Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-03-23

The Husbands Present.
By A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER.

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IL was otter co'd hlsht on the -i'h 81
Deeeiiher ne snow iay oeep upon the
irozeh eafth' ana the bright moon, fa'n9
nan way up tue heavens ifht cnrEsla,-
me iustre 10 the scenes III tie h'Sh road'
a short distance ifom quiet reposin. .
village stoed the form OF human he!lg
liis garments We're scane ana tattcfeI--ol
iar lhSul!lG.tht 20 Keep oIt tie Dung iiost
his frame SHOOK ana tfe!aptea j., i!Ae ice,
oouhd pouSns oi 'i!e weeping WHO" 'ha'
gre" near NM and his lace as tle moon
nea'Hs dai'ced upon II, eS,iieited 4i she
lt"f'"I ioo'pililt5 ol tae oe1i3h 3h-IH,eli'-
peid.I2e. l9of' Wfetchea ana "eoaSeo lit
iouh'd--ani SUCH IN truth ne VAS
Before liin' AT the end ol neatly
ieicc' ana tfei4tsea l"eiosGfe st9'A Il s''la.'
e"-''5c' II ".'s e.' 9'ii' III ite si'l'', ~ "'dL
lirs%' ana jhst sacl 7if rs ste It1''hit
!o' cf .! true comfort f,,1 ana joy |oG'u SteA
,2f nome. me Tears foiie9 COW" 'iie
bio 't,d CHECKS OF the poor iii3.tf'i'ie As III
SA1yH ION t"1 en','-o' anu 'i' 'ed8 IL .
u, c'"S!ea Atz it'nuS III ''ooa ~ '''''' iliat
Nn; ''oH lo"u np'ne u NY M pP'tf
uays, tn"H ioeN'st i'Ne ieaNeh o' tHe
paSt ; Ee4eatA my Fo'i l was -. married I; 10
C"e '''' % my -o"' "''" "'''i',' '''H ''Itt'
t' ""''S, -, t'''' a. '''e W. ''is'>." cut
"'tn' i,e,'' l''','t anu p''n'' WI t
a''u'' az" wv "n'' ~ "t'e ''''ir' ~
"i't,-U" "'' 'iGSS "'F Tr''t'' s''''i 80 nap
y t"'" '"i "a! o",''''V,' "''H "'" ."
?to'ee' '1ef ''',' '''i'' fi'' ,''' Ia -'ts
S"''c I'e","le, 'Ii'"'ic>s P1"te" iit''" II,
men, ana every 'lpu' Was : season % %
~ 9t'Ss' htt toSt ''v.l DIS 3" io'' "'eci.i
ms q" u S",' "'A'H' "a 1,,'S nv F,I>Htu
S'"c' ''le oeiii'" '''''' ,"''A 10 ny ","',
"o'e Us rom fo0r S''i'ei'l's io''' '. hna
ln"St SIN cars va "'t h'.s'i wat
""e u'>h' ,''' so'IT"S' anu " i''' ~ ''''.
ton nave tAel ho' ''','U-hI 10 'iP ana III!
poor la',',iI ,io'lie' ht"''h' HG'!'Ii' re'ce,
Joy ana 'Iltt,'s' are soie--':i'' an S"''
0a' mo" ldiai eol'-no' N.a ii'' 0id,'ie
fhee' II was - VINO o'u It, n ear "l''f
year 'ahPefgu Nit' lHl ae"al! sung
%Aeh knew 'laI ueS'rue'lo" lhFAeu III
'Av SI','e' nut nu'' ''i" ,"c P'oi ni"'l
raised i''S eyes 10 heaven as l'e sl'ohc' 'he't
Is room o'' ea''h iof " 'o'Hei ii"'i-'''o !
"4m Dr una, I'al,
i'H'h ti'e ON! ap'''I'l'eii' 9' u insert
Die ana Almost broken GOWN novel SAT d
woman ana i"o etl'iuIe''IH 'ol "n" !"
SIri' ! ne Gota N'ho 'ouhu i's 'hiiahee ''i'',
'lfo hunarea , cfGSices, ice @ ana aS l's .,s otls
gusts swept through 'Ic ioo'i 'he h ,io',ie' a
ana cAiidfeh cfoHchco nearer 10 'he It"
e'horrs 'na' M sun sm"u!ueftd uPon Tue
ie"I'' ne oi'i' iu' n''uie "'s ipt' f''i
sto1IS, Il fiekcty lao!e ana seah'll! cover
ed e, hed' wi'iie IN one corner, : Nearest ' TO u,
me life pace; was a ht"P vi st'"" "nu
tattered blankets, "iiic'i served lof rest
ing pace lof 'i5 :, ofo'ne' anu siS'et' Al, ii'
"i a tal!oW e"laie was burning upon tue
t'oie' ana y! us am l'o'i' one ''''o"' nav
seen 'i'o' Wte cieu 'no'nei cooli'e'i"i,Gc' me-
1t was paie wan anu wet WIN tears: ne NJ
t"ces oi her eh'iuFeh were oo'n ouFleo III
het zap ana t!iey seenie" 10 sieeP peace
iuily under htf pfayeIlut guardianship
Atlength the souhu OIL footsteps on the
snow crust struck upon 'he inother ears
and La'tlIy aroused hfr eh'lafen' sac
hurried thelh 10 the'' loN'! ne" al','
hardly haG lnIy cFouGneu % away nenea,n m
the 'Aih nlahhetS' Wneh lhe ooo' WIS
opened anu 'he nun Mlnlh we nave
already seen before Tue pretty cottage ell,
tered the place " ''h IL trembling ana
iearlni look the ".'e gHzea up mo HeF
husband iace' ana seemed re'ay 70 crouch
back lfon HIS approach Wieh 'he marx oi
Il tear uiOp upon MS clVck caught Her eye.