TO do her doc
ty."
You'll miss her. OF course" remarked
MIS- Starhird, wishing TO say something
and not Knowing what else to say
There is ties stronger than the tie be
tween brother n sister said the Deacon.
who was not given to beating about the
bush a. general thing in his most sol
emn conference meeting tone "Do YOU
agree with me Mary Abby. in thinkin'
thai You n me could walk our path IN life
In the Lord. N do our duty n WORK ID.
@ether more prohlably than wc could hy
oursclvr>:
You must give me time Deacon
amt thought anything about it, ben 80
busy all the time. ain: been IN the habit
of-glttinc married, n can't irgidc Al. IN
a minute, of course. remarked Miss Star
bird, in some confusion.
The Deacon seemed somewhat surpri,-
ed and not altogether pleased. to be cut
of IN this fashion.
We'll, he said after a moments hesita.
tiun, my sister wants ter leave next week.
20 | hopn you'll make up your mind as
>o"n as--er convenient. Delays are new
er wise"
Miss Starbird thought she should be- able
70 give her answer IN The course II two or
three days and the Deacon thought he
might call again on Saturday evening to
hear her decision. After coming to this
agreement, he fingered awhile. but couyrr.
sation Jagged aS Il was never known To be-
fore when Miss Starhird was hy. and tile
Deacon declined to remain 10 tea In spite
OF The >ayory smell Of hot soup which she
was warming up far her lonely meal But
she forgot tn partake Of il herself after
all The nature of the Deacon'> visit had
thrown her into such agitation OF mind /
that Tor the first time in her NE She even /
forgot To do up her work for that night. /
ana was surprised the next morning to
hnd the soup IN the Kettle on the stove, the .
teapot also. and the Kitchen looking a. She .
expressed IT, as if it was goin' to rid, .
out
II never was SO oeat in all my lIfe," she .
-eid a SOON "a. ,h4 dan- hai ci.s...i -,
he d ha come II asked me. n snt a Bap-
list, either, though am 'bliged 10 90 70 I
that meetin', n don't knows | fancy the A
Deacon particular. He asked me to hcv ,
him Jest as he might have eNhorted sin
ner n pinted him to the right way. De \
lays are never wise. expected him 20 20 .
.hen 10 The ark Of safety is Il sallen' by. (
He never fails to say that to the Friday 4
f,,l., tt . 10, h,. lxf,,
all alone. though, n the Dcacon'> good .
man T he i real set. n he got 4 splendid (
house in the inside n a covered kerriage. /.
Hes a neat man. too, and the house is As
easy ter keep clean a. Ken be. There aint
a man in the village better oh'n he is, not 7
even Squire Jones. But there, | cant /.
stand the color that house Is painted, u
I've said so much about it, too. Id orter /.
known enough to hold my tongue. but
I've just rayed about 1t everywhere. Still, I
If | hadn't opened my mouth about 1t at
all don't believe | could bring myself TO
live IN it that way; always did like u nave
things look to suit me. Anyhow, Iii sleep
on 1t, then shall be able to see things
more clear"
But she slept very little that night, and
in the morning there was difference in
her mental aspect. Toward noon her
friend, Miss Pearcy. dropped in again, os-
ten,ibly to borrow some sugar, in reality,
10 find ont the object of the Deacon's call.
for she had seen him pass her house in the
dusk last night and stole SOFTLY ont of the
doors to look up the road and see where
he stopped
What do YOU think now about the Dea-
cons marvin again. Mary Abhy?" she in
quired, irving to be playful, though the
smile upon her face looked somewhat
forced II saw him a-stoppin' at some
folks door last night"
Hes called on me long before this"
said Miss Starbird, coolly, " n do spose
he sometimes has an errant in the neigh.
borhood that amt courtn'.'
.P'r'haps he does; but there its no use
for YOU to trv n keep me OF the track,
Mary Abby How are you gon' ter stand
the color of his house, | should like to
know! | wouldn't stand that myself"
Isn't there ANYTHING YOU amt on the
track Of. Amandy Pearcy: | can't stand
the color of his house. and that's certain.
wonder # Josiah Towles cranberry bog
did anything this year | haven't got a
thing for sauce just now"
Expect company for tea pretty often
fur a spell, s'pose. Well, if you trGlh ter
be so close mouthed with an old friend,
you can. of course; but it don't seem 50
very lr endly.'
tThere's nothing ter tell, Mandy"
And Miss Pearcy was Obliged to 90
home without the satisfaction of hearing
what the Deacon had said, though she was