Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-05-07
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TuH UNPiRD0ViBLE >IN.
BY NAwTHAN1EL HArHoRNE.


and heavy looking man, begrim ID Wit
charcoal. sat Watching his k,Ia At njsrt-
fall. while his little son play"d at hulld-
ing houses with the scattered trag'n nt~
Of marble, when. on the hillside b low
them. they heard roar Of laus shter. Mt
mi thful, but slow. and even solemn.
like wind shaking the boush his Of the
forest.
"Father, what is that ," asked the
little boy, leaving his play, and rressin.
bctwixt his fathers knees.
ooh, some revellcr, I suppose,
answered the lime burner ''some merry
fellow fir I'm ths bar-ro m n the village
who dared not laugh loud enough within
doors, lest h. should blow the roof pt ic
house of So, here he is. shaAi.g his
jolly sides at the TO Il Of Gravl"ct.
But faith r said tnc om d, ~ Il -
sensitive ,5,~ I obtusr M - y, =.
clown, "he ioes not ltush like mun
tina. is glad so he n,ise trshtens
me-"
Don't be fool. child - cried the
father. grutfiy "you will never make
man, I do believe there is too much OF
your mother in you. l have known the
rustling Of leaf to star.le her. Hark.
here comes that merry fellow now
You shall see that there is no harm in
y N
Sc. ran anI his little son. while they
vrre ia,Ain, TINS, sat witching the
'.oic Il wa' rude resa' + Tes-
i!kc stracturr. III OFT " =
o.. -. tuiit of rou = y BE ~
9 ~ OK of ca he
Scr IA F.". 5.'r.
.-. ct. =, !" . . -. .
". --,- oa- al II ."o ia
.af. ID, an OPEN ;. =, "a 6":ie;n "i
H.. ,ow r. AXE a. ose, .rrs's, aut I,rga
cn,ngn 10 admit M. In stoopin !,
pasture, aud provided ~itl a massive
ir n door. With the smoke and et, OF
fam. s>nins from the chtnk, aud crevic S
OF ,s., loor. which seemed to g've al
mi,,ai.cc into tie hillsid', il resemble c |
no.hlag S. mncn as the private entranc.'
to the intern Il reg ons, which the sh p
accu tom ID to show to pilgrims.
There are many such line k,ns n that
tract, Of country. for the purpose ol
burning the whi,rm,sbla.w which is lar
part nt tie substance Of the hill. SIN;
OF then. hniit yetrs ago. aad long deser
ted with weeds CROWN, in I'll vacan,
ground Of the interior. winch is oPn -
the sky, an g'ass AMI wild flo er
roofing ,aemselves-in,o the chinks of tn
stones ,Ok already like relics Oi antiquity
and may Yet h. oversWead with the
lchens Of centuries to COM Others.
where the ime burner still feeds his
daily aud nigh,io ire. afford points OF
interest to the wand'rer among tn.
hills, who se,ts himself on | e of WOO
or frsgme.t of marble. to ho.d a c'A'
with the solitary man. 1. is lcn>-
.,m-. and when the character i, inclined
to thought, may be an intensely thoA sht-
full occupation. as il proved in tn c,,e
of Ethan Brand, Who had mnsel to 50 ne
purpose, in days gone by. while the fire
in this vcrv kiln was burning
was Of q different order, and trouble
himself with no thoughts save the very
few that were requisite to his business
At frequent intervals, he flung back the
clashiny weight Of the iron door. and
turning his face from the insutferable
glare, thrust. in huge logs of oak. o,
stirred the immense brands with a lon
pole. Within the furnace were seen til
curling and rio,ous a mes. AID II, u,n
ing marbla. a 1 = m,lte, vt, ~
intensity OF ta- nea, whii. Wa, 4
the reflection of the fira quiverai q tn,
dark in,ricacy of the surrounding forest
and showed in the foreground brigh'
and ruddy little picture Of the hut. the
spring beside its door, the athletic and
coAl-b egrimed, figure of the limc-burnel
and the half-frightened child. shrinking
i.t1 the protection of his fathers shad
ow. And when again tho iron door wa,
{ ..el. then re-appeared the tender
=. If h, ha,f.ful moon, which vainly
>-fp.c u tr C. out the ndist;ncs shape,
=. ii, rei..b rin, morn,sin~ aoi. II
.n,ers.y. ti.r. wl, a 4 ~ '.
- T.. Il af cloud. sal f. ..s
- d ,o. r...v .ns,.. II 49,. 4.t+
.,.avlt,.s sthc.,,.,, ,. s-s.te H..
...,;,... go.
IA. .l,.,i .ps now ers,; !, ,."'1 n
u. .rh,r, as foot i,.,s wee h.at
ascent. - the hiil.>il". ami human
{, rm thrus. aside the ou.ae. that clu,
,erel beaea,h the trees.
"HalIoo /, Who is it :" cried the lime