Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-08-24
Stephen and His Anxious
Mother.

Stephen was anxious to see his mother
Ills mother was anxious to see Stephen
The dutilul hoy advertised 1t IN the public
prints that he was On his way to see hi.
mother lie started from the city Of New
York to visit his mother. who resides in the
western section Of New York State. He nat.
urally clme to New Haven, Gullord aud
Hartford on his way, and at the latter place
he was g betrayed into a speech. StiIl
bent on the maternal pilgrimage he goes to
wards Boston, attract i by q relative Of his
wife. 1t was a case of relative attraction
On his way, at Worcester, some Ju Ia 90 be
trayed' him into speech. At Boston,
betrayed again Now, however he started
towards his mother At Albany, seeking t.
pass through there rs private man, aston
ished at the magnificent demonstration, the
unexpected reception tIke the one at Hart
ford), he was - betrayed into u speech, in
which he declared he Was ON his way 10 sec
his mother. From here the Pilgrim son
reaches Saratoga. Here he lays aside poll
tics, thinks OF his long unseen mother whom
he is about to visit, and sinks into the genial
pleasures OF the place. Previous To this We
ought to mel ton, he was " betrayed into
u speech. Full Of thoughts OF his mother,
he starts in a northeast direction and lands
at Rutland, the home Of his youth. oWin-
81 the wholly unexpected arrival IN that
place, 50 hallowed, Sc.-ke- well--is -" be
trayed' into a speech Full Oh pent-up al
fiction he can no longer restrain himself but
goes to Bellows Falls. Amid the believing
OF the popuace and the sobs Of stephen, h.
is deceived deludci, imposed eu-in fact
- betrayed into a speech. lie Hes to the
north, he lands at White River Junction.
What "A junction, what a conjunction Ia
point of fact was there Stephen WIS - be-
trayed' into Il speech. Cutting has tlldl
stick in southeast direction he informs Us
at Concord that he is visiting New England
to look upon the grave Of Il relative Sud
stephen, how sklltully his anxiety to see
his mother Is disguised. This statement
was made in the course Of some EXTENDED re-
marks which, in point Of fact, " BETRAYED
pious .Eloas into speech at this very place.
At Manchester, at Nashua, at Providence,
still seeking the maternal embrace that still
rececdcd, he IS still surprised ami still . he
trayed'-but why repeat the sad details
Stephen, Stephen, who seems unable TO
cut his bread and cheese even. is next seen
at cam-bake at Rocky Point far far
from mother, relatives or graves, on this
strictly private tour to see his mother, Steph-
TN, We SHY, eluNo elc ui'''ClI'lI io4 d otds'l,
and allows one hundred and fifty bushels Of
baked claims and thirty thousand people to
=. betray'' him into a speech-a briel one oil
nh hour and half
Look at the map ofNew England Wncre
do you think Stephen is now ? Why, way
down ON the rocky end Of Rhode Island, al
Newport, kicking UP his truant heels By the
great ocean, as much as to say that, having T
travelled all over New England on the
strength Of her, he now don't care brass
farthln " for his maternal
And vet, hy-and-hy, when he gets rccd-
p,ratcd and wants to start on another tour, I
we shall hear his low, sweet voice mingling I
with the roar Of the surf down there BY the .
sounding SEA, softly singing
i" Wake and call me carly,
ell me early m4tAer dear