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

lux " i'' Sct Hiiu anu Tue sIudttcr nau
probably his own reasons for silence
on the matter.
Among this wild brood | lived, in
everything like one of themselves, till
! was eighteen years old | learned
how 70 use the axe, and clear the for
est how to ride. shoot swim. and
hunt; how 70 track my way across viii
derness and prairie By signs onlv
known 10 the red man and the hunter !;
and grew up as tall tall, as stfong.
and almost as much savage q the
Young giants, my foster-broehers.
Eyed coatented, careless, dhyito-dav
sort Of life happy in the present. anI
indifferent alike to the futRfe and the
past-not that the past vas forgotten.
for my memory was tenacious. and car
rled with it many recollec,ions of nv
earlier life but l looked back upon
that time with very lahgnid interest. as
though il had belongel to quite a dif-
terent person from myself.
In one respect. and in one only. was
| treated in any way differently from
the rest Of the family Twice every
year, in the spring md the fall, the
old man, accompanied by two Of his
three sons. all dressed in their gayest
apparel, and riding their best horses.
would set Tout for tha nearest town,
there to make certain Indispensable
household purchases but | was never
allove1 70 be or the party on such oc-
cas'ons. | think II the old man had
talun mr with him only once. should
hase come back quite coutcnted: but
he would not 10 ~. and determined
tonutwlt him the first opportunity. A
chance offered itself'at last. The old
f'nan was laid up with sickness, for the
first time in his life. At the same time
fhat the cilest son WAS confined to hs
house through m accident and a. the
visit 70 the to~n could be no longer de
lavci. N wa decided that the two
Youngest lads should 20 alone. Hall
an hour after their departure, quietly
salIlcd horse. and started after
tAen. | overlook them few miles
away, ann We role on gaily together.
,-.,'7'i ,- ''''i-- u, ..i,''> N0N '.''a i''''
a4c.
h'ie "ahicFinE aooht the town,
t.4 'y'' ahi ears acci tentalIy heard
''''t 'n' ''''i'''i't iahl n = government
exploring expedition. who hai halted
tlrrr tur h dAy with his caTnp. was IN
".'''' III i it" I'' / hH;'terS ~ accom-
P'if "'lh across tAr praiT'e,. Here
"'- ''' "''A'h- thAt suited we'll With
"rtrr range oi experience tlau would
etrF 'e mtue white D.! stayed with the
'.t -iitl-.. vent. on the spur 0i
tIt in5m ut, ami volunteered Inv SER
f.E-"' A'l was ~ oucr accepted. |
't. '"'" H. tlN i"N'rr-prpthers,
". l. Y "-' y message % tht on folk
nr u.w r,.nrti.. a1tl 1tlsN' morning with
g- tl,. h..f az them. Taan followed
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EhSti'A gth'l'Il-'h h'''iiti re''N' VINO
WA traNt!iiH- INIT P.el'u'e' ahi rom
an innate ioNe % adventure - hA'l
hr1h Ni7.'4i- aiii'A- SOM tiioc7 VI
friendly lhalAi''' ah' TIT '''t'e enca'iip-
illehl wa 'H'S " mus "' Two AWAY
Nl'. it'lN I'm hi''1 ,'i'" oi''''iI'' ~
grateful IoF 'it 7trN loe hsi doile MN
iie t"oA IieAt "hIi9 - i'ie "h'' q
ieW Gays iateF' III fi'llea ms co''liiild-
anu ol the tA2td.l'oh' anu ot means
hrSl Nho"h " hAh7el' optaihr'i my
release ana carried NC away WIN MN
aAd from 'ha. 'iAy tAl NJ 'ie' never
icil hlin- he slual'er ; name va
arnold ana l "au oeeh hho"n As
1acN arnold out "tch III. fel'N
hcard my historF' ne said ou are
mp lahAee' pnt genuine son oi 'he
PIT country ahl 'in "r 'li'' III oo'
feal naiA'. you 9halt ne c"i'c' 'o,ili
tn4Ii~h' ana th@l II now came ~