Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-25
MIR. AND NJ RS. JIM.
BY CpKtSSE ARrHuK STEWART.
begun In issue of Nov. ~


like woman.
"Are you going to compete with the
Chinamen?" i asked him.
~ suppose look ridiculous" lie said
with manly flush spreading over his
face But | couldn't let Jesne do the
washing. On my lie | Couldn't" he
burst tort h suddenly and vehementIy as
though giving vent to a long pent-up
emotion. "iler little hands would get
rough at such work, and 1t would give
her cold. She's delicate, you know, and
not like one OF our farm bred girls
"You are very kind and considerable,
Hollis" said; "are there many like you
around here?"
My feelings in regard to Jeane were I'M
dergoing a change. | no longer thought
her lot was to be so much pitied.
July q.
have frequently missed Hollis just
before meals, and to day discovered the
reason why. There was a strong qior OF
broiling meat pervading the house which
was so appetizing that | ventured into
the kitchen. Jeane was down in the
cellar whipping cream for some sort OF a
pudding, and Toggins, big virile Toggins,
was standing before the uniidded stove
most masterfuliy manipulating a beef
steak aud n tosster.
"weil,' exclaimed, that's well done
Brsvo!'
..Cau;ht again, he said, looking amused
81 Away do this, Jeane gets her face so
red. She has a delicate skin, you know
SO do all the face toasting work my
self
wa ched him with feeling like secret
applause. had begun to admire Hollis
'.rh res quite knack,'' he continued,
I'm broiliug steak. II the bone is too
thick and keeps the meat from touching
the irons, it should be sawed down.
You have to season the meat first, so
when 1t cooks IL will cook into the flesh
anu put little butter on 1t afterwards
while it's hot.
decided that Jeanc was 10 be congrst-
Ia ated In having won such an exceptional
husband.
afterwards learned that Hollis did all
OF the harder farm work. 1t was he who
made the fires, MIXED the CONS, aud drew
all the wnter from the we'll for her to use.
lie stroye TO make her liie easy and as
much OF u lady's As WAS possible And II
he did what ordinarily would he termed
woman wurk, lac did 1t with II manly
grace aud hardy dignity that would
haye eoasHsnaei respect from anyone.
jrIY -
have i,arned all tina. Is knoAn Of
Jeano'- histor,. Jeane herself has told
me some Of the speeche, ot Mrs. Godfrey
that Mrs. Query called "uneanny
II used to Wonder," said Jeaue, land
question my mother. w no are we? Heve
we always lived thus? Aud VIII we nj
ways tive -u''
Look at the hills, my child; can't
they teach you repose?' SHE would an
swer. As long as you know othing,
you can speak without the consciousness
OF lying
but want to see the world, per
sisted.
'''De Senaucour says; In the world
man lives in his own age; in solitude, in
all ages, she would reply.
"'But feel cut out for something else, >
argued.
"'Ah, my child,
Full many II flower was born to blush unseen,
And waste it, sweetness ON the desert air,
she would repeat.
But it seems to me that | remember
something of connection, OF excitement,
before we came here; OF quarrelling,' |
observed. At this my mother would
look panied.
'.'Better peace, with obseurity, than
strife with publicity she would say, and
quote:
'"oh. better, no doubt i dinner OF herbs
When seasoned by love, which no raneor dis
turbs,
And swretened by all that i sweetest in life,
Than Gurbot, bi-lue, ortolaa-. cate"in -trife-
AT last she promised to tell me every
thing that I desired To know when WAS
eighteen. and to take me out INTO the
world then. But she died when | wa-
only seventeen.
''Sht gave mc a very good education aud
taught uie need e-work ana 10 play on an
old =piuei hst NJ. pUrrry had aud
which q tune, tom Ellsworth had put in
July y.
The uorsey fishing boats That | have
been sea-. l-a. Ltrv to watcu, Aa.e nos
been ia the hay, since my Arrival, night
or day, but ana requested TO stiiI remain.
July =.
think that / can divine now why
Jeane married Toggins. Her mother
dead, no money, and no knowledge OF
any relative, or friends that the tie OF con-
saupuinity would give her the right to
call upon, she vas loath 10 be burden 10
Mrs Query Mrs. Query protested
warmly against her marriage TO Hollis,
however, whom she declared was no tit
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