Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19

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w sis family.
introduced 10 the little
-.. tear. in her pretty ewes. as
.nm that she and her husband had been
riaced in most trying and embarrassing posi-
ton" and the sum OF eleven dollars. was
quickly handed over to the unfortunate pas
sengers. They took his address and promised
TO call the next day. The man waited three
| days. when 1t began to dawn upon him.. that
he had been "heeeed". He Immediately went
TO East Boston, called upon the K-tamily and
learned that the man he had aided. was the
BLACK Sheep" OF the family; had been dis
owned and posted by his people The only
consolation he received from them was. H
is a swindler, aud you are only one OF a great
many, who have been ''oui" by him. Ac-
counts of how this one and that one have been
swindled, often appear in the columns of that
editors paper, but strange to say no mcntien
has been made Of this affair.
TUE PREVAILING MANIA
with all public people from Annie Louise Cary
down TO the singer. lecturer ior reader vino
gets only ten dollars per night, is to get out s
poses. We have many photographers in Boston
but only one who ranks high in the art OF
course fhey all ratronize that one firm, and the
secret OF their success +. that ihcy employ the
best artist to draw the ftcc on stone, that there
j. to he had, and it i none other than J. f.
Baker Of whom | want TO write few words.
Tie is a gentleman iof culture; due looking and
appearing, and all the artists are at once de-
lighted with his kind. genial face and manly
bearing, hut they rarely see him outside the
walls Of the Boston Lunaic Hospital. Al south
Boston. He is confined here, by his own free
will, and ab,ies by all the rules Of the Iu,titu-
ton, irksomc A. some OF them necessarily are
to a sane man, and all because he cannot trust
himself to feel free TO do ~ he pleases. The
thir-t for strong drink with him. i part of
his very life. He used TO dcspise himself for
being weak, and yet il alone on the street.
be declared it 10 b. physical impo>sihihiy to
ps>> by place where he knew liquor could bc
obtained, aud when obliged TO 20 out on bu,-
ness would often send a note 10 some friend
with the simple word, Come 10 Ne. need
YOU" and they would 20 with him that he
IL Shi return home sober man but At lat
could devise, il was seen and felt. and by none,
more keenly than himself. that he was every
day growing morally weaker. after much
wire pulling, arrangements were completed
for him 10 enter his present place OF con1nc-
mcuf. He remained there eighteen months
aud then the doctor, 10 Mr.. Bakers great joy.
informed him, that It was perfectly safe for
him TO go out into the world again and be went
home TO his wife and four children happy
man. At the end Of one month. he fell, aud
again D, gscd 10 be taken back to the hospital,
where he went, an utterly crushed and broken
down mau, but he soon rallied and went on
with hi' work formerly. and now the doctor
feels .ure, that next January. when his two
wear, arr mp. he can 20 forth ready to battle
successfully with any aud every temptation.
His friends are almost without hope. and fear
there i no happiness for HIM except In the
world 10 come. but he j. -AnSuine OF the result.
and declares that he has no desire for strong
drink now, even II It should be placed before
him. II the love and sympathy u large circle
Of warm. strong friend. can avail anything in
hi. case, he Will surely be able To meet and
conquer the enemy. for hc j, much admired DO,
only by hi. old friends, but bv the many musi-
cal and literary person. whQm II has been his
lot 10 meet. Al drst 1t was great source OF
moriIfcAt ion 10 him, TO L. obliged 10 receive
the people who came to him on business, in his
close quarters, but he has learned to consider
il misfortune rather than a disgrace and is
pleased 10 see any one from the outside world.
Few persons. even who have their liberty, are
privileged however, 10 meet 80 many di.tiu-
guished artists. T..