Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-10

as Diana. How so rare flower came
TO bloom in such a wild, was a question
To puzzle over. But there was no time
to settle it. The lady was standing aud
all the seats were occupied. was on
the point ofoffering minc' when youth
ful looking gentleman, of proposes
sing manners and appearance. stepped
toward and addressed the couchant Her
culc~.
Allow me- he said politely, TO turn
over the back of this seat.
liey?' the other grunted.
The request was repeated.
see YOU dod darncd first.' was the
grutf response.
But. sir the gentleman began TO
cXpoStulatc.
'Lookee here YOU "blustered the bu Ily,
don't YOU offer to rile me-that S my ad-
vice, and give it free gratis. cause
feel u tru>t in YOU
But this lady is entitled to seat.
the stranger persisted.
Give her your own, then, dod rot
YOU an stop your chin music. or by
Hokv, yo1 will riic met
As a last resort he appealed ~ III G
conductor, who happened to be passing ..
But the latter declined To interfere Such
must be left to courtesy. Besides. il
wasn't his place to take part in the dis
putcs OF passengers. 50 saving. h. went
his WAY, punching tickets. ani taxing
no further heed.
bod blast YOU, you have rilcd me
shouted tie bully. -pringing to hi, feet
and -triding mp 20 the Young man, who
didn't seem quite sensible Of his danger;
you've gone an stuck Your nose into
other peoples business. an I'm going to
pull il
An attempt was made to -uit the nr-
ton to the word; but before the me-
tnphoricallv offending member mad hecu
n much A. touched. somcthing-it mov-
cl % swiftly | couldn't bc positive il was
the gcntlcman's fi>t-tnok Hercules dl-
rccily between the eyes, and sent him
-prawling tn the other end Of the car.
lie didn't get up Immediately. and when
hc did seemed little bcwildercd a, to
whether hc had been Knocked down, or
the train had run oil the track He had
had enough, at all events. wherever II
came ir"m, As WAS manifest from the
subducd air with which lac lett tor
TIA" smoking car. whittier his companion,
soon followed, no doubt secretly chuck
ling al the result. IL usually do the
rhum, OF a whipped bully.
Pap kilirrkin, the proprietor OF the
y " Jericho Ret, was the most CON-
iuuuicafivo pt hosts. BstIrc bedtime
that night. was thoroughly accurately
'up' iu AL the gossip ot the place. and
had H. >c.n,lalou- statistics ut my lin
grf-' ends
Among other things, I learned that
stated prrAchin. had hitherto been =.
iuong the want, of The community, but
that supply had been obtained. aud
the new minister was expected to enter
on NJ new dutic, on III" morrow.
Md 4 rrfre shin season hell hey "i
it -lil Pap
.Why ~ asked
.Oh. Biu Griukev al t'othrr chan.
are -oin tn break him ia to-inprrcr; an
ct Nou want 70 -cc luu, III cdwi-c YOU
- 80 thar.
Ani lid .o--not T. .-ce fun, J, Pap
killcrkiu -ugge,trd, but. trust, froE:
better motives Pap went too-bV whnt
prompted | prefer not Judging.
When we reached the church. the
minister had not Vet made his appear
uncc, though a goodlv number oi hear
cr- had already assembled. \ few min
utc~ later, Yesterday delegation to the
Hlnrruiu cnck-tight. headed bv the van
qui,hcd bully, with both hi ewes in full
mourning. ,luntercd in AMI walked
npi-ily down the aisle.
'ThAt'- Bill 6trinkcy.' whispered Pap.
and them i the other chaps.
MAKE way lor the nDurner-. san. out
Blu crpwling with his companions into
u 'front.' seat. where u boisterou- convcr-
-atiun was struck up. min@lrd with an
incc-,ant cracking ot peanuts.
i Kin tell YOU their pro@rInny. Pap
continued: n pack of shooting crackers
will be- fetched of doorin9 the iu-t hvinc.
and pair of game chickens a a couple
ul them chaps got in their pockets, will
b. sot fighting a. soon n the text il CIV
en- out. arter which general Ned will be
ID order
a sudden silence fell upon the con,rc-
cation. Not murinur was heard, the
peanuts ceased 10 crack. Loohin. az,
| saw the minister in the pulpit; and
9ues, my surprise al recognizing him a.
the Young man who had struck ont -
dcttly from his shoulder the day before.
With clear manly voice, he gave out
"A HYMN, which was sung through with
out interruption. A prayer was offered
upamong profound and decorou- silence.
Another hymn followed, and then II SER
mon, earnest, plain, practical, without
word OF cant in it. From the begin
ming to the end of the exercises, not an
unscemly sound was heard, save a sin
gle incipient c. ow, promptly choked OF,
from one of the invisible chickens
Il say. Bill | overheard from one OF
t'otlier chaps, a- they made their way
out, that parson ii trump; he breaches