Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-09

80 much as tadpole. but he was obsti.
nate. and So l left him there and
started Off alone. 1t was almost two
miles. and most of the way through n
haii-Dnrncd chopping, as they call il,
where the trees are all felled. but moth
lng Is cleared up. There is every
/ species of obstacle-logs. stumps.
orushwood-but not a tree for shade.
1t was intolerably rough tried TO
SKIRT the chopping, and got into a
swamp. | stumbled over a hornets
nest, and the devils stung my face 50 |
had to plaster il with mud. | tore nv
coat in the dry bushes, and covered
myself with smut from the half burned
logs all OF which added to my personal
appearance. lost my hat. and made
an Aosalom Of myself in an old thorn
Tree. Altogether. it was as hard n
tramp as | ever had in my life. But
my temper was up, and 90 ON would.
10 crown all, | found, when reached
'he place, not ten rods from the very
poor was looking for, n camp Of dirty,
ragged. hasAct-making Indians: no
men, but two or three squaws and
dozen children of all sizes. | thought
AZ hrst | would cross the stream. but
looking over caught sight of a dinpv-
lacch boy, IN scarlet cap. and con
Guided they We're rs thick on one side
As thc other. 50 chose q quiet place
and sat down 10 try my luck. The
Hluslultots were so thick their hum
ming sounded like a swarm of bees
aud As ravcnous as wolves. Soon rhr
sun found me ont, and nv place be-
came uncomfortable. so | moved further
up' forgetting my pockct-knife and ily-
book, which had laid on the ground.
vi course. they were stolen in less than
l'e minutes. The second place chose
Was more comfortable, but lust III a
point where what little wind there was
h'e" thc scent Of onions, burnt fat. ana
Dad Tobacco directly 10 M from the
camp OF the red ma3. had worked
80 hard to get there that Wa, not
Wiling 70 20 back cmptv.hanied, 20
there sat, from about two o'clock tin
SIX but not one single minnow dill
hook IN alt that time. There was one
o.i sinner of front, tie largest | ever
SAW ia a brook. that PLAYED round and
round my hook the whole afternoon.
aud tooN my bait OFF half dozen
times, AMI ! hal to leave him there 4,
last
You cpn imagine my feelings. per
haps, as | prepared to 20 home |
searched for my kn.ie and book, and I.
found them not and when wen, to /.
the camp and demanded my property /,
of those ;hieving wretches. met such
= volicy of abuse, spoken i'm harsh /
nj hal E@..i;sL c..-.~-i.-.-
SanscTit for aught | know. /
that ] was glad to beat retreat. l. /
was IN no very amiable mood that .
traInulcl back. tired and hungry, To 4
the place where len Jack aal my .
horse. And now hear the crown:ng 4
aggrayAtion of that day. | found JACK I
stretched out comfortably on the grass .
where ! had left him. lie looked as ii 4
lie had not stirred for hours, but in hi- 4
basket were two dozen Of the largest .
and handsomest trout that ever firted .
tail IN a brook. which hc had taken /
within three rods OF where We stood. f.
| believe ! did not speak once on the /
way home, and have never asked /
Jack 70 W fishing with me since. But .
! have been myself 10 that very place 4
IN tie stream, ami bObhcl for hours.
4sttI .t..r.. I
tell YOU, it is more than half luck, /
after all.
We all laughed at the dismal tale. F.
bat none 80 heartily or as long as Jack |
Dalton il seemed as If he would never
have done.
George has made good story OF
his own luck. he said at last but he
has very imperfect idea of mine.
None Of YOU could ever guess what else
besides trout caught that day"
"A ducking, or the rheumatism.
perhaps" said /.
The plague, for aught care" said
George.
II see, said Dcanc Parke-. there
is another chapter TO the story "l'll
take a fresh cigar, and Jack shall tell
II. Begin at the beginning, Jack"
Very well, replied Jack, dusting
few nut-shells oil his knees, and set
Ting back in a comfortable, story-t.ll-
ing attitude. The beginning was
much as George gives it. felt lazy
The day was really too hot for sport,
except for such tanatical Waltonians
as he is and when we reached the
brook the idea of tramping two miles
through that villainous ''chopping" was
too much for my courage. | backed
down in the lgnominious manner you
have heard, and George went Off with
out me. AS he turned away | took
out my line and rod, and really made
preparations TO do something but be-
fore he had been gone ten minutes, |
flung my tackle on the grass, and.
stretching myself at full length under
the trees, took a book from my pocket
and tried to read. But the book was
stupid, and-and-to tell you the truth
pair of the sweetest brown eyes that
ever smiled woald get between me and
the page and confuse me. IL NAV as
well out with it, added Jack. laughing.
while something very like blush
showed on his dark cheeks. That
same Bessy Sheldon had done my busi-
ness for me. had thought of very
little else since l first met her. ~
first, indeed, had fancied she liked
Inc very well. but as time went on she
seemed more Reserved and shy. George
was very attentive to her; and his
curls, and big whiskers, and that Sc
rene self-assurance that never fails him,
made him seem very formidable rival
in my eyes. Then that hsrse of his
Bessy was passionately fend of driving
and whenever | saw her whirled
away in Georges buggy, with the
rascal whispering close to her ear.
could have strangled him with pleasure.