Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-15

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friend"
ITO love me, Annie" said + "do say
that"
"Well, ever since the first day l saw
you, and thought Of your going on the
hateful, treacherous ocean, have dreamed
about you every week, verify believe
And have always dreamed that you
were wrecked, cast away on some dread.
ful breakers, and always you and Captain
Martcll were drowned. Ihavc seen youi
bruised and bleeding bodies on the rocks
and sands, and beating about among the
breakers, full fifty times. Oh, who would
love sailor if it were possible to avoid
it? Oh, if you could escape from the
sea! But you cannot. Captain Martcll
is your fate; he will never leave the sea,
and you will never leave him; and the
end will be as have seen it in my dreams
so many times. And then what will be-
come of Lizzie and me 2" " 7
Again she wept passicnately.
But, Annie, will you marry me if
leave the sea Unjust go this voyage"
You will never return alive" said
she; ''you and Captain Martell will be
drowned. saw you both last night,
wrecked and cast ashore dead."
:. Annie" said l, "if Ireturr from this
voyage will you marry me?'
Her only reply was, that if VIC made
the voyage VIC would both be drowned.
81 left her the next day in great sor-
row, and now l am going back to her
pennIess, for all my property was in the
vessel. uow can marry and be depend.
cnt on my wife ?"
ct is better tEan being wrecked and
drowned bcsides," said Angus.
Better but it is not us well,' said
Ralph Wilson.
In the afternoon Captain Martell wss
able to get up and be dressed. In the
evening he came down stairs.
Il shall be good as new tomorrow
said he. II wonder if the people here
will gather the pieces of my poor Midas;
if they do, doctor, save a piece for Inc
big enough to make cane. There is
one corniort-we were insured, vessel and
cargo"
i" Insured ?' exclaimed Wilson, eyes
sci and cargo 2"
Exactly. should not have insured
our cargo, but Annie begged me to do it
she said you would be ruined if we were
wrecked, and that it would be hard for a
young man to lose an independence just
as he had gained it,"
"Then she did not quite believe that
would be drowned" said Wilson, smiling
The next day Captain Martell and
Rap Wilson went home. Some weeks
after my husband received a letter from
NJ. Wilson. l give an extract
/" l am married to my dearest Annie.
Captain Martcll and l arc going into
business together. We are going to be
wholesale traders in coffee, tea, tropical
fruits, ETC. I promise Aunie to give up
the sea, and she promises me to give up
dreaming.
II wish you could have been at the
wedding but knew that baby could not
be brought, and would not stay at home
so you did not get an invitation. Mex,
summer VIC shall come to visit you even
if you do not invite US meanwhile you
will accept our 'ovc and the assurance o.
our deepest gratitude. We shall always
pray heart-prayers for you. We are
fous of the happiest people in the world
and you are the means Of our happiness.
Besides this letter We get wonderful
Christmas gifts from our friends !; ant
from that time to this they have visited
us every summer, and We have visited
them every winter.
A RETURNED REBEL RERuKEp.-Many
of our readers remember ". Ii. Thomas
whc, before the war, was connected with
the post Office of this city. lie was als(
one Of the leaders of an organization
known as the "National Volunteers.
ayowedly a Democratic organization, bu
thoroughly Southern in his sympathics.-
Most Of the members went South at til,
beginning of the rebellion, and Offered
their services to the Confcderacy, an,
Thomas among the rest and report say
he was one OF those who exhibited 81
much hatred and cruelty to our patriotic
soldiers in Richmond. However sine,
the close Of the war, he, together witt
many others who went with him, hav'
come to Washington, not exactly clad ii
sackcloth, but, as the saying is, " holding
their heads very high" and having takeI
the oath Of allegiance, taey think the.
are full as good, and a little better, thai
those who have been fighting on the righ
side for the last four years. But, it tn
oath of allegiance restores to tLem Ger
tain political privileges, there is one PRIV
ilege which it does not restore, if indeet
they ever possessed it. namely: the re
spect and recognition of all loyal men
and the Thomas aforementioned wa
pretty plainly made aware Of this fact b.
our city postmaster, Mr.. Bowen.
When Mr.. Bowen came into his pri
vate office yesterday afternoon. he foun'
Thomas coolly occupying a chair, will
his feet up and cigar i'll his mouth
This cool assurance was u little too mucl
for the loyal blood of Mr.. Bowen, VIII
accordingly addressed him
Your name is Thomas, believe"
Yes, Sir"
You are a traitor ~
"No, sir / have taken the oath Q
Allegiance"
The oath of Allegiance, sir, does no
wash from your hands the loyal bloc,
that stains them. What are you doin
here ~