Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-22

SIR am neither drunk nor maniac ;
l am W dcep earnest in an that SAY
ahd 4 an inily prepared hy actual ex
pertinent. To- demonstrate beyond all
uohnt the truth of all | claim"
for the first time noticed that he
carried small portmau,can in his
hand this he placed uppn tie table.
unlocked IL, and took ont two Or three
''hai volumes, 2 pamphlet ar .wu.anI
small. >qlar", wiic-mouthel phial.
hcrmetIcaliy sealed.
! watched him vita profound cnsio.-
itY. and took note Of hi, s.l,btest
movements. 'layIug arranged his
books 7" suit him and placed the phiaI
~ 4 conspicuous position. lie drew un
MS c''alr very closely to my own, and
uttered ~ halt-hi--ing tone: IL de-
mand one million dollars for the cnu.
tents OF that bottle: ami vou must
raise II for me ia tue city Of San Fran
ei~c" within one month. or scenes 100
Irtfihte even for the Imagination to
conceive viii surely bc witnessed by
every living human being Oh the facc
OF the globe.
The tone. the manner apl tho ah.
Snrd extravaganza of the demand, cx-
c'tci 2 faint smile upon my lip,. which
he observed, but di,,laincd t. notice.
NV mint was fully made Up that
na' maniac 10 dcal with, ami pro-
pared 10 act a,cn-,llnrN. Bnt ..
ccrtaincl at oura tblt nj in,n...,
thoughts were read hy thr rr,n,rL,II.
mcn before me, and seemed :, h,.an
tiCiPatcd ~ Alm III a.,yanc. or ,l,.,r
expression
"PrrAAp~, ~AlI MIR An,,.....,
field. yuu would uhli,. Nd. hx i,f,r,,-
INK mc fuiy III thr rrounJ. ~ ,.,,r
claim. and the nature Of ynur It-r,,.
cay -
" That l. thc object ,f rn, ,i.i, ~.
replied. II clai,n ID Aay.. discovered
thr Acy which unl,rks tl.. ,,..,'.....
..,,c- ur water. auuI rr.r. ...., c..,.,
the embrace, III m. other II. ....a.
touch"
You mean t1 assert" r.i.:...t
"thlt Wa cau nak, water Lnr, ,,...l,
up.
"Nntuir., moro mar I.-- la
ppnlrd. .cXc,p, this-in irst., ,,,...,
the consequence. ,r ~. ...,.,
demand be- not a, once. cnnnl,.j ,y,,l, n.
Then. witLnur r,,,.in..
ncut III ALLOW MI VI t...l.. ]. -,.,.,....
ti1u, "A. nu,a ar tyi... .,f,.,.,,.,-'p
do. uc proceeded ,n... ,l.,r .,..I I.,.l-
crate manner. N, ft..... ,,....j- ..t..,
not inform y.p . ,... af.. M,
earth ,y,. cr,.,t..E ,r...,,....,..l. .....
who'll, w ,.f,,, ,yt.,L
tipn. tinuify l,rr,u. ,.,t,. r.
oceans now n.tat,.- ,n.,r. ,s.,..
'htrf, W. rh.. ,,..ir. ..,,....
...Ae. Ig. .nufi..at. .r. 49,.
lands In ,t,. ,pi.i., ,.... IY..
s.,. ,-yrr,Nhrr,. n,-,.an.b,u.I ANIL 49,.
N'.'A u embrace lLr
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