Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-01-03

are in voice to night
"All right, What do You say. Charley
For Ned and Charley Hin seldom spent an
evening apart
Bother the girls" muttered Charley ;
"they're bore. Their rattle de bang
pianos set nv teeth on edge Some Of the
fellows are going to have an oyster supper
down at Brice's, and promised that We d
join them"
Ned he>itated. is Phillips to be there p
YES. lie asked the crowd
"There's sure to be liquor and squabh-
ling. promised mother Id keep out of
mems parties this winter. particularly
where there were cards or drinking. We'd
better 90 to Wilson's
30 never mind Wilson, Come along.
Ned laughed and nodded. Charley has
made an engagement for me. Joe. I'LL
come mp tomorrow evening, and sing with
the wills I'll 90 rnnud and toll mother
not to sit up tor me. Charley, aud will be
after you in five minutes"
The BOYS went on. Nobody laughed at
Charley for running home TO mother
Not even Phillip, thought him in leading
strings The lads were neither coarse nor
vulgar, as Mrs. Moore Thought. They
were manly enough to appreciate her man
IL boy.
She followed him to the door &c cd
night. my son. God bless yon.'
Good pisht little mother. I'll be At
bom, by eleven M the latest
There could hc no harm. she Thought. In
a party ot Intelligent. clear minded boys,
tired with The day, work. t.e,,iug to
sharpen and strengthen their wit. together
over well cooked supper.
Nor would ihcr" have hren. perhaps If
the poor, foolish lads had not essnyed like
some OF their foolish elders. to the poison
h..s,s
- Rrira lc,'. have rhamn,i,,p e..
cried rbillirs whom the simmer va. oy.r
II - b.ys no M, ,t tho c,rl. in., t,r
,n-nj,b," "a, ph;llin. h,1 m,1e on. or
Two inurne,. ,o \rv ynrk suJ affected
The r.caI... bumors of a i.yrpiI,. Ana.
cr.,,
Md Moore rn-. Il rDu.t 90 pbilltns
I p-orni.a,, 10 h., home. .,rl,
..\',,u vn, L,vc f..,cl R-i.... Iry
vira \,,a SIN"
~ c,n.rt,prl, i.,n,~ son Lrov ,,b;rtir.
I, n,.r. n r.,l oi me don't nan. I, .lgy
a,d lac , pi.i,y.'
..Sou r,.dr-t ,.t,cb IL -, 5,,ypr -,
down .hnt,,.d a dozen voices
N,dss, d,vr .rbr rI..,..,. ,..v.r,fro,
,.Il,v tho ,u know w,.,., nt.t-n.,,
snnfl.ror;. Presently he t,>,.! thr ,,fYn
~ rr.,.r thr o,b.rs lie r.u.I ma. h. Ar
lIo,or Ph.Ifip. u;,h. sin nn5 ,fnp,. ~,
rf..lf. and he ronurra,lycly cool and sober
In the end but a ,iu.,. ,ia.. m.dc a fool
or Nn.rr. tb.. ..cn,,l mad. him a ruadfuan
N.bo5v had ever hnnxn him So yyi,.,.
lie kopt the t,hlc.in aro,r Thr mean. nf
,urb fIu aa. tb.r. Ia abundance. and fhry
urrrJ him t. ,Iriuk rnorr.
When Charley mn drank. he grew sur.
Is. "lou've had enough he growled.
.Y,u'd better 90 home. Moore. To vour
mother. wish She and Clara Wilson
mi.ht see you aud IN call ON Clara in the
morning. and tell her ho,y and whore / i,n
her ,wec,hear,."
Now. lu fact. Ned cared more for his old
chum. mn. then for all the Claras IN the
world tut he wa, In no mood 10 he i,.-,t.
about "A woman. so he faced HIN. white
with drunken rae.
Won play thrs spy. do youy Coward -
A. -aid. the LIQUOR mad. him >urIy. II.
Ma rnu>cd 1T once. aud struck N-,l fuil in
Ia. face Nd was the slightest Of the two.
and tell h-ay.ly To- :he ground lie spraug
up and closed with him. and Wa thrown
again and ara'u. before their cumpanions
] could separate them
..Hr'- little fellow beside Won" cried
Joe Wilson, holding Nd back. trembling
and coIuric-s shame on YOU, shame.
nm"
Hill stood dump and sulkv. But the lq-
nor and defeat had driven Moore mad.
Let me 90, Am to bear a blow: Let
me 90. ,J,i never was struck before"
There was "A dangerous CLEAN in his eyes
that frightened the BOYS. Phillips motioned
.Jo to take him out. He led him into the
cool air ont side.
You shall not touch Hin. Ned, You
doni know what you're doing. boy. Why
Charley Is the be-t friend you have in the
world, ~ipius the white foam from his
lips. Come, let me take you home.
- II 20 home alone. Go IA. | want
ne ther help nor advice. lie turned on,
and joe thoughtles.ly went IN.
Hill had already rcpented I'm 90 after
MN anu MAKE u up ne >a,i. r>inG ana
eoIhs out. ihe uooI ,,i'!i' siostu oenlnn MN
cuilous si.' u.'''p, pi "a' oue
VI tMo sle.ses u r.," "'ne I'''"' "'ANe S"'"
Az ,u'oe ., e'i'' ',,'" 49, w.. ,..i,, ..,..
ih,ie va" ""' -. w. 'H'' t,I" ~, =
uu'l' nea't 'HN" "' '''' Si"""N' anu ''''"
sHrnce'
men tne Il'gh Iu,u'u o"'' Stn hoole
>t"''u' 49, az" it,''t' t''H''- W." It
at hi> oiu if!eii'' IN, IN, ~, ~ 40 aat ori'Ir
MN qui'e qu'r', MNi oi11u "%,n@ iI"u'
WOUNDS upon ~, heA"' ne n'u pe"" N'o-
lentlF hhooH u'"" H. a"i' a. he ,cH "'s
head e'ru'h '"e 'ui"'>'''l'' i'h'c'i"G
hottal "'u"u'
o"2ah 70 WIZ ln', st''' N"u,'"' p"I
lot Tue c"a"Se u "a'nS' -
Tue' simpIt because , 'hou9n. u "l2h. y, ~
De t"iu 10 the ,,"NNa'u~ "a poe ", 40 "a
real II h-fe- b"' "hrn '',t tfillt,''oralcr
OF the aal OF pam 'nAt ioi.""td comes
ap"n me. l per lhat l ''i,s,I De c"''teh' 10
set down the iact> a. "fltny d may "t'
The dead boy was taken TO his own
home. Nhere hi> 'hehd han zone VINO hfu
Killed hm no one hht" IN the c'hiu-i"u
he had disappeared. IL was curious no"
strong The re'neisorahce "ss WIN Netl
one. now. now near ths iriehdrhip had oteh
between the two boys; Even the mother
of the dead boy placed the %uit "here u
belonged
1T was the wine that did it," she said A;
II have no anger against..Ned. He would
have given. his life for my poor Charlie
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