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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

DIpN'r WANT \ SrBsrITrTE.-Mr. Pill
kinton, a sua. farmer in Pennsylvania,
was sometime aco drafted for the service
Of his coutrv. His wife, though she pos
sesscd but a sm1ll stock of general inior-
mutton, Is one Of the best conjugal part
ners, aud she was much troubled at the
thought of parting with her husband. As
she was much engaged in scrubbiug off
her doooystcps rough looking stranger
came up and thus addressed her;
F." hear ma IN, that your husband has
been drafted,
F." Yes, sir, he has, answered Mrs. Pll-
kinton, Though, dc II knows, there's few
men that could better be spared from their
families"
Well ma am, [ have come to otJer
myself as Il substitute for him."
\ what ," asked Mrs. Pilkiuton, with
some excitement.
I'm wiling to take his place. said
the stranger.
"You take the place OF my husband
YOU wretch I'll teach you to insult a
distressed woman that way, you vssa
bond =" cried Mrs. plkinton, as she dis
charged the dirty soap suds in the face o'
the discomdtcd and astonislad substitute
who took to his heels just in time to es
cape having his head broken by the buck
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25
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"Only Waiting" "

An old man, sitting in the door Of an aim
house, was asked what he was doirg there.
lie answered, "0nly waiting
Only waiting till the shadows
Arc little IoEger grown,
Only waiting till the glmmer
Of the days last beam is flown,
Till the night Of earth is faded
From the heart once full Of dav.
Till the stars of Heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft and gray.
Only waiting till the reapers
Have the last sheaf gathered home,
For the summer time is faded,
And the autumn winds have come.
Quickly, reapers gather quickly
The last ripe hours of my heart,
For the bloom of life is withcrcd,
And | h. stem to depart.
Only waitin;, till the angels
Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet | long have fingered,
Weary. poor and desolatc.
Even now | hear their footsteps,
And their voices far away:
If they call me am waiting,
Only waiting to obey.
Only waiting TIL the shadows
Are . little longer grown;
Only waiting till the ghmmrr
Of the days last beam is flown:
Then from out the gathering darkness
1Iely, deathless stars shaIi rise
by whose light my soul shall gladly
Tread its pathway TO the skies
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

MASCULINE BrLLEs.--l often won Ter
what would be the effect upon a man $
vauntcl constancy of such course OF
hattcry as any average pretty woman is
subject to. Imagine an individual o.
good sense and calm Judgment, surrounded
constantly by set Of fascinating ladies,
who were only to happy to be his slave,
complimenting him pcrpctually on his
fine eyes his 'faultess complexion aud
his superb dancing; fancy him screnaded
by night, visited by day, presented with
bouquets, and from time to time receiving
an honest offer of marriage from person,
whose happiness was but too plainly bound
up in a favorable answer. What, | say
would be the result of such an intoxicat-
ing process on the character of any young
man? woad it not render him so utterly
conccitcd aud hcartlcss that it would be
quite unenlurabe? Yet the successful
belle is blamed for an innocent fondncss
of gaicty and and admiration! do not
mean to imply that | think that such ali
ordeal favorable to the developemcnt OF
the best qualities Of a woman's nature,
but considering that from the necessities
Of the case, it is utterly impossible for a
beauty to avoid this adulation, fair allow
ance ought to be made for its effect and
credit given for resisting its evil results.
-Lite DerereW Jmtead.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

MEMORABLE EvENrs. s.--1509. 4 hurri.
cane at St. Domingo destroyed all the
houses.
l5l1 The Reformation in Germany
begun by l.uther.
l5l5, Patagonia discovered by Magcl.
Ian.
1922. Roses Grst planted in England.
Alexandria bcsicgcd and plundered.
1881. a comet appeared.
1886. An eruption at Mt. Etna oc.
Cured.
l54l. The siege of Buda occurred
Guatamala destroyed by volcano.
1912. The first Pharmacopia published
at Nuremburg.
l544. The first book in the New World
was printed in Mexico.
1916. A pestience prevailed in Peru.
1547. The King Of France first wore
a pair Of silk stockings.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

