Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-01-18

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the wind. She was a schooner of seventy
and odd tons burden, shaped like fish,
winged like an eagle, aud posed like a
swan. She was only two years old, and
had already out-ssiled the club fleet in all
westhers, and had borne away the Van
Schoonhoven Cup two years In success
sion.
Tomorrow, said Miss Mamie, with in
terpolated soos, you know that this great
race OF 1873 is TO come of. II the Daphne
wins 1t she will retain the emp, and
Oh, l know all about it, was the blithc
response: Tom has been telling me for
three weeks. Ii will be a tremendous af-
fair. and should think that all the world
was coming-oh,, let me ask you before
forget: do you remember how much the
Daphne won by, in lS1lY
In lS7lg Queried Miss Mamie. a fee
BILE voice. In 1871, | think 1t was by
eight and three. quarters minutes; yes, that
Is right, eight aud three-quarters min
utes
And in 1872
Mss Mamie, with her pretty hnger on
her quivering lips, reflected moment.
In 1872 the Petrol. Georges great rival,
carue in ahead; but the Daphne had a time
allowance OF tiiteeR minutes, and so she
really beat the Petrol aud the whole fleet
by five minutes. | know George was de-
lighted. He said he had rather have won
that race than dozen like that OF lsIl.'
And who owns the Petrol Mamie?
oh, Clary Nedder, said she.
'Clary Vedder, Why. that little fly
away. Susie Stsats is his GhdHce. She
was the Que that WAS 50 much q love with
George, in the rrosache, two years ago.
But ne didn't smile upon her, and she's
hated him ever since. All, wouldn't she
] h..h har 10 p.fr .1v
carry oil the cup And the astute tsGtician
SHOOK her head and reflected upon the
matter. But 10 a moment she returned to
earth again with start: Forgive, Nan
I ME; come poor child tell me, tell
me all about your trouble, and she wound
her arm about her airesh, aud bent her
head to listen.
But George is 80 taken up with his
pleasure. Poly. 1t Is yacht, yacht, yacht.
/ from one weeks end TO the next. lester-
day he was doing nothing but experiment
ing with new a seli-de,aching boat-fall. tie
i all the time thinking of.iead water. and
his new wire rigging, ard his copper
sheathing. lie is allowing his soul 10 rust
out, Polly One can't be playing all the
time Here She .sn of into velyety de-
nunciation of George and all his works.
! She granted him handsome. and generous,
and ardent. aud supremely intelligent, but
/ alas. Polly she cried. with q tremendous
high in her soft eyes, he doesi't see the
great world world a. see it.
And YOU asked him to give up yachting
Manner
Yes. Polly. begged him to think Of
the present time he wls wasting. | told
him that | did not believe he was serious
enough. aud he said he thought he Mas
too serious already, and
And then. WHAT?
why then. explained that with his tai
enis he ought to De doing something great
IN some way or other. The world i iulI uf
terrible wrongs and wickedness, and told
him that he Was very oalpabie not to be
[ reiormer.
And what did he say TO thatE
W ell. he said 'Pshaw"
'Did hei
Yes. | simply replied implore you
TO stop this waste OF your youth. Deter
mine 10 make up your mind To DO greater
and better things than cruising about in a
pretty boat Say 10 yourself, will cease. :
{ l urged him 10 come 10 decision At once.
to turn about Immediately, TO make the
splendid 1solye TO quench his childish de-
sire tor Transient triumph over the Petrol
tomorrow but-but-'
But what. Nannie?'
But he only walked up and down very
/ furously, while | sat there pleading and
beseechlng until | grew excessively tired i
am sure must have looked very wan and
lonely.
And then. suppose. the quarrel began;
Y es, Immediately. George was like
| tiger. He said he had mind 10 turn fish
| ermsn at once. and 10 remain 80 all his
days. Then, Polly, | began to discover
that the springiiug OF roses on my path
E.T H.. ILL., -
asking me In very excited manner. tchdt
it was that wished him to do? What
particular labor would seem proper for
him 20 undertake: What were the terri
! bic faults that he was committing George
said |, Indignantly, i leave all that to
yourself; your own conscience Is sensa-
| tive enough 10 furnish you with conyIc-
ting answers Here Miss Mamie bridled
for moment, and then broke down into
another ht of weeping, and cast herself
for second time upon the tender bos ON
OF her ir lend
The friend remained moment in deep
| thought; then she whispered In a siren {
voice. aud with sirens embrace. Nan
ME. dear, haven't you been TO hear little
Benjamin Dreyius preach lately!
oh, yes, Polly, all the girls GO
Il thought So
And why. pray?' Miss Mamie looked
up with inilamed eyes.
Well, because you echo that poor boys
painting after splendid virtues. and like
him are not atall sure OF what they consist
or where they may begin. Listen a mo-
nent To the Trumpet OF Wisdom. There is
such thing as keeping your purities in
hand as well as your faults. You have
suddenly conceived the idea that George
is not leading life that is disfnctively
| tfts ksl n. taly.
wise person to prove that, to begin with !;
but suppose il true, We find you wishing to
animate him to think more-to open his
eyes to the good he may do with his
wealth-to learn the pleasure OF a more
aesthetic, intellectual and
And religious, Polly
Yes, religious life. Is 1t not that your
plan"
Yves
We'll, and how do you set about it? By
putting yourself in position to direct
him anew? By placing yourself in advance !;
By instructing yourself In the definite
methods by which he may rises No. For
when he fairly asked you what he should
, do, you AT once fell back upon your SEN
timent. You should know that you must
inoculate people with goodness, not shoot
, il into them. Ii was not the most saga
cious plan for you. iull-fedged Puritan,
, to leap suddenly out, and demand that
, your best friend should give up his best
, pleasure because you, in solitary self-com-
. munion, had decided that he should. II
you are convinced that the few weeks in
the year which are spent by George in
such sport might be better employed, you
should have set about persusding him by
slow degrees. | venture to believe that
you have not the remotest idea OF the
pleasure of which you wish TO deprive
him. | think you have never been upon
the water. No? though not. Then, be
fore you ask George TO surrender some
think of which you do not understood the
nature, would il not have been better to
have asked yourself Am ! sure that | am
not making mischief If you had done
so, then this serious trouble would not
have come upon you. Benje Dreyfos,
who is ailing and bloOdiess, though very
good, has raised you into a moral almost