Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-12-28
the BlTER BlT.


A lady OF very yenteel an' respectable
appearance called one day IN pr"mi
nen, New England postmaster, with a
letter in her hand, which se insisted
had been broken ,pen am re.sealed,
She handed The letIe' t" ,hepos'na >ier,
who examined, II and appearances GER
'au"ly seemed to justify he assertion.
She further declared that she knew well
which clerk in the aMcee had b,o ken 1t
open. aud thar he h I'd previously served
several of her letters IN The same way.
Upon hearing this, the postmaster re-
q,ested her to walk INSIDE lhe office, and
p1,ni oml iht. person whom she Suspected.
) icn III unusual pheu"aenon as the
app al t"ce "i a lady msldt the etilcr
pa ,ti:-i ~ ANY d.. supposed, deciied
>t.aSa,im u"ng HE cleik- here a.sem-
bied. Nnr Wa the sen.arita, diminished
IN intensity when The postmaster Inform.
ed them that the lad, was there Tor ihH
purpose II identifying the person who
had been gully oi breaking pen her lets
ters
the NV lies, feelings Of .ur osily and so-
nri.ade III the m,nd nf aim every one
u essu,, aad e,ch one con>ci"uS ol IN.
II. cpnce, md I-rd Col, rrtnrr' a. to whom
that s,nnehol, else might be. whom the
aecnsiug angel y vas To fix upon as the
ulprt
An their conlec,ure> fell wide OF the
mark. After loQkrll about 'or Il mo-
meni. the lady pointed ON the last man
whom any one IN the office would have
suspected oi such an otience- one oi the
oldest aud most reliable ut their number.
That, the person" -aid she, na'ci-
ting him b, y slight nod Of the head
and II he persists IN making "a Tree with
my letters, viii certainly have him Ar.
rested. " by my letter, should .."aNs
be selected for th'- purpose, canoot 'n-
s95ne; but # any more "f them are touch.
ed he viii wish h. had le, then, aane.'
i'hs direc, charge, and ,hese threats,
produced agre c. um 'tlon among the
,eloN-cierk> has m the mind ef ,he
gentleman accused.
Waiting t1r 4 moment after she had
spoken. he srnk. tie btea'h,e>s s,ience
,aal followed her word. by SAYING, Calm
:. nai |. nv "a.as ~.
lIav" YOU Concluded your remarks,
mat dam ;"
/ Il hlec, sir, i"r the present
Then. IN adam. | viii take the liberty
to In,lH. YOU thai your husbiud Is the
person on whom you ought To- txpend
your indignation. lie has, at different
tunes laken several at Your letter, fro u
the office, opened them and read them,
aad after re-s-ali,g, returned them tn
the letter b,X, having made certain d.
coyerirs IN those letters, Ia which he for
ced me Ia lIstra a. furnishing snf!iGieui
yruund f,r his course, and ln>tlt, lnn for.
iner suspicious He earnestly requested
me never TO disclose who opened the let
l.t,. aud | >hpd!d have continued to nb-
serve secresy, hal not your accusation
totrr1 me to this disclosure in seIt-de
t,ocA II you wish TO have my state.
m-nt coiraboraIe :. ,h,nk can produce
a reliable witness
lne idit Ili dOi rtpl, 10 tins prop -
tlon, hut mad, 4 precl lpit,te rrirear, iev-
ing the clerk IN tsre, OF the Il Id, aud wa
never aiterward, seen at the p,sl-ntfice
THE DEAD LETTER.
The follow,n. Is contributed by
Dave of the Colun,5ns (Ohio) post.
off -. -
Darn. nv term nf -ary,ce at the gen
erd LeAvety Of III : Office. i. was my Gus.
~ up II rrrr vlus dead letters from
y ,>hn.,an Cay, t. IN rke lis, OF the
n ane, o' the prrson> To- wh m ,hey were
,idre,.ed aui stick II M IN he lobb,
oi Ne III =. " n notice, Call tar D .ad
Le -rr,
ule day 40 elaborate specimen OF
Enr'> s,n.. whose bawny f;sr ani taund
N uIier sernrd Ia drn,ie a con,truc-
u n with .n eye ,iEgIe I" Amer can rail.
rt,ds. mlnued mto the utfice. aud up Ia
the lrh cni'un.y the Aforesaid list
ie boxed a. II nnta~nt, and burst ,nio
tear- ! spike To hun through the win.
dow. aud asked hn what was the mat
ter.
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