Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-10
New York Correspondence
New YoRK CRY, Aug itb

life exceeds the fiction OF S,.Tr
DICKENS and we wonder when revelation.
are made, verging so near the unI l,pu,ed
ground lrodden by the noyelisls. tina, CO
few authors take the thread of real Gf,
and weave them, Ins tead Of using tho
wool OF romance.
WV MCFARLAND was born in bo
township of Birgsllew, Scotland. June
18th. 1903. There were two bro,be,,
older Than himself aud one sisis, YOUNG.
er. Ia his fifteenth year he entered \,
academy aud a, the age Of 90, assumed
the duties of school master. Abou,
this time the most susceptible period in
fife, he Tell in love with a blue.eyed las,
aud was betfo.hed to her. But, in an
evil hour William introduced the fairon.
to his brother and ere long saw the affect.
,ons he imagined wholly his own. rtad.
unlly bestowed upon the brother who fin.
ally married her. Broken hearted
crushed in spirit, William cared h,,c
what now became OF him. aud the yea,
1890 found him across the ocean and IN
the city OF New York lis eccenitr
appearance Immediately attracted auen.
ton aud day a,llowed day, during which
his peculIar,,,es were the .ubjec, Of re.
mark aud conjecture as to his former
habits ard HISTORY. lodging in a lime.
Kiln, the sobriYuet OF the lime ku man
was bestowed upon him, by which he ha,
been known ever since. For the last
fifteen wears he has been accustomed 10
sleep ~ kiln IN Fourteenth street. tie
owner OF which having given orders tia,
he should no, be disturbed in his sinru.
lar choice Of sleeping apartment. VIZ.
he dIa not. but WAS wnnt 10 occupy the
ia, with stroIliu- abuu, the city, visiting
every day Fulton Market where meal,
ncie furnished him wiihou, char. e he
would no, beg. but nese: declined any.
ihn. rendered hin by the hand Of syn.
palhy OF beuesolence. whcth,r II was taoi
II money The only book he was ever
known 10 read va. the Bible and Could
quote from il with the sase aud reiine,,
OF an accomplished TheoIeg!an. NJ.
paper, hc was very fond al aud AWAY,
mad a qnantn, OF .,em about him.
So he lived iacliufu III bus Manner,
lew under.ioI hini, but from occasions.
Neutrality-suspicious. OF Sunshine 6ursiif.
Though the gloom clouds OF dsapPoia!.
n,en,. i. va, evident tina: he poSscs,rl
qualities. honorable alike 10 the heal AM
heart and that, had not the current Of "a.
istence been 50 rudely changed. he ~east
have mad. respectable member ii, II
ut e",'ncd an honor.6le position IL
s"cieiy. BuG the qancr Of Cupid to
use the words Of Inflated L. T. l. haus
1t the gi'dle OF Fate. aud. tickle Dam.
she wrecked has hopes aud sen, him lori.
i wlnderer- an outcast.
s. he lived.
Thursday week ago he MES return.
ng from the market Where he prucu'ed
Il, meas, when he WIS taken suddenly
al; removed Ia the hospital he l,ngetel
a iule while aud then died
Thus he died,
Such is the history oi lie S ai il,
deed and sorrowiul to survey. The sud
den blow he received ia Yon,h--the ,e',
fIble awakening from thai dream OF love
lett upon hi,n no alternative bu, The
one chosen. Faith hist, love reJee.sJ.
confidence betrayed Lilies promise shat
tered. all, all by one swil, stroke. VIA
he suffered 1t Is Impossible iar m,u 10
know lie KEEP. his scere, we'll aud bl;
for one who knew him IN his Scotisa
home, even these facts would hav. re-
manned unreyesled. Blu, the weary
heart lsnowqaic.. May he rest in peace
Wosx, WoKE, WoRk, On Wednes.
DAY evening last, there was large gath
rrlns Of working men IN the Park TO
protest against the action Of the Cry
in relation 10 stree, cleaning,
BY which thousands would be thrown oas
81 employment. By the new contract
Machinery takes the place Of Muscle and
his is objected to.
We half imagine the meeting to have
been go, up by Political chaps for Their
'wn bene6. instead OF the benefi, Of the
class
EMIeRASrs. BY the las, repor. Of the
Commissioners Of Emigration We notice
ha. only 1000 arrive at cur port weekly.
Most OF those who arrive are in the most
condition to be imagined and
he Commissioners have already over.
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