Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-21

the brambles aud prickly shrubs run oui
heads gainst trees. then forced our. .elve,
through a quickest hedge. At last. with
scratched faces. torn hands and tstteret
clothes, we tumbled over a bank into III,
high road. This was the work of but =
few minutes II our faces could have been
seen. il would have beer thought, IRON our
horror stricken countenances, that. Instead
OF having risen from prayer. we had been
pursued by old Nick himself We fell
upon bank by the side OF the road. There
We lay without speaking word; one OF u.
gtoaned with the fall A night gang OF
m aers, who were returning from their
work, carrying, as is usual with them on
dark 1ights. lanterns In their hands, per.
ceivihg three persons tall from the hedge
on to the bank, and thinking that an ace.
dent had happened, ran to our assistance.
They raised their lighted lanterns to our
blAckencd and scr raiched faces. aud the sight
We presented was more than sufficient to
frighien any person OF strong mind 1t
was too much for the poor super.tiiious
'''f's = " bV tibbsfAiFNtAl tNiHlpfEtu on
some towards the mine, others toward. the
tosn-as fast a. fear and their legs would
carry them Each Of us len portion OF
his SKIN ami clothes sticking on the thorn.
and brsmblcs through which We had
scrambled. Our horses were soon found
and we galloped % Eyders residence
Lights were procured. and wc sat down
We were black, ragged and dirty. We
looked Al each other, and 10 spite OF our
miserable adventure. roareI with Taught
er. We may laugh" exclaimed Tom,
but Il the adventure Is blown, Cornwall
Si,l be too hot for Us Tor The next seven
yrars. We have made pretty night OF Il.
Here we are, A. black as three INTERVALS !;
Nc have Lost our money been obliged to
T pretend 10 pray for two long hours before
great heap OF gaupowder with a ishtcd
candle splitting and tuEking close 10 the
powder, while that iron faced, Wild look
inG, usly, red capped brute. with his hor-
nbic iini and steel, threatened US with an
Immediate passage into eternity! Oh,how
I I "i,h some Tiger "r bear hai taken fancy
+ ~ HIN wncH he lay wounded on the field
p battle Hut nothing 10 nature could
stomach such an ugly monster, even a
shark would have been d.sgusicd al such a
meal. Add our money. forsoolh. must 20
q build a Methodist meeting house
Bah It Is truly horrible. The fellow
has played the old suii.er on a.. wIth 4
,rusauee. aud - shAI, BE- The laughing
..oeA OF the Whole county"
We washed ourselves. ani sat dowu to a
god supper Good cheer and good vine.
gave u better night thAn wr could rc=-
s0uabiy have expected Young spirit.
soon recover ,hcir elasticity. We drew
!osc and fun from the night. adventure.
The Affair. however. was not yet ended
Reports we've sptrad that three mcu. die.
,Al.. Lad entered me "6SfstRyyth 5eERe md
Gardener. who had not only terrified them.
bu; had frightened them ou, OF a good
sun Of money, which he Intended 10 de-
vote "a the building OF a nes Methodist
meeting house. Il also was given out that
on the following Sunday the old Gardener
Intended 70 preach a sermon. and after
wards solicit subscriptions f1r the new
meeting house, when he would relate the
remarkable manner ia which he had been
pIoy .Irutially assisted With funds for the
building. Our modification IS as complete.
Tom. whose hatred OF Mcihod!sm vas
uo,i iUtrnse. .wore he would blow up the
meeting house a. soon a. 1t was built our
curiosity, however, was excited. aui We
=. three determined 10 hear our adventure
Of the night related By The old Gar1rner, u
Sc could coEtrlyr 20 be pE,-rnt wlihou,
beng suspected. sunday evening arrived.
lh- meeting house sAs crammcd 70 suii1-
cation. aud siIh the dim sht there barn-
ils Ia the chapel ae had no di;iiculgy o
cunCeaiing ourselves. Ihc sermon was
short. but The statement OF our adventure
"a. related most mluutely aud crcumsiau-
TALLY 10 The old u-an's quaint, homely and
humorous phrastulogy. This evening he
seemed To excel himself and was exultlng-
!, humorous. The Old fellow. face glowed
NTH delight aud sati,iaction. Il never"
sald he. "-a~ black faces pray with great
er apparrnt devotion. have some doubt,
however" he siyly observed. III their
prayers were quite heavenward. They
sometimes turned their faces toward the
door, but a lifting OF the flint and steel
hrpt them quiet" lie then added. with a
knowing shake OF the head. and all exult
Ing laugh But they had not smeit pow
der like the old soldier they bad come 10
rob No. no. !, vas large hesp-ay,
large enough 10 frlgh,en brave old General
Give himself The candle was lighted,
the flint and steel were ready. You may
ask. my friends, If myself was not afraid.
No, no, my dear friend, shouted he; cit
was my stock, my whole years stock OF
Lick Seed The whole congregation
some what irreverently laughed; even the
saints almost shouted; many clsppe1 their
hands. | was for a momen, stupefed at
the announcement, but at last could hardly
suppress my own laughter.
We subscribed 10 the fund, to avoid sus-
picion, and left the meeting. After the
sermon we Joined each other, out coulu
not speak. We could barely chuckle.
/ LEX Seed r. ard then roared with laugh
ter twas good joke, though not exactly
| TO our taste. II has however more than
| once served for subsequent amusement.
/ The chapel was built by the money col
| lected by the Gardener. Time and circum-
| stances now induce me to think that there
has been no detrment % morality or relig-
ion BY the erection OF the meeting house,
which the high church party named
! "7he Leek Seed Chapel"
5. ANNEAR.
A correspondent OF the New York
Herald reports the wonderful improvement
In the telephone made by Mr.. Frederick A.
Cover, native OF Sedewick. Young
Cover was for several years associate edi-
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