Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-06
ELLSWORTH, MAINE, FRIDAY, APRIL g. 1866.

And then all at once it seemed to fade
away like fog in the sum and KEEP on
drawing; hut nothing come, and found
as my pipe was out and there was nothing
left to light ascn. So knocks the ashes
out-zwhat there Wal, on 'etn-=aiil then |
brakes the pipe up, bitby bit, and puts all
the pieces in my pocket--ifight hand
trowscrs pocket. r.
'What for Z" says you. 81. --.-.s .-..-.-
Nothing at all as ] knows on; but that's
what | did; and am telling yon what
happened. Perhaps it was b, cause felt
uncomfortable with nothing to rattle III
my pocket. Howsompver, my mind WIS
made up; and frightening up. and look
ing as cheerful as if I'd six-and thirty
shllings to take OH Sunday, said to her
as was by my side ==-=
'Poliy, my lass, I'm going up to Lon
don ~
"Going wherel" says she says lifting
up her head. ~
London says; and then Ibesan to
think about what going up to London
meant. For. mind yer. it didn't mean Il
chap in rough jacket malling up Il bun
die III d clean blue handkerchief, aud then
shown his stick through the knot and
sticking it over his shoulder. and then
stulling his hands in his pockets, and talk
lag the road upwards, Whistling like u
hlaekbifd No; it meant something else.
I meant breaking upa quiet little home
as two young f0Iks-eoiHmon peopie, in
coursc-had been Il saving up for years,
to make snug; it meant halt breaking n
poor simple lass heart to part with this
little thing +; tearing up the hest that took
so long a-huilding, and was allas SO snug
arter !; cold day's word. | looked at the
clean little Winders, and then at the bright
kettle on The shiny black hob, and then at
the warry small fire as there Wa, and then
fust at one thing. and then at another, all
so clean and neat and homelv, and all show
ing how proud my lass was Of 'cn all. and
then | Thought little more of what going
nm to London really did mean. and | sun.
nose il must have been through t, cling low
and flint. and poorlv, and I'm almost
ashamed to tell it. ior I'm such biz strong
chan. but trutbs truth. We'll, somehow
blind seemed to cove. my eyes. and nv
beaa went down upon my knees. and
cried like :, hool boy. But it went of,
far my lass VAS knerllpr aside me in Il
minnie. ana cot INV thitk old ht.4d upon
he, shoulder. and hee,f a doing all she
could tn N.fIte believe if WAS all rIrht. and
She w.ulJn,t mind n biz but we'd ret Oh
vontlprfnl we'll nm there aud so w. talk
ed it over Tor long cnong il. while size made
believe to be 80 cheerful. and knplt at my
SIDE. n ciphcrinr aYay-putlinr down
naugl,t fur herself, and a carrtiu.r | don't
IinnW how much for ue-tlIl rloved up.
nndcr tho discovery that whether work
vaS plenty. or whether work was slack, |,
a,;n Sfock k-ehristenel Wllliam-was rich
my good wife.
riat vas something like a Thought, that
Was. and seemed to sililrn me up, and Pun
bone and muscle into fellow TIL he fell
strong as lion; so We SET to talking owe,
the arrangements and two days arter.
Polly and was in lodging in London.
Mex morning was up at five, and made
mvself srart. not fine, but clean, and
looking as if | want afraid of work and
l finds my way TO onit i3f the big work
shops. where the bell was ringing for six
O'Clock. and the men vas "A scutiting in :;
while chap with IL book was on the ioo.
out to time the late ones. for stopping on
payday ont of their wages--HhleIl is but
lair yer know, for if two hundred men lost
quarter of an hour apiece in Il week. it
would come TO something stiff in year.
Well, there was couple more chaps like
me standing nj the gate, come to see if
they could get took ON. and one on 'em
slips in and comes out again directly n
swearing and growing like anything, and
then 'tolher goes III. and he comes out Il
swearing too. and then feels my heart go
sinking down eycr so low. SO / says to
the fast:
ANY chance Of a Job !" | saws.
"Go to" somcW here he SAYS, cutting
IN rough sn | asks t'o;her one.
ANY chance Of Job ?" | saws.
Not ha'parth," he says, turning his
hack and going off with the fust one; and
must say as they looked pretty pair of
blacks.
sn stood there for quite five minutes
wondering what to do; whether should
20 in and ask for myself, or 60 and try
Somewhere else. didn't ike to try arter
seeing two men refused. All at ouc,. IA tall
sharp eyed man comes out OF side place
and looks at me quite fierce. ~
"Mow my man, y he saws. "What'S your
business , What do You want J.
job, SIR saws |.
.lhcn why didn'i rou come in and ask
he SAYS.
Saw two turned back. says.
~. we don't want such as them here, he
saws. but there's plenty of work for men
WHO mean it. and then he looks through
me almost. I suppose YOU mean It,
eh >
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