Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-18

the island all by himself, a half-and
half Crusoe, but without Man Fri
day to bear him company
But how did he obtain his food 3.
far from the mainland?
"Oh. by cultivating patch 0
ground, suppose; and by the offer
ings of pious folk who went out t,
him in boats. lie lived in a hole hol
lowed out of the rock and when h,
died. they made saint of him. an,
built what they called a Hcrmitae,
over his cave, where a certain mum
ber of monks from the old abbey jus
beyond Ea-tringham used to 20 ant
reside turn and turn about. But TIN
hermitage is in ruins, and has beef
TOR centuries only people say tn,
the arch OF the great window. and 6ne
or two other bits tn t are left, are a.
fne specimens of that sort Of thing a.
You will find in day s ramble: but,
for my own part, | know nothing Of
architecture.
4 must visit the little i.land.' said
John. and see whether the ruins are
worth sketching. What means OF
access are there to it?'
Only name the day you would
like TO go, said the chemest warmly.
'and there shall be as neat a little
boat at your service as YOU will find
within dozen miles. together with a
man pull you there and back again ;
John. who had no desire to Law
himself under further obligations to
tne chemist, would tain have dcclin-
CT the offer thus pressed upon him !:
but Breckenridge seemed so carnest
IN the matter. that after doing his
best TO back out Oft. he was OBLIGED
TO Weld rclucta:t consent.
III Convenient, YOU had better
name an early day for Your visit. said
Breckenridge. This fine weather may
not last much longer
.To-d,y !. T,os1,,. LIN =,
h,ll hc 1;.e,r,.,o'I r.:I, !,
tha, ,l,y will s,,;, 80, ol -
or proyc. f,vonr,lJo -
.E.Iti
l. .l' 1'''' '''c 'htihlst'
"A ''D,' - ,'9 i'o'Nc'-ko"N'
.... ~ ~ 90 '''' '''''' ~ waiting tor
IL " '"7ei Day
,ra y ni ''-''-''e-""f piace' by
H.. i ~" N'o" ~ 90 You
here we ,rc =, ,he - % now
When n, H-,.Lan.;I
home tb,t cy.r;,u L; s.
.,
Winch l want to see hun
Jerry : here, waiting Tor YOU,
sald Hannah.
f" nat hrlng9 hun here wonder
But send hlm m and leave US to
gcther'
Breckenridge and jerry were very
gooi friends indeed, it VA through
wcll->tinulatcd likin. tor the son
that the chem st had won his first step
in the affections of the mother. Jerry
| looked tn 10 Brarkcnridre \. ~ Il
IA, ot ,,l;,;,oj Lro,i,l,.o ILL,
,,;.IJoJ j., .,.... .I;,. .1 l..l
80" '''' =,
- ~ ''''' VI anu
WIZ u'd' I he "crc II inlnaed'
cause any one VINO offended him q
wlther away and die IN some mrS-
tcri0us manner.
iie cam, slo,.h;,,,;, - Ii. ,I
.h,,,of,.ol ,.a,.
:. - =, IL II
'"oN,' - 'iNao''' ',''' sc.'o'' iii'i'sc y
on the extreme cage OF chllr, IN
Obedience To the chemists bidding.
Breckenridge had studied .Jerry's
peculiarities, and waited till the lad
had swallowed n cnn of ~, and le-
voured couple of mullins, before ask
ino him n sinolc ouestion
eWeu Ierrv nv man .,d r,,,
~, L.a,,,h, III, 49,
- A. - ~ ,, ~ " 80 "
'I'''' ''' ''o ,''' ''ooe.'co " fuo MS
sleeve across MS NOUN.
"f1panta IS Ill, and Jerry wants a
charm 70 make her better.
IVY nat IS the matter with her lady
ship asked the chemist.
"She refuses to eat she refuses to
dance when her lord plays sweet music;
she 10 no longer glad but very, very
melancholy.
Inc chemcst turned from the table,