Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-09
Pickings and Steallngs.

The Reedshurs Free Press employs
women exclusively. Il says, we have
calico foreman. two dmity 'compo>iiors'
aud the sweetest little devil in pink mus
lin 10 be found anywhere
An Iowa man built himself a $4,000
barn, and sat down in IT to have smoke
aud contemplate the structure. He liked
ii exceedingly well. and will at once build
another on the same site, having obtained
hi, insurance.
We see that there is a man in Troy
who has done business about 4 year with
out expanding a dollar in advertising. He
has at last consented 10 advertise. His
flr-, advertisement was headed "sherifi
Sale"
Miss Julia was Induced TO give a tas'c
of her musical powers. and this i how
she did it. She firted up her pannicrs.
coqucttishly. wiggle-waggled TO the piano
and sang a verse of
when Their moo-hoon i mi-hild-ly be-heam-
ing"
Beautiful. Miss Julia, Beautiful" and
We all clapped our hands. DO please
sing another yerse-it's perfectly divine.
Miss julia" said Eugene Augustus. Then
Julia raised her golden dyed head. touch
ed the white ivory with her jewelled lin
gers. and warbled-
When the sun-hun is bri-hight-ly glowing
Ger the se-hene so de-hear 10 niece.
And swee-heet the wee-hind is blo-bc-ing,
oh. ther-hen, oh. ther-hen.
| thee-hink.
Hof-tbee-hee.
thee-hnk,
thee-hink,
1 Observation-Disclosures h o-ho-ho-ho-
Observation-Disclosures,
A good story is told in connection with
the run OH the Uuion Trust Company. Fri
day, last week. long line OF people
were waiting TO draw their money out of
the institution. An excited individual Of
fered boy representing commercial
house S5Ifor his place on the line. aud at
terward increased the bid to 500 The
boy loyal to his employers. would not sell
hi> place for the tempting offer A man
ahead of him, however. responded. and
said That he would sell his place for $500.
The money was paid him Immediately and
the place was given up. As he walked
away he said to friend, LET us take Il
drink; | had only 500 in that concern,
/ aud | think | have come out "A little
ahead"
FROM Corres pondent OF the Boston Post.
We are inundated with cler.ymen.
| gcnlleln and it is spread all over the
| city. You can hardly turn about without
| getting a punch in the ribs from a minis
ter's walking stick or umbrella. | saw
| several collisions of this kind o n Broad
| WAY yesterday, but | am glad to say they
/ did no, lead to anything in the way OF an
..onpleasantuess" When ministers get in
| To- theological conflict they can be bellig-
/ erent emo ugh, but at most other times they
| are full OF calmness and good will, and al
any rate tbs ones who are accidentally
punching people with their walking sticks
aud umbrellas along Broadway are ready
| to apologize in the most satisfactory man
ner at once. And of course no Christian
person is going to cherish resentment to-
| ward a minister for Internationally giving
him dig in the stomach in Broadway
crowd, especially when polite apology
comes Immediately after the dig, But it i:
curious to see the reverend strangers try
ing to dodge things when they have t.
cross Broadway. Think it was the witty
Mike Walsh who said it takes more talen
to cross that street without being knocked
down than to be aldember of Congress. Mix
was q member himself, SO suppose b.