Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-12-12


This comes of irregularities in fami.
lies
And who,' said another man, ad.
dressing the editor, authorized YOU 10
print this hideous stuff about nv de-
ceased son! Do YOU mean TO say il
was not with your authority that your
low comedian inserted with nv adver-
isement the following scandalous
burlesques Listen TO this:
Willie had purple monkey climbing on :
yellow stick,
And when he sucked the paint all of it made
him deathly sick;
And in his last hours he cla.ped the monkey in
! hi, hand.
And bid goodbye 10 earth aud went into bet
| ter land.
OH no more he'll shoot his sister with his little
wooden gum
And no more he'll twist the pussy's tail. and
make her yowl for fun.
! The puss,'s tail now stands olt straight, the
gun is lsid aside:
| The mcakey doe,n't jump around since little
Willie died
The utterly atrocious character of
this balde,dash will appear when say
that William was twenty years Old.
that he never had u purple monkey on
stick, that he never sucked such Il
thing, that he never fooled with cats,
and That he died of liver complaint ;
Infamous : utterly infamous {"
groaned the editor, rs he cast his eyes
over the lines. And the wretch who
did this still lives 1t is too much
And yet whispered OFT to himself.
he told me to Tighten the gloom ana
to cneer the afflicted family with the
resources of my art and | certainly
thought that idea about the monkey
would have that effect somehow. Its
ungratcfu!n
At this juncturc the sheriff entered.
his brow clothed with thunder. lie
had copy of The Morning Glory IN
his hand. He approached the editor.
and pointed to death-notice and said
Read that horrible mockerv of NV
woe. and tell me the name of the writ
er. so that | can chastise him..
he editor read as follows:
We have lost cur little Hammer in very pa in
ful manner,
And We have oiten asked, How can her suffer
ing, b. borne:
when her !caih was ir,i rrportedhrr auut got
up and snori-d
With The grief that >he supported. for it made
her fee / rlorn.
She was such Little srarh thar her faslcr.
who /, sheriff,
Really doesn't seem 10 care If b. never smiles
in ife asain.
She has gone, We hope. 10 Heaven. st the carly
age of seven.
Funeral starts of Ut clc,enD where she'll
never more have pain.
AS consequence of this infamy. |
withdraw all the county advertising
from your paper. A man who could
thus triiie with the feelings of parent
is savage and scoundrell' As the
sheriff went out. Brimmer placed his
head upon the table and groaned.
Really Mr.. Ottrcaec,cd. that per
son must be deranged. tried, in his
case, to put Inysefin his place, ana TO
write rs if / were one Of the family.
according 10 instructions The verses
are beautiful. That allusion to the
grief Of her aunt, particularly, seems
to me to be very happy. 1t expresses
violent emotion with a felicitous com.
blnation of sweetness and force. These
people have no soul no appreciation
Of the beautiful in art
While the poet unused, hurried steps
were heard upon the stairs. and in
m0ment a man with red hair and fero-
cious glare in his eyes entered, carr,
9 club and accompanied by "A say
age-looking dog.
Il want to see the editor. he shout
ed.
\ ghastly pallor overspread Brim-
mer's face, and he said.
The editor is not in
We'll : when will he be in. them
Not for week-for month-for a
year-for-evcr lie will never come
in any more screamed Brimmer
He has gone TO South America. with
the intention to remain there during
the balance of his life. He has de-
parted. He has fled. If YOU want to
see him you had better follow him to
the equator. He will be glad to see
you. | would advise you, as a friend.
to take the next boat to start at
once
That Is unfortunate :. said the man
with the golden locks Il called for the
purpose Of battering him up with this
club =
He will be sorry said Brimner.
saleasticaliy. lie will regret missing
YOU. will write, and mention that
you dropped in.
My name is McFadden.' said the
man. | came here to break the head
OF the man who wrote that obituary
poetry about my wife. If you don't
tell me who perpetrated the following
| III break yours for you! Where's the
man who wrote this! Pay attention.
Mrs McF 5ddsn has gone from this life;
She has left all its sorrows and cares;
| She caught the r-eumatics in both of her legs
While scrubbng the cellar and stairs.
They put mustard-pllstars up On her in vain; /;