Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-02-04

\ WHOLESOME RECREATION. They
have ia invented a new, Inexpensive and
instructive amusement out Nest. lf q rr,i-
Va. g! ~ old fashion can Dc called an ln-
NcitloH. Il j uotA.u. else iaAu a rcylN.il-
cation oi thc oii-iA>AIoucI .y,..u---ohuol
on large scale. The reported gathering
took place a. The CRY hall u Marietta.
ONO. one evening 1t Week. aud over fiji
teen hundred people were present. The
chosen spoilers were Of al ages. even mp
10 scveu;y-,iX and eI.hty-t~o. \ CORES
POudcut OF the Cincinnati Gazette thus dl-
Sucrreotypes The occasion.
spelling down was at once undertakes.
and the fun began. Several good spoilers
went down on the first trial. An the word,
were fair and common. AiIcrmau'> com
pany had twelve up. including the captain,
when Stln-uu', was ilo0rcd. Two or three
old ,iaser- came lu il1m the country for
the prze dictionary. and came near getting
H. W. II. Dcm.l- MAS one oi these, be-
iu- one Of the last four up. Judge Mctur-
mice took hi- seat on ''Stupeiy." a. diI al
20 +. W Mushall. of ParAer-bur=: col.
y. Z. HaXion descended on ''a>ceudant;'
>llas N.ocum lost on vineyard. and jos
eph l.. Hall on ''ecstacy;" Mr.. q. Is.
Wells, one Of our best spei.ers. triypeI on
''picrciHg;" Judge LOOmi, apo-tasl lLrd on
hlff-+-aN ffA 1 A4iA4tA ItA44AAfl'iA tu
rehcarsal"-couldn't get an a ia hiS her"
Capt. Stim-on fell AT the head Of his com
paHy on nutritious. Prof George went
down on >killfuily. aud Miss Lizzie Ander-
son, Alderman's first choice. on shiilful.
Mrs. DIR. Hawks. a good >peller, retired
on an easy word; and Mrs. |. ". Andrews.
Mrs. Alderman. and Mis-, Anna Ellis. ali
yielded 10 eleemosynlry. Judge Chamber
lain flattened on cylinder. Prot. Ro-settcr
don't believe in emphasis, aud quit on i,al-
icise- Alderman lost his perpendicular Oh
vertical. The last four were, Superiu-
tendent Z. \. Jones, W. H. Demiug.
Miss Julia Barber. and Miss Sarah War
ren. Deming and Miss Barber stumbled
on manikin and Miss Warren surrendered
without fight To Tatiocination. Mr.. .Jone,
got the dictionary, and donated it To the
cause. II brought sl2. The net receipt,
of the evening We're Sljl.25, and a better
time was never enjoyed in our city"
LITTLE Bo-PEEP" AND rHE DYING
CHILD. A writer ia Ca>selfs Magazine
says: remember when | was nursing IN
"A hospital once. there was boy six years
old dying OF rheumatic fever was night
nnrse in that ward. and regularly when
the attack OF pam came on, he used TO
screa'2 out TO me:
''Nur,ey, sing. Il hurts me. Sing the
hurt away
80 then I'd prop him up on my arm an
sing one song after another. from Twin
kle. Twinkle, Little Star 10 ''Black-Eyed
Susan. till the paroxysn Of pain was ov-
er. an he'd quiet down again. | always
knew when that was by his joinin' his voice
in too. such a weak little pipe of a voice,
poor lamb. but I was better glad TO bear
II than any music. for il telled me the pain
was gone for awhile, an / could lie him
down TO sleep again.
Poor wee mite was singing Little
Bo-Peep- the night he died. had him in
my arms. He'd been singing all day.
knew he couldn't last another: an though
he tried TO join In as usual. his voice went
into gasp an broke. I'd been used TO
| cals the children in the ward my little
sheep; an when came to the end of the
verse
Little Bo-Peep she lost her sheep.
An doesen's know where TO find 'em
Let 'em alone, and they'll come home.
An bring their tails behind 'em,
| he looked up into my face with bit of a
| smile on his poor little drawn white mouth
and said:
''Sursey'll know where to find her tickle
sheep when he goes home. VIII be long
| going home now, nurseyf'
Long All. poor lamb! ten minutes later
an he'd gone home.