Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-27
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~. 1 oAek ,he paper. lawyer. and ictche
osee mat things are regular. settled up far and
For I've been ,allin. with Caleb, an, c.,.
Ana the 'mount OF it is we're minded TO try orc.
more To agree
80 came here on the basiness-oaly a word To
Caleb is stalking pea-rine. aad coulap,, cons
| to-day ''"e
'"'' 10 ts.I YOU aud parsOn how we've changed
signed.
And now If Parson is ready. m walk with ,,,,
toward home. ' "''"
want '- 'ssnt nan, him for some things; swa. Kind
ne moved The Christian spirit. stood by u. nrm
/ We ,ai-b'a', have changed .ur n,,, nj. E,
'f "ceh lawyer too.
Y Ihctc '-Aou good the sun feel. and m,
>"h'rih."S 4hou, them lawyers make. ne focl a,
q" tIec.s.
l wastt bound TO stale na,,i,,,,.r. .
man. ~ AiA'
'''' "- l,2hi yo@ should know. par.on. about our
ohAngc of plan.
We'd b,en some days wavertn' little. c,leb and
And wished thu, hateful paper a, the bottom .,
the sea. ~ VI
But sue.s twas the prayer last evening and the
=, ic" words You said.
iHA' tha~ed the iec between Us. aud brought
things TO a bead
i"u see when We came 30 division tb.rc va.
r., thins. That wonidnt divide.
iNo'e ~ss our ,~eive-year-o'1 baby, she couldn't
To go with one or the other, but just sep, whim.
''IHt staV with papa ant .n....,.
- ia go."
Then there "a. gran,i.,re'. H,hl. b., A., -. -
wedding day. '
We couldn't hAi'e the old Biblc. and should it 60
The sheets that was Caleb'. inn;hc-'. no, ..,,,.,
The wall
WIN 'he ~, q Old name. worked in-TryphcnA,
ana Eunice. and PAal
began 70 be hand then. pAr.on. but 4, grew
-. hafd"r siil.
IAikin' Of Caleb established down At MciI,nrv.
Vile
Three doliars a week twould co.t him. no ,n.,d.
lH nor soff oi care.
And board At the Widow Mcaeharn's \ woman
ihai wears false hair.
Still ~e sen; on iAlsin.' agreed to kni, some
And make a daIen striped shirts, aud a pair Of
wamus irocks
And he ". 20 en' doorway from the Kitchen to
save you climbing steps much. in frosty ~ra,h.
lie hroughi me the pen last, icl, .insin'. a.d
he '
Looked a. he did with the asur in The Spring OF
Twas thea 90 dropPed In parson. twa,nr much
that wA- said,
Lhue ehldIen love one anolser.H but the Thing
Has Killed stone dead.
should Ike TO make Confession no, ,h,,lmx-
lng To
The iauii vas az on my side. iha, never va. NV
May -
Bat it may bc true that aomeu-,ho' how ~.
Are ,rlre more aryravsin' than men know how
to be
Then, passon. the peishbsr,s me,idl.n'-u s..ur
And iht church a-lAbofin' with US, twA, ~or.e
thaa wasted toll.
And ~. thoushi. spd so ha. Caleb. though may.
II they Kept TO thcir own business, We should
have GOT along
There wa- DEACON AMOS Purdy. a good man A.
know
But hadn't g1 II lAborin' except with ,he
Then % isaa ea:ne over IN peach time from the
season Of prayer they called IL; didn't do an
atom OF good.
III tell you about the heiier-one OF the klnde.t
Aui beet
That brother Ephrain gave me. the fall he moved
I'm free TO own It riled me thA, Caleb should think
AID say
ohe uled OF con'utslon--a COW that MIXED four
gallons day.
But needn't have spoken Of turnips. needn't
have been so cToss.
And sAit hard thing'. and limited A. If twas all
ny loss,
And I'll take IL back pArs,n that Ore .h,nr.xr,
Though The COW Was choked with . turnip.
never had doubt.
Then there are pin,s Of doctrine, and views Of .
future state,
Im willing TO stop discussin'; we can both Afford
10 wait;
Twout bring the millennium sooner. di.putin'
about when Its due.
Although ] ieel an assurance that mines the
scTiptgral view.
But the blessedesi truths Of the Bible, I've learn
10 think don't lie
doctrine. by,
But them that come 10 us in sorrow and when
we'te on our knee.:
SO I Caleb won't agree frre-will, III leave
alone too the DEGREES.
One motion of Caeb's, parson. seem. rather misty
and dim.
wish II It comes convenient. you'd change
word with him.
1t don't quite stand to reason and for gospel i,
That folks love better in heaven for having
9uarreiled here.
I've no sGeh an expectation; why. par.on, II that
You needn't have worked so faithful to reconcile
folks below.
hold another opinion, and hold II straight and
square,
II we can't be peaoeabls here. we won't be
peaceable tbers,
But there's the request he made, you know il.
parson, about
BeiR' laid under tho naples that his own hand
set out,
And me to be laid beside him when my time come
to go.
As if-as if-dont mind me; but twas that
onstrung me So.
And now that some scales, as we think, have
fallen from eyes,
And things brought so to a crisis have made US
both more wise,
why, Caleb says, and so say, till the Lord pa rts
hun and me-
Wen love each other better, and try our bes: to