Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-08-19
A TR AGEDY.

There were three OF us in the church
yard-N odemus, Matthew and myself.
1t wasC cning, and the spent sunlight WAS
fading ong tho uplnnds and gone alto
gether rom the meadows in the valley.
Nicodelrus had spent the entire afternoon
in dig. ing grave for old Nanny, who
died y erday and is to be buried day aft
err tomorrow. Matthew had strolled over
from rs cottage door to watch him give
the fishing touches to 1t. I had Joined
them out Of sheer idleness, having moth
ing Letter to do. The three of us now sat
on the tomb which forms a sort OF Ia BILE
over the ashes of some gentleman long
sit dead-so long indeed that his name
III. titles. II he had any, have disappeared
fl, !n the stone. Nicodeuus, smelling the
tobacco which Matthew and smoked in
pace. produced his own pipe and lighted
il, The smoke coming freely, he nodded
toward the newly made grave.
The six and sixtieth, ~ said Nicodemus.
(Which Is to say the sixty sixth dur
ing my iueumA,uey, rs you may term it.
Clerk and sexton OF this parish have been
for two and twenty yoars come Trinity.
and this l=thc sixty sixth grave that have
dug.
TITS u fair slice OF death work, said
Matthew, six and sixty deaths in so
short a space rs Two and twenty year.
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on tbev out
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VOW, ,,,ta, ~ Corr,o1 ,.r no f,- no "a
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ga tI,ad ,,,r ,,,r,s bs rsaned aoainst ,bf
l,ao =; oh,,roI,.arda,, s,d
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li,n - ,,,i,,d I'D thar': nj, for ~ a Good
Gvo and fnrr,. yea,,, since II banrnned m
NJ n,d ;.as won ,ad ~ ra,ha 10
ranr ola ;,
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sa;d BENJAMIN Trim ~ rcmenher il nc
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ried ,ba ,yeat, before -
~ dr. y,,, vou,ra riobt ), s.,a N,co.
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thinas r. l,ren II, win" hnryinos and
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w.,
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s,,o,.,tn,'s - ,ha, sa,.,rt, il ), said Ma.
So,
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o,o,.,'s ..,,.h;oh was ooso ~ b,,,.irr, -,
~ l,-,, oat md ,horofnra ra,,,arl..lle
H., ,;,'a1 di5 oId Neddv NJ rho Iona An
Town, and thora ,yos neirbnr Lin nor lin
~ 1onl, after him ana his one idea was IN