Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-09-19

Is this exclaimed, the state of so
ciety in Barcelona ?
L am sorry to say it is said he; 'bu
if you say SO, l will do my duty I vii
have these men arrested and punished
| advise you, however, to stop whert
you are. and say nothing about it,
l thought we'll of his advice, hasten
ed back to my ship, and held my tongue
Possibly this magistrate, who appeared
so very friendly to me, was a confeder.
ate OF the smusglers. | did not think
SO at the time.
l disposed of my wheat, and in the
meantime ascertaincd thet the wine
which had been purch. &ea, ard which
was to have been ready for me at the
port, had not been brought down from
the vineyard, which was about thirty
miles distant in the country. To wait
for it would not bring it, and deter
mined to go to the vineyard and hasten
its transmission to the port. | procur-
ed a horse Of an innkecper, and inquired
the way. Not understanding Spanish,
derived but little benefit from his di-
rections, but understood hlm when he
in the right direction. but the road soon
divided, and when | inquired Of a foot
man, who was near, which road should
TAX, qaien sab : [who knows: was the
reply. | threw down the reins and gave
the horse liberty to choose, He chose
readily, and guided as well as carried
by him, arrived in .hc afternoon in
sight of city, which knew was ncar
the end of my journey. l still trusted
to the horse, sat upright in the saddle,
and thus rode zigzag. turning from street
to street, and nearly through tlo city,
when the horse, suddenly turning short,
sprang under an arch into a court, and
stopped at the bottom Of fight Of
stairs, which led into large hotel. 4
man came to the door, and addressing,
not me. but the nor5e. welcomed him
home. l dismountcd, obtained loGg-
ings for the night, and a conveyance to
the vineyard in the morning.
The wine was not ready, and | staid
at cottage near the vineyard two OF
three weeks. | would bcre desclibe the
mode Of making vine but, as you do
not drink it, I sill pass it over. l was
shocked to see them tread the luscious
grapes with their dirty feet, but they as
sural me- that all the filth worked out
when the juice fermcnted.
at length finished loading my vessel
and set sill for Boston. l had rich
cargo under my care. besides good bills
in my pocket, and | had become nervous
from excessive anxiety and overstraii!ed
efforts. To ne every specl, in the hori-
zon looked Ike French rfiras sar. and
often set my sails fora race, but was
never pursued. In a few weeks | arriv-
cd safe in Boston harbor.
Ny ship WAS telcgraphcd, and the
owners carve on board to see me. They
hai received my protest from Naples,
and had heard nothing from me. They
welcomed M cordially, and inquired
the ncws. | told them | was too weary
to tell them news. but they ~oGid fnd
what most Interested them in my ac-
counts. which on my way home, / hal
prepared for their examination Then,
leaving the snip in their care. has,cned
to seel, gsst at home.
\ few days afterwards I returned to
Boston. and met my owners and more
ioyfnl party never saw together. The
amount of profit much surpassed their
expectations, and they Immediately be-
gan to plan another voyage. But ] told
them taat needed ycpose, and should
them followed me out and took me aside.
i observe. said he, that you have not
p ar rnl IN ,tOrr accounts tnc money