Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-16
Mistellantnus.
Uncle Jake's Story.
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age, he felt rather proud to think how
from poor boy, he had worked himself
up without aid, except from his own rough
hands, until he was known as the most
wealthy farmer in the town of Martin.
II was a cold night in December, and
We were gathered round the fire in the
old-fshioned kitchea-Aunt Lucy. Leila
and +.
Uncle Jake had adopted Leila when
she was bu, little girl and in my FIRE.
quent visits to the old farmhouse it was
not strange tha. had come to regard
her as the dearest little woman in the
world.
She was only seventeen. then fond,
condding creature, with face as fair as
lily
"A brow like midsummer lake.
Transparent with the sun therein.
When waves no murmur dare to make
Aud Heaven beholds her face withiu. d"
Md doubtless she had come to regard me
as very dear fellow, as | presume was
then, before the streaks of silver appeared
in my hair.
Uncle Jake smoked for some time in
silence: but at length he took the pipe
from his mouth, blew eloul Of snoke
toward the ratters. ani, turning 70 me,
uh;l, b;s ,re, ex.. ,vi..1..I ba .,il.
{" Djck did | ever tell you how came
10 leave oll Vernon, -
M hel;ev. ~,
Aunt Lucy lookel up and smiled.
A story from raeIe Jake" cried
I.l;, cl,n,ing her h.g4. .po til it,,
WI !, ;s,.t ,,a.b or f, .,ory bnt
.aeb az !, i, yon ,bafI have,
Is !, funnv - asKe3 Lslf,
.WoIl r,tbera ,e,.,a1 Itorle .Jake
l,ocl l;n, Tho -. f-,@a n. ,,i,...,nl ,5s1
nl,c;r, :, IN h. y..s,..5.s-., :. Yon see ;,
ts coe,irne5 atb.a w,s ,l.,n, ,-o
xc,,s ol3 t,,ss. tssa4 as s5t tn Nr
Eaton pe,ba1y f,rmer IN tn, town
wbere 7 tn I,ye3
IL worked on the e,rm most Of the
xs,- bn, - ~, .,,,,.r x.,t N .cbo,l
Rors a, ..bo,i h... hi. Iav.. a. well
a. older ,.o,le tb,n,b +, !, not ant 10 be
v.rv I,s,;n,
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.lo1 haI, hor - bar lessons and vbin
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=. H.. a,', ..i,,ol.I, =. n,.ssl and Mary
hD.,ms on,,. nre,ty ynan, mis.-I a
-. oa,;n,,y clayn Bu, |
n.sJ - 20 m. v;,b her from sio,ipp.
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49, - .,i.ni,,;ons n,a, m,l;n, her nv
-
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h,, car Narv's f,,bcr | .heall have had
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80. - p.,haas h. ,bo,.h, he sh,uld
-. ~ III anj ,h,, wonl5
nave 70 supper. u ~; Gos"' a. @" :. '~ ~
nv - -" -, - r.. -, ~ IN.
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IS |"tI, ~ ..ha,h.r - .nen5 II or
"n''' e'"''''''"e "1'''N' "
H.. Ain, Janht Marv She |
nu' -, ''In -. - - ,,n. - me +
Ane". ~ou'd -; a ~ wss ,lmost too
So o'aa sar sn"h = ronsh clown as myself;
soou 'o' SUI" - -, - oro9ch 10
Oa' 'ne" ny ny 'G - ,S., wers ,ha case
give up .ash L, - ~ Va w. Jr;y;ns the cows
one hisn'' as was NJ ~ ,''s = .So . lana
from tue pa''u.e' - iAe' ~ ~, ysrv I;.tlc
Que SCENES w NC s1. a ~ con Tarv ,,
" nat Is tue n'''e' "''A 'ON
l asked. Ss ., -, ,.,,s, uno0 the
ehe stopper aua .ha ' ,ao. ber honnet
oars a, 'ne enu .. t"s u. tlna 'an ~"
Oh ahu swinging ~ "s' .ra. - c,,ho- dan,
-, gu Know 1.Ne' 'H''
hSe you very we'll
les les, .-l.L,.il -. that
- " ell las' n,sa. .a.. as 'D''
mus'n ! see you a"! 'A0'e'
lie aia
e. - ,oll me tbis~
: -, ho MIGHT he angry