Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-18
MIR. AND MRS. JIM.
ny CoRisNE ARTHUR STEWART.
tBegun In issue OF Nov. ll.l


the house in vain; there was no response.
| walked around to the rear where flock
OF pigeons and drove OF geese were
making a great ado. The pigeons rose in
a whiring sweep and settled on the roofs,
but the geese came toward me antago-
nisticalls craning their necks and open
ing their bills to stretch their little red
tongues out at me; making splitting,
Kissing noise at the same time. tied my
horse to ne hitching post, and went to
sit Oh t.,, front doorstep; / would wait
until the inmates returned.
BY and by n tall, slender girl and
little chtid came into view from over the
fields ~ the direction OF the water, and
crossi g the road, turned up the gravel
walk The girl was dressed in pale blue,
and vore broad, white hat trimmed
with the same stuff. The child was in
white, with pink sun bonnet.
Sunmer visitors from the villa, | de-
CD 4, as | watched them; there Nas one
VIVA ia the neig hbor hood owned by
Nes Yorker. But there was marked air
of possession about the girl; she walked
IKE one who is treading on her own soil,
and who owns the air that she breathes.
she paused when she reached me.
"Do you wish something?' she asked
:, v.rvt,.hl. voice
ro... >, my foot in sofp. .,nkarras4-
ment.
II ain waiting for the people who ike
here, | explained,
81 live here she replied, looking nj me
j., ..,,,.,. s,,,,se,,.,,,. 81 am MFR. Tow
,,-,.a Mr. ,vhv shc srsrcely
fsaL,.I -,,,, ~, I,,rt...,. / falf am invnl-
-rptary r,,,r,a--i,t for it.r-a. do for all
,,.-r, ,...r,, ,,.,,n., INNS, rom
INA, t,uci,t ,,,-..lf .,.,nsint.d Win
=, -, -. r,.,,,r, mos, a., he ,.,,,,t.. IN
tta,,.,.l, ,.,,,,,t,.. b,,t hs1 never brard
,ftt.,r,,,,i,,s' SnTmadr hold tn oh
serv,
~ ,t..u.,h, That they we're farmers
sna,,s,,x., 90, H., NOT - she RENTED. q
mn. ,,r,,,.llv. .tlat /. what we ar..
any, bar .xnr...,nn uuron.eiou.ly
droo,,os -, ,.rmer,s wife
,a,t q. Lara tarold must have " hen
tho r,d,. ,,,srssuuounre1. ..rm only a
a
Eor,,t. wonsn viii hersunsbine com :
hiro,,o, ~ dsrodi,-like heauiv whit the
prac. OF a ros. and the sweetness OF a
violet took me nv storm. To be sure
saw tina, TN. material OF her dress was
c,..se-c,oth nm, il was made 80 sirily.
and a,ted a ipure much more in keeping
nth ,h. rsaln n, the drawing-room. I
,han,,,, ,,a, ,,i,h rho regions of the
,t,oha, She Looked acted stepped
hich-ho,, and her child WAS a dainty
,i,,,a c,..s,,,e although dark Of skin and
,a;r
I,,,,,,..r..d toy, ,roggins had come to
,,.,, h.r and ,,hat Turyins vas like him
so,, pnt h. satisfied nv curiosity in this
,,ao, hy scp..,iny unou the scene.
e7po0' ~ "Pi -. ,,,i,i.
=, ,.,'i,, MIN dirsc,lv p,encing
- $3.50, ,,,,,o ,,.es and hs,r from
-. ~, ,.r.,,,,,,,r. GRAY rendered
a,o,a,.,.,l.,, ITO looked reliable. euer-
,.a,,. ,,a ,at .a.i,y daunted or con-
al. ,i...sor, NJ emsn that
ar,ti,,ar,. yor,an might be proud
.i.,.',,.oa,.,,,,,., -, ,ortrershin for life
ID, ,,f,.i.l,..,,,h a fancifuI | would
,,~ III, t,i,,.,s.a rus.ic hero. beside
-, &C., I'm. l,ol,ad like a priu-
oa-a
-, ,,., ,,n,,,,.e ~ my intrusion,
,....i.,. much TO my sur
-, -, ,,,.k. me ss "A boarder.
- ,.,.,t 80, voiting ON. and
T., -, 80, ,.l-. care Of myself.
a, Wv, nn-.s and wagon back to
,.,- sou 10y bsttbrIce
osl- ,,,i.t ba,,,r,.u south Surry aud
,it ,,.,,,,.o,..d with the Bluehill
49, ,,,,.,,o.,h .tag,. route. Newbury
~. .,.,,.,.d ~ a Iittle island. with
o,t-n.ar,t nn.,ons md STYLES of its own.