BE CvIL.-A few days ago despatch
was received by a gentleman in Boston
from the westward, in which his cores
pondcnt requested the receiver to instant
ly inform merchant in a neighborln-
city regarding certain afflirs which had
an important bearing on his peeuniary
interest. Without delay the gentleman rode
out of town and callcl on the merchant,
who received HIM in the most unkinGly
manner, and, without allowing him a
preliminary word told him =" to come to
to the subject Of his business at once and
then clear out" Naturally irritatel at
such reception, the gentleman left the
merchants counting room without ex-
changing word with him. The consc-
quencc was that the lack of the intorma
ton which common civility would have
furnished the merchant has since cost
him So, 900 .-JourA4l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

0Call On your Grocer ftf Herrick
Aliens Gold Medal Saleratus. 1t is tho
only perfectly healthy Saleratus made
After using one half the paper, if you
are not satisfied. return the balance, and
get the mony paid for the whole. 1t is
much better to use with cteam tartar than
soda. 1t is peculiarly adapted for dys'
peptic persons. Try it: For sale by
Grocers and Druggists and at wholesale
by all dealers. Depot 1la Liberty Street
New York.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

MADAME PORTER'S CURATIVE
BALSAM has lono tested the fruth that

MADAME PORTER'S CURATIVE
BALSAM has long tested the truth that
there are first principles in Medicine as
there is in Science, and this Medicine is
compounded on principles suited to the
manifold nature of man! The cure of
Colds is in keeping open the pores. and
creating gentle Internal warmth. and
this is caused by the use of this Medi.
cine. Its remedial Qualities are based on
its power to assist the healthy and Wig:
orous circulation of blood through the
lungs. it enivens the muscles, and assists
the skin to perform its duties of regula;
ting the heat Of the system, and in gent
ly throwing off the waste substance from
the surface of the body 1t is not
violent remedy, but cmolicnt; warming,
searching and effective. See advcrtises
mcnt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

4 SrUMPER.-An Ohio politician, while
making speech, paused in the midst of
it and exclaimed "Now, gentlemen, what
do You think ?" Instantly man rose in
the assembly, and, with one eye partially
closed, modestly repliod-"I think. sir,
do, indeed sir-I think if you and were
to stump the the country together, we
would tell more lies than amy other two
men in the country sir, and I'd not say II
word during the whole time, sir"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

Swift said TINT the reason certain
university Was le.rned place was, that
most pcrsons.took some learning there uni
few brought any away with them, so it ac-
cumulltcd.
John" snid a stingy old hulk to his
hired man as he was taking dinner, " do
you know how MANY pancakes you'vs
eaten -
q" No."
Well, you We eaten fourteen -
" Well, said John, - you count and I
will eat"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

PRETrr Coop. While the Masons were
enroute for Greenfield the other day, an in
quisitlye cOuntryman mt one of the stations,
after eyeins the Knights Teinplars for u few
moments, inquired with much concern
- whether all them Brig .dier Generals were
going home on L furlough ?"-Portunouth
Chroniclt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

A Man OF REGULAR HABIrs.-Mr. VIM.
Lawrence, If Falmouth, who has reached
the adyance age of o6 years owns meadow
lot in tha. place which he has moved regul-
arly for seventy successive years, citing his
dinner. farmer like, in the field lie might
pass now, scythe in hind for Old Time"
himself-Nete Bedtofd Mercury.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25
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a TALE OF TwEEDMoCru MOOR.

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

~ See a woman in another column pick.
ns s,mbuci Grapes, tor Speer's Wine. It
$ an admirable article, used In hospitals and
W the first families in Paris, London and
New York. in preltrenc, to old Port Wine.
t is worth a trial, as it gives great satisfac
ion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

II young lady in ST. Louis, has ro.
rcntly come into the possession of the snug
sum Of fifty Thousand d,llars by the death Of
i rebel Colonel in Alabama. II Ia said that
the fortunate legitee was once betrothed to
the officer, who thus remember her.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

The London Court journal relates
that young English lady of seventy sum
mors and q good deal of money. has just
given her virgin hand to her butler; IL lad
Of thirty-eigh,.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

1.-The fashion writer's think bonnets
will be higher this fall Forty dollars
for "a sweet thing" will, however, be
reasonable to everybody but the brute
who pays for it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

The Sioux Indians have recently
murdered twenty-forr miners returning
from! the gold raines-but not before thirty
redskins bit the dust.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

