Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-06-10

the woman came bustling in again, after
the lapse OF some minutes, with the chick.
en- under her apron, she found her own
dear boy with his head in his hand lean
ing listlessly upon the table.
He sat mp when she came in, but did
not look at her. The woman became
attentive
In the Joy of her heart. she had never
thought yet Of asking him any questions
excep, those concerning his appetite
Now it began to strike her that the pres
ent period was rather strange time for
a solder to be on leave of absence
"Charles no answer.
The old woman trembled Violently
She dropped her burden, and walked
straight up to him. Her homes. ,wrinAle lel
countenance was full of anxiety and
apprehension. Looking him full in the
face, and clapping her hands together.
she or ed out in agony "Charles you
are deserter-!'
Il couldn't stand it any longer. moth
err uttered her wretched son,in a broken
voice. by way Of apolgy.
"You couldn't stand it " said the
woman,exaspcrated beyond all measure !;
'you couldn't stand it and hundreds
thousand, OF your brethren do Fly, for
shame - and. with her old. honest
tramhiin, band she gave him 4 smack
on the face.
mother - exclaimed the Young man
starting up, vita tht blood rushing t.
h;s f,ca
~. f., shame "sb, won't n, with.
ON. baeJ5n., hin, !, ,hc lo,s, ..,o b,;n d.,
>n,b a,s..r,ce u,,u ,ho .hnl, vii, 20 :
Wb,f wnuI5 he saw ;" sho nointcl +,
,,,,e,5=,b. oI va-r O. was h, 1.,,n, ov,,
the cbimaer.,iece. whose -stsrn-c5unten.
,,,c.. .l.,.,,,.,,.oI Lv the r,,s nj. ia. even.
,n,-sln sa.n,ca indeed :, assume an
tun5lsn.I cv,,ros-i n Of solemn ln,Ii ,n.
,iaa ..,,t dawn SIT ,isvs say v,,,
ae.s,,.r, It shall not he sail lh,;
yaa. 3ead Ether. hnnse. !, tho ,il,..c
ns R.r,5.e,,o !. n Mace ot ,,f,,o in,
,,,,,,,,=,,s ,nilc .bc ~, eie c.p,,,v ma
- ,,,,.s : D,n't ,on .t,r si,. III n,
ba K in \ m;,u,c.'' and with t4is the
blayc woman lett the room ,ck,ns, ,,e
l,or ,,f,c-l.r
sb. was n,t olonc whao She cana b,c,
,kon. half an hour aft ,varl.: the
co,r.rv ,arson. IN. sch ,oIn ,s,,r tine
cae,,.-y mi 20 and b,lta-d+,z. ~ -.,,,,r, nf
.o=5fs5,.,t..r,,s Of ,be VIII, - utr, win
her. The hide room Wis -a,i.te full
,vben all those disiip ,ui.h..d visitor,
b. /
arm chair quite mo.iople<s. his f,ce
covered with bo,h hi. md,
The honest villagers hid rnlIe up
tn r minds 4, ono, Whit t. 10 Wifa The
ricsertel, the, looked uapn ais ern. a.
an L lmn9. by wi ich he md no, only
,ii>staecd hims ii, bat also their COM
mnnltv a: la,sc, and they were not tn
men 10 plt up with such an ati5,nt -
The schoolma,tcr. who vas a politician.
and subscriber for ncwsp per, having
lnioine them that the hsa,q mrters Of
commtnd,t-in chief Of the arsny were
ont about two Il VS. march from the VII
ia-c. they had resolved at enae To escort
him thitner The iu &c proetlime tn
young ma IL prisoner n the n4a}e- # Ill
m ie>tv. the king. and called up,n him
to ioI ov h,m to pac- OF security for
the night. as on tie following mernin :
tie, would in body convey Inn t. h''
excesIency the field mnshtl, general
B.ucher. He rose an followed them
without opposition When thcy were
all gone, the woman took up the Holy
Sculptures once more; but 1t WIS in vain
that she strovc to reaI' hzr eyes gre"
dim, and the letter were all s"'ih.n'"- :
confuscdly before them, so sac pu' II
down again and wept bitterly
EnIy on the lV'io"tR~ ihofhlfS a
strange PROCESSION WIS seen ehei -'"-
from the httlc VIII 'ge OF barhlela i III
old peasants eScortnI one Young soiI'ef'
lhe country r'@'' wv = ',t'
haichea "'e'' VI '''e N''''0''''
taa oo>''ha'e'S ''S's'-' = 'l'2,'' ''y
lag tue eAP .''''oh' 'h o'"r5 -,, 5'' II a,o ,,' 'd
Inc pfi>oh'r' WI" u' ''e'>t
ia'ien c'na'e'"ncP'w 5 "''H al, H'"I p1'"'1' T.
the TWO 1tner Pa,''o's. '"0 n,-1o - u. 80
piedsed MS "'ru ""t - MN
tempt at f'2N'' my h'a ,,a'l., ,9',['',,e W
'e ave MS nanuS u"',''. ~" ~, ~, -, -
Peditl"n' a'''' ''y MAN, ,"' ~ w.,
'he niSh' IN s''a'' ''''''1" ~" me,a