Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-30


'Twankevdillo twankeydillo 7 sang
ont Colonel Quagg in exultation. lie
thc strap, Lell, and give it plenty, fol
think it'll be used rough on yondeI
meek pilgrim.
/ Going to the door, Quagg saw. com.
I iu- toward him down the hill, stout.
/ built man, with thick lips and heshy
| i'ct, h0t whose penSiyo face even then
! betrayed 4 behcyolencc OF character
which NO ono could mistake. lie be-
strobe solemn looking white horse OF
Large Size, and with a long tail. lie
(the rider) had on but one spur, but it
"as long and rusty one. In his hand
he held little singing book, and you
might hear, as he rode along, his voice
hunnlng softly tho woris Of hymn
that ran something like the following I:
~ arc marching through the gracious
ground, We soon shall hear the trumpet
sound ~c.
Colonel Quagg waited until the
verses ot the hymn were quite finished,
aad the horseman had got to within Il
couple of yards Of his door, when he
called out in terrible voice:
Hold harl"
Brother, said the man on the horse,
gopi evening and peace
FOR the matter Of that, responded
Colonel Qnagg, rot; hold hard, and
get OF that boss
Brother, / exclaimed the other. AZ If
surprised 1T this insolent demand.
you don't mean violence towards a
peaceful traveller, hope:'
cit Out, ten yuu, cried the black
smith. legs and feet, CIT out, YOU
iong-taiicl black-hird F! Git ont. for
I'm riz, and snakes viii wake! | want
to talk IT, you.
The placid and peu,iye features OF
brother Ntochdollagcr relaxed little
under this rough salutation. H press
cd hls .ips more firmly together, ana
an expert physio5nomist would easily
have notice dthat the neither one pro
jectcd a little bcvoud its fellow: his
eyes, TIM, sud lruly assumed, IN place
~ their woutel miiln,ss, Ill expires.
sion of quiet disiain and as he pro-
c"edcd M obey Quagg's ORDER ami de-
sccuj tlom hls S,ecI, hc Smut one OF
them aui cNpcctoratcd.
Now. -ail tue blacksmith, seating
himself VA tile norse-h.ock IN front of
h'N shop. and giving blow oa the
ground with ht4 strap that mair the
pebble, dance. .Waeg- 10 No2 hail
from:
From rnnk.ngton, brother. was the
meek reply.
'Aud whar ans yoa i -otu' iuE'
10 RavparuareE C.ty.
And wha, may You be COIN for to
hi" '"'5litg ~ crcuI-Egro BUSINESS,
brother.
Colonel 9Iags shook cut the strap
to its iull length, ami passed it slowly
through his horny hand.
There WAS a brother Of yours, he
sand, sentcntious.y, that started for To
g 10 kapparoarcs ON Lords business
last ;.utumn. lie tried 10 pass this
eiIiice, Ag lid; but before allowed
him fur l. DO K this strap made him
dancc liAv 2 NAaAiu- Quaker, and feel
uncommon .iAe i bJ-taii bull III tly
time
M Al4Hs.o" Y \ poolAli butI "a III
''ht seemed - dFeallHiiE suggestive
that Brother 'StOckdollager wrgglcl
uAe1rty' c1t..t' i!a hAt on one siIe oi
hi, head, and hls face assumed "A sour
"SP'1t'
AM go nope tlc Colonel con-
tihuei' "that you, brother, aren't OF
lAe same ie.l5iuh WIN tAi7 baDc 81
grace 4, 7"t the strap wleh ri'ih5 past
he't. mat te'lgioA was the TRACE
waking rtigIoh, ahd lAa. alters
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i-c-N' brother
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am liiah u peace ah" ho' one
VII" '"'o' % "oo"t' iH%in7 WIN s"oi"
aAu oucAle'' eNoh hAH Unto ApoIlNoh'
an" therefore, II Is "o4 just that you
Should sIop me on the hishway ana
thicaIcil cnastlSeihell pht u there :
~on, nnraasonahIo Ia'na.,l th;ut !
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