10 OpIcN OR CAL2MEL.-Nlost Of the
popular Cough Remedies contain more
Or less Opium, which preyents their gan-
cral use. DR.. H1HS BALSAM, being
entirely free from this narcotic poison,
will be found not only safe, but highly
efieacious in sabluins every form of
Lung disease,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

APPLYING PRrNcIPLE To CASE IN
HASp,-An enragei parent had jerked
his provoking son across his knee, and was
operating on the exposed portion of the
urchin's person with great vahemence,
when the young one dug into the parental
leg with his venemous little tccth.-
"Bazes what are you biting me for ?"
"We!l, who besinncd this ere war -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

"" Gentlemen" said farmer, writ.
ing to the chairman Of an agricultural
society, put me down on your list Of cat.
lie for calf"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

IT, am astonishod, my dear young
lady, a; your sentiments +; you make me
start" "Well sir haze been waiting
for you to start for tile last half hour"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

ia malicious wag says that if a law.
is in danger Of starving in small village,
he invites another, and both thrive.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

UImprovc the soil sorld be the mot.
o of every farmer, and while improving
he soil don't forget to improve the mind.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

GJ~Sailors are provcrbially partial to
female society when on shore. Problbly
this is because they miss stays 50 mucn
when ON board ship.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

CTThc new King Of Greece is to have
a salary Of two hundred aud forty thou.
sand dollars per annum.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

louis Napoleon has had some silver
keys manufactured and passed them on the
French public AS the keys OF Mexi;o. They
are III the military museum.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

KNoXvlLLE.-This place, ;he centre Of
East Tennessee, which Gen. burnside has
entered and when will probably be hi,
headquarters for some time, Is a city Of
about 5000 inhabitants 1t is situateion
the Ilo,.t0n river, one Of the aiiilents Of
the Tennessee river at the head Of steam
b1at navigation. TAe city IS regularly
lid out and handsomely butIt Il con-
taiUs a college, ttae East Tcnnessae) five
prjntnG oilisc three eharches two aeale-
mics and the usual county buildings
The great Virginia and Tennessee railroad
ruas thr,a.h it. Being much the largest
place in that mountainous section its po-
itictl and social Importance caa hardly
be appreciated in this region Of great
cities anl deo,c population. At the time
reunc,,c. declared for secession the vote
in Knox county, in which Knoxville is,
stood 1896 for the Union to l2ll for Sc
ce>s;on. 1t was at Knoxville that the
Constitution Of Tennessee WAC framed in
1876.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

TIE WEoNG Boy JrurHp.-Capt. Ellis
of the cavalry relates the following little
incident which serves to illustrate how
coolIy the horrors of war are looked
upon by our boys, He says in one Of the
numerous skirmishcs in which his com-
pany We're engaged, diamounted, ono OF
his men, young Kitchen from lIoulton,
spicd rebel running across the field op-
posite. Now" said Kitchen, taxing de-
IjJeratc aim at the rcb, ''yoa'i see that
lad jump" and fired, but missed his mark.
The rebel cooly stopped and returned the
compliment, and George received Il ball
in the fcshy part Of the leg. He jumped
about four feet and calculated, "By jolly
the wrong boy jumped that time. Port
laad Courier.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

1--WE find the following good 'un"
among Sol Smiths anecdotes of the stage:
We were performing the farce OF low
ers quarrels, in a town called Nicholson
willie. The theatre was in ballroom and
the landlord was in the habito OF going be-
hind the scenes to witness the perform
ancc on account Of his belonging to the
church, he did not wish to be seen in
front. In the first scene, when "Carlos'
was making present Of his watch, purse
etc, to Jacinta," las Sanchez, advised
him to save something to pay his board.
At this moment our religious landlord
popped his head on the stage, and said ::
Mr.. Smith don't mind your board, 90 on
with the play just as You would-if you
haven't the money at the end OF the
week, | will wait He was honorcd with
u laundering applause; and he backed
out overwhelmed with his reception
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

