Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-04

(Which fear it'il never do. You know
Bunker claims Noah jackson, the man to
which you paid your MONEY, didn't have no
real title TO the property, an the judge told
YOU Won d have TO look to IL. ksnn 20 got
your rights
"That's folderol. How m ! goin to
| look Ia Jackson when nobody snows whCr'
on III, face Of The earth Ja.kson'- gon" to>
/ Besides lht' II Hi, new evidence mounts
| to anything, Bunker WAS IN league with
.fncS son an the place h'loncs to M. l tell
/ We feel good enough TO celebrate n little
myself an III goin to ste the boys have n
good iimr You hain't got no patriotism
in We mother The Fourth Of July oughter
be celebrated by ev rybody in this great IN
glorious country ev'ry time 1t comes
round New don't make no moro talk
about II, " he cautioned as he saw his wife
WAS about to speak again. Its no use
talkin, for have sent for the fireworks.
an they II sure be here tonight, SO the boys
can shoot EN- eff toinorrer night, an that
settles it
With that he arose and marched out of
the house, leaving Mrs. stone to her knit
ting and her thoughts.
pose Elisha thinks he's goin to cele.
brnte the Fourth" she murmurcd "but
II
he's goin to get the best of Bunker at last
Well. mebbe he will. but dunno's Bunk
err so much to blame for he did make 1t
look pretty clear he had prior claim to
the place My opinion is that Jackson is
the rascal. else he'd never run away the
way he did, but there's no use sayin so to
Elisha, he's So sot. v
out by the back door and stole away down
the lane that led to the pasture. Her man
ner betrayed the fact that she feared being
seen by some of the family, for she paused
several times and looked back nervously
over her shoulder.
Lizzie was a pretty girl. bright and
rather talented but not without touch
OF the romantic and frivolous in her ma
TURF This, however, would disappear in
later years when she came to understand
life as it really is, and, for the time being,
1t made her seem all the more attractive to
the Young men who knew her
or all those young men there was but
one for whom she really and truly cared
and that one she met at the foot Of the
lane which Elisha Stone had laid ont In
genuine New England fashion. much to
the wonder and amusement of his western
neighbors. He was leaning ON the fence
and waiting for her as she approached.
Lizzie, feared you would not GOMEZ"
he exclaimed, reaching over and ciasping
her hands, while she saw his eyes CLEAN
through the murk with light that set her
heart futtering and her pulses throbbing.
Il had to steal away" she replied, in a
low tone, feeling that her checks We're
burning "If fathcr'd seen me-
Il should not have had that pleasure.
Thank fortune he did not see you 1t Is a
cruel fate that makes our families foes,
while we love each ether, for you cannot
deny YOU love me, sweetheart. =
He drew her closer, and one arm slipped
about her shoulders. She struggled and
demonstrated a little, but she soon stood
with bent head listening to his impplsive
declaration Of love.
II J We're a sceundrel," he said, II
might try To induce you to run away with
me, but | mean to win you by fair means,
and win you l will
Father =
Il know, sweetheart, but say you will
marry me, and l will find some way to OBJ
tain his consent. | will go to him tomor-
row and ask for you.
No. no! That would ruin all. You
don't know my father He is SO stern ana