Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-04
Miscellaneous.
Deacon Zack.

Deacon Zack.
For months the righteous souls Of Briariy
Center oEurch-goers had been yexed within
( them al The sight OF low groggery. which
Haunted rs s,gn opposite the little white
meeting house whore the various denon-
nations represented 10 the village we're
wont TO worship ~ turn and now II was
T1mored that another ahiskey-shop was to
be- started under the very caves Of the
sanctuary. This sas more than these quiet
loving men anj women could endure Less
IN response TO the formal call than IN response
20 a common impulse. lhey came together
~ the 5!ulv church 10 hold a council Of wsr
lhe Rev. Arthur Allan, Young minister
Hho preached al the Center once month.
making hls home during hi, visit, to the
village with the family uf Deacon Zach
Buar,, opened the meeting. and briefly
stated is object Others followed. speak
lrs in uu.tudied language, yet with tha, an
conscious eloquense IN which intense feeling
often expresses ,tself. BY and BY Deacon
Lsck, the village oracle. arose and placing
his hands on the back OF the pew before
him, began to speak, projecting the words
from his mouth if he were sending shell
into the ranks OF the enemy.
III somebody was to come among We to-
night. dealn' out boitledup fire TO your
children be SAID. Il CUES. YOU wouldn't
set ~ your seats quite SO comfortable. Bat
these ungodiy scamps across the road hey
got some . The FIRE from t'oiher world down
.ender bottled uP, and the, re >eIIn' it 10
YOUR BOYS. 10 burn EN-. body ard sou,
tell We what I'd tell them ef they vas here
which | needn't sa, they aint.--iha; e: VI
was to take all the snakes an the lizards
an the creepin' things OF the alr,h ali
he paused for breath and for fresh com
parlson. found both aud yent on-"ail the
hyenss and the Wild beasts Of Ashley al
Afrky. an bile en- iorn, an g.i the strong
est concentrated meanness ihet could be
made out on the hull on EN-. ,e wouldn't
hev anything one hundred bi!louih part "a
mean ez the man tnet brings the trai! OF TIN,
whiskey sarpenl's foot into the blessed Eden
OF home, 10 break the hearts Of tGustin'
wives, 10 darken the lives cf inherent little
children, and bring the gray hairs of old
fathers and mothers down IN sorrer TO the
grave"
Deacon lack sal down. overcome by his
ferlings. There were no more speeches that
night. All felt that the climax had been
reached. and after passing some spirited
resolutions. the meeting adjourned.
One heart was exceedingly heavy. The
Rev. Arthur Allan, struggling through the
moonlight with prett, Eva Briarly leaning
on his arm, was not 80 happy as Young men
are supposed to be uader such circum-
stances. deacon Zach is altogether too
Jealous he was saving TO himself Ills
eA''a' "h' peeo"es 'i'J1ie 'e Ne'! causes
le nus ues'ies 70 a'u' 'eei u 70 oe u!
"I9 as ms pAs.oi 10 se''! eA"of' n''n 10
greater caution,
inspired oi 'his laudAo'e PURPOSE al 'he
ofeaAiaS' 'aois tne heA' morning the He''
-A'tiu' a,"i'st isi'oicu t'e 'a'i na'teH ~"
anu hef nosli'aoie uIa'iHha J" nis a"Aie'!
u Par. '"e wa, '0i ''e e'"''"S - Ai.O' ,ioiI
biH you s1ee Nei, Hea0on ne asNeu'
WIN an au'il ao,e Aneo!a''oh o. 'n'eIeS''
"ne" grace nad oee', sa'u. ana '"e eoHee
P'ureu' 40, E'uer' sAiu i'eaeon AhCH'
a. "e "eapeu the n',i'.suei p4a'e VIZ sau
sage ana potatoes u'uu sue. my eyes 10
s'eeP ti'e nun A'S"' '"fous"' Ut 'aV' oi' II
Was met "ueh 1 eou'e hothe i was 'net eA-
ci'ea eou!uh 20 % oeu' an 50 ss' mere
ot Inc hre ep'aee' 'hHA!h over 'le neet'h
KEEP a-saHih over ail over 10 N, sen ""a'
an opportunity d hed 10 say sutnih on tLis
pesky "hIske! business an then TO lhlnk
'he' "Ltn so' up '"e,e cou'ah say
"'iu q Jes. sol e% eloquent slsecH as
ever you heeFd pianneo out' thet | "tyHt
"e' hi'de' q ohiy ia thought on J.. ~ tiihe'
""eh 'het nasty niue wh.he' oi ms rei-
Nus commenced TO Dark SET an ooFe
.oi l"o mortal hours' an then | went Out 10
,iie "ooG-Piis an went TO thrown WOOD a,
lue e,eiiastin ,.1i az nuisance th 'he'e Hep
d IT, uii t"lo"ea more thir', eoIa
"ooa al 'het doe' an never hit MN once
ina' Is great aeai oi "ood' sa'd 'he
young dohih'g iht'uIs' thiflhing 'hi' an OPP
poriuhiiy ior dfiNihs an catering "eose.
guess ~ "sehteu neH'oii AaeN'
cheefiu!'!' an 'ei, ye' !e Jes' neein 10 g!'
iesh@i' sense o' no" u'ueH us ""e" !e
he' 10 tnro" ou', SUCK 10 'iuIe' al
grated iit'le cog an ny me '.t.e got 10
oeu' was tue, useu up eouIun no ihoie
ne' gone 10 ,ieep 'nah cou'u he' lie" Oh
70 Ile moon an
ne i'e'. ni'nui nha'i iei' 'nat u'e pres
eit was hafup .he tune ~ au.iihis'sf Tue
contemplated eAhot'a,ioh' fet the heeessi!
Tor II was clearer 10 MIN thah ever before
so intent was ne on hhding some short
and easy method OF carrying out his pur-
pose tnat all Inc morning ne seemed trlhe
absent-mlnded, ahd Miss Eva thought she
must have been mistaken In pronounclns
him the most agreeable man she had ever
met. But at dinner time an idea dawned
upon his mind' and ne Immediately became
so suave and genial that the young lady re-
turned to her flrst oplnicn OF him.
deacon, ne SAID, innocently, Il have
decided IN place Of Inc regular chureh