Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-06-26

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hair, which hung nearly to his shoulders.
He was talking to a lady who was seated
on broncho, wide brimmed sombrero
shading her face. AS she raised her head
and caught a glimpse of her beautiful
face ana her black eyes and hair, / ex-
claimed, "Why, it is Jennie!" eyes,"
said Winnie, "her first name is Jennie,
but her last has been changed to Hurley
| The next scene was in a fashionable
opera house in New York. The vast au-
dience seemed impatient for the appear
ance Of some person upon the stage, and
when at last Lucy entered, she was greeted
with mighty burst Of applause. When
she began to sing the audience sst spell
bound until she finished, and then they
nearly went wild in their applause, show
ering the stage with bouquets.
"Now," said Winnie, 81 will show you
the picture OF one of our classmates
who has about as much power in the gov
eminent OF the United States as the Pres
ident." 1t was Ralph, the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives. He was seated
at his desk, exercising the most import
ant duty Of his office, appointing a COM
mittee to consider DILL which had been
brought in.
| Next was a scene in a prison; the
granite walls and barred windows
looked forbidding in the extreme.
I shuddered to think that one of my
classmates had been capable of doing
a deed which would cause him to be con-
fined in such place as this. dared not
look at the two men whom / could hear
talking in the stone cell, but recognized
one Of the voices as Franks. Had the
youth brought him to this? / glanced at
the two men for the first time, and to my
glad surprise found that the man in the
striped suit was not Frank, but that he
was chaplain Of the prison instead, and
was in the cell endeavoring to get Grim
inal to ask Of God forgiveness for his sins
before being electrocuted.
In place OF the prison scene now APP
peared one in private house. The walls
were lined with pictures, the MASTER
pieces of great artists. Seated on low
chair before an easel, with her paints and
brushes scattered about her, was Leonice,
in the act of giving the finishing touches
to a picture which l suppose must have
been one of the masterpieces of modern
painting.
The next picture was taken in large
conservatory, where were to be found all
varieties of plants and flowers. Walking
around among the plants, experimenting
the watering and care of them, was
Bessie, the proprietress OF this magnifi-
cent conservatory.
| The scene was now changed to one on
the practice grounds Of the Harvard foot
ball team. Standing before the players,
giving them instructions, was Morris.
He was lawyer by profession, but being
recognized as one of the best coaches in
the country, it was worth his while to
discontinue his law business during the
footba season, and coach