Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-24

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I-was knocked oover, and iv coorse
was frightened clean till me finger,
ecnds, whin the cur yelled out. ',cdk,
UP ye bdste.' Thin. all the other dog,
tuck up the same remark, and yelled
AMI barked. wake up We baste !" Ano
sure enough. did wake up. from th,
bed, where I'd been dreaming: ant
who did see standin' oover me IL i,
wasn't Judy, wild a big shalala in hel
hands?
Wake up We dirty baste.' says she
how dare We be gettin' droonk, wic
the childers shiverin and starvin, and
l to fore?'
Ter the divil wild We. and all yal
brats; I'll drink when plase,' says
|; for We see | was gettin' me dander
no at this iniligcnt tratement.
le will, will ye,' says she; thin
take that, and that. and that, We
dirthy, thavih' brute
'Tarc and ouns = says I. I'm he the
death iv yc.' and | bundled out iv bed
but whack came me head TO the fure,
me feet rcmainia' where Judy had tied
them TO the bed post. wild n stout bit
| iv cod line. unbeknowpin TO me. Muir
ther mur,her = shouted I. livery bone
in me body is broke,
viii ye promise not to drink any
more says she.
'Divil bit iv it, saws l.
Thin, III bate We within an inch iv
We life, says she. Take that, and that.
and that
%, holy Moses 7 yelled |. All the
saints protect me . I'm kilt entirely I,
Oh Oh OH
viii ye promise Come, now, Mike :;
that's darlint. says she. droppin the
poker, and huggin' iv me just prom
isc, on the Holy Book. and Ill be yer
lovin' and dootiful wife, and neve r
strike We. nor say cross word till
We but. if Sc won't SAYS she. aga n
seazin' the poker and lookin' like
fury. Ill brake livery bone in yer dir.
iy. worthless ould carcass
viii ye really promise that SAYS
Il WILL says she. Thin I'll prom
ise.' SAYS |. On the .loly Book 2 says
she. 'Yis' SAYS I. 'scein' you've made
the first promise
so ,he book was brought. and
wrote on the flv leaf: To whom il
may concern. 1T concerns Won and I
most ~ anybody SAYS Jilv. Icon.
tinucd. snlcmnly sweer, if you'll
cut the cod-line ant le, me np-.Tll
10 that same now saws JudY. so got
up and wint to the table. and fin shed
as follows and if veil lie kind and
atiectionste wife foriver AMI iver. un-
til dealt shall seperate both iv Us. I'll
niver touch another drap iv liqnor
while In alive or d,i l:-An,n:-
that's so. Judy Conoly.
Mike Conolv.
Since that b,issed dav. till this,
I've niver tasted drap is liquor. and,
God helpin' M. | niyer will. JIlv
and live to, ,th,r a. hippy as two
kittens vii their CLAWS clipp.t; AMI
we both il n' bless the day whin We
signed the pie ge.'
Tie camp vas reached in due time.
aud operations com mnencei. One par
ty cleared roa Is; another chop ,ed
down the trees and cut them into
length another hewed the bark from
them AMI the tea.n,ters hallel then n
to the pond. anl out on tn, ice, rea ly
for rafting in the spring. The camp,
which was locate. near q large pond,
was built ofloss, notclel together at
the corners, and chinckel, or caikei
between with moss. Tae roof was
ma lie of ''rifts," or split cedar logs, 50
placed, that each Tapped over the one
Iii. ectly below it thus, forming a warm.
tight shelter.
In one end was the rock Fireplace
and cat chimney that is, a fire place
laid up in u rude way, with stones and
mud, crossed by bar Of iron, which
served as q rest or support for the
great camp kettle.
The funnel or cat chimney, was
built of sticks placed crosswisc, and
piastered on the inside with mud. AT
the opposite end was hung the one
legged table, 80 contrived, that it
could be turned back against the wall,
when not in use. Large blocks Of
wood were used for seats; though OF,
one side, there was low bench, called
the 'deacon's seat. Overhead was tie
sleeping room, a sort Of loft, OF scat
fold. reached by means Of a short laG
der through y scuttle. Here, the tired
lumberman could sleep, lulled 70 re-
pose by tue music Of the wind as il
swept through the tree tops almost di-
rectiy overhead. In the distance was
heard the dismal howl Of wolves, and