Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-19

All for Love.
\ STORY OF REAL LIFE.
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DAkk say YOU are astOuisheti Il
see me call upon YOU. Captain Dorney.
the minister began. with a dulce,
voice
Please be seated. your reverence. :
the officer replied .wha, is your plea.
sure =
"one of the members of our church
called upon me this morning-Doctor
tckert. whom YOU know-and he talked
10 me about very unpleasant affair he
had with YOU. you know"
Well. sir =
Well. he has told me every thing.
you know he has shown implicit con
hdcnce in me. and has unreseryedly
confessed that he has been somcwh hat
excited and too ha>ty OF course. |
was obliged 10 censurc him for il. |
know him as a man OF honor. and dur
ing considerable time be has been a
member of our society. But you see.
Mr.. Dorney. we are all ap, to sin. and
We must not judge too harshly Of our
fellow creatures"
Mr.. Field. the police has nothing 10
do with these principles, Dorney said
with a mischieyous smile.
They are the principles of the Chris
iIan faith. Mr.. Dorney-of the Church.
You know. You are a. good Christian
a any Of our fellows citizens. though
YOU do not belong to my creed why
should not the police be able TO act ac-
cording TO these principles r
Not always. sir but we are discnss-
ing a matter which, in all probability.
j. not the one that led you to honor me
with Your visit"
''les, YOU ate right. sir. came
here in reference TO the affair OF Doctor
FeAert and yourself, and now have To
request you 10 let the very unpleasant
matter rest. What will be the good of
II, if people begin TO gossip about the
man: Eckert is ready 10 apologize TO
you, and has partly done SO already,
as be told me; therefore, think YOU
might be completely satisfied"
II pardon this hastiness with all my
heart, if that is all he wishes"
Then YOU will induce the Young
lady 10 return 10 his house Z the minis
ter said. with smile of satisfaction.
''Oh no, sir. l am sorry that can
not comply with that request. Miss
Fuller alone has TO decide about the
question. and she has already refused
TO go back to her guardians house"
Why. Mr.. Dorney it cannot be
your intention to encourage The OBJ
stinacy Of a minor against her guardian
and best friend, and who. moreover.
bears the best character of the world 2
You use perfectly wrong express
sion, your reverence you csil obs,inacy
what | must call displeasure of the
most justible kind. Just because he
is her guardian, be should have been a
little more reserved and as she begged
me to protect her, shall do so to the
utmost of my power"
The minister seemed to feel that he
would not gain much in this way, and
SO, changing his tactics and tone, he
said: ''Do not Judge q momentary
weakness too hard. Mr.. Dorney"
"Momentary weakness is the cause
OF most crimes" replied the officer
''All our laws would become perfectly
useless and farce if we allowed ever,
criminal to escape by excusing him
self"
Mr.. Dorney," the minister went OF
after some reflection, doctor Ecker
belongs to our society. Ifthis affair i.
talked about all over town, it may d,
harm to all of us. You are aware l an
the president of the religious society
and as such it is my duty to protec
its members against slander."
That may be but it is then at tn
same time your duty TO judge less in
diligently of the faults of the members
at least should think SO. The mem
bers Of such a pious society as tn
Celestine ought to avoid, by all means
behaving as Doctor Eckert has done
Nobody can expect to hear of sue
proceedings if their piety is worth an
thing and am astonished to observ
that you, sir, try to defend it."
The cheeks of tine clergyman, VIII
was naturally very proud and sens
tive man, flushed with anger. But
kept down his irritation, and said:
Forgive, as you wish to be forgiven
IL am sorry to say, your reverenc
that our code has not got this par
graph" Dorney replied.
II The minister rose. II act in accOr
ance with the principles of the Chri
tian faith" he said.