Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-03-15


and forgetting ali about the wi.der
Rowell, who didn't get env.
Then, the widder watching taem
like cat and mouse. II sepms Ar'nias
took to writing poetry IL Miss Apcbe
and leaving it around WIZ '.cd he
likely to find it. One d., D fua . a
poem and dropped II in nne her rub
Der overshoes in the hall rack an;l Miss
Phoebe wore that poem unlerfooi MI
one rainy day before she fond it. all
damp and muddy. Another time he
dropped poem in her umbrella. that
being handy. too, in the front hall. and
when she opened 1t in front of the
postoffice some silly girls got hold Of 1t
when 1t dropped out. and Miss Phoebe
had to pretend she didn't know where
1t came from.
Il guess Miss Phoebe as well as An
anias was having hard time. both of
'em being under the widder's eagle eye.
But it was worse for Ananias, for re
had to keep two jealous females apart
and
II told you he was double dealing
and cat footed" interrupted Maria.
well. to make my story short, 1t
seems that the night of the fire the
wilder Rowell had been burning some
rubbish in her kitchen stove and when
she went to bed there were some rags
smoldering there. In some way the
fue was stopped up-swallers' nests in
the chimney. guess-and along about
midnight the house was filled full Of
smoke.
The wilder screeched Fire. and ran
out into the road In a blue flannel
nightgown. and Miss Phoebe screamed
herself hoarse as she stood beside her.
she wearing a pink 6annel-ahem"
said the captain hurriedly. in response
to a warning glance from hts wife's
eye.
1T don't see why them details are
necessary" chided Maria severely.
The captain scratched his chin
thoughtfuily.
Seems funnier to think Of the two
Of 'em. one In blue and t'other In pink
well, Maria. I'm going on with the
story.
Seems Ananias had been out to
lodge meeting and he was just getting
home when it happened, and he found
them hollering fire. Cap'n Charlie VII
Lis had already telephoned to the en-
CINE house. and there was nothing for
Ananias to do but try to save some Of
the valuables.
1T was an exciting scene. Cap'n
Charlie says. The wilder was hol-
lering for Ananias to go in and save
he. pocketbook and her gold watch
from under her pillow. and Miss Phoe-
be was screeching at him II he loved
her to go and do the same kindness
for her
$50 Ananias. being brave In some
ways. tied a handkerchief over his
mouth and sailed into the house. He
had to grope his way around upstairs
to find their pillows with the treas
ures under them and not trying TO save
anything OF his own he staggered
downstairs again and gave the widder
a bundle tied In a handkerchief and
another one just like it to Miss Phoebe.
Then, being little man and not much
stamina to him. he just tainted away
from swallowing too much smoke.
Just then the fire company arrived.
towing the engine. and by the time
they'd flooded the widder's dining room
FIRE was In the stove and nowhere else.
but the smoke was all over the house.
''Cap'n Charlie says that them three
was the maddest people be ever saw.
Both the wimmen being caught dlsha-
bully. as Miss Pringle said. was bad
| enough, but 1t seems that Ananias had
| mixed up the bundles under their pill
lows. and while the wilder had Miss
| Phoebe's watch and pocketbook and
small cargo Of Ananias' poems to her
| lone Of them was called. To my Phoe-
be Bird why Miss Phoebe had the
| widders watch and money and pack
age Of Anansas' love letters tied with q
blue ribbon-Marta, do you sleep with
,, M isove letters tied with blue ribbon
under your pillow! demanded the cap
tain. turning to his good wife
do go on, Barnabas. We're dying
to hear tile rest Of it" urged Maria.
| "Well, the rest Of II was a terrible
wrangle between the wilder and Miss
| Phoebe Pringle when the two ladies
exchanged private and personal prop
erty and private and personal opinions
of each other. and their opinions
wasn't fattering. neither. As for Ana
| MAS. when he found out what had
happened he give himself up for lost.
and naturally he come TO me to wealth
er the gale. Miss Phoebe went hot
foot back to Little River. while the
widder's been busy cleaning up her
house.
"And where's Ananias been keeping
himself all this timer asked Maria
suspiciously.
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