Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-12-12
Live Goals among Eels.

caused considerable fiutteriDg among tn
silks and satins. as well as the corduroy
Of our obese bunker friends. The gift
ed in crithomancy, and the desidiose gov
crnmental officials were stirred up fron
"centre to circumference. The onl
serious drawback to the infinite amuse
ment which that clever piece of satire oc
casioned, is to be found in the sombre
gravity with which it was taken by those
for whom the portrait was drawn. This
seriousness extended near enough the
North pole to disturb the nicely balanc-
ed jejunc lieutenant George lsaacs.-
The grave and moribu1d sheriff read it
instead Of the Bible, to the family circle
on the morning after its appearance, and
commented thereon with ''spccs' far re-
moved from the bridge of the nose
The stately and stiff gentleman who sits
at the receipt of customs, as uninvitinS
and as drcary as the trunk of the thick
barkcd hemlock stripped Of its foliage
by the forked liyhtnings of heaven, ad-
vised, only think of it, and disinter-
cstedly advised, citizen of Ellsworth,
a disciple of Professor Morse, t, pub
lish a card defensive. aud never uttered
H. -
generally, held a consultation, not much
removed in grave discussion. and learn
cd comments, from the ono which Irving
relates that took place on the account oi
the little man in black. The conSnlta-
tion was no. the most harmonious, no1
the conclusions arrived at the most accu.
rate and learned, vet it had soothing
effect upon the public mind, and Gained
in great measure the tempest in tea
pot which the ''unlc,tercd, "pointlcss, .
and "witless" satircst had created.
Wcca1 with pleasure state, with the
sacrcdness Of a Mussulman's oath, that
water continues to run down hill smoke
to ascend, the sun 10 shine near two
ffths Of the tine, the boys 70 slide as
usual and the earth to rcvoivc on It's
axis. unless there is 4 chance to still
doubt the CoPcnican Systcm-notwith-
standing the shock which all hunkcrdom
experienced on Friday last.
There never WAS presented in the
whole range of human action, better
living objects. more fitting occasion,
and more grotesque scene for the sat
rests pen. than the uncnrbed. olcasinous,
golly omnum-satherum held here which
our correspondent, hit SO admirably
The only difficulty found in treating the
subject, was to get far enough in the re-
gions of hyperbole, as that all might see
at glance, that it was fiction toanfed
on facts" and not intended 70 be pure
and simple truths. as they occurred.
We may as well here state, for 1t
oush, to be the truth, sit has been
sworn to often enough, tia, the usually
"balmly" men, were uana'urai@ sober
on the evening, and daring all the time
of the celebration We nope 10 one
viii dispute this point.
To be scrious,it is not that men Of good
minds, and generous hearts get out Of
the way at times, that make such scenes
so serious. but IS is that men Of large
pretensions, and early piety, of forty
yelrs7 standing; should acquicsce IN pla-
chg temptation in the way Of men OF
GOOD intentions but who have their in
armites. A rational, sober celebration,
is better than that which leaves sting
behind.
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