night of storms. The he ,veps were
gathering black, the clouds rushing from
the sea, sudden gusts of wind were moan
ing along the streets, accompanied by
heavy drops or rain, and the face of the
Tweed was troubled
" Heaven help thee if thou intend to
travc! in such night as this" said the
sentinel at the English gate, as the tray-
eller proceeded TO cross the bridge.
In few momeats he was upon the
borders Of the wide, dcsoatc AMI weary
moor of Twccdmouth, which for miles
presented a desert Of whns, ferns and
stunted heath, with here and there a
dlngie covered with thick brushwood. =
He slowly toiIcl over the steep hill, BRAY
ing the storm which was now raging in
the widest fury. The rain fell in tor
tents, and the wind nowled as legion of
famished wolves, hurting its doctu and
agony echoes over the hearth. Still the
stranger pushed onward, till he had pro-
cecded two or three miles from Berwick,
when, as if unable longer to brave the
storm, he sought shelter amid some crab
and bramblc bushes by the waysidc.-
Nearly an hour had passed since he
sought this imperfect shelter, and the
darkness Of the night and the storm had
/ increased together, when the sound OF
horses feet was heard hurrielly Splashine
along the road. The rider bent his head
to the blast. suddenly his horse was
.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-09-25

TERMS oF ADVERTISING. square or les
three insertions. 81 % each subsequent liner
tiou 2j cents. One square, one year, s6,00sA
liberal discount made on long advertisements
square Is 10 lines this type,
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rERNs-Singic copies Four Cents one cory
one year, payment IN advance, s. so , at the J
expiration u the yeur, - 90. No paper dis. !
continued until all arrearayes are paid These {
terms will be strictly adhered to.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-24
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

A correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
writing from Mauritus, Isle of France,
relates the following: ..'
A very singular case has just come to
light here, brief account of which may
not be devoid Of interest. Perhaps it
may afford the extreme advocates of Wo-
mans Rights another argument for the
favorite doctrine For the sake of all
parties and especially for that Of the
young woman, all names are suppressed
but of the facts, so far as they have &C.
Cured here, the writer is cognizant
An American vessel put into this port
for supplies. Immediately after dropping
anchor, the captain repaired to the consul
and informed that officer that he had a
woman on board his ship Of whom he
wished to be rid. He stated, and in this
respect the testimony Of the young woman
coincided with his, that about nine months
ago, aud before the ship left America,
there shipped on board her. to all appear
ance, tall, over-grown boy Of about Is
years. For four months this pretended
boy did sailors duty without exciting
anv suspicion. Then, in some trouble
which occurred, she confessed herself a
woman, to the astonisbment Of all on
board the ship. But increditable as the
statement seems, it is true. The captain
did for her all. and more than all that
could be expected Of him under the cir
cumstances. Indeed she expressed great
gratitude to the captain for hiskind, con-
silderate aud gentlemanly treatment of her
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-24
LOVE IN A WELL.

Thirty years ago this summer, when
my hair was brown and my limbs young
and active, | was sent by the firm to
whose service had been devoted by my
father to collect bills in some of the
New England villages. ! was new to the
country, but | had full directions given
me and started Off, on few months
trip to make the Yankees pay for their
caliooes, silks, and notions they had pur-
chased of Law, Stone & Co. ''''
Jared pretty we'll on my errand, and
was putting up at the Bcll-Flower Inn,
when one of our customers invited me to a
gathering Of young folks at his house,
and | accepted the offer. There met
Mary Lee, and lost my heart instantly.
was returning home from the farmers s
good cheer, when | met with the acci-
dent which colored my whole future life,
gave me its greatest joy, its heaviest sor-
row. Crossing a meadow, |, in the dark
ness, set my foot upon plank which tilt
ed, and fell, down, losing consciousness
before reached the end of my subterra.
mean descent How long lay insensible,
1 cannot tell; but | woke in bitter ago.
ny, feeling that was fearfully injured
l called and groaned, but the darkness
above was unbroken by any friendly
CLEAN of light, the heavy silence cheered
by no succoring voice. Day dawned, find
ing me still sensible, suffering. and alone
AS the streaks Of light broke above me-
I saw that had fallen down long dried
we'll, halffllcd with rubbish, and covered
with loose boards at the top. One Of
these had given way under the pressure Of
my foot. This we'll, | learned later was
on farmer Lees farm. and was being
gradually filled up with any dirt thai
would have been otherwise ca,ted away
The customary stone work round the
mouth had been long ago removed for the
convenience of backing up the carts
How, iu thc;dark, had strayed from The
road on the large, open field. can only BE-
explained by my igronance of the lOcali
ties and my castle building, inspired BY
The sweet face Of Mary Lee.