Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-05-25

] have seen nm, having deposited that val
u ,ble tool in his humble garret, re-emelge
in pea jacket, with an independent bear
ing, for the purpose Of purchasing the
tripc, or the sleeps head. or the saveloy
which forms his savory evening meal. AS
for the Hindoo in London, my dear Mrs.
Miles. he is wonderful creature won
derful for the tenacity with which he cincs
to the customs of his fatherlanj. could
take you, if it were fit place for a lady
to visit, to an oriental colony in the far
east of London, where, but for the differ
ence of buildings and climate, you might
conceive yourselfin Calcutta. No. II in
that street Il like to he exact.) to outward
appearance an ordinary house, is in reali-
ty a heather temple, chock-full of idols,
where, regardless of the clergyman of the
parish, the expatriated HindoO does solemn
poojah, while in the backyard, aided by
the poles and lines of conniving washer
women, the dread ceremonies of the chur-
ruck are inauguratcd. You know what |
mean 7"
"Ofcourse swinging with hooks fastcn-
ed in their flesh.'
"Precisely. Nay, have heard, but will
not vouch for the fact" continued Mr..
Bowman gravely. THAT on one occasion, a
worn out Blackwall omnibus was purchas-
ed at Aldridge's Repository by number
of Hindos. Can you guess their object,
Mrs. Miles ~
II cam" answered with shudder--
"for Juggernaut- cart
"Just so,'' said Mr.. Bowman. 1.-The
massive figure-head Of a condemned East
Indiaman served for the god; while the
omnibus. crammed with yelling dcvotces,
was driven up and down the confined space
of the back yard. TO depict such scene,
with its combined elements Of grotes
qnerie and horror, would require the PEN
Gil of Fuseli."
Compared with this exciting conversa
ton. how tame and prosaic sounded our
ncigllaOr's dialogue!
"Thc only rcalopposition proceeds from
Jackson" | heard Mr.. Gage say. Every
body else has been bought off. We've
offered him station close to his park
gates. if he likes. but he won't listen to
it,"
"IIis IDEAS must he very old fashioned"
observed Julia quietly.
forgot to say that Mr.. Gage and Julia
were lovers. and that this was their way of
courtng. When ] think of my dear
George, and remember his romantic senti
ments, his chvalric enthusiasm, so aG
cordant with my own feelings, | cannot be
too thankful that-but | will say no more
on the subject
For Il wonder, there was no dinner-party
that night aud we passed u very pleasant
and quiet evening; that is to say, Mr..
Peter dozcd comfortably in an armchair
by the fire, with an anti macassar over his
head: Lady Peckovef'eyamined torniida-
| bic pile of red covered tradcsmcn's books :;
Julia pracilscd choice morceaux from
Mirella ON the pianoiortc; and composed
delightfully."- long letter Qour sides of
close writing and crosscd) fordcor George,
in exchange for his shabby epistlc of ten
lines, which was all occupied with the des-
cription of Il gigantic pike which he had
captured About eleven o'clock VIC all
went up stairs; but | sat up till twelve
brushing my hair, and reading over a
choice packet of Georges love-lettcrs---
models Of manly devotion and-but | for
bear.
My fire had begun to burn low, as a
hint that had better. 30 to bed; and ]
had Just folded up the last Of these be-
loved letters, when suddenly recollccted
that had left my work-b box down stairs.
| | did not like to leave it there till the
morning, Tor it contained a bracelet which
was Georges first present, and l could
not have slept quietly if it had not been
in my own Keeping. 1t was very provok
iny, for at the Peckovcr' $ house there is
nothing but gas bu,ned-sas in the kitchen,
in the sitting rooms, and in the bedrooms.
If there had been a wax-taper in the
room, should have lighted it, Of course
and il there had been box of lucifers,
should have taken them with me; but
there was no taper, and not single match
in the ornamental box placed on my dress
ing table. did not care t" carry light
ed alumette III my hand, for fear of setting
fire to Sir Peters beautiful carpets; so
determined to 20 down in the dark. re-
mcmbcrcd exactly where ] had left the
worh-box: it was on the left hand corner
Of the Louis -Quatorze table in the break
fast parlor; | felt that | could lay my
hand on it at once.
My heart beat little quicker than usual
as | descended. the stairs, everything
seemed so pretcrnaturally quiet; but
reached the breakfast -parlor in safety, felt
about Tor the Louis Quatorze table, dis.
covered it, and found my work-boX. was
Just about to quit the room. when | heart
"a slight noise outside, which startled mt
terribly; it was asif somebody had drop
ped two or three spoons and forks. fell
halt inclined to faint, and opened the dooI
as noiselessly as possible. My attention
was Immediately attracted by a light
which streamed out from under close,
door in the passage.
"Perhaps, after all" l said to myself
II have alarmed myself ncedlcssly. | re
member now that this is the pantry door
and no doubt Mr. Jcakcs, the butler, has
sat up late tonight gossping, and is nov
counting his plate" the thought had scarce
" passed through my mind, when th'
door opened slowly, ana figure appeared
hearing in one hand "a kitchen eandlestiek
in the other plate basket full of silver
Was it the figure Of any person belougin;
to the house! If it had been my knee
would not have trembled under me, no
should | have sunk down upon the floor il
a semi conscious swoon. At length, by
strong mental effort, | recovered sufiicien
strength to raise myself up; and nervous
, ly clutcliing my work-box, | made my wa
slowly up stairs. As soon rs | entered m
room, locked and bolted the door, an
then sat dawn in chair to reflect. Th
, fire had gone out, but the gas, which ha
turned up to its highest point. made tn
room look bright and cheerful. | locke
at the cloek---it was past one. | mus