Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-07

pcnse. We will talk about that some
other time
was away nj Eastringham all that
day on matters Of business, and did not
get back to the U1Hd dnd Dagger
close upon eleven o'clock. Mr.. Brack-
enridgc and have been talking about
photography this evening, said the
widow to me as fingered over my last
pipe. ''Ilc tells me that by its means
copies offading portraits may be taken,
and that thus the features Of those who,
when living. were dear 70 us may be per-
petuatcd for years after the original
likeness has become blurred and I'M
recognizable with age. Will YOU, sir.
kindly tell me whether this is so or not ?
-"What Mr. Breckenridge told you is
To some extent true replied .Pict-
ures can, Of course, bc photographed
just as any other object can but the
brighter the picture III, the clearer will
the photograph of it bc: dim picture
will yield hnt dim copy through the
camera. But you had better let me see
any portrait that YOU may wish to have
I Photographed, and | can then judge
! better ~ 10 its capabilities for coming
out well under the process. II am
really ashamed, Mr.. English, TO trouble
you about such tribe said the land
I lady, but have. upstairs, n portrait
Z Of my brother. which has, unfortunate
\ ly. been hung for some time in damp
room, and now find that the colours
are fading rapidly, aud that in another
year or two i; will look nothing more
than a unmcanlug dauh. Let me see
the portrait, said something can
b, made of 1t, have no doubt The
interest ! Showed in the matter evident
ly pleased her she rose with gratti-
81 air, and went nj once 10 fetch tho
picture. She came back with it al
most Immediately, and laid it on the
table before me. twas poor thing
enough kit-cat. done in water
colours. il that Ilprid style Of art 50
popular among a certain class about
the time that sou and | we're born,
But scarcely had | set ewes on il be-
fore I I,ecoynissd Il y. ne portrait
st u mua rhoDs Ikne,7 tchen I ,crs
Il chiid-ot n man whose rugged and
strongiy-markel face have But too
much reason to rememper; and the
same instant there flashed across NV
mind the very time, place, and cIrcGm-
stances under which lhai heard those
two words: ..Ierrv. Jerry, called
aloud many wears ago, the sudden re-
petition of whic had SO startled me
that vet morning. Yes, that man
on whose ortr;tit | was now gazing
was the very man ~ whom thosa
n -------------- -----..>~sevu. INC wnOlc
scene rose before me in 4 moment, as
clear aud vivid as ono ot my own pho
tographs. Here tits. Dayhreak on
: Altterly G Id morning A man i
riding ava ----aiu the door Of a little,
shabby country tpwu--..-eon Enr,Iish
tpwn-and mounted behind him, mr:-
his arms round the man. . waist, i, a
lal of uine-your friend john En-
gli-h, 10 Wit, only his name wasn't
John English, then. They are rid
lhS slowly down the 'Iche street
u .cn i >hrilI voice behind them calls
Jerry, jerry They both look back,
and Scr IA whitc-taccd woman stand
ing in the doorway OF the house they
have lust lett. earnestly motioning to
,Lon, ;, r.,,,r, Rpt rho man onlv
rnn,,ar. . rnr.n and djos the spurs
;,t., h;- L.r.o and Tho sharks dv ont
~ H.. a;,,v r,.d-u.,y as tbo animal
-nlI.oL. +,.,yarJ. and a.
rbay Torn H.. r,r,rr ot tb,. street the
L -Itj j..t,,,.,L,,l o.. tha ,.o,o
,n:s ,l,.n.d I'M, aun. III suddenly
oL..o H.. Lo,J II, ,hon,,h i, nravnr
~ ;r,,,.,,;,, ,,I then III masses
.,,, ~; ;..L, d. o,..,.. a,I tha man
,,d bn r;dn3 w;IJl, III t,r what seems
\, ,ha IAN , Terrible Inpo tinc till Al
Inngtb N. latter lrons a.lcen from
very we,rine., and i onlv kent from
f,ll,nr hv rho holt which fastens him
to hi, companions: and when he
awakes. il !. to find himself in a
strange place, and among strange
faces. and to be told that he will never
see the man who brought hun again,
whereat he is not sorry.
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