Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-05-22

in 80. 10 cfeulteu With the author
=. - snip OF one Of the briefest of sermons
~ ns text being: "Man is born I,
. ar1uoie as the sparks fly upwards -"
:, snail consider this discourse unde,
!" .nree neads. First, mans ingress into
/, the world; secondly, mans progres,
- through the world; thirdly. man.
e egress out of the world and
i. '"ssmMans snd ans ngress into the world IL naked
trouble as and progress naas through the world is
5 Know. l, wssre ssress out of the world is nobody
can Me ,lI, an We'll wei here, We shall do well there
"o more preach for year,
h Inc last time Justice Foster wont
: the oxford circuit he dismissed tho
: s,D"huiJurymen to their work with
, "entiemen-The weather is extreme.
y hoei 1 am very old, and you are
wen acquainted with your dntv
) PRACTISE ltF' Equally curt, if not quite
:" courteous, was the Irish Judge, who.
a a.er MS two brethren had delivered
oppos'te Judgements at great length
'"'u it Is now my turn TO declare
my view OF the case, and fortunately
! can be brief. 1 agree with NV broth.
or ID, from the irresistible force or
my brother BIS arguments" In
an action for slan1er, Justice Cresswau
put ,he case to the jury in the emphatic |
words "Gentlemen-The defendants
ioui-mouthed fellow. What damages ,
an example of judicial brevitv only
W oe matched by Baron Alderson's
a'''i'ess TO convicted prisoner who
prayed that God might strike him
uead where he stood if he wero no,
innocent. After n moments siIenco
the judge sternly and coldlv said
PRISONER at the bar, as Providence
mas not interposed in behalf of society
.i'c sentence of the court is. that Won
oc transported for the term of .wen,v
yeafs' An American Judge once
INTERVIEWED in an odd way to prevent
waste OF words. He was sitt;,, IN
chambers, and seeing from the nile of l
papers In the lawyers hands thu, tho
ISL case was likely to be hardly con. |,
o''e"' ne asked What is the amount a
III question! Two dollars" said the h
p'a'ltih counsel. ''Ill pay it," said p
Tue Judge, handing over the money :: s.
call the n6Nt case He had not ,ho
patience ot taclturn Sir William Grant .
" no. after listening for couple of y
oass 10 the arguments of counsol ~ i
W 'he construction of an act. ouictlv Of
observed when they had done ..Tbe a.
act Is repealed"
AN inquisitive French bishop once 1t
'auSht Tartar in the Duke de Roone. C.,
'i'o 4, Inc latter, passing in haste y
hroush Lyon, was hailed By the bisbon be
'ith M Hi! hi" The duke stoppcd
'Green pease. Duo r..e . III -. CC
'eope saying when you left y YES iir
'ers. Goodness, man." broke out ;"
he he angry questioner, "who are you:" na ,'
hat are you called'" Ignorant "
'eople call me Hi. Hi. gentlemen an
erm me the Duke de Roquelaire.- Al
)rlve on, postillion One morning fri
woman was shcwn into DIR. Aberne- lo'
by S room; before he could speak, she
ared her arm, saying: BURN "A
oultice," said the doctor Next day IN,
he called again, showed her arm, and W,
aid: better" Continue the poul- um
ic.' Some days elapsed before Aber-
ethv saw her again; then she SAID
Well, your fee!' Nothing" quoth
he great medlco: ''you are the most W;
ensible woman | ever saw T. Lord fo,
Iberdeen, the premier of the Coalition III,
was remarkable for the lit co
e use he made of his tongue. When, ITO
y way of reconciling him to accom- )"
any her on sea-trip, the Queen sml- n
lglv observed: II believe, my lord, wi
gu are not often sea-sick y ALWAYS, yo
iadam, was the brief but significant
eply But said her Majesty" not kc
cry sea-s;ck?" "Very, madam" said he
le uncompromising minister. Well SIC
lston, we need hardly say, was not I1I Itl
wen to use too many words One IN
xample of his economy this way will
lflice. The Duke wrote to DR.. Hut
Dn for information as to the scientific
cqurements of a young officer who
AL been under his instruction. The \
octor thought he could not do less
nan answer the question verbally, and
lade an appointment accordingly. ira
directly Wellington saw him, he said SCI
| am obliged to you, doctor. for the ~,
'ouble you have taken Is-ft for H.
ne post:' Clearing his throat, DIR. wi
luton began: mo man more so, INV the
'rd: l can--" ''Thats quite suffi-
lent,' said Wellington: IL know WI
ow valuable your time is; mine just on on
ow is equally SO. l will not detan ca, cU
on any longer. Good-morning tn,
Naturally, men of action are gener- see
lily men of few words. Caesar was
OF the only commander capable of to
nnouncing a victory briefly. Mari III
orough's Blenheim despatch would Go' g."
OF fill third of a newspaper column. Ka
despatch to the empress was
n rhyme, and has been translated bu
Glory to God, glory to you. The thu
ortress is taken; am here" This tho
'as excelled in brevity by the Hunga. en-
ian generals announcement of his 9;' 9a
efeat Of Jellachich, the Ban of the NJ, ua
'roats. which, put into English, was an an
imply: "Bem beat Ban" Admiral of
valton's famous ''per margin" des- di:
atch has its pendant in Hawkes. 81
ave given the French good drub- We
ing;" and Napier's punning ''Pecca- pr pr
j." its fellow in Colin Campbells 81 fee fee
IN in luck!" although we must own
o having doubts as to the authen. st,
icity of one of these. an