Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-01

20, Heaven" cried Master Dick, as soon
as he could command his voice, Il fear that
the last day is at hand :"
30 dear, O dear" groaned Mrs. g.. 81
smell birthstone The world is burning up
with fire and brimstone :"
Yes, mother; YES" sobbed the nos fran
TIC daughter. mistaking the stewed pumpkin
with which her mother VAS besmeared. for .
more formidable substance. land you are
covered all over With iard -
Master Dick, With . great effort, calmed
himself and sang:
| "H.rk, the judgmeat trumpet sounding,
Rends the skies and shakes the poIes;
10, the day, with wrath abouuding,
Breaks upon the sstonished souis!"
As the sound Of the last word died away.
the astonished passon and his vife walked
| in. and stood before the more astonished in
mates.
Mr.. Goodman. aher trying in vain TO elicit
come information. explanatory Of the cause
| Of the great trepidstion he witnessed on
every hand. related the facts Of his collision
| with the brothers at the door.
Master Dick on receiving this informs-
,ion. suspected the cause Of the disturb
snoe; and a, his suggestion the whole party
se, out through the house on . tour OF in
vestiga;ion.
Reaching the room lately occupied by the
brothers, they smelt powder. and discovered
| the gun living - left by Albert They also
sa~ the aperture in the vail. A due inves-
| ,iga;ion Of these facts enabled the party 10
arrive \, tolerably eorree. conclusions ~ to
the origin Of the ,umult Having regained
their ~on,ed equanimi,y. the little band re-
paired TO the sitting room
In the spring previous 10 the events re-
lated here, Aaron prepared. for his own
smuscmen, and occupation. on boush Of
the birch in which he had nov soughi refuge.
a sor, Of nest, or Arrie, by Intervening
small branches and t~igs; bu; in the con-
s,rue,ion Of this novel sea, his youthful in
experience failed to take into consideration
the impor,an, fac; ,ha, the family yell "a.
directly under his leafy ;hronr. On climb
| ing this tree. after running from the house
Aaron snugly ensconeed himself in his seat,
With the intention Of waiting the develop
men, Of Aggressive measures on the part Of
| his father.
Heavily leaning his agi,a;ed frame axains,
the back Of his seat, the important structure
unluekily gave way. and poor Aaron ~M
uncerenoniously prceipiiAied bead foremos,
into the well beneath. where after much
soundering and .pouiing he managed to ge,
his bead above wa,er.
This veil vas about twenty feet deep, and
the stones with which the sides we're walled
up. were neatly laid an cement The smooth
surface thus formed. Afforded no foothold TO
our adveniurer, and he found j, impossible
TO reach the surface The bssi be could do
sas TO hold on. With such patience as he
could command. to the old oAken backet
which hung in the we'll" Water vas drawn
| from thu. veil by means Of crank -~indlass.
to which ~As attached a rops Of sufficient
length tn reach the bottom To the lover
END Of the rope the bucket vas secured.
Aaron had held on abou; half All hour
| chilled 10 numbness, almost srcnrled. ~hen
Master Dick came out Ia get pail o! water.
That worthy patriarch caught bold Of the
crank and worked Justify. The unusual
strength required TO turn the ~indlass taxed
him severely. and he mu,tered, What in
the world is the NATTER Something's
| ~roag-,he rope mus, jamh." Slowly
turned the ~indlas.. Patience and perse
,erance finally ,riumphed. The bueke, rose
above the surface, and with IT Aaron, cling
ing with both hands
Nov, Aaron, for the sake Of his future
well being. and especially for the beneh; Of
the corporal casket in which wAs enshrined
the immortal Aaron. having . vivid remem-
brance Of sundry ieficaoious aagellations,
administered b, pa;ernal hands, resolved to
make a reasonable effor, TO secure his fathers
forgiveness, and so, while yet suspended
beneath the bucket, the anxious supplian,
with the humility Of saint, cried out -
PLEASE, .athe'' he" N! ''of! oeio'e you
nos me
Master DICK ,e' go ,he sfa'A snos,
ana ran iof the mouse Shiie 'ne POO. oo!'
he,aiieu era. .! ia''.e anu 'Huh'p. ..H MS u"-
~i!i.ns way 10 the bottom OF the well
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hea'en' and earn. US aaron aaron,
nov came you mere shou'eo u'e 'e'''o'!
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mac 'endehe! 10 eouhiefse' the enects o'
the nnsh"ieso"< sunmetsioh IN 'he ven
and II the iatier deprived MN Oh sPeesh And
iocomo,ion' the former most sishAiit aha
potenuy restored them ior our issusc''A41d
hero, deigning no reply 70 ms iather aues-
tion, ran away WIN tne Ashi'y Of cat Be-
Guiding himself TIL MS rescue,s had returned
to the house he ran directly 70 the barn;
and sought refuge on Inc sei.same seaHoid
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