Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-07

there with every movement. and seem
ing nightly pleased with their mas
ter's shrill music. | stood for three or
four minutes silent spectator Of this
singular scene. At length, the youth
ceased playing. and turned his head to
look after his porridge, and as he did
so. saw, with a thrill of sorrowful sur
prise. that he was an idiot. No-that
is too strong word : he was what the
Scotch call 'datr,'and Yorkshire folk
'soft'-in fact harmless -impleton.
with three grains Of sense in his head
to one offoolishness. His eyes told
the story Of his misfortune at once:
and yet they pere beautiful eyes, large
and bright. but with an expression in
them beyond my skill to analize.
Jerry will catch thee anicc fat moucc
tonight, my beautiful Mogadlo.' he
said, apparently addressing one Of the
reptiles. But as for thee, my little
Pipanta, thov shalt 90 suppc<less TO bed.
thou art getting too lazy To dance To
the lords music. and thou must be pun
ished. Jerry dreamt last night that
he was king of the monkeys, and lived
in a grand palace and the monkeys
were masters of everything: and all
the men and women that were left III
the world ran wild in the woods. And
King Jerry. and his lords and ladies'.
went ont hunting them and il was rare
spor. to see how the men ran and hid
hay al x-na h., httl Il
hear them roar with pain when our
arrows took them in tender part
And why shouldn't the monkeys ID
masters for the next thousand years,
should like 10 know? They would bc i
far jollicr lot Of fellows t. live among
than these miserable two-lcggri Great
ures that have it all their own way
now. Beautiful Venus and red Mar.
would shine just as brightly 81 all this
was TO happen tomorrow What
would it matter 10 them: But Jerry
wants his breakfast When he i. Su
tan of the apes. thou, Mu1adlo. shalt
be- his grand yizler. IIpo-hoo-hoo \
and he ended his speech with a WILD
cracking laugh. such as no sane being
could have given utterancc to, and then
fell 10 work ravenousi : Oh his porrii-e
while his two pets coded themorlvr- up
ON the green baizc, and ht-kctl lultly
/ in the grateful warmth uf the sum-
/ This, then, was the Jerry whose name
I when called aloud. had startled me- W.
strangely. .Good-moruinL. Master Jcr.
~, ] said A. advanced Won seem &c
be enjoying your breakfast The poor
lad started at my su,livu appearance
and stared up in my face with touch
ing, wistful look, a. though dvpgccAtn4
any possible anger on my part. '>ahiF
Mogadde, too said. turning To tn,
larger o..&llG Ina glpers. s'seens g ruI
| seized the reptile with lnv l.i1 hand
| hy the tip of h- tail, aud running mi,
right hand quickly up i,s tack, grasp
I cd it tightly with my thlmh ann -lr ~.
\ just behind the heal anI ~r hcll IN
I powrric-s from injury whil" ii~ hudt
( twisted ar twisted itself rapidly
/ round my :.rm. II met tll uuriv out
day on TIL banks of the Cauy,~. auI
\ thy grandfather among thr Mountains
/ OF the Moon. and each Of th,u ~yut thcy
+, aneS>aLc. | continued. ll lrr~-iuL MY
self 70 the viper and with tIat | muu-
| hlcd over a few sentences nj Arab,
which had picked Up during m, tray-
. cls while Jerry looked an With silent
awe, his neither lip trembling with
agitation. Afraid, apparently lest
might treat Plpanta In the same uu-
4 cercmorrous way. he FASTENED To seize
the smaller viper, and put il away IN a
4 box which he drew from un Ter the
+ bench and was w no means sorry 10
\ deposit Mogaddo in the same place Of
security. Jerry was evidently dispos-
\ ed 10 regard me with reverence, If not
/ with absolute fear: that anv one ~l 'uld
| be on speaking terms with his favour
! ties, and introduce himself to them 4,
a family friend. was something alto
gether beyond the narrow range Of hi,
experience. Where might the knowl-
/ edge Of this mysterious stranger be eN-
| nectcd to stop: 50. 70 show the depth
| Of rCs,, ct i'll which he held me, he pro
ceeded To favour me with >crie, Of
old-fashoned rustic bows, running the
open palm of his hand close mp 10y his
face. and then bringing it down through
the air in a sweeping curve almost 70
his feet. Jerry hopes that your Lord
Ship has salubrity of health, this saffron
tinted morn said the poor lad. lie
is your lIighness's most complai,ant
and obedient slave. Nv lord MoLaddo
and his bride. the beautiful Pipanta,
are Your slaves. w know nothing
and the master, to whom everything j.
known. holds the key Of our destiny" "
What. answer should have made 10
this high-hown TRADE. cannot >av.
but at this moment Mrs. Winch entered
the yard. ..Good-morning. sir She
said. IL perceive that you are making
the acquaintance Of my poor boy.
Heaven. for some wise purpose. has
seen fit 10 aiilict him. but he is none the
less dear to mothers heart : il may be,
indeed. that | love him more than |
should do were he the same as others !
and the widow bent and kissed her SOM
forehead fondly. But Jerry was again
ravenously intent on finishing his break
fast, and seemed to have no attention
to spare for either his mother or myself.
The widow signed to me to follow hcr.
As soon as we reached her little par
lour. she turned to ME and said Last
night. sir. in the course of conversation.
you mentioned that You were a photo
grapher by profession. Would it be
too great favour to ask you to take
the portrait Of my poor hoy some day