Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-02-28
OFFICE IN PETERS BLOCK /.

out from me what room had occupied ~
a boy. and, by the third night spent there
she had got it ready for me. jumped
cut Of bed and found that the snow was
falling fast and thick. jumped into bed
again and began wondering " hat my un-
Gle would do if the port did not arrive
And then l thought that. if the snow went
on falling as it did, and if the wind roso
any higher. it might turn out that the roads
through the hllv part Of Yorkshire in
which Calverwooa lay. might very well be
blocked up.
The rorti-wtnd doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will my uncle do then, poor thing?
He'll run for his port
But he will run short,
And too much water to drink, poor thing
with the influence Of the chamber of
my childhood crowding upon me, kept
repeating the trayestied rhyme to myself
tilt fell asleep.
to forget it. Meantime. Hebe. bring that
bottle to General Jupiter, there He's
got corkscrew in the tail Of his robe, or
I'm mistaken.
Out came General Fortescne's cork
screw. was trembling once mere with
anxiety. The cork gave the genuine plop;
the bottle wns lowered. glug, glug. gIug.
came from its hcnricent throat. aud out
| lOhcu suiietnlDS tiMBa as u liou 1IdHc.
The General lifted it lazily to his lips. sa-
lifting his nose on the way.
Fifteen by Gyeoven he cried. We'll,
Admiral. this 0aS worth waiting for Take
care how you dccalt that, Jacob-on per-
il Of yo II life,
NV ,ncle was triumphant. He winked
hard at me not to tell. Kate and retir-
ed. she to change her dress, l to get mine
wrll brushed. and ny hands washed. By
the time re urned to the dining room. no
one had any questions to ask. For Kate,
the ladies had gone to the drawing room
before sh. was ready, and l believe she
had some difficulty i'll keeping my uncle's
counsel. But she did Need l say that
was the happiest Christmas ! erspent p
But how did yeu find the cellar, papa!'
: asked EflIe.
where are your brains EfTe! Don't
you remember tod yeu / had dream!'
Yes. Bat yon don't mean to say the
existance Of that wine cellar was revealed
to you III dream ?
but do. indeed. had seen TIE wine-
cellar built mp jlst before we left for Ma
deira. 1t was my fathers plan Tor secure
ing the wine when the house was let. Aod
very well it turned out for the wine. and
me too, had forgotten all aboat it
Everything had conspirea to hringt to my
memory, hut had just failed Of success
had fallen asleep under all the influences
told you of-inhuenee from the rceionof
nav childhood. They operated still when |
was asleep, and, all other distracting in-
ilucnces being removed, at length rousedin
my sleeping brain the memory of what
had seen In the morning 1 remembered
rot my dream only. bat the event OF which
my dream wasa a reproduction. Still.
was under considerable doubt about the
plucc, aud in this followed the dream only
as near rs conld Judge.
The Admiral kept his word, and inter
posed no difficulties between Kate and me.
Notthat, to tell the truth was ever,anx
ioHs ahout that rock ahead but it was very
possible that his fastidions honor pride
might have occasioued considerable inter-
ference with our happiness for time. As
it turned out, he could not leave me Cul-
yerwood and regretted the facts as little
az did himself. His gratitude to mo
was. however, excessive, assuming occa-
tionally lud.crous outhurSts of thankful
ness. do not eleye he could have been
more grateful if had saved lis ship and
whole clew. For his hospitality was at
stake, Kind old man. .
Here ended my fathers story with light
sigh, gaze into the bright Goals. kiss of
,;t5 mothers and when he held in his, Land
another glass Of Burgundy,