Show not farmer ellsworth lives in the suburbs of a little massachusetts town and is a man of considerable consequence among his friends and neighbors during tho long winter evenings he and aunt huldah his wife read much and his comments on the literature of the day though not often grammatically expressed often display discrimination not long ago he tools a book of short sketches of country life from the town library and when ho brought it back he had to pay a email fine having kept it several days over the time allowed tin willin an glad to pay it too he said as be laid down his pile of coppers you enjoyed it then asked the librarian br arian enjoyed it I 1 should think we dial eaid farmer ellrworth Ella worth my wife specially has ready every one of them stories twice over but im bound to say he added in his character of critic that it aint exactly what I 1 should call writing why its jest like folks youth youths companion |