Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-02-25

Eve noticed in this world that men VIII,
speak in that sort of soft humdrnm are al
ways apt To be hicknamed Daddy this o
that. But say don't know why il is
When he first went 10 Mayyille Daddl
Dinkle took up his lodging with comell
young English woman, who had biz
stupid husband. and frisky little Ameri
cau-born baby girl. 3 months old, not We
named on account OF difference OF opin
ion between its father and mother. Tn,
mother wanted to name her dAuz htcl
Frances Mary; the father. on the othe
hand, insisted that the child should be call
ed Hannah. Both agreed 10 leave the qucS
tion to Daddy Dlnkle for arbitration. al,
Daddy Dinkle named the bright little thil
| Iheotora. Cir of God
During the year, the comely young FL
glish womsn's husband died. Daddy Din
kle still lived in the house OF the widow
A few months after. the widow herself
died, and left Daddy Dlnkle alone in thu
house with little baby. With hyr dvin.
breath. the widow had committed the chilI
to his care. aud tie had promised that neJ
| or while he lived should the baby-girl 7
homeless or frieudlc>s. lie promised /,
this, At the same time that he had no mo
idea what he should do with the Child TIA
II She had been an elephant. But he proI
i,ed out ol the goodness OF hi, heart. \
or the funeral, he paid An elderly ,pinsl
stipulated sum for taking care of ill
| child, went to visit X twice a week. and Al
Ways carried it a doll-baoy aud pacAa.
( OF candy. Thi, was his idea OF infant.
/ fcminiuiiy.
Mt,fortuncs never come siuSly. Neither
/ do blessings. Nearly at the same time
another piece of drilt came floating across
Q . s.rf .. H. ....
/ arms ot Daddy D!nki". This piece Of drlu
was a boy. IL WA the orphan child oi au
/ old cla>>Date OF Gu,tavus DiuA lebach, all
preacher, who had died OF consumption
aud the poor father went across this river
/ Of death with hi, eyes lpoAip. backward
/ upon this word. on account OF the lI.t..
{ boy he wa> leaving. There wasn't a >oul
on earth 10 stand between the boy and the
orphan asylum but Daddy DluAlc. Daddy
plnAle accepted fate. aud the tWp Young
onc-. lie took the oh.dc %. IheoIDrA aud
little Ned " iIiacc. anI -ct up hJu,,A vyp-
in-. with the elderly -pin-tcr for his house
hold goddess. her mother going along to
save propric'y.
These Two children were Daddy D.uAle',
wAri-.
That's the bones OF my story. Now i'll.
ready to be commenced. Let a. string the
bone, together.
\ Little gid -, on 1 green bank. ldy
sPA,hin- With her bare tcct ia the crystal
water. \ boy stood beside her. engaged
d" the manly auu,cment of throwing
e;"ncs across the brook At 4 d,gwoud ZAP
my some Nays uti lie va, trynr To-
stone "a, hIrA Uf the do.wood. The .irl
hal AA,hinG, bright gray cye- WIDE rc,-
"'ute mouth. white teeth and tanned
cheeks She was healthy. wholesome
'hhI, pleasant to iuok al. but not pretty.
ga 40. The boy, coutraTiwisc wa, 4
model "i boy I,h beauty. like golden hair
81 young god, or something OF that sort
livery body who saw the TWO young Ones
SAM what ply the girl hadn't been the
boy
BOYS can't get on without beauty said
Mother vaughn. Cir, cau'i. Bows have
e'erj ih!ns' but. II girl hasn't cot good
.'"As. She hasn't anything. Wha, 4 ply
for the child"
The. cAglf Lsg n1nrc- says the girl.
"No; | won't" SAYS the boy.
Very we'll, then | don't 20 either, say,
Thco, settling herself more comfortably.
lin as good as you, and I've as tnach
rl.ht 10 run away a you have.
Girl, can't run says Master Ned SEN
teutiou-ly.
Can't says Miss Thco, sarcastcally.
Didn't beat YOU on a dead race the 9th
er day. and didn't Daddy Dinklc laugh At
you well for it, and tell you Id beate.. you
in the cUnjugations from 'amo' 10 'audire,
Id beaten you in the multiplication table,
aud now you were going 10 let me beat you
( running. Pretty boy, you! | woAldn't be
/ hoy, If had TO be a. stupid as that"
/ II do know multiplication" says Ned.
G.siz q t..k.
/ them
Twelve times eleven had long been 4
1 stumbling-blOck to little miss, and, mind
( ful OF that, she uow brought II up a. a
sumner Tor the race Of boys.
Il know. but / won't tell said Ned.
sullenly kicking pebble into the brook
Theo clappei her hands. and laughed
| outright 20 no, Master Ned! You know
il. do you: you can tell me how many
twelve times eleven are, will write youi
next Latin exercise for yOu.'
Cannon" said Ned, giving the pebble
vicious Kick. Il :cll you what. Missy
there's one thing a girl can't do. She ,aa'
be sailor, and 90 around the world. AN.
that's what I'm going To DO. Id rather b,
a sailor thar 10 know how much ninety
nine times twelve IS. Now guess Iy'
got you
But you can't conjugate dmo 10 save
your life, said Theo triumphantly.
4 warm, bright room. \ young lady
with brilliant ray eyes, firm mouth. daZ
zling white teeth. aud bright pink cheeks
| SAT on one side OF the cheerful lire ; oppU
slte her sat slender. elegantly hand>om
young man, graceful as 4 picture, Wi
: } curling black hair, and eyes which youn
women oil sixteen adOred because the
~ere 80 naughty, rowing, brigandish.-
l wicked black eyes they were. People sti
said, what pity the boy wasn't a cir
Just opposite the bright fire, hall way o'
! tween these two. an Uldlsh man reclined ]
Z an easy chair. He had bi. bald hea'
: aud the expression oi face OF a baby. Ih
young lady was Theodore, the young ma
was Ned Wallace, and the bald-headt
: man with the baby face was Da idy Dinkl
l. IL was Daddy Uinkle and lis wards. Da'
dy Dinkle was lecturing them in his mi
monoto"es.
= MY children, liberal learning will rev
q lutionize the world. The wisdom Of Il
. ancients, yoked with the inventive geni
= of the modern age, will draw the car
Progress steadily onward, overturning
:, the track the barbarism OF the past al
the wickedness OF the present. | have i
= finite faith in the ultimate elevation of [
whole human race through the power
IA liberal learning. | believe that the gold
a dream OF the promised time is yet comi
"a true ir this world, when men and won
~ shall be gentle-mannered and honest, VIII
~ no man will have need To ask, who is
brethreni but every man shall be eve
a mans brother. To the end of hasteni
- this promised time, have given my hu
y BILE live and labors, refusing the emo
~ ments which have more than once been
70 forded me. Mine was a nobler task ii
"A to heap up money. As my favorite Viz
A. SO beautifully put it -" Mdjus opus mor'
IL To this work, my dear children, look
~ forward with Joy 10 the day when your I
n bright young intellects would take
mr. grand task off my feeble old hands, hi
mo- trained you. Ii has been the hope
for dream of my later years that you
children would one day take my sch'
an and continue it, training the future III
Ue rs have tried TO do, to read the class
nd and love God and his neighbor. Theo,
,ys girl, couldn't teach you embroidery,
taught you Latin. 1t is my belief
he yon can read Latin with any Professor
these loose and careless times. l cOul