Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-01-08
MY punishment began with nv ride

monstrated, out the fellow only grnncd,
saying, mo time to lose, sir could
hardly bear to hear the savage blows
which the poor horses were enduring.
to make up for my indulgence in case--
But did bear it. When arrived at the
depot found the train had left.
The next morning was in time
Blt there had been a collision between
two stone trains and it took Ave hours to
clear the track. So that was nine
hours in reaching Philadelphia, and
when l arrived, the jury had brought in
their verdict. Guilty After it was
pronounced, through the unbrokcn still
ness Of the court, poor tndcrhill heard
stihcd cries and sobs in the gallery. and
tainted This was told me. as made
my waY in frantic haste though the
crowd. quickly informed the proper
pe.oas of his innocence. gave up the
p ao.s. and ran to my friend Ada"
Kan lol ph leaned his head heavily on
my SHOULDER. o., Ada, he had just
cut his thra.., NV y.
Randi pa Vas tajatins, Wy kisses
and t-ts taj not re Ajm II lp
cam bl' Ia. emo'i n was to myel
i- N- aken"d franz. Na II tn
5Hal I'M from nv shoulder, a gusa of
b,57d poured from his mouth.
laa few days he was we'll enough
% talk little. sat alone by mis- he'd
SIDE.
"a ia he said. Il expect another
her, rrhagc hourly | want Yen -
max me i promis. white nave n -
t. ak it tof yop, ahi MS, enou5a .
eujoy YOUR comp lance
"Aa,th ~. R,adelph.'
"Dant h iafing This suf ring
is bu, retr, ,.t.oa. It almost gives me
sat5sfactaon T. -ee nv blood flow as it
did. Bat w5nid willingly spare you
w1at hi, poor NJ ry 'adlred. tis my
heaviest punishment that cannot. -
Grant my request, dear. 1t is to write
this cruel story OF warning to others
| believe no human failing produces
such fatal results as proeastlnation. let
Others Sc. what evil may come By be-
IN, only i've minutestoo late.
Poor Randolph Is made full retribu-
ton. H. is dead,
TuosE L.ousy ArrLE 1t WIS
great M stake that yaa ever sudefed
them to get lousy. An ounce OF pteyea-
ton Is worth pound cure In tbs
eass. as in many others. Bat yoa are
IN FIR il. aud III animals are inhabited.
What Is u be done ? Serve them a
tie hons serve Themselves wien thy
have chance They insist upon dust
applied, md shaken in be-
twoca every lal,eidaa! feather. Watch
them and yoa vii ind old ami Young
busy. on the sunny sd, Of a dirt bank,
fl .htins lice with tlrt. Apply this
yermifl,, vita like persistence 10 the
back al your afflicted animals ani " Will
warrant 4 cure.
Scotch snuff is coed, and so is tob7cco
water. but dirt is much cheaper, and
we are 10Th to prescribe tobacco, the
weed, where any substitute can be
found Try dirt.
TIE PoTAro Ror OF lS57.-Has there
NJ. been a new phase OF the potato rot
this year. Early in the season OF Dig
cinr. the belief was that the potato rot
was very light. Soon after, it commenc'
ed to spread in many places with rap,dity
so much 50 that it was feared that the
crops would all be lost. For some rea-
son or other it became CHECKED, and the,
crop after all proves to be of good quail
itv' and retains this good quality free
from rot. That is, those tubers that d'd
not Leconc affected during the Temporal
~ spreal of the disease. continue sound
AMI ppe r likely to continue so. Is not
his pcy phase in the disease. or IS It
an old on. bat one nerer observed oy
US:
At,p ..a- t.ose po'a'aes IT,. hare
ben a.--i IA a Try coRh-24 arc
sapni and probably fkapteloI sot dry
will r.man s. Maine Farmer.
SIR Walter Raleigh is generally be-
lievcd to have planted at Yonshall, In
July. l5s6-7, the first potatoes grown
in the British empire; and firm theSe
few this coun ry was inrnlshe WIT
seed" This was on tha return OF Sir
Walters expedition. for which h 'F'''t
nas,ei the Great Sell in 1854. r''.-
a scientific man who 1ceompanied tn eN-
pedi,ioa. Describes, under the head OF
Roots" tho . caIled in Virginia, "Ope-
nawa," which are "rou1d, some large
as walnut. Others much larger, Sir
Joseph Bauks; Halls Ireland, p, so :
But although all tais be true, the honor
Of first Introducing this root into
England belor gs to Admiral Sir Francis
Drake, who brought them, among other
rare exotics, rom the wilas OF Sou'h
America, on his return expedition, after
circumnavigating the globe. in 1850,
seven years prior to Sir Walter Ralcighs
return expedition.-Notes and Queries
A BAD MARK.-"Ive got boy for
you. sir.
Glad of it who is he :" asked the
ma master-workman Of large establish
ment.
The man told the boys namo, and
where he lived.