Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-16

the Court of Sessions. On these occs-
sions h p Ills up his cstab.ishm. mt, d
large one.horse wagon, in front of the
City Hill. Capt T. did this on Tu esaay
last. He drove down Id ,ut noon. hitch
ell his horse to p ST. and INT in the
jail, to ''burn torch with the sheriff.
Lewis SIN m,kes tn h.St Havannas. three
fora quarter. While he was lighting his
cigar. and ,kinga memorandum of til,
prisoners. an old-f.shioned oil gent cam
along with u bundle under his arm Tn
old-sshioned old gent saw Officer Wha-
len. With whom h ID, entered into Converse.
ton,
Whose wagon is this 'ere:'
A gentlemans who resides just out Of
the city,
IN which direction:
'Wst"
'Wmd'r if he would not give mo a
lift. anil let me ride as far as the Cherry
Val ey turnpike: I'm very tired. having
trampcd over thirteen miles since NOR.
ming.
''.ct yor de. OF coars, he will
Get in, and take b ck seat
The old gent accepted the inv tati"n
and got ia. H. was just adjusting him
self comfortably when PiIlsbury returned
from the jail
Pillsbury seeing an old man with bun
die in the wagon. and an officer standing
by the side Of it came to the conclusion
that the iom.r was under convlctlon.'
while the latter was keeping watch over
him.
In a moment after this, the policeman
marched out Of the ity Hall with three
ladies an seven ''convicts
going up for various terms, from thirty
days . SIX moaths. The ladies and gem
tlemea having taken their se.ts, aptaln
Lewis jumped in. introduced u twenty
shilling wnip to the attention Of SloO
horse, and started for the Penitentlary
The old s,ntIem il t,lked with the new
comers in {. friendly manner, and thought
for the time bein, tn he I'd got In thu
most asrc ,ablc society that he had yet mel
with sine he left ~ r.nnun.'
At the top of State street the old maj
|, said, hold on"
Mr. Pillsbury said, "silcnce'
: Old gent said, 'don's want to 60 fur
ther.
Mr.. Pillshnry said, "qiite likely, bu
he must ask him to finish up the ,ide.'
Old gent insisted tha. business calle,
him to the Cherry Vail y turnpike.
Mr. Pll sbury SAID, he would have t.
postpone it to more auspicious period
i'd gent persisted in getting out.
Mr.. Pillsbury SAID, ii he undertook i
he would shoot i'm down.
Old gent s:id, "such conduct is out
r,geous,' and wanted to ~now what i
meant:
MIR. Pillsbury said he would drop hin
line by the next mail. and let him know
Old gent said ii he didn't stop The Wa (
On he d jump ont.
Mr.. Pillsbury said, if he did he chucl
him ir again.
The old gentleman undertook to jump
. o,.t he WAS caught I'm the centre, an
made to take his seat III the bottom c
the wagon.
In THIS condition he reached the Peni
,cntiary.
=. VIVA, place is this ::
a cnalr tactory-jump out and take
: ook.'
4 Chair factory! l want no chair factt
res | tell you again. w 20: buslne,
g IL tn, Cherry Valley Turnpike, and can
Il .ool away my time looking at rattan
!. the protest. no sever. did no good. IT
n old gent was bundled out. tie W;
narcned into the receiving room. whe
lie was ''astonishel past belief" lie w
lniresscd, and before he could enter pr
t,st. was soused into d bathing tub. rul
u beu down with a soft brick. and installe
IN ..+ho c""~n l.ot ,~:- - .,~"ooso NO o.
saw He was th.n reg .stercd and sci
" to the shop for ,b of wo k Here h
, indis ion broke out afresh, and was RAJ
= idly l'alins to rebellion, when one
- the k epers proposed 70 give him
3" showerinS." lnstea Of that he was loc
- ed up in a cell. This finished up the b,
=. sinass on Tu 81 ~ evening. On Wcdne
" day. Mr. Pillsbury was down the sire
y called at the Police Office. and entere
y into conversation with Whalen.
= Got queer old customer at the Pen
" tcntiary'
= Who is he ,
'Tha old fellow took up yesterday
= What! the old nan with the bundl
who SIT in tn, back part OF the wagon
= The same. tie is the queercst actin
y prisoner ever saw,
Prisoner! Why, he is no prisone
! He is an old chap that got in the waso
the purpose Of 'iding to the top
Washington rect.
'How did be get in the wssoa:'
: j told him b. wisas. Didn't b te
. you:'
.Ofeourse not. ! would not give hil
). a chance
The result, of this interview may /
!, very easily guessed. Mr.. p. discovsra
:, that be had made mistake, and N .de !
!. speed to rec,ity it. A. soon as be ooul
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