Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-05

company lerhaps my detcsted rlval,
Binks tho draper, might be even dancing
with her and pressing her waist with his
arm at that very moment. Thought not
calmly to be borne; so away | went on
the platform for change of scene.
A clear, starlight night, with a keen
breeze that whistled shrill and dfy
through the telegrap PHI wires above my
head. and brought to my cars the faint
sounds, made soft and sweet by distance.
Of the Christmas waits. . Lanterns Ait-
ting like firehlmcs among the wagon, in
the station yard hoarse, uncouth shouts
OF men. and wild shrieks from distracted
locomotives, that seem tearing madly up
and down, merely to keep themselves in
A glow on such bitter night, and not
because they had anything particular to
do. So into the office again, with numb
cd fingers. glad OF such haven.
The long dark hours. sped slowly; each
hour chinhod out by tho various lttio
clock in tie co.ner. Midnight came and
went: one clock, two clock, thre,
o'clock. | had grown tired of the char.
ming heroine, and again become weekly
Idcspondent on the subject of Btuks,
when was reused by the quick tinalc
of the clectricbe \ private messagc:
NJ 'rf Ironsr to Mr parAc, ~ High street, Nes
T * .air- II the hla'k atsafi,
was accustomed to queer messages.
bat this wax the oldest | hal seen.
sprlicd i over t'yica. to sec TINT h1d
spi 1t Iowa eosrsett; thea copied !: oat
on oac II the printed form. siIne,i it;
entered at the foot ia, time had receiv
el it-three, forty -hsc-aad placed it in
an envelope.
Number thirty-ninc High street, was
the residence of Mr. Brcem the tailor.
and was only five minutes walk from the
station N-. Brccm stnera|iy h1d aplr:
mcn,s to let, and Mr.. DtrSc was pso5ab-
Is Iolscr Having lockce! the Off e
door, proceeded a,a rapid trot towards
Nr. Hr.cn .. coaelnl,l taa: M
pMke wlsa sh4wm4r, al .tlat s2m
.5,ty was a5.ny htn &. rarf - Fhaps
a s.la. als,-Ast tetssi1'y i "a .o
pl. N .>-e1-aya1. Is=Te y -
IN the second aoor u nun IT :'.ir'l 3ia5.
~. NJ nj, ,,,i,in. cx5e1.,,tnf NJ n
,,.s.,.s9 Itlookcd Gk, II.
-. l,el incl ,n#l + ,nal bael
"a not, the eft r. laAt in the 81
AL floor we4 aot -=.ay t. hut III, win
J,u w,s o.aned , hsaa nopoel out m /
a grnf voire demanded.
,Wb,'s thcre.'
.n,ss Nr. r.pukc live here y
.Wby ID yon want to know :
I've 30, ,elesr,phic message for
HIM
i III All right. Wait moment.
yory gruF voice, certainly. Nexti
- .t,t tho dor wl4 openrl, a. ftr AZ
ia chain w5nld admit: an d sfoa. nus
.r.,l,r h,nl vi. ,h,..t out.
Had il here. said Mr. Dlrko.
Accordingly | n,aool the note in his
h,,l i
Wait hit till | 500 whether any an
s,vcr', rcaa;red.
In minnte or two the window was
,,,;, oocned: No answer, and the
eqsc,,ont was sl,mea down. With the
cxccnt;,n Of his voice. had no more
;1o, ,f Mr.. Duke when left number
,b;r,v.n;nc. than I had when | went
had merely ..cn the outline ofhis head
,yha, he Ionkei out of the window
Whc,her he W.. yoanr man or an oldI
man. fair man or a dark MN. was
er,,Ilv a. 4 loss 10 know
Ironrille ia thir,y.i miles from
Ncxs,orc The mail train run, the dis
,,roo !, rather unaer an hour and rcacb.
90 ,bc latter placs a. halfn,,. fvc-
A. ,bc cIock noin,el 10 halfnas. ive +
40, Of e,r = stroll Nm the nlatform de-
,o.n;ned that ;fany dwarf ar ,;,n. or
o,hcr s,ran,c monster. arrived bv ,hc
,r,;n il should not aepart unseen bv me-
haIe eoy,,c.oa 10 f,i NJ Dale w,;t.
in, f,r The train. bu. he was no. 10 n.
soor True to its time. the train crawl.
al slow,v into the station and. in another
s,a,,.,, N, nltf,rn VIA aaeleJ ,v;,b
,hos. s.r,ngely-at,iret individuals
,.hoso bus;nes, or ,leamro ;ndnces them
- ,r,ysl by NIGHT. No dwarf nor Giant
~, o,bc, STRANGE monster DIV one
..s.onger -. for News.onc. all tho othc,s
PaaLe5 ,brou,b "a wa. cv;,l.n, from
- rro,,;c s1rn,,,c. "a fn1 ,bc;r se,T,