Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-06-28
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oH Wuat Is 81 T"t rs u uay III juno
Then, if ever, come, perfect days"
DEAR AMERICAN.
Delicious June ia pass
ing rapidly away, and we can scarcely real
ize that she is 50 near the completion of
her annual visit. Thus pass'our tires away
like u tale that is told'--anJ how do We
improve the shining hours that are gra-
ciously granted us! Truly, this delightful,
rose crowned month. is making amends,
for all the perverstes of her predecessors
and in this delicious baliny weather. mere
existence becomes aluxury Our ideal of
perfect loneliness is nearly realized in this
beautiful green of months but Alas, all
things earthly must fall short of perfection
and We fnd one sad drawback to our sum-
mer enjoyments, in the multiplicity Of mus
du'tces. which swarm like the Locusts of
Egypt, to our infinite disgust and annoy
ance. Like others they appear to have
hut their love if not fatal is rather damag
lng-and could be aSreeahly dispensed with.
The eyentful '3rd. OF June passed away
without appearing to excite any particular
excitement or enthusiasm in this vicinity
There was not a general turn out Of voters
but you will have heard the result in this
town before this reaches you. There ap-
pearc'i to be an astonishing amount Of -
nOrance among some who would have been
supposed to have been better informed IN
regard to thequestion IA: issue. Some took
alarm at tine idea which possessed them,
that the sale of liquor was to he entirely
prohibited. and that if the amendment to
the law was ratified by the people. mary a
drop OF the one thing necdful could be OBJ
tanned for love or money. by any "niisfort-
innate" individual who might chance to he
.took sick and find his life and health de-
pending on little of the great restorative
provided by distillcries, etc. They shere
upon entered upon lengthy argument to
prove that liquor was good in its place.
(without stating however where its place
was IMPOSED to be) that it was as good now.
for medicine as ever it was and 81 mad
iinitem. until few words edged in by your
humble correspondent recalled their scat
tered faculties. and opened their eyes so
that theyappeared at last to see the point.
Some halted betwean two opinions in re-
gard to the expcdency of the proposed
amendment, and sovery properly refrained
from voting. Undoubtedly many good
friends of temperance. have questioned the
expcdicncy of the amendment 10 the law,
but it is II significant fact, that while the
majority of the known and avowed advo'
Gates of Temperance went in for it heart
and hand those of doubtful soundness in
temperance principles. and also the once
notorious rulnsrller. and their known SYM
pathizers opposed it. OF course the Tenn
pl.rs. got the credit with snch. of original
ing aud putting through. the ito them( OBJ
uoxious measure quite ignoring the claims
Of the various temperance Divisions to any
share IN the work.
One ex-rumsellcr, who shall be name
less. filled with dismay and wrath at the
imagined inroads of the terrible army o
Good Templars, upon tho inalienabl'
rights of those disposed to deal out ruin to
their nelghbors, in the shape of the li1ut
poison, which steals away both money ant
brains, hastened to tho polls to cast thu
might of his vote against the law which
was to bear SO hard on would-be rumsel
lers-not forgetting to fortify himself ol
the way with small supply of something
intended to keep his spirits and courage
nm. and to neutralize the shower bath tha
Nature. who is a staunch believer in th'
efficacy of water, was sprinkling down up
ON both temperance and anti-temperanct
apostles. Unfortunately for its possesso'
the bottle containing the soul exhlira.or
was obliged to be set down III a certa''
hidden locality for few moments, and wa
unaccountably forgotten - and "thereb'
hangs tale which for prudential reason
we here suppress.
Ihave neglected so long to write to yo
that the items had picked up foryou hav
mostly spoiled in being kept In my las
communication you put my modest initia
, in the middle OF the article aud left tn
end without signature. which is an i'm
proved style of doing business. Th
dreaded Diptheria tour climates seouyse