Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-10
easy as kitten when DENNY left her.

| easy as kitten when DENNY left her.
"A day or two afterwards May felt so
| much stronger that she offered to go to
the post-ofiice for letters, while Mahala
swept the parlor and Demma worked over
the butter, but Mahala dropped sweepin'
| and dustin an put on her bunnit an went
with her, an then an there she poured out
to her what she thought was the rights of
the story. May jest KEEP her tongue be-
TWEEN her lips an never let on that she d
ever heard tell on 1t afore, but when Tom
Starbird came to make his second visit to
May, the very first evening after he got
there May contrived to set him talkin'
about his home an his family, an then ne
jest naturally thought OF that picter up
stairs, an he spoke of 1t an how much it
looked like his uncle's picture. May led
him on to talk about him. an them two
old maids sat there a listenin' with all
their ears, for they knew of course, that 1t
was their old lover be was telling about
But when he commenced to tell about the
poor young widder-thdt kinder upset 'em
now | tell you! His whatT says DENNY
and Mahala in one breath. His wilder,
said Tom. He was married to lovely
young Southern girl only week before he
died an she was almost hesrt. broken
Then Demma flew upstairs an came
back with that dagarrotype, and she stuck
1t up In front OF the young mans face, an
sez she, is that your uncle, Tom Star
birdy an Tom sez, Yes, madam. now
that see 1t for the second time am Ger
tain OF 1t. | noticed the very striking
likeness when first saw IL upstairs. Did
you know himy Know him?' sez Dem
ma, should say did ktow him. Want
engaged to be married to him as soon as
ever he came back from the South?' Then
Mahala breaks in an sez she, He was false
clear through. He forsook me for Dia-
demma and now 1t seems he forsook her
for the next pretty face he sees. 1t does
beat all
Tom felt dretful worked up to think
he'd raised sech a Commotlou, but Nav she
KEEP calm au cool, an nobody spoke for
quite spell. Then Demma says to Ma
hala, sez she, Sister II pears to me I f
we'd both been pretty badly fooled. an
for one think it's time to bury all hard feel
ms over man that forgot US both before
he'd been gone week. y Then Mahala she
begun to cry an said she'd be glad to be
friends again how't they was gettin' old
1t was pity to hold a grudge any longer
$50 they kissed an shook hands, an
made up, an from that day TO this they've
ever you see. But they both on 'em
pitched into May, not to put any trust In
Starbird now specially Stsrbird named
Tom, ill May finally told Tom before 'em
oncet, and Tom seq, kinder laughin' but
still very respectful, ser he, Il don't take
after my uncle bit, marin, every BODY
says take after my mothers folks
That night after the rest had gone to
bed them two sisters set up front o. the
iire ami talked over the hull affair an Dia.
demma she got out a letter Tom'd writ her
after he left an lock Of his hair an laid
EN- on the Goals with the picter, frame an
all, an they just took rale satisfaction In
seem em burn.
wall, you hant no idee what a change
come over them an over the hull place, in
a short time. Mshala took To pettin' the
yeller cat, an Diademma'd be willin' an
glad To- have Mahalas white roses in eyery
room IN the house, an they took to usin'
the lowered chaney tea set altogether. al
give the Old fashioned silver to Nav as
thank ofierin for bein' the means of bring
In 'em together But the crownin' change
was when they come to have the house
painted in the fall
Neither one Of 'em wanted to express
any preference, for they WAS both so dret.
luI ANXIOUS 70 give up to each other till
finally they left it to May (she stayed there
quite spell into the fall, with Tom a com
in' to see her every fortnit). An Nav sez,
why don't you let the house be painted
the same colors 1t Is now only have EN-
more evenly distributed? That would be
lovely. Continental colors is so stylish
SO they d'G, an that's AJw tic house /,
now. as you know"
well, WE'LL" said when Mrs. parkips
stopped, out of breath, land did Nav mar,
ry her lover. in the fslli | hope he didn't
prove false too?" "Oh land, mo-" she re-
piled, They had great weddin' Thanks
givin time an both her aunts went, an
had grand time, goin' around together
and seen' the sights. They don't seem
happy unless they're together an they
both set an awful sight by May. think
it's likely she an her husband will be down
for awhile this summer an there, that re-
minds me, see Enoch Hodgkins carry a
letter in there this mornin' guess III
run over an borrow their sun-b bonnet pat
tern, an may be III lind out If its from
May"
Sullivan, Maine