Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-11
Vol. XH Whole No. 7se N
Jerry Wi.ch had. been missing

many people wondered wnat III,
come Of the obliging simpleton : II
Jerry was in hiding, and no one
Hftle town, save his mother and h7
enridge. knew the place of his rOu|
which was at a little farmhouse nfa
dozen miles from Normanfordo
by cousin of Mrs. Winch. c i
forenoon of the day following tn;s|
his interview with the landlady, ,Br II
ridge borrowed a horse and gig L
ing to one Of his friends, and set
see Jerry. The lad was out, n s
told him, when he reached the of
adding that Jerry would most lii d|
found at the clearing in the fir Lw|
ton and there Breckenridge dit
him, stealing on him unawares, n,,,
ing him in silence for several n.
before making his presence
Jerry was singularly employee y
one end of small clearing cead
gloomy plantation, he had fixed and
| forded sticks about five feet in lem|
with third stick fastened acrosanty|
To this cross-bar a piece of strii TO
knotted, the other end OF whie ;rI
firmly tied to the leg Of a IN; a ~
sparrow. Jerry. standing a feY,,
away with n loaded pistol in his
waited till the bird, tir d with ifoos|
fectual efforts 10 escape, percf "a
the cross-bar, and the moment ed
did so. he took aim and fired. Wi
successful in hitting it, he waitaffic|
tiently till the huttering c..
perched once more, and the e,or
again and so on, till he either s ,n.
ed in killing it, or else cut the ::
with his bullet, and SO allowed ~
cape. On branch close by du,t
wicker-cage containing dozen md
sparrows, all destined for HoA
fate. As often as Jerry succeth
killing a bird, he burst into q civ
of laughter, that bent him doub sor1
shook him violently, as though
being clutched at by invisible
ac fingers. \
He seems made on purpose totta|
I Ficnds own bidding, muttereTica|
cnridte to himself as he stcpp herd
the opening Well, Jerry, IN
/ he said aloui, how are you ,and|
/ That's pretty l'laything you co]
there pointing to the plsto'. IN
les, said the lad with gr -, '!'1
Of the head u, iarry's ncwm iS|
Rare fun to shoot sparro-a 2 !
beggars how they try 10 &c void
dontt they! ere.
Bat how came you To obtaip W
toy ,a,J|
1t was in Mllcham's window
for long time, and Jerry neve5
without longing to have it. S' p
cd MP all his shilIings and sixp1e q
he had got enough money to bt. tina
then hc gave old drunkca Stev i'll I'd
"a shilling to 90 and get it foe b
Hoo. hoo, hoo. Rare fun a;,lJ
sparrows: Watch and see ho,,
Jer.s can knock one off its pc =
Not now. thank you, Jeriederi
day when have more time. the q
to talk to YOU about somcthinihe HI
dav. BY the by, how is Pipai st;
Alas the lovely Pipanta silI
said Jerry in n tone Of angu
arms fell dejectedly by his sd
tears came into his large blue
Dead 7 exclaimed the che
sympathetic voice. When tow :.
die -
This dav-ueek. said the S"1
And jerry burlrd her ut midn. ana
the moan was at full. uudrr the, be o|
OAK on P-nsiale Moor. Oh
pipanta Never viii thy mast.
mor- never more will thy bean P"'|
nestle III hi. bosuIn never moral al
wilt thou dance to thy lords mae mol
r, has lost his darling forever maina
p,''n'i,s ra ','i. u.s., ,"9,i" "t[s Ir I, ~" 'spani
RI WHY that was the vrrytrlct
hnta;ango escaped Iro u Ineh ma of I'll
Escaped has ,hr great ~ haviIl
capped exclaimed thr teFhhe sxl
Then he Will XII po"r Jcir!' MI
cast spell over hI'n. and thfh Rict vi
snake or toa''. Put some o. ;, sho1|
powder IN" his drank ned nj
The ehenl-t smllrd. aud a.;
lads hair Jerry has ho ca,
afraid he sad; TIL chhr'h u us
friend CAV iln viii k ep hln sarmed|
the arts of all rhp magician- N ed II
No, NJ. my poor lad h,tnth troo,a
no harm toyou but had nt no
PIpanh would not have died h'eei
" Il take her soul. and pat 1t $50 IA
ot "a toad. and 5" lmprI-on 1t ton TIL
Anu '''e '",n VI '"s ','uo "'' menrI
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