Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-11-06
The Oys.crslIan's Ship.

gentleman whose name is well known
Il lived in large city and like all little
boys, took great delight in gazing in al
the shop-windows as passed along the
streets. Every day on my way to school,
[ went though narrow street or alley,
in which was an oysterman's shop. IL
was low, dingy building. but in the
window was an object which had a Won
derful fascination for my eyes. 1t vas
a model of a ship, male in wood. It
vas a tiny bit Of a thing. but all its
little masts and spars were beautifully
carved. and it WAS rigged with sails
small enough to match their miuute
proportions. o. how beautifully il
looked to my eager and admiring eyes,
and how oft. n | wished, as leaned
against the winlow-sash. that the dear
little treasure was my own. How
charm ne it would be to sec it floating
on pond how all my little visitors
would enjoy it.
Zone day balf dozcn of US boys came
5undlng down the street, as full o. fun
and frolic as most boys are when just
let out Of schoo!. The quiet-lookin9
old oysterm,n sat at his door as We came
=, Va ,o. ,ool.,,tnrad ma, and
,5e I,r,cr hos he,,n to teazs him to
give them the little sAip. He smiled,
and they grew more clamorons.
~ -, - ~ s'o,1la srst' said
,,o.b9r
81 sar all or.,or,,,, i've II to ma
sbo5taJ th,r1
II was F, finn; ,;ttl, fellow and stood
,,,rt wit,,,a, sn,,,,ny worI re.
,aenia, thi,k;n, tho othars were very
r",4a n ,,,,,na,e1 i,,r. to ,,,k a sucb i.
dnm,ad - t,,t s,,r Las ,y,v and vet
H. '',,s. h,,aaaad - 70 rha. ,v,,, cons;derod
the fist families in the city. During
these outcyies, the old man took the lit
tie snip from the w.ndow, and holding it
in his hand came out. Seeing this, the
boys crowded around him-more bolster
DUSTY than ever.
40, 70 away with your noise exclam.
ed he. rather testify, rushing them aside,
Il sh Il give it to none OF you Then
up to where | stood, he said to
ne. With A kindly smile on his weather.
beaten flce. 1T is yours. my lad. if YOU
would like it, anl | see bv your eyes
vou would. give it to you because you.
hal the good N lnners MOTTO ask for it,
Run home with it, little boy, and tell
your mother an glad she taught YOU
to be modest and civil to older people.
which few bows are, now-a-davs,"
MANY wears have gone over my head
since then, and have had my share of
and cnioyme.t, but / can
look back on few happier moments in
life, than that which made me the owner
IF the ovstcrman little ship .''-Ameri-
can WeSseng,r.
srnn,vc pooy (,oon-- S;,oo A.
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of preservation have become important.
as many crops bear hi CHER prices liter in
tie season than December. while Others
if badly stored are rendered of compara.
lively httlc valne. The strap.leaf red ton
AND other kinds cf white turnips. are
among thosa requiring the greatest care.
for if stored in too large bulk, withou,
proper ventilation, they become pithy in
'shoi. time Many methods are appeal.
cd to, but the one which we have found
successful. is to place a ridg. of turnip,
on the surface of the ground. three feet
wide at the base, OF any required LENGTH.
and forming at the top like the letter A.
This should be covered with soil duo from,
the sides, so as to leave a fiat, fourteen
inches wider than the heap, aud surround.
ing ,t.thus leaving ditch around the pile
to prevent the admission moisture to
the base of which the turnips are placed
The FIRST covering should not be NOR.
than four inches in thickness On ton
of the heap, at distances not greater than
five feet tnfts of straw should be placed.
which wilileave holes for ventilation. suf.
ierihS the s"'pinE ~,,nn,.staxe to mass of
the Weather become, more severe mo,o
dirt may be thrown on mill the wbo,.
thickness is twelve inches which will
prove amply suficicn. for the severc,t
weather. If tn, tu,nips are slightly
sweated in This hc,n hafo.e be;n, cov.,
a ffn Al r n