Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-10-14


| queries "hieh overwhelmed every new com
et. IL never seemed 10 suike an! one as
strange that II the eoiored men had any hos
tiie intent they should let these soiitar.
horsemen pass them unmolested. The fever
sPreau: he'oNeis were houtished ana sho'-
guns loaded exc'ed crowds gathered here
ana there' ana neari! everybody IN the town
sauntered earelessiy toward the bridge across
which Nimouss gayiy-decked column must
enter the town y lew Young men rode out
10 reconho''er. ana every ie" minutes one
would come dashing BACK upon reeking
s'eeo' revolver IN nahd' ms mouth isii OF
strange oaths ana us eyes haming with eA-
e'',''eh''
IL was one "' 'he,e 'ha' precip'a'ed 'he
result. me nag "hicn waved over the mead
| oi the advancing column had been visible
rom ,he 'o"n LOT some time as no" ana
'heh " passed over 'he successive r'aSes 10
,he eas'"afu- ioe SOUND oil me ana drum
haa become mort anu more uisuhe'' ana
sreal portion OF the whi'e maze popuis'loh'
'oge,het win 'hose VINO had come IN To the
election from 'he surrounding country haa
ea'herea about the bridge spanning the SWIM
,Ner "ni0n moved between Nici,oh ana 'he
""s'S VI 'ue oNuhous anu p'""d'hIis'H
h'gHe's o' 'ne heu wing cnuhuN' SeN-
era" o' 'he Young scouts hau t'u"en close VI
!" inc column WIN ,aItahAihg snou's ahu
H''"'''s se'"i's a,'" '"e" uas"eu nAeA 70
'e''Hi'' ',1'" o"" '''"e''. uh4'' Jus' ~ .''
s''s AnH sI'Pes "egan 10 sho" over me
'As' su''cu h''i' one Oh 'heuh' uesirous p
ou''ip'ns ,'is e''iiaueS VI "fa' a""' "fs" az,
'e'oNe,' hou'ishe" u over MS ncaH' ana
eA,' shoNe' o' insulting eP'h's uP1', une
o"'"fsu p"Sf"hs. ne was answered IRON
'he uusAE crown with Sofus a, ioaI as ms
own Su'h Insult "as ho' 10 ne endured
ahssah'! ms ls'o' was raised 'heF. was
HASH P"" "i hee'! SMOKE shfi's IRON
AiH.i Tue er"""-
AZ once al was confusion oa'hs' dic-'
Pi''"i-'h"''' ana shower OF rocks h!ied The
ar a. Tue Young man turned ana spurfed
bssk I" the town In moment the long
c"Nereu-uldge was manned bN "eI!-arineh
/ crowd while Others were seen running to-
ward H. be town was IN an uproar
ne "fheers o' election had 'efi the polls.
ana IN front oi the bridge could be sccn
he>dfn ie Mo!ne and the hurlt sherih Try
ing !" keep hack ,he angry crowd o' ~hite
men. on Inc hul the eoiored men ior
moment suucs win amaxcmcnt' were nov
aFtnihe win stones IN dead earnest uiterlng
i"uu .'les OF vengeance Ior one OF 'hcr mum
"et "h"' sounded anh aHrlghted.1aN ernan1ng
ana "nthihg oH the roadside ihsy out
nHuloef.d uhs whites very greatly bnt the
i"''e' eAoei'eu mem IN arms IN training anu
IN position N'ili' snch ~a' their eAasi'cTa-
ton at what seemed 10 them ~anton and
uhPfoN"hed ATTACK ina, 'hel we're preparing
!" Si'HSe upon u' brHSe without ae!a!.
Nhnbus especlai!! was frantic with rage
IN, nag ne shouted "the damned
ien.'s art nii"S on 'H' nag
lie s1f"ie baeA ana iorth' waving an Old
Ss'A'H 'Anfc "hieh ne haH Drought !" marx
"'s '"P t'anee IL marshal "i 'ne uAN' Ahh
gaming NJ io'i""efs 10 ''Aha oN hIhn ana
thel ""uId "cIrAh Out the murdcrous crowd
y ,eN piA.o' shotS h,eu rom about 'hr
ofiuSe zen lar snort ana ON! added !" their
eNIi'siheh, ai'1 desperation.
.S d" ,"' ".'e ai'""' !" 'u'n u"N" " '"e
hH''ide' NOME A"lsi.r' "'h ~hne set
iA'e. mounted on her o'a'k morse dashed IN
H"ht OF theih' anu or'ed'
II. naN
flao nm 'he eoiored preacher had long
oeen t'nI'oii's them WIN up'al'eu hAiids 70
oe CAIN ana lis'eh 10 reason. oH' MS words
were unheeHed ., OF uhneard IN the via up
roar ne sigh' o' 'he woman however
"""in All oi theth regAueu 70 hi2hi!' rem
'IS 'A "'' ies,Nc ""'se anu eo'i'ii.ai'eihs
snehee' Arfes'eu 'he action OF all but
NiiaDus, no" raging i'he MAD non strobe
/ up 70 hef' waving MS sword. ana eurslns
ieAfiuiis IN MS WIG WRATH ana saId hoafse-
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NOW, Nim6us' and the rest oi you, you
all Know 'hat l am your friend MY broth
er was soldier and fought Tor your liberty
on this yer. morse l nave never ADVISED
you except i9r your good' ana you know
never VIII IL " l'gnt ana oe't ior you
to night now VIII not hinder YOU. Nay, |
~li say ood-speed' ana Tor anght ! know
hsht Win you; am no coward, IL l am a
woman. lou know what have risked al
ready Tor your good Now tell me what has
happened' ana what TINS means; -,
lhere was eheer al this, and hfty excited
voices oeSah 'he story.
stop stop she cried "heep silent,
all of you. and let Mr.. HUI tell It alone lie
was mere IN front ana saw IL all.