Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-18

l uont see what odds that makes, AunI
Huldy. l Amt going to make no fuss
about IL, fust Sunday In March Is sacra
ment day, and children Is always presented
for baptism then. III jest fix II right, and
ef bis pa gets well. why there tbs. and he
will hev to git used 10 Il; and ct he dom
II ainf no matter, he won't never krow.
guess I've got folks as well as you, and
names, too ; there's old Grandsir Bassett
he sot . sight on me and he was ninety
years old and upwards when he died; why
he III the British out to Ticouderogy long
Of Ethan Allen! He was dredfnl spfy man
aud had kind Of pooty name, too; smart.
sounding; and I'm a-going to call the boy
for him. Freedcml Land OF Goshen
tssn't hall a name anyhow sounds like
Fourth of July oh ratiohs, aud Hail Col
nDoy. aud fire-crackers, and root beer,
and Yankee Doodle thrown In. Now
Grandsir Bassett's name was Myagastus.
That sounds we'll, I tell yei kinder mighty
and ponpous. though IL comes out OF them
columns OF long proper names to the end
OF the speller.
Here Melinda got out of breath and dis
mayed Aunt Huldah followed Aunt Han
nah. who had stolen on to Freedoms :
room with a certain instinct of protecting
him. as hen who sees The clrcliug wings
VI Ha"h VI tite hiSH biue ucaNsi, runs W
brood her chicks.
Moil Thunder was smoking clay pipe
up the vide chimney. aud Freedom lay on
the bed with half shut eyes. drawn and red
vi-age, parched lips. and restless tossing
head. murmurtng wild words; here aud
there calls for Lowly, tender word ior
Lovey, whom he scarce ever noticed in
health. or muttered profanity at some
balky horse or stupid ox-team
Kinder pooty sick, erunted Moll Thun-
der, nodding TO the visitanis Plenty
much tea-drink down him ole debbil fever
clear out fore long lie, he, hel Mol
knows, squawyine. pep'mint, cohosh.
ieyer-wori; pooty good steep And from
pitcher OF steamiug herbs; rank OF taste
aud evil OF smell, she proceeded to dose
her ps.ient,-a heroic remedy that might
have Killed or cured. but that now Aunt
Hannah was no more needed upstairs, and
could resume her plac. by Freedom; and
Moll was sent home To Wlngtield with
piece OF pork. bag of meal, aud n jug of
cider brandy, professional fee she much
preferred 10 money.
But even Hannah could not arrest the
fever Il had lts sixty days of light and frc.
While yet 1t ragged tn Freedoms gsunt
frame with unrele ntiug tierceness, Mellnds
baby baptized Tyagastus Bassett. Parson
Pitcher came now and then To visit the sick
man but even when recovery had proceed
ed 50 lar that the reverend divine thought
tit to cxhort and catechIse his weak broth
er In reference 10 his religious experience,
the old gentleman shook his head aud took
numerous plnches of SNUFF at the result.
There seems To be a root OF bitterness.
"A root OF bitterness remaining, Hubby.
His speritooal frame Is cold aud hard; there
Is want OF tsnderness-a want OF tender
ness"
''!ie didn't never have no great" drIly
remarked Aunt Huldah.
Grace ha. considerable of a struggle.
no doubt, with the material man; 1t Is so
with all of rs; but after such dispensa-
tion, an amazn ~ dispensation. Huldy.
where death got hold OF him and destruc-
tion made him afraid. Ia the words OF scIip;
him in tender frame; but he seems to k,ck
against the prcks.-to Kick against the
pTicks.
We'll. Par-on Pitcher. folks don't anus
do jest as ye caIclate 10 have EN-. here be-
low; and grace docs have a pooiy hard
cliueh ont with Freedom. I'm Tree To con
fess. lie. drcdful ,ot, dredful; and | don't
mind telliu' .ye, seem we're on the subject.
that he, been kiuder thwarted iu su.hin
whilst he was sick. an he hain't bot Jest
found Il out, aud it does Tile him peshily
he dUno how on alrth TO put up with ="
Indeed indeed! Well, Huldy. the
heart knoweth its own bitterness guess
| will pray with the family now. and Set
my face homeward without dealing With
Freedom further today"
II guess | wonld," frankly replied Aunt
U,ttah lit,l. h,,i t.,,lp., .In.,.,
5 5 good for grown folks - Ills for chill.
dren; and after spell he'll kinder simmer
down; As Hammer sez. when ye can't nx
thing your way, you've got to swalier Il
some other way; but II does choke We av-
iul sometimes
There is no doubt that "Tyagastus" did
choke Freedom. when ae found that souo-
rous name tackled irremediably Oh to the
great hearty boy he had hoped for SO long.
but never seen Till il was six weeks old aud
soleinnly chri,.ened after Grandsir Bassett.
A crosssr and more disagreeable man than
this convale>eent never made a house mis-
erable: the annts went deiic caiely Ia bitter
ness OF soul, after Asag's fashion; Bub He'd
from before the paternal couutenance, and
almost lived In The barn; Marah had been
for two months tyrannizing over Lovey ut
the red house, AS happy aud ss saucy ss a
bobolink on fence post; while Melinda,
quite undaunted by the humors of her lord
and master, went about her work with her
usual zeal and energy, scplding Bub, work
ing the hired man up 10 his EXTREMIST ca
pacity; scrubbing. chattering. and CHEEKY;
now and then stopping TO hug and feed the
great good-tempered baby. or fetching
some savory mess To Freedom. whose
growls and groans disturbed her no more
fhaY. i,a he. BE-. tb.., u.
ping old hen about the doorstep.
BY June he was about again, and thugs
had found their level. II this were not a
substantially true story, l should like TO
branch of here from the beaten track aud
reform my hero; make the gnaIly oak into
fuept and facile willow-iree, and create
millennial peace and harmony in the Old
farm house. just to make things pleasant
for dear Aunt Hannah and gentle liGtle
LOvey but facts ase stubborn things, and
IL circuu.s sances and the grace of God mod
IFS character, they do NOT change it; Peter
and Paal were Paul aud Peter still. though
the end and ain of life was changed for
them after conversion.
So Freeman Wheeler returned TO his ac-
tive life unchastened. indeed rather exas.
perated by his illness. The nervous irrita-
ton aud general unhinging OF mind aud
DOuS tudt iOllOW a severe lever buticu Vi
course, to his disgust and rebellion against
the state OF things around him. HIS hearts
desire had been refused him over and over.
but it grew up again like pruned shrub.
the stronger and sturdier for every close
cutting; aud grinding his teeth against
fate,-he dared not say against God he
went his bitter way.
Melinda never feared him, but he was
terror to the children; and had there be-u
any keen observer at hand. ii would have
been painful to see now ''faiher'' was
dreadful word, instead of a synonym for
loving protection and wise guidance. Aunt
Hannah was shocked when Marai refused
to say the Lords prayer one night. Me
wont. me don't want father In heaven;
fathers is awful cross; me Won't say it,
aunty."
Now you jest clap down nd say, Now
| lay me- quick as "a wink y interposed
Aunt Huldab. "Hanner. don't ye let thai
child talk 50 toye. I'd tune her afore
would. l tell ye.''
But In the secrecy OF her own apartment
Aunt Huidah explained: "You see, Han
ner. I've took the measure of that young
un's foot; she's pa all over; no more like
Lowly n chalk is like cheese, Ef you'd
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