Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-11-19

So FAtFgts ~ asssA 3aFA NNrHNttt
sutsialu- eae~ usere into TIE raoaruful
Aey frns nDieA I.eia's sud1sn appear.
anee Ha9 fuisutarsly arosass-1 hzr.
-Eeers - tas furkey sAns 20 N q
rerp ana ias hskla' q doae. 8ad In
tcst AKIN them swnAes and~
eta ia cried Ida. she bad fGt.
tcrsa a. the wa1ow. -wh-s glsrieus
rvs Be- ees sterklea ever with n,fie
6rese ~ ' Nay ! mske some
wrs tas gar she @nl8 co. pie@se So
yes-
Mrs Nlshett sald -yeS@--it wunla
have hecn hard work 70 ssg -uo~ 70
r5aa--arsl TIE riri soon came RI, her
sprca guif - the sprisS q the old ma
BE sfee. uhoe shndosy hua<hs kept
TIE winiew veiied with ecol shadows
tf.Fqugh TIE rtsrlng sumner days and
showerca fading gold upss the dead
grass wbeu The autumn came
aIrw Nls0esf lookea with tenderness
upon the graceful Little figure seated
on the hearth rus when The shine o.
the high heaEed iozS lost itself In her
hgzwhf hair shd made sparkles 10 her
eyes. a. fhe wrcaths ana trails q an-
suusn leaves grew rapsd5y beneath Der
aeft aagers
Ida she sid sostly. srIda. my
DEAR Ida tooked up
Il saw your Aunf conssance yesser-
dzy. but there's suEnethin' reserved
about Der. and didn't Ike to ask
about whether yoa had decided 70
-. -. -. . .....s..-s,.s... GO sa-ss hssssmsss
zy dear. 1o@4 ard were talkin' last
nighf. and we both thcGght what
eosnsorT IL would be TO have you her"
"~Io have the hereT1
We're osd and we're aioDe. and
somehow wc've beth took a fancy 10
Jon. my child 50 when your Aunt
Constance goes back to the city. II yua
choose to come here
Mrs. Nlsb~tt paused abruptly and
burst into tears
1--WE had q little giri onee. ny dear.
AID II she'd lived she woald la hcen
nigh about your sge"
f.s1la Irs The leaves drop down 90 the
aoor a. abe spraaE 10 and threw both
arras round tao old wonan's neck
"oh. Mrs. Slssett. she whispered
saftly. ~yua src 50 very. very KIDD
Believe nae. appreciate Il all bat
bat I hardly knaw how to tell yoa.
Mrs. Slstpett listened iaffntly. Lida
smils.4 and Cziqa 5 little and then whsa-
psred 10 igw' IL was seascvlg audible.
Il am soshx 80 es married.
s.Marrigss~ calculated Mrs. Sls1'ett
with ala w0usaa's interest 10 thas las-
postaot psece q information Ard
wha tor
your soa lives In IoWa-lD rarilaS
tnng~
Yea"
.wen. dla he ever nentIon the name
or
Ida paused. her checks glowing
roses Old Nlstyit bad come Ia With an
aFlzfaI of wood. bringing gale with
him fran the fFussy outer world.
IN tell y0u by and by" Whispered
Ida % ate went back TO hsr work.
"Joel u 80 out again artsr awhile"
Thought Mrs. Sistsrtf, and then III
hear about I.Ada's b~anL"
Bst 1oei sat down before the are
with q complaerat satisfaction which
h4caed ID fox the Eratineatsoa o. his
wife's curiosity. and finally accompa-
nird Ida baine. thus frustrating an
his wife's designs and cutting OF her
chance o. bearing IidA's story.
Dear nae.T thought she. Il 6ou't BE-
iicye the man was ever born who
knawed when be wasn't wanted! How
lonesome II seems when LAdas snae,
What doss the girl want 80 ges married
fos when could ha' took such a sight
q comfort with herY oh. dear. dear.
IL DOES s~ela as IL the wovId was all
askewF'
The next day. sn spite OF the weather
prophets prediction OF snow. aawus,d
clear and brilliant SIS the dying snsle
OF Indian summer. by IL O'Clock AIRS.
Nlsbett was dressed IN her best silk
and cap. with the turkey browning
beautifully In the oven and the Gran
berry tarts doing credit to themselves
as wen as 10 their maker. the table
set. the IRE high heape5 with cracking
logs and the plates dressed with coro-
nals Of autumn leaves Aunt Con
stance. n tall. prirn maiden lady Of un.
certain age. stood before the bedroom
looking glass arranging her eosnurr.
Ida. 10 blue dress with a late au-
t1mn rose in her hair. was tripping
hither and thither as Light footed and
helpful as half dozen household fat
ries merged into one. while Mrs. Ms.
bett stood regarding her with loving
eye. murmuring to herself:
We'll. well. !, seems like II was the
Lords win 20 deny rs Of just what we
most want, but II had daughter
could wish she ~as like Ida"
A the Old kitchen clock struck
Mrs Nisb~tt, booking from the window.
gave little cry.
There he copaes-thsre comes Joel.
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