Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-08

10 hoax people into thinking they are new,
can do all after we Are settled in our sum
. mer- house, And you wrote me that Robbie
Is all fixed, What dear, industrious old
mother you are. And how Robbie viii en-
JOY the seashore, with a sand-bucket and
| a shovel"
With kiss to her mother and pat on
the head of her small brother, Eleanor ran
to pick up the threads of some small house
hold duties
I'm attend to things in the kitchen,
mother but l must take run into the gar
den. | am fairly achiug for bunch of
the dear Old pansies on the supper table,
OF course they're thriving as they always
do"
Who would have thought walk in the
garden would bear such lasting results?
Elesnor secured the pansies, selecting with
beaming smile the kind which from
child she had sought out, those with
markings which she declared showed a
face looking into her own. Then she gave
little exclamation of pleasure as her eye
caught sight of bright cluster above her
head.
"A bunch of apple blossoms 50 late in
the season, | must take them TO mother"
Apple-hlossoms they surely were. thanks
TO \ backward spring, and the fact of
tree having been oyerShadowed and dwarf
Ell by rapidly growing box alder. Eleau-
or stepped upon an inverted flower pot,
then TO the lone stone wall which surround
ed the garden.
But stone slipped and She missed her
footing and came near falling Graspin-
limb of the tree. she tried to regain her bal
ance, but was obliged to take quick step
back upon the flower pot. And then
sharp psiu shot through her foot as 1t seem
taIr -,-i. d. b.r, "A }. L
down upon the ground.
What is it, Eleanor" asked her moth
er. hurrying out at sound of her call.
I've hurt my foot little, mother. If
you'll just help me III get back 10 the house
aud rest il for Il few minutes. 1t hurts me
TO step on it.
Mother examined the foot with a !ook OF
| dismay which she hid well IL She could
| from Eleanor.
Lie still" she said, after binding a cold
compress upon il
But want - get tea, SAID Eleanor.
II meant - begin helping YOU the first
moment could get to you,
! Mrs. Gray shook her head when on, u
reach of Eleanor'> eyes The young gri
| frejted rc>tle>sly for i few moments after
which the pain in her foot caused her to
( forget her anxiety In move about,
How long will it be. mDther:" She AK
| Ell. in Il low voice. the next morning a. the
mother. without her jaughter'- help, Went
about the household WORK The hours of
I suffering through the night anu the sight
I of the swollen foot had prepared Eieauar
to some extent for the dl>couraslug an
| swer.
/ Three weeks at least my dearie re-
1 pliej mother. with smile Of good cheer
"All our plsns spoiled II
I NO. daughter only deferred for q little
while. And We may he sure II j. for some
( good reason"
Yes. of course. But"
/ Mother could guess how much of sup
/ pressed impatieuce. Of disappointment Of
brave attempt al Submission were con
tained IN the small conjunction a. Eleanor
turned away 10 hide her tears.
How will Robbie feel about it?" she
asked. later.
Robbie. however. behaved ike a little
man, a. he was.
It's 80 good to have you here, Nellie
he said giving her 4 rough little hug
that it isn't going 70 be - very hard to
wait
And this is my first endeavor, said
Eleanor 10 herself An endeavor simply /
to be patient in sitting s,ill when ought !
to be helping mother, to he pleasant when
an :" NERVOUS Win tHi> pain lial leeI
I lRe snariiIs az eFeryoo - reallze .
ina, am standing 10 Inc way of their en- I
joyment"
But koopie words returned again and /
again 10 give her help.
II was really enough to be thankful for I
to be all together again, and the days slip /
ped swiftly by a. the sewing mich was to I
nave peeh uVht oH tAo >ea->lde was doh' I
a. nome
IL mas heeh pest you Sc saIa ihother,
lie" DAYS aiCer the accident, feadihG /
.etItF from het sister Scarlet leEtF ha> +
broken out IN the cottage ADJOINING MarGa-
rets- lhey are gong TO take the chili
away a. soon a. ne i ottter. we c"uid !
ho' nave dareu remained 'here "i'h k"ooie
u We had gone al lhe uhie we expected Z
We >hou4u nave oech AT a'i tAr eApeuee /
aud annoyance of coming back
Everything Is lor the oest- sald Eiean-
or with bright smile she could not an-
uclpate no" her iaith was 70 be tested
week !ater the scarlet lever scare Wa .
announced by Aunt Margaret 10 pc over ,
tieanors ioot was declared We'll enough ,
10 venture Wlth care on the short jour /
ney. ana ali preparations We're made
III Is so good 10 lave been able TO rent /
the house while we are gone, said mother .
on the evening before they were TO leave, !
1t VIII be real help on such small eN- [
pense as We shall have to meet"
And We should not have had that op- /
portunity If We had not been delayed. !
! Everything hts in Jnst right.
Mother went To the back of the house TO /
attend to some small matter, leaving Elean- .
or, who had wearied her ailng foot, rest
ed on lounge by the open door of the /
sitting-room.
''Who can that be?" she said to herself /
as through the deepening twilight She saw
the old omnibus belonging TO the small /
village. drawing up at the gate. Some |
| body'> getting out. There's some mistake. |
They ought to be told. Mother"
Mother did not hear her call, and within |
the next minute two children had followed |
the woman who alighted from the omni-
bus.
And two old trunks" exclaimed Elean-
or, rising, in Little excitement. and hob |
bling to the door. 1t won't do to let them !
make such mistake. And there's the 4
omnibus driving away
As we'll as she could, she hurried out on
the Walk TO be met oy thln-1aced, unat-
tractive woman. and the two children.
Il think you have made some mistake,
said Eleanor, hastily Hadn't you better
call the man back
81 don't believe its mistake, said the