Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-02-11

the face ot our boy. lie got into conver-
sation with him, aud helped him. At last
he took him home one night, set him be-
fore the fire aud made him tell the story.
The boys story was straightforward,
and most absolutely true. lie had seldom
seen his father; he was always at sea; bu.
his father was a very good man. HIS moth
er was very good woman, no better
woman IN the world, but she had been inn
piisoned on false evidence 1t was very
m lch as we have previously told it. NJ.
EScriot asked him his name. The boy re-
fuse! to tell II. lie was no credit, he said,
either to his father or mother, and was not
in any way likely to be, and so he would
Keep his name to himself lie said that NJ.
Escriot might give him a new one If he lik
ed. and VI. Escroit said;
f" Boor little piece OF sea foam. shall
I call you Rus Marinum-RO>cmaryE
NO; that Is a girls name said the
boy.
Then we will put it ID L LlrrIiuc German
for you. Shall Ninette and | call you
/ MecrschaumE'
That took the boys fancy more readily,
and he assumed ihc name. .he ncighbors
who hhd known him had forgotten his real
one. 50 Mr.. E,criot never knew it, aud
really never cared 10 inquire about It.
The boy came TO him AZ Intervals some
times ot weeks. He wI- alWAy, kindly re-
/ ceiyed by them. NJ. Escriot was treating
/ many boys 20, but this one seemed 10 him
/ far above the common her !; aud as he
1 seemed dcterioratlu., the old gentleman
and his granidaug atcr were determined o.
rescue him somehow, AMI were discussing
the best means. when the boy came %
tnem Que winter afternoon 10 say good ny.
Where was he goiugt THAT ne could
not tell, but hc had met boy who had
! "A ttfa told ,t a MIA
where YOU could get taught q trade, and
he wa, going there. Then he liftcd up hi.
| voice and wcpt, not alone, for one OF them
I AZ least, had got To love hlm very dearly
I aHd then h. Ms gone.
81 E-crlut was >ovrly exercised in hi-
| mind Immediately altcr his departure.
Where could the boy have gone To-: Whist
F. tfalr wa. hc tp learn: Perhaps he wl>
taken hy some young thief 90 den tu learn
some iuiAmou, tr4ili'. The old man wl-
very anxious. but w.tholt reason the bny
a, 49, have seen, hAd only been ,cduced
a. FAR A. Field Lane.
lie bad, however, completely disappear
y sl, 10 hing cpu.t De heard ~ him; Ne
was absorbed into the state. bat for good
uF evil: A. time went Oh it scrrmcd a.
I hhciy tu VI. E.crnit that he should rccu--
/ niLr a brown leaf upon 4 swollen autumn
torrent a that lie should see aud know
again the poor wAlt - HON he had known
a. Mcct>chAum.
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I -. ,t III
Til MI, III '.,'''' .I.'
,t,., +, ,.,.I- 1t ,. ...'r
1 we're forgotten; l,t, after three years,
something occurred ~ bring their .p>t
piece OF sea-tolm 10 thcir minds.
One nighi woman came - them, an
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Il, r.Inbrons wcr,. IN bcr Ian, b,,r, nlir
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"Mon.y. madam" .,'J t.rr'"i ~
! could ,iy. you. but irf,rtp.ti,,,' / a,I mas.
urrtty Niuc,t. here ,r,. hermit.
"SfII IfhIuL fb.t ,n,' ,., III, ,.L,.
want. Iwiut,u ynu Tie trufb h,,,
h,u UNDERGOING i, y,.r., ,,,.,,,f -.r,;,,'.I..
ou a f,I.e arru.er,nn I p'rl tbgt + ,.,,
| ultimately proy. nv iuu.,enr. tnJ
knows il but think can prove il before
man. When | Wa taken away. nv hu.-
band wa, at sea, and | hAd !. boy WHO
! went on the streets. Ny husband and |
had one interview in prison, and he, Oi
course, never doubted my Innocence, But
he told ne that he had provided for the
boy. came out OF prison and hud that
] : NJ al sitt. h.t 6.
not 10 be heard Of lie wL, lat seen with
you. Can you tell me Any .utus about
him
" nat was ms name
Michael Durnford.
VI. Escriot knew OF nc such name. All
az once Ninctie exclaimed, Father, sure
a. you are born, this u Meerschaum's
mother.
~ course \ vas. The likeness was too
extraordinary not 70 be remlrked.now that
The Key 10 1t Was found. But what had
become OF Meer,chaumf The three put
their heads together - iini out, and they
c"uid hhd out nothing al all.
The inquiry was similar to the famous
one Oi looking tOr a needle Ia a bundle tor
more correctly. a bntttcl of nav. and after
time thry gave il ~. Meer>chat,n h.d
gone away with another boy. and had new
er been seen since Meanwhile VI. E>criot
and Ninrttc found Mrs. Dululurl d very
agreeable companion.
She ,yasa ,,.,,,,, q, co,.i,1.r,lla am
genc. s,,d aliIi,, .t,r,.I h.r-.l,;,, :,
small hnsin..s Ana tiJ ,y,ll sh.. ty,. i,I
cnntinnnI cnm,nunic,t,nn win her hn.h,nJ
,rnn aI mn. M III. ',y,rId III I'm =
ynnr., ,nl,, h,I ro,,. ~, ,nll car,i,i.,,a.
,rnn, ,,,, h,,rI a,,I l., cg.,,',r.,,'T -
mali sljn Ui.hn.i,,c.s to,,, Ii,n In tb.
p.ciur .,',ircI,. on1 i. ,i,,a ,v,.nt 4, NJ
Durnford toli The Escrints that II mil,bt
~. yaar. hatnr.. ,I,.,. mot h,, ,I,at sh. GsI
Nj. coHfdanca anJ that nc,I,lns /, wnmId
III Vii III mn, ~ .,aw atyav i,,il ay,r,-
hing was for@ot,en # She cnnId oniv
proye her innncenra n the world a. .hr
had n hin .ba uonId .ar, III nn,bi,,, III
cent tho linda, ,f ,ha hny
K go -, -, ras, S,,i,haia
wanted it proved. In those quarters the
majority Of a certain class OF people dis
| txff . it,ta for