Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-10-26
A Denizen.

A week or two ago one of our re-
porters had occasion to refer TO GER
tain woman, whom we will call Han
nah Smith, as dcuiZcn of the Elev-
enth Ward. A day or two afterwarl
a huge man entered the office with his
brow clothed with thunder. In his
hand he carried n fearful club. and at
his side trotted bulldog whom hun
ger evidently had made desperate.
With that quick appreciation of the
situation which is crcditablc To the SUI
pcrior intelligence of an educated man,
the editor Of this paper AMI the pro
prietor darted 10 the window, climbed
ogtside. slid down the lightning rod
and went across the street 10 watch
the bloody fray through spy-glass.
With the fearlessness Of conscious in-
nocence We sat still. merely inserting
our legs in two sections of stove pipe
to guard against any misapprehension
of facts On the part of the dog. The
man with the club approached.
Are YOU the clitorE he asked, spit
ting on his hand and grasping his club.
We told him that the eiitsr was ont
that he had gone 10 the North Pole
with Captain Hall, and that he would
return before 1876, in time for the cen
tcnnial celebration.
Are you the proprietor: Z asked the
man.
We explained 10 him that We were
not that the propr;etors were also out
that they had gone To South America
FOR the purpose Of investigating til,
curative properties Of cundurango, and
they expected 10 remain there for sex.
eral years.
w ell, whoever YOU are, exclaimed
the warrior. my name is Smith
We told him We were glad, because,
if there was one thing better than pos
session of the name OF Smith. 1t was
the privilege Of knowing man of tha,
name. But, smith, We sail. why TIL
battle array 1t i. absurd for 4 man
Ia put on the panoply Of war, and frl,k
into editors sanctuins fumbliug club
and accompanied by dishcaricnci
bull dog, simply because his name
happens 10 be Smith.
lie said he called III 10 bust the heal
Of the man wh1 had in~ultcd his ,i~-
tet.
1t il impossible, Smith, that such a
thing could have been done by any one
in this Office.
Yes, but it was, though; ana her
was published, too. Miss smith Miss
Ulmncr Smith
We'll, YOU see, said smith, I'll,
blackguari said Sic was dcuilcu
And | want you y understand cX
claimed Smith, becoming excited and
brandlshing his club over our heads
while the dog advanced and commrnc.
co TO -niii ap and down our stovc-ptpc
Il want you 10 understand that .he \
decent young woman, with good
character. and none Of your dcnlzcu-
and such truck. Tie man MO ,at
She il 4 drnizcn i i hlackguAri anI
q thief, and I'll smash him over th,
nose II get chance. They may
say what they please about me, hut
the man who abuses mv sister hl, got I.
suffer And Smith struck the tail,
in n violent manner with lis club
while the bull dog put ms fore LEGS On
the back Of our chair.
We paclticd Smith with dictionary
We pointed out u the raging warrior
that the Websterlan definition OF the
wori "deulzcn' gives such person
an inoheniiug character and depriyc-
the term Of everything like rrptoach.
Smith said that he was satisfied, and lie
shook hands anu kicked the bull do
down stairs. The editor and propric-
tor, seeing that all was safe, iinlncdi-
ate y climbed the lightning-rol and
soon appeared at the window where
they were introduced 10 Smith. with
the remark that they had returned
from the North Pole and the cline OF
the cundurango somewhat unexpected
ly, IN order TO surprise their relations.
And now We suppose Smith will be
mad because we have told this story
about hm, and he will be coming down
10 interview Us again in wars magniii
Gently stern array with fresh bull dog
But it will be in vain. We have rent
ed an Office in the top of the shot tower
and have planted torpedoes and spring
guns all the way up the stairs. We
warn this incendiary Smith to be-
ware. Philadelphia Despatch.