. Maine in history and romance. stairway of the Johnston Mansion Glimpses of an Old Home: The Intimate Gossip of an Old Town By LOUISE WHEELER BARTLETT GLIMPSE I. 1844. ji^^ ALLY PERKINS came dancing along the rough wood roadfrom Moores Hill, where she had been to pick a basket oftender green tips of fir balsam, from which to make a^j^^ pillow. Her mother was a great sufferer from neuralgia,aV cv 4X| and balsam was considered a sure cure. As she camewithin the ramparts of the old British fort the fast gathering Novembertwilight enveloped her. Here she was alone in the gloaming, so near thespot
. Maine in history and romance. stairway of the Johnston Mansion Glimpses of an Old Home: The Intimate Gossip of an Old Town By LOUISE WHEELER BARTLETT GLIMPSE I. 1844. ji^^ ALLY PERKINS came dancing along the rough wood roadfrom Moores Hill, where she had been to pick a basket oftender green tips of fir balsam, from which to make a^j^^ pillow. Her mother was a great sufferer from neuralgia,aV cv 4X| and balsam was considered a sure cure. As she camewithin the ramparts of the old British fort the fast gathering Novembertwilight enveloped her. Here she was alone in the gloaming, so near thespot where stood the gibbet on which they hung Ebenezer Ball. Every bit of strength left her limbs. Could she ever get by theplace? Why had she allowed herself to be so late? Her feet seemedto be rooted to the ground. She murmured to herself, If I escape theshade of Ebenezer, it will be just my luck to run plumb into the ghost ofthe little drummer boy who was starved to death in the dungeon. Col-lecting all her courage she made a w
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