Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-25
Vol. XVIII. Whole NJ. eOl. No, II.

steps At Hanwell. fish out . pea.
shooter, and let hy at the engins-driver
Of neighboring train, A master
pokss his head out Of the next carriage
window. and says, Whats your nams!
Where do you board? l shall complain
Of you I call that snobbish.'
What do you call shooting the psasr ?
asked Asheton. quietly.
Jickling stared but, after turning
the matter over. declined to take any
notice Of this question. He recom-
nenced TO rattle his coppers.
'Ah! that reminds me- broke in
Asheton before you've spent all
your money. please TO pay me your
football subscription
Jickling pulled a1 excessively wry
face ; not 90 Stumpes aad Bla1epols,
who, With the alxcrity Of habit, and
without being asked, drew out their
purses, and laid on Ashston's table
the sum Of three shillings and sixpenss
apiece.
Its for the footballs, the goal-sticks,
the cad who takes care Of the balls,
and the beer We drink aftet playiAg,
explained. Stumpes 70 ne in = Whisper.
Fork out yours too And under
Stumpes's direction, fogked out 50.
Cd.
Jickling, meanwhile, had rumaged
in his pocket, and produced sovereign,
which he gazed At with An eye, Of afiee.
ton, As apparently his last. Then, AZ
ter good deal more fumbling, he
managed to scrape together the requi-
site smaller sum, parting, however,
with all his copper money to effect
this total, which formed = brown heap
on the table. Asheton had been 81
lently disposing Of his ham. He now
looked up 6xsdly At Jickling, and said,
Have you paid all your debts, Jick-
hngT
What debtsT asked Jickling, sulky
and embarrassed.
Your ticks to Sparkle, Jobie. and
the other men at the wall You owed
them all something
Yes grumbled Jickling, more and
more sulky.
Then, you owe no one any thing
now?
Nothing answered Jickling, ina
tone and with morose look that bore
an economy of truth on fne face Of them.
We'll, them returned Ashetou, either
believing or pretending to believe, .ysu
are free to make fresh start now, and
TO turn over new leaf for the future:
nd trk- "A
own sake. l don't want to saw any
thing un unpleasant, mind you,' added he.
in voice which | think took US all
aback from its sudden seriousness; but
up to this time, Jickling, your life at
Eton has been failure; aud ss we all
in this house are concerned for our own
honor in not seeing you go to the bad,
l mean to keep q sort of . lockout over
YOU this half. Yes. don't mean TO
spy over you or pry about YOU, or any
thing Of tnat kind; but shall make An
attempt to render you it for something,
as you've hitherto been fit for nothing.
Last halt. and the half before. YOU never
played and never worked. You spent
your time incoming sbout, with your
lace unwasned, your lessons unlearned,
and 10 sort of object in life but to catch
dies. count the aogs in Fisher the bird
mans yard, run into idiotic mncks aud
yet swishsd. That wont do. Re anv
lining you please sap, a dry.hob. or
= wet-bob- but be something. Goiug
Oh as you're doing, you'd be = confirm
Ell mun, and perhaps leg. bv the time
you're 20; and then of eonrsc vor,d l.x;,
nalf 10 me, and say thai n ,,,.,.,, -,
was Your iax-master. hnL don. his an,' ~
you wouldn't be where Won a.. a,d
that's true. Ill had a brother her
shouldn't let him follow the road ynu'r.
ireadiug, % don't see wbv sbn,id
allow you. III say more-r don'ttbink
it would be honest or fair to allow Won
Aud now that's enough copclnd.d
A.heson, quietly pouriny himself On,
some tea. You NAV run Along ALI ri
YOU; and as for YOU, Young man (,nrn.
iux his ewes ON me shear in mind wh.,
lveJl said to Jiekiing. Be some thing: