Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-08-13

care to choose the reservoir as a battle
ground just because It was outside the city
limits
l. was therefore. only PARTIAL rcliet
when Jake Breseee -houldered the rector -
the top Of the emhaukneut. Jake paused
moment, purple faced from his exerti0n
and hot with anger. Now th'd better
60 - he said II I'd lift tn hun this
hank Whist does tn think l cd do 10
throw tn down thnt any
,Parson shouted Pud Edwards not
unkindly you'd t-stt-r take walk
. The rector stepl~d past Brseoe and faced
the ring again The rid pyle and his spsv,-
klei foe the only two that were spurr,-d.
were now facing each other, painting and
covered with blood each watching the
other for chance to strike and raising
and lowering their heads as they Tented
and SPARED For sdvsntags- The IReIa had
ces..-ei To watch the fighting birds and
were ali looking up at the rector He
pushed forward 10 the Gdl,a Of the embark
meut and balanced himself on the crrlr-2
bling r--n-N,uir ~ he did sometimes on the
edge of the pulpit platform on Sundai,
before he began his sermon
You may throw me down n you will
I haSe no doubt that you are strong
enough to do 81. Ia began in clear
high voice, speaking FL Breece without
looking ~ him. But will not 60 down.
Even Il you throw me down, Will not he
silent You must hear me. jacob Breee,
and you. James Ed~ar,is, and you, VII.
liam Bagiale, and al the re-t Of you who
are engaged in shi. shameful business. you
are doing n wrong in tho sight Of Al
mighty sod"
when he -..id William Burdale." said
t. nt1k
ward, 1T went through me same as q
knife Blu. II heats me to this day TO know
'ow he saw me when l was down behind q
pile O. ties. where I'd gone after Mick
Flynn when he lie, hall them birds bout Oh
my red pyle Some ow I I'D TO stand hup
when be called me name, an then he went
on to give IL 10 hus the WORT you ever
card The Judgment day won't be no
wur-e He tr,4 as hup before the white
throne like An II kind o seemed to me ~
though he wss a goiu to he one o. the Wit
pe~s-es against Us ball the way he went tor
us there His voice KEEP gettin clearer al
solc1nner-only Il WAS 20 lawful sedan
then all at opcc hc rans bout command
like he was hiowin on "a trumpet an then
stopped
In the name II ehe Lord jehovah !
command you IL stop this fight instant
ly!
Bill paused tora moment IN his tale
and then went on: lie looked grand
nothiu short II II He just looked lawful
a. he stosd there in the las, red O the sUna
light, str,tchln hpr his long i.arIu an new
cr moving "a muscle, white you could ear
the sound Of hIs voice come h,choin ba1k
from the nuuutliu above. ,.l; as 4 the
bank would fall III on me- an l kind u
nod ,-ft,l9 ! yTar.E.i To ~, 'i5p
inc-cH saniow ncre>-only II s-cII.esi a. Il
couldn't move The re~,rSoy WAS ~ st!l.
a. 8ahurci.. hall oNecptia the tlappin O.
t..ef4 birds down IN the middle II tie
Tlis. isGt Nobody looked l. sc which Ma
l-cttfu tie Ia; %. X, \ uu Ia!sht a
Thought w was q vait!n ~ h!;a . pr
nouAee the bente.!cs.ec-onlv. some CIV,
he didn't s,s.iu ike prraeh-r either q
b,-.u To church storr that u2tt-ot cour-s
l ad-ht4t whru the parsga ss1ld II al e
stop S2c never Thought ht was Ire..chiu or
nothin, We Thought he meant il. ! re-
noluler ! wondered that tie blr1,s did,!
stop il.htIn thcirsrlycs-au them jest get
tin tot an Ng..l with Blood L wasn't ~
If some man I'D said We wa, t. stop Il
was Is i bill sunk his VOICE - nearly
intoA whisper Is was possible lar him
lit Was d, il It was suIAc h4l.Eol
Did the men mind lin: Why, they
.d t. mind him Didn't til you il was
hike tie Jua ssnent day Jake Bre,ce
could c..sy have broke his face a. be stood
there OF pitched him cad all ',tis down
the re-ervoy bank But ly uuiy made two
sl.din steps an caught the syecA.ed bird
.cst tine red pyle was "a holdIn HIM down
70 carN. his cad hof grabbed my red
{ pyle right back O the wings an wLoYis1
, him into the bag ;liuru lie knew what vas