Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-18

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Next come scenes, like portions Of
moving panorama, in strange coun-
/ try, a. we move slowly forward 10 on.
new home, which is ia wretche1 lit
tie country town. | viii not inact
upon you any detail of the miserable
life led by me during the next five or
six years. The man with whom |
lived, and whose name was Jeremiah
| kreef, was a surgeon by profession,
and might no doubt have done well
had he not been such a drunken. disso-
lutte fellow. Me he ever seemed to
hate, aud his treatment of me corrc-
spondcd with the intensity Of his dix
like. In his drunken fits, he made a
point Of thrashlng me fcrocjously. with
or without proyocation, till, after
time. grew too wary for him, and
kept ont of his reach till Id was sober
again. But even that did not always
-ayc me. That | was hcadstrong and
obstinate, and had wiltul temper of
my own, | do not doubt; bnt in any
case, cannot think that deserved
such cruel treatment at his hands.
have a grateful recollection of hjs wife
having saved me from his clutches Oh
two or three occasions ordinarily, sha
was coarse. sharp-tcinpered woman
enough, with hand that seemed ever
ready IN give me 4 sly box on the ears.
Aitcr time. ! WA, sent to school and
there another cane was at work. beat
ing knowledge into IN, pcrforce, ana 4
very painful process | folnl il to be-.
Foe hatred Of Jeremiah Krcef seem
~ a. deepen a. grew older; indeed.
thc feeling was 4 mutual onn. Some
times. when III wa- Ia III, cups. ana 70
iar gone A. 70 ~ incapable ~ pursuit.
J woiid take my revenge by ieering ut
him, ami calling hm names. aud set
ting him ~ defiance generally. lie
wol.l snarl anl foam NJ the month
l0Nr p ca-ri hyrna, and ding any hing
at my hrAl that came readiest D. his
AAni: while | performed a sort ofinp-
l~l war-lancc round him, ani snapp,
nV fingers cpntemptnpusiy iii his faca,.
iihI gpnc within reach Of his mug
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tRnt hr wolli have klllci me outriyrir
y ua' seem On annoy hn ma~r .ann
ANYTHING el,c whrn hc VA snbsr ,y,.
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