Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-15

with will. | never was a hating, half
way man
just the man [ expected to Gnd,
said the agent. just what my friend
Fisher represented you. Tomorrow a
this hour | will see you again"
'' Very well. will reach some de
cision by that time"
This agent OF eontraband trade had
not been gone over half an hour, when
two men, old business acquaintances came
in and held long conference with Gil
bert.
"Comc to my house this evening"" said
one OF them, in going away.
81 will be there replied Gilbert
He walked the floor of his counting room
in deep study, for most of the afternoon
In the evening he kept his engagement
He could not answer Mr.. Fishers agent
on the next day; but spoke encouraging
| ly, and put him off a day longer. The
two men who had called came in again
and, after prolonged conference, during
which number of estimates were made
Gilbert went out with them, and did MT
return that evening to his store.
Early on the next morning, Fishers
agent called again; but Gllbert's decision
was not made.
:" am feeling the ground he said.
Il am considering the ways and means.
There is too much involved for preclpl,
'a'e actIon' \ oiuhaef' a lalse STEP an
unguarueu "ofa OF ae'' anu all Is lost
see &c, me again tomorrow.
Tomorrow W, anu .o,'ioIto" 1,.,' came anu
went ana sun Mf. SCION "''oer' mao no
"lhr'nat'Ve answer iof ,he agent hea"-
tlme' ne heid many ana long interviews
win the TWO persons we nave nch''onea'
flnaIiy, greatly to the agent disapPoiht-
me"t' Mr' niioert declined 'nc tempting
proposal Inc RISK was 100 great, he
sand but he placed MN IN commua'ea-
non with an indiSiaaai VINO nad neither
'ear nor SeruPic' anu 'nc eo'uen harvest
he aecIlnea was reapeu oy another
y month ago, We were thrown INTO the
company oil ooion niioert again: we
had not come INTO c!os9 contact with hun
since that interview III January ol. In
'act' ieehng oil contempt hat Kept Us
out OF his way. lie was IN or eyes'
iitt'e better than an open traitor AMI We
Stunned him as such. lie joined IN
eonpaIy oi mea win Eno"i ION VIC Sete !.
eonyers.ng, when one OF them said to
MN;
VEL Gilbert, what DO you think Of
these peace AMI compromise rumors? o.
this commissioner said to be GU his way
iron Richmond -
II | was the President, III send
every scounlrel OF them to Fort Latay-
ette,' he replied, with considerable Intem-
perancc of-maaner. Peace Commls-
sioners indeed | d never stand that Insult,
Traitors aud redet proposing terms OF
peace No sir. Unconditional SUB
mission. That Is my doctrine. belong
to your last man ami last dollar party
If 1t takes twenty years OF war to sub
due or exiermnate them, am Tor twenty
years Of war. Aye, aud ior twlce and
thrice twenty, II need be,
" W hat IS tae meaning o! 'n'S We
asked when Mr.. Gilbert Withdrew :
" Once, he was on the other SIDE. run
OF sympathy Tor traitors ana horror
struck at the idea OF war"
Don't you understand :? sah one OF
the company.
No
He has obtained government con-
tract. =
Oh "
1t is now fifteen months, or more
since, through some scheming, he, IN COM
pany with two noted politicians, secured
Il heavy contract; aud he is said to have
made over a hundred thousand dollars
already. The longer the war continues,
the more money he will make. So he is
for the war.
Pocket patriotism ~
" Nothing more. So far as conscience
and patriotism are concerned, he would
just as lief furnish powder to rebels, as
shoes and clothing to loyal soldiers. H.
deed, it is said, that he has done some
thing in the eontraband line"
There are too many patriots of the
onr country if on the question of her in.
tcrr;tv the masses were not sound to the
core With them it is no pocket patr
otism. bat a deeply ingrained love oil
GIheri3 Of every strine and shade of
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