Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-05-07


finite mercy.
Wnli. tn. l;m:-hnrner was stru,sl ling
with horrors OF t'irse tho sht., Ethan
Br md rose from the TO-, and fling open
the door Of the kiln. The action wa
in such accJf i,nce with the ilea in
Ger ram minl that he almost expected
to see the evil one issue firth red hot
from tne' rayin, iurn,ce.
uoId, no,l = CT, d he, with trcm-
ulols ,tte apt !, laa n tor he was asaa H.
ei OF hi. ears. attioug, they over.
m ,st rel hhn. "Don't tpr mercy's sake,
bring out your d.vi. now !"
Man repIiel Ethan Brand, what
need have ofthe dev,l : haye lett
him far behind me on my track. It is
with such halfway sinners as y,u that
ne bu.ies himself. Fear not because l
open the dor. l do but act by old
custom, and am going 70 trim your ite
Ike ll.ne. .burn,r, u, was once
II, stirred the vast Goals. thrust in
nor. wood, and ben. f1ryarl to gaza
into the hollow prison-hols. Of fire,
regl.d.e.s Of the fl :rce glow that redd n
"a upon hi. face The lime burner sat
,atc In, hun, and half suspected his
,trinse guest ofa p trpose, If n to evoke
tienl. at Least to pluns, bodil, into
tle flames. and thus vanish from thr sight
II m.n e han Branl. however. r,v
oaas. an 1 ctosel the dor of I'll. kiln
Il altc locke s.lI a.. Into many
,lula II art TIA vas seven tim.s hot
80. sinful passion than your furn ,ce
Il. irY. Bat | found not there
stu soaght. NJ, not tn. UnpardoA.
able Sin ~
1T is a SIN that grew within my own
ore st. replied Ethan Brand. standing
erect, with pride that distin Suished all
enthusiasts Of his stamp: "a sin that
grew no whsre else The sin of an
~: lltct that triumphed over the sense
- a..erlo ,l with man and reverence for
! g a, and sacrificed everything to its own
mighty cIatns. Tae only SIN that de-
,erves reco npcnse of immortal agony !!
Freely. were it to do again. would incur
The guilt. Uashrlkingy l accept the
r.tribution ~
"Tne maa head is turncl,' muttered
the lim-- burner to himsel. "He my be
a. sinaer like the rest of US. nothing
IN ore likely, but I'll be sworn he's a
ma imln too.
Nc.crtheless.he he felt very uncomforta-
bic at hi situation, alone with Ethan
| Brand on the wild mountain side, arl
vas right gal to hear the rough mur-
mrr If Tongues, and otst"ps of what
: .en pr.tty numerous party, stun
bl,. oysr tle stoi-s aud rasl NJ throu .h
the un ier5 crush. ouoa app :ar,d the
iaveSttl. Siel.. ttvstl. % nprel.l N
three or .olr iidivjd ,als who had frank
d.o ,e,ld. - oir fon .ir, through al
tae xinttrs. ani NIX. their pip y
b .n,atl tn, stNoP tlrot5 all the sum
III RS, siac, Il a .n BranIs p,rtire.-
L,ushin; b 4ist:rorSly, AM mnsiIn, all
thsir voices to,.thcr IN uncer :monous
! ak, they NJ. u st intp the m )onshnc
ln narrow streas, of hr'-light that
lIlu nln ted the o:,'n snaca tore the
/ hna-Xttr B rtr un let tn. door aiar
,,'ia, iooliay the spa VITA hglt, thlt
t.a W H. c1n 'lny n.5at Ct Il AIR view
OF Eth ~ 1ranl. and he o. them.
rucre, mhg ot.ier Oil acqlaintance>
WIS a oncc ubl1 mal, l,n,w aim ,st
extinct, but whom we were Formerly
sure to encounter at the hotel OF every
thriving village throughout the country.
1t was the stage agent. The present
s2ecimen Of the genus was a wi ted an /
sn,ia- dried man, wrinkl.d ani red
no, |, in a snartly-cat brown bob tailed
coat. with brass button, who for len 9Th
Of tm. uaknovn, hal KEEP. his desk
ianl corner in the bar-roon, an was still
. .tfi u. wat seemed to be the s.nc
CT ,ar rat he hal lighted twenty years
ago Il, hal g.eat f..ne A. a Try joker.
,1:l. perha,,, less on acc ,unt ot any
lr ls,c hum,r. than tron certain
l.Noa Of or.nly tuidv AMI tobacco
N TX, Which impr, ;na,el all his id =,
AL expressions, as W IL as his person.
Atth well-r -r:ne;n5ere |, thoa5h
,.y Uttered face was that Of Law
y ! eS, Is p-oplr still called him in
.-,,e-- In Il | riy rayam1fiia. in his
j., .n t. sleeves and w-linen trou-
sers lhe poor fellow had been attorney
in wa. he called his better days-a
sharD practitioner, and in great vogue
among the village litigants; but flip,
and sling. and toddy, and cocktails i'm
. II a. all hDurs-moruing, noon and
N; -atl cllsed hi n to slide from in
THE. al t, various kind, and degrees
OF oolily labo-, till at last, to adopt his
p',n plr,se, h, slid lat, soan vat. In
Other word, Giles was now a soap
boiler in snail way. He had come to
BE- bit the frag nent ofa human being -
a part ofone foot having been chopel off
by an axe,anl an entire hand torn away
by the devillsh grip of steam engine
Yet. though the corporeal hand was
gone. a spiritual member remained; for
stretching forth the stump. Giles stead
f,stiy averred that to felt an invisible
th ,mb and f ,ger with as vivid sensa-
ton AS before tn, real one was amputated.
A manned anl m serable wretch he was;
bat on. nevertheless whom the world
coult not tranoia. an / la no right TO
&C ,rn. either in this or any previous stage
Of his mi>fortuacs, since he hal still
kept up the cour.5' aal spirit of 4 man.,
asked nothia. in charity, and with his
one rand that the 4eft ona-fouS Sht
in str, h,tt'o against want anl hostile
circ amst ,nc2s.
Among tn. thr,as, too. cans another
p'rsoaaIe, who. VT certain points oil