Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-11-07
4 Moral"

The "moTal' of a story j. often made 10
appear only a. a sort Of pious imposition.
The children are delighted with the fairs
tale. but quite dcsri>e the tagEing i'm
proVemeni." Yet an enjoy the true spirit
OF the moral which l. the real .oul OF a
good story. and gives is Own expre>-io ion
aud color 70 the whole face and dress.
SO of the Railroad enterprise 70 which
the lively CITY Of Ellsworth ha- now SO
We'll committed her willing Interest and
support. There are moral considerations
ia il, favor. which II usually put last.
may not therefore be least in intelligent
esteem.
II j, sometimes said 70 be all very fool
i'll to deprecate living in place of from
tie Railroad. but it did not seem 50 on
late rainy night when packed in prom .,cu-
ou-ly with mail bags and male smokers.
We heard the couceit OF clown under pre-.
lection "i n piazza just out Of Bangor;
IF ia got 20 ride to night should rather
net ride ont al all. Net that stage &C
commndaiions are not good a. could be ex-
decied; quite rs good A. forty years ago
no doubt, But il may not all be charged to
active imagination. considering the quite
helpless stale Of the road, al this present
season. that We we're forcibiy reminded of
the lady who rode over the corduroy"
roads Of Central Indianna more than thir-
y years ago, and who. upon alighting.
turned TO look within the coach a if
searching for something. and TO her hus-
bands query replied, to the great enjoy
mcui ~ the crowd. Il was looking to see
If ! had len any of my limbs in there"
Bat the comforts OF travelling aside. The
Railroad commends itself as potent agen-
cv To a higher aud better social and moral
life and activity.
a discerning observer or the times. il a
late lecture upon the last decade-lsol-7l
struck the key note OF the present ranid
progress of civilization. Recounting the
wonderful achieymen ts in facilities for
rapid communication upon land and over
and under sea. by steam and By electricity.
he said it was grand for the immense sup
plies of material wealth and comfort thus
developed and made accessible. but that il
had it, true significance aud glory a. the
expression and efforts OF the true brother
hood Of men. By beautiful experiment,
Prof. Tyndall, the brilliant English lectur-
er upon Natural Philosophy. shows how
the unseen force in the Two near but dis
connected poles of an electric induction
coil. j. straining nightly to leap the sepa-
rating space, so that a the charge is in
creased a connecting but non conducting
wire is fused and melted down that the cir
cult may be complete for the free course OF
the electric current.
50 of society wherein is working the
magnetism of Christ's constTaining love
love for the whole world, love of men a
common brotherhood in origin and inter
ests and destiny, there is a constantly in
creasing effort to leap over and break dowr
all barriers OF isolation and selfishness. an.
TO subdue the earth and sea to the read,
service of freedom and good will.
We have heard OF the city of Ellsworth
by a report not unlike that OF the wicked
est man of New York, but think it mus
have been slanderous. Yet we recall a re
cent and local account of the low state O
the educational interests of this vicinity
and we have in mind village of siste
State. numbering hardly rs many souls a
this city. in which flourish in high and eaI
nest beueficenes no less than seven larg
churches, and where educational and socia
interests are Of corresponding excellene
and enjoyment. Not all. but much of thi
high distinction and honor must be asso
eiated with the vigorous railroad enter
prise and service of that place.
Railroads .scost much;' sometime
great sacrifice OF property. Be il Sc
Yet SO is property multiplied manifold
Else why are more than si1 thousand mile
Of nete railroad bull in our country annual
H., But what are any amount OF Div
dends of preferred stock. or gains of en-
arged aad quickened business. when com
AIRED with tie underlying and resultin
progress of higher and truer, beeaus