Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-01-01
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THE AUTHORS CONFESSION.

THE AUTHORS CONFESSION.
am putting the finishing words to my
narrative on this 3lst day Of December,
A. d. 1862. | am sitting in my hus-
bands den" as he persists in calling the
most inviting room in the house, especial
y inviting TO me when he is in it. |
sometimes enter when he is away; but
confess that then the dead smell of to-
bacco-smoke is not so agreeable. would,
in his absence, put his room in order, aud
have once or twice attempted it, but have
received anything hut thanks for my oflic-
ious service.
amor rather was-little Edith
Another little Edith is just now gone to
bed, aud the four corners Of her crib are
hung with stockings. The grand New
Years demonstration is, however. in the
back parlor, the second edition of huge
Christmas tree. George mo longer little
Geordie) will spoil the child, and l tell
him so.
Georgie's father and mother, and my
father aud mother (for Uncle Charlie is
my father now, will dine with us to-mor-
row. We dinel with him on Christmas
day, as We always have since We were
married.
George sits now on the other side Of
his biz library light wasteful gas con
sumner. can't make him content with
blaze Of proper size and 50 am forced
to turn down the gas in the parlor, and
sit up here for economy's sake, when there
is nobody in the house but ourselves. How
easy it is to find excellent reasons for
what you wish to do But then | know
if | did not come and sit with him, he
would carry his awful pipe
T" Get away, George Ior hateful
man Your whiskcrs and moustache are
worse than Turks and your meerseha-
um breath is intolcrable! Take that
and that
do not know whether | have hurt
him or not, for his pachydermatous skin
is ugher than a rhinoccros. My own
fingers smart and ache so that can scarce
resume my pen. But, hear. hear -
George Merrill, Esq, Counsellor aud At
torney at Law, has struck an attitude, and
is going to make speech.
What is the use Of this % holding up
his smoking cap, an anti-luptlal present
from me, what is the use Of tbs, if un-
der it, as A helmet, am not to smoke
And of this ," thrustiug out the meers-
chaum, which blush to say | gave him
in my maiden folly. "What is the use of
this, if | am not to smoke? All honor
to the German Father Land, which has
released US from the costly tyranny Of the
cigar, and gives Us comfort in the cclcs-
tia! clay, which cur oweethcarts and wives
present to US
" You women are the herall's Of pru
dence. You have lectured me on the ex-
travagance of little Edith's presents, tho
you know in your heart that you enjoy
them more than she. What is the use Of
children ~
RI trembel little here For when
Edith fought me this morning in the bath
tub, [ asked myself thisqucstion. But l
never tod George.
What is the USE he continued, "of
chil lrcu? Lis'en, Light Of my Eyes,
surveyor of my pipes and smoking caps,
and, thus, nferentially of my Lynchburg,
and | will tell you. 1t is blessing that
children come along in relays, to mark
the post-houses in the journey of life
l,ut for the children, there never would
be any anniversaries. After thirty, the
women and after forty, the men would
forget that ever they were born, II our
children did not keep our birthdays.
"Christmas would be nothing without
the children. And as to New Iears's
that has but bilious look +; aud without
the children, would be intolerable. ~ kv-
cryboly is forced upon some comnf*ee
OF ways and means, and statloners adver-
tise new blank books. as if the old were
not blank enough, and all the blauker for
their entries.
But for the children we could be
glad to forget that there was such thing
as the New Year, that there was such a
thing as the old But they tighten us
!. along the road of life and make the hoIl-
days jubjiant. Christmas and New \ cars
arc delightful for their presents, aud for
the many other things we buy and do to
please the children Why, there's that
luck Of a what-do.you-call-it, you've just
been embroidering for L lith where
could We find excuse for such pretty
things, except for the children? And
where, without Cooley, could you get the
patterns New Years is the time to
Kiss your babies, pay your bills, and sub
scribe Tor the Lady's Book the first and
the last make pleasant sandwich for the
mustard of the duns between. And now
| will set down, amid great applause
The applause came in loud screams
from Edith's cradle. Ext AutAor.
sickness in the Army.