Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-01-17


Did any of the readers Of the AMERICAN
ever attempt a description of . Winters
storm. and especially such q storm as that
which visited Ellsworth on Thursday nigh,
OF last week? II they have, they doubtless
found the task more enjoyable th4n the
event which inspired their effort. II they
have not. this faulty article may prove not
altogether devoid of interest.
The storm In question WAS not wholly
unmindful OF the comfort Of the populace;
for it -llowed them ample time to 20 to bed
and get'asleep before IL commenced In right
down earnest. 1t seemed TO know tina, /,
was constrained by some irresistible low.
er 10 make great noise aud confusion
during the course Of the night. the exac,
time being left At its own discretion. Act
Ing upon this knowledge II very consider
ately took into the account the fact that II
the people got fairly asleep before the aw-
fully grand performance opened. many OF
them. and especially the dear. innocent
children, would slumber through the whole
of ii, and thus escape the discomfor,s Of q
very unusual disturbance.
Considerate aud we'll me. uiug As 1, was.
IL proved too much for the somniferous In.
fuences which for a while held the writer
in refreshing slumber. He WAS ut length
awakenedby
Strange and several noises
OF roariog. shrieking. bowling.
And more diversity Of sounds all horrible
Ii seemed as If ten thousand storm fiends,
drawn together by some affinity for evil.
were. assembled around and about his
house. and that all the powers OF their giant
lungs had been com bined to make the
night hideous. II was only after prolong.
ed effort that they could succeed 10 raising
their voices 70 their highest land loudest
tones; but when the climax was reached.
there were yell and shrek and howl Of
rage that were truly deasenIng, causing
the house to creak and tremhle, the win.
dows TO set up tumultuous rattle, the
doors to struggle TO escape their fasten-
ings, and the a6righted stoves to chatter
from very fear. While all this WAS going
on in your immediate presence, the an
swering halloo Of their stern sentinels on
the ost-pos,s, sounding strangely human.
could be distinctly heard In the distance
now on Cork Hill-now down at Cards
brook-Strswville-Sta Street. and then
over in the neighborhood of the County
jail. All at ouce the whole fiepdish crew,
evidently from sheer exhaustion and loss
OF breath, sank Into q boarse murmur and
sprotracted sigh, and were comparatively
still.
As often IS each separate performance
was flushed. and sufficient length Of lime
had elapsed to enable the storm tends to
recover their breath, their efforts we're re-
newed with all their wonted vigor.
Lie the sounds which came TO the ear
OF he ruined and guilty Benson, dying the
miserable death OF . suicide, Is related 10
DR.. Hollands excellent story OF Nicholas
Ninturn," one, ever and anon, could hear
"a far-on roar. coming nearer and nearer.
As II some great engine Of wrath and de-
suucIion were approaching upon wheels.
and rushing by At last with ponderous,
thunderous. Irresistible momentum
At length, AS the morning drew near I
found, to my great relief. that the .'lulls"
had become Of longer duration than the
gusts" and ~ this fact, among sailors.
is accepted a. q sure sign that the fury Of .
gale has been spent. l WAS glad to indorse
II. and 20 10 sleep; and further deponent
sayeth not"