Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-05-07
Sl,5O A YEAR IN ADVANCE


assumed the strangest imaginable aspect
of an immease Titanic child. the mouth
grinning broadly, and the eyes and every
other feature owe flowing with fun at the
joke. Suddenly, however, that merry
face turned pale, and its xpression turn.
ed to horror. for this easily impressed
and excitable child had become sensible
that the eyes Of Ethan land was fixed
upon him through the glass.
"You make the little man t. g afraid
cap ptain,' said the German Jew, rning
up the dark and strong outline OF bis
visage from his stopping posture. "But
look again, and, by chance, sh Il
cause you to see something that is very,
fine, upon my word !"
Ethan Brand -gazed into the box for an
inst mt, aud then, starting back looked
6xediy at the German. What had he
seen Nothing, apparently; for a
curious youth, who had peepcd in almost
at the same moment, ,beheld only vac
ant space Of canvas.
II remember you now" muttered
Et.an Brand to the Snowman.
"Ah eap'aia, whispered the Jew OF
VI IL 18Th = d4rk smile. 4 find
d, VT in my show box
.. I .g.' e. - SIN. By my
' 'aptain, It has N"aried my should.
er. lis day to curry it over the noun
tain
peace - answered Ethan Br; I'D
steruly, "or get thee into the furnace
y9nGer.
The Jews exhibition had scarcely con
clu led, when a great elderly dos-who
seemed to be his own master, as no per-
son in the company laid claim to him
s,w fit to render himself the object OF
public notice. Hitherto he hld shown
himself as very quiet, welldisposed old
dog. going round from me to another,
and, by way of being sociable, offering
his rough head to be pattei by any kind
ly hand that would take so much trouble.
But now, all of a sudden, this grave and
venerable quadrupel, of his own mere
motion, and without the slightest sus-
gestion from anybody else, began to run
round after his tail, which, to heishten
the absurdity of tt e scene, was g;et
deal shorter than It should have been. -
Never was seen such headlong eagerness
in pursuit of an object t1at could not
possibly be attline,l never was heard
such tremendous outbreak of growing
snarling, barking and swapping, as if one
end Of the ridiculous brute body were
at de .dly and mcst unforgivcable ennity
with the other. Faster and faster round
about went the ur, and faster and still
flster fed the unapproachable brcvity O.
his tail, and louder and fiercer grew has
yells OF rage and animositv. until utterl y
exhausted and as far from the goal as ever
the foolish dog ceased his performance a.
suddenly as he had begun it. The next
moment he was as quiet, mild, sensible
and respectable in his dcportmen. as
when ne first scrapcd acquaintance with
the company.
As may be supposed, the exhibition
was greeted with universal laughter
c'apping OF hands, AMI shouts Of Encore,
t. which the canine performer responded
bv wayging all that there was to Of
his tail, bat appeared totally un. = te
repeat his very successful effort to anu
the spectators.
Meanwhile, Ethan Brand had resume,
his scat upon the leg, and novel. i;
might be, by perception Of some re-
mote analogy between his own case and
that of his soif-pursu;n, ear, he broke
into the awful laugh Which. m,re than
anv Other token, expressed tlo condition
Of his inward being. And at tAat m
N mt the merriment of the party was at
an end they stood about. drea ding est
the inauspicious sound should BE- rever
rate ar,un the horizon, and that
IN ,';,,sin woall thpnler it to mountain,
49, - t. soma De prolonged upon
ia g r. whispering to ore
e. lat /; that the
--. .,.s ia 81 taHl. that the Angus.
NIT W., growing chill, they hurried
,lmew is, aving the linz burner and
'itlc j. to d al as they might with
cir uawelcome guest. Save for thasa
nan beings, the open space on the
hill ;, !e was solitude, set in a vast
gloon of forest. Beyond that darksomc
verge, the fre-lights glimmered on tae
stately trunks and almost black fo!i,ge
cf pines. intcrmixcd with the lighter
vcrdure of sapling oaks, naples and
popars. while here and there lay the
gigantic copses Of trees, decaviny on tht
ear. srewn soil. And it soened tc
little Joc-a timerous and ina rinative
child-that the silent forest was holding
1t, bre ,th until some fearful thing should
happen.
Ethan Brand thrust more wood into
the fire, and closed the door Of the kiln
then looking over his shoulder at the
lime.barner and his son, he babe. rather
than advised them to retire to rest.
For IN yself, cannot sleep, said he
Il have matters that it concerns nae tc
meditate upon. will watch the fire a:
| used to do in the old time
And cal the devil out of the furnace
to keep you company, l suppose NUT
tered Bartram, who had been making in,
innate acquaintance with the black bot
tie above mentioned. But watch il you
like. and call as maey devils as you like
For my part | shall be all the better fol
sloozc. Come, Joe.'
A. the boy followed his father into th(
hut, he looked back at the wayf4rer, and
tears came into his eyes, for his tendei
spirit had an intuition into the black ant
terrible loneliness in which this man had
cnvelopaa himself.
Wh IN they wnre 1Onc Ethan Brand