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


savage as a wild beast, and as misera BILE
as a lost soul !; but there was supposed
to be in him such wonderful skill, such
tive gifts OF healing beyond any which
medical science could impart. t.that society
caught hold of him, and would not lie.
him sink out Of its reach. So, swayng
to AID fro on his horse. and grumb Ing
thick accsnts at the bedside. he visited
all the sick chambers for miles about
among the mountain towns, and sone-
times raised dying man, as it W re by 4
miracle, or quite as often, no 'oubt,sent
hl' patient to a grave that was dug
many a year too soon. Tue doctor had
an everlasting pipe in hi mouth and
as somebody said, in allas,on to his habit
of swearing. it was always a light witt:
hel, fire.
These three worthless psesscl forward,
and greeted Ethan Brand Zach after his
own f,shion, earnestly inviting him to
partake Ut the c,Dten;s OF certain
black bottle, in which. as thr9 avertel
he wo'.li fl II sonnet in4 q better worth
saeking for til. the Tn md,raaa ;:e.
No mind waich has vro ,,ht i b
intense and so it,r. M .tt4 Oh. no :.
high state Of enthusilslsm. Can e1lur
this kind of contact with u "a y.
molcs o. thought and fesi f4 Hj II
Ethan Br nd was now ! o.. IL
m'lr MN doubt, and. .-fI- tH= Il
vas / i,4:lfal doua,. .H=- Il
indie lpu I'd til. -l -.Tr -.
ans tou d it. w,.h,n -, MS -. lne
whole question on which Il, h I'd exalus;eI
life, and more than llt., iookcl like IL
de.usion.
Leave me- he said, biz, rly. "ye
brute beasts, that have maze yourselves
so, shrivellins up your souls with fiery
liquors have done with you. Years
and years ago grop,d into your hearts
ana found nothing there for my purpose
Get ye gone -
"Why, you uncivil scouudrcl," cried
the fierce doctor, sis that the way you
respond to the kindness Of your best
friends ? Then let me tell you the
truth. You have no more found the
Unpardorable Sin than youdor boy Joe
has. You are but crazy fellow.
told you SO twenty years ago neither
better nor worse than crazy fellow. and
the fit companion Of old Humphrey
here
He pointed to an old man, shah 5ily
dressed, with long hair, thin visaya aad
unsteady eyes. For some years past
this aged 2ars,n had been wandering
aoont among the hills. inquring of all
:rN=l!ers W ION he met for his daughter.
/ rnc girl, it Sc IN t. h gone off with a
company otelrcl, perform rs, and occ1s-
ioral. J ii ljngs Of har can, to the WILL
az, AMI fin. stories were told .of her
gitte,ing tnp'arance as she rode on
horsebak in the ring OF performed mar.
vel on, t, ITS on the ii h.rope.
! Tne whit -ha,rel father now approach
e Ethan Brand, and gazeI unsteadily
into MS face.
'Tncy tell ne you have been all over
the elrta,' aid ne, wrinsing his hands
with earnestness. "You must have seen
nv leu shtar. for she makes great
f i;ur. IN the world, anl. everybody goc,
to ses her. Did she sen | any word to
her o! ta:.ef, or say xaen sh, is co,n-
ins brck :"
Eth IN Brand eye qualed beneath the
old mans. Taat dau; ;hter, from WON
he so earnestly desired word Of greeting,
Ethln Brand had made the subject Of
a psychoIo gical experim mt, and waste /.
md pcraap. annihilatal her soul in the
process
Yes" murmurea he, turn n, away
from the hoary wanl 'rer, ait is no deus
ion. There i, an Unparianaale 81 =
While these taIng' w"re passing Il
merry SC ne Vas sM1. rv,r! in th .
area Of il chsertil Ii. 1t, beSil ia. ~9ri4; ;
before The door of tn. hat
A namher Of the yoA-a ..ttr VIZ. ,
20 tns In an gtrls. ha ,urri ! up -
hi l-siic. imp2llel by curls -
Ittlar Brand, the hero of
lescnl fam li.r to their cl-5=.'Nt. -
Finding 1otAia., hov'var, erT r.a1- --
able ii ms asp'ct -nlti r
burnt wayfarrr in p!an .-- ~
shoes, who SIT look as it. go -. - !.
he fancied pictures ano : tn. c, Is
thas, Young people spec lily Lrw tfel
Of obs rvin5 him, As it hapoeae there
was other amusement at hand. An old
German Jew, travelling with a di,"ant
on his back. was passing down the moan
tain road toward the villasa jast as the
party tur cd aside from it and in tn ,
hopes Of cking out the profits Of the day.
the Snowman I'd kept them COMPANY to