Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-11-07

have no business on this side of the riy.
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In a moment the intoxicated ruffians
surrounded their astonished victims, and
Jack Walker, in rude, menacing tones
addressed the alari.lcd circle you
must all come into the grocery, and
drink general toast to the friendship
Of the two nations
A dignifed middle-ased gentleman.
of pure Spanish descent, replied with
| polished courtesy
I'VE would be delighted to join YOU
in the proposed conviviality, but, as you
perceive, we have ladies in charge, and
must, Therefore, for the present, decline
the honor. And he pointed at fairy
t1rm that hung qnivering on his arm
Mexican girls love brandy as we'll as
anybody else /; bring her along too +
answered the other, with an insolent
burst of laughter.
bring her along-the more the mer-
rier and if she don't like the liquor, we
will sweeten it with kisses = exclaimed
the inebriate companions.
Gentlemen, appeal to your sense of
honor and propriety for the privilege of
free passage through the streets, espec-
tally when accompanied by my daughter,
urged the Spaniard, in persuasive ac-
cents, but with flashing eyes.
Let her show her lace, and if she is
pretty, you may so. responded the bull
| lies
| Il submit to your reason as men, and
your ehivalry "a Americans, that such a
request is insulting to a modest woman,
demonstrated the father in the mild.
est manner. while the crimson Of shame
and indignation colore, his complexion
to the very temples.
Modest woman : vociferatcd Jack
Walker. with yell of dcrision do
I, GU think we are such fools as to believe
in the chastity os grcasars : And with
a sudden motion Of his hand he snatched
the veil from the yisa,c of the frighten-
cd girl.
Tne act revealed features of such ex-
traordlnary beauty as astonished even
the base perpetrators themselves. aud
I filled the bystanders with wonder and
admiration: for no picture could be more
charming than that child like, inno 'eut
i face, which were the light of its divinity
purity as a halo. No star of the sum
mcr azure were ever more brilliant than
those dark diamond eyes, now dcwy
with grief and apprehension
/ But the ratilans. at frs. struck with
SO enchanting vision, hltcred only an
instant in their dissraceful purpose
and their leader, glasping forcibly the
terrified maiden 5 fingers, ordered with a
vulgar oath-'Comc on, my dear \
glass Of wine will put you in better spir-
it's
She uttered Wild Shrek of angnish
and fear, while the agitlted father called
in vain upon the spectators for aid AID
protection but no one seemed inclined
to arouse the lnurdcrous wrath of those
by so much as word Of intcrpositioa
although half a hundred persons looked
with shuddering horror and emotions OF
pity at the singular scene, and the sher-
if himself scanned it round the cor
ncr.
| All at once, the manly figure Of the
stranger, Captain Milton Clayton, was
seen hurrying up the streets, as he cried,
in voice of thundcr-'W Wfetohes how
dare you insult woman:
Quick as thought. the two bad broth
crs, Bill and George Walker, drew their
Deringers and fired at the intruder upon
their privileged sport-for with them a
combat always consisted of word and
blow, but they usually took precedence.
However, in this case, either from eX-
cess of haste or the mere design Of in
timidation, they both missed their com
mon mark, and the second afterwards
the right arm of each dropped to his
side. shattered by brace of bullets
from the revolver of their unexpected
foe.
Instantly their chiettain Jack relin-
quished his hold on the young girl, and
unsheathed large knife, rushed at the
enemy. But he share similar fate with
the others, as third ayenging bal
broke every bone in his shoulder, and
the remainder of the gang fled away in
a panic of CONSERVATION.
Captain Clayton, after receiving the
grateful acknowledgements of the Span
lar and his beautiful daughter. hasten
ed to the office of a mas sistrate, related
r what he had done, and demanded an i'm
mediate investigation. His deed, it i,
true. met with the appreciation of &
large majority in the community but
the desperadoos had many friends. ant
these employed the ablest attorney in the
place to prosecute.
The accused, had no need of legal as
sistapce. He defended his own conduct
. in manner so mastery, and showed
, such thorough acquaintance with the
, standard principles and precedents /"
t jurisprudence, as to prove himself al
once an accomplished orator and consum
mate lawyer and accordingly he was
dismissed without bail, amidst the gen
eral acclamations of the assembled mul
f titude who regarded him as a hero o
the ighest class, wonder of the worlc
| being worthy of all honor and es