Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-05
Vol. XVI. Whole Ne. 1906. No.

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was always As bright a. the day." Her
talk was quaint and lively. with the pecu-
liar Alcott Individuality; and whenever l
hear any one criticize Little Women" As
too pronounced 10 its conversations, think
"Yo" do not know the faulty and above
all do not know May" She had hearty
delight In her sister Louisa's success, aud
one OF her best stories, was OF travelling up
from Liverpool to Lopdon on one OF her
numerous solitary Journeys. The other
occupant Of the carriage was young En-
slish girl. The two fell Into converse
t'on. The English lady soon found ou, she
mad an American for her companion, and
mentioned the only person in that country
whom she really cared to see was the au-
thor OF Little Women" Fancy the de.
light of the two! May Alcott Nieriker,
said she told that girl, more about the real
life OF the four girls In that book, than she
ever told, before or after to anyone else
Indeed. so abounding was her vitality, that
evea at this distance Of time and space I
cannot think OF her as dead.
We hear she has left her seven weeks
old daughter to her sisters care. Wei,
will IL be with the baby II it Is so.
One OF the most unique meetings ever
attended, WAS held In the chapel OF Mt.
Vernon Church, on Forefathers Day, when
the first Chinese sermon ever heard In Bos.
ton WAS preached. The text was the con-
version OF the jaler At Phillppl, the ser.
mon an hour long. aud the preacher Jee
Gam; himself q ChInaman. The tout an
semble WAS Oriental. Those brown men
with their narrow eyes, their sleek hair
hanging 10 pig tails, or tightly massed on
their long heads, and dressed mostly In
sleeved blouses and felt shoes made Won
feel. as II you were 10 . dream. As Jee
Gam pronounced their tongue It had a
pleasant sound.
At their Sabbath School, usually held In
the same place on Monday afternoons the
exercises are conducted in English IS well
as Chinese They are learning the former
language very rapidly; considering they
are laborinE men and have no time during
the week. Jee Gam their best educated
and most prominent man, is likewise a
temperance worker Of great zeal and influ
ence. AT Chicago the other day he made
the most telling speech OF the convention
A noticeable event OF this week. Ia the
dinner given by the Massachusetts, club to
Hon. James G. Blaine.
Received with loud and long applause
the speech be made after dinner was served
10 model not only OF earnestness and eIo-
qucnce which we always expect from Mr.,
Blaine, but Of good sense, justice, and for
oearsnce. gentleman who was present
assures me he never saw Nr. Blaine look
ing 80 well, and that his voice WAS at its
pest. Many prominent gentlemen followed
M. Blaine all speaking with more or less
praise or his course, and that OF the Re-
publican party in Maine. Hon. Harvey
Jewell dwelt In terms OF the utmost eulopv
on the course OF the Supreme Court and
Senator Blaine rose again to saw that he
agreed fuIly with him. There was not in
ihe length and breadth of the country be-
tween the Two oceans, bench more pure,
more learned. more fearless than the
oench That pronounced the two great de-
cisions which had been SO euloeIxed.
Loud applause.
Hon. Stillmsn b. Allen made the only
u'rect aiinsion TO the approaching Presi-
Dental contest when he said: -Four years
ago 'his distinguished senator had great
many friends In Massachusetts. He has
more to-day, and IL that little csucua which
is going to meet in the early part OF June
somewhere out In one of the large elite.
OF Illinois should give us an opportunity,
Massachusetts will stand square up and
give vote which will do honor to him and
do honor to Maine and do honor To her
self. lApplause. The meeting broke up
shortly before six O'Clock.
There is no doubt that Mr. Bl.ips's
acton during what he calls THAT unbsp-
py Pefiod VI nearly seventy full days OF
trial and tribulation," has raised him 10 an
exalted height. not only Ia New England
out throughout the whole country. a.
everywhere the struggle in Maine has
been watched With feverish anxiety. But
just as always when the crisis comes, the
men competent to take the helm are found
on oeck. when the wind Is dead ahead
they are too wise to steer in the teeth OF
1t; they know just ut what pont of III.
tack the sail will MI and so they bring the
ship safe 70 her haven. ASD