Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-20
ONE SUMNER.

ONE ST MMER.
1t wa> bright. windy day in the latter
part ~ April; the mud tad begun to dry
up, and the buds to swell, and busy house
wives were rushing about Ia strange and
foreign disgui>es. engaged IN that distress
in- occupation of house cleaning.
The hig. white steamer was pushing.
putting and steamiug its way down the
bay, and Madge Danforth stood on the
highest point of the hurricane deck with
her light hair Blowing in Wild confusion
around her face, and ciinging bravely to
her sailor hat, which the breeze was en-
deavoT.ng 10 wresi from her
y piir ol most appealing blue eyes look
ed out from beneath the sailor hat and
gazed ALxiou~ly AZ the wharf which they
were nearing. There seemed to be but
few people on the wharf \ little man
was rushing wildly about to take the
lines, and a pair Of sun burned fi,her-lads
In yellow o.l-clothes were busy mailing tags
on tie heads Of barrels Of Holsters which
were evidently 10 be shipped by the days
boat
stout man was loading boxes on a
j. gEcr, and now a double team came driy-
lng down upon the wharf with furious
clatter of hoofs aul wheels, \ row Of
small hoy sat on the cap>ill OF the wharf
ttystif ifr1tv i..ir
edge az the imminen, risk Of cold bath,
watching with great interest the success
of one of their number who was fishing
for harbor pollock and catching sculpiu>
The steamer swung in alongside the
wharf Madgc gathered up her various
bundles and disappeared down the cabin
stairs to be helped across the narrow gang
Plank hy the very obscquous wharf agent.
After looking anxiou.ly about her in
vain search for a familiar face, she timidly
inquired OF that attentive Official If there
was any one there from Kichs Point.
4 am going down there TO teach and
expected a team TO meet me. |. 1t very
far? rcrAap, could walk"
The s.cnt-a very susceptible widower
oI hity->A-SaAed admirlhgly stthe speak
eI' ana mentally resolved 'hst he would
provide some means "i transportation Tor
her even though il were but heelbar-
row, and the propelling power himself
- Ae iepi'eu uoh pel'e'e 'Aeie
autooNy "e'e aI'-r you lheFes Roger
i'i''' ,-' -ie ; up "eie III N's 'oA'- faPs
Ae d 'SAe you u'"h' 'hou -"'
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" ANAnH' ""o sammy HpPeu '"eiii oh'o
"'S ''"S HNN "'sAFPe"i'" 'HIo '"e a'elh-
Jus N'P'HS u 'Ne S"Aihe'' ne young
man l""AeH uP ~ nearing Ms hAIie called
An'. came SLOWLY 70" Al" ''i'iii' 7'af'ns "l'h
"''e open 'SeS az lle he" conner. ne
agent tAp'a'h',' 'he 9'tual'oh' ms nearer
never once removing h'S saze from
4aee-
"eiI' No Nn""' ne Sa'u S'o"'s al
iAS1' '"siAii Oai'ef saiu ne WAS comm
up Io-uas a''ef me 'eaehe'' u'h see
""e'e nc - po>e SHe can :" Gown
"'''' - o'"' an 'e'f az
lNe Rol lo-thefe JosiSh' now pointing
suHueh4s up 'Ae Ioau'
a" d s'uA'H5 Heait haUse oehe4" al
ancient Iooh'nS hoise' a''acHeu os nuen
rope ana Att'e ieatheF 70 very unsteady
venice, e.o"Iy descending the NH. ana
driving down on the wharf.
\ thln, nervous man ahghted and' ap-
preaching Madse, umldly inquired
BE you the flnt schoolmarm
Il be, calmly announced Madge. land
presume am addressing Mr. Carver, the
school agent
We'll. yes, that's my name. You see
shd 2 been mere before put had 70
bring my father-in-law up I the village.
There's court there to-day atween him
ani Jim Brown, lie cut leNen hoop'poles
on his land, and he had him took up Tor
tres
III you Will kindly take my check aud
hnd my trunk, shsI he very giad' re-
marked Madge, "and you can 60 into ne
details OF the lawsuit later.
80. yes. yes.
And Mr.. carver left his 1ather-ln-la" ana
Jun Brown hopeiessly entsnSiea among
the personal pronouns' ana proceeded 70
the freighthouse' gazing with much won
Ger al the orass check "hich hause ha'
gwen hlm' WIN the assistance OF the
whsrl agent the tfuhh WAS iounu' anu Ia
ooriously hoisteo ih'o pace al Tue rear oi
TIE 'ehicle' al'er WHICH 'iaose was asSis'-
ed 10 ciahioef III over .he "heei'
AFTER securing the Saratoga Win o''
OF rope JOSIAH hiouhteu' auu Sinking the
reins win great 'leor' INFORMED the oe-
lected-looKlhS beast that lie WAS u si''
ana 'hey moved SLOWLY oh'
This Is powerful $40" moss Mr'
Carver observed as they crept "eariiy on
ward me am NINE ohiy hifeo MN
for fifty cents to come up after you III,
there. Glt up uoody. put tne vigorous
shaking ana mapping OF the reins seemed
to have no effect upon the creeping Goody'
Il amt much used to hosses' he re-
marked next. I'm kind OF afeerd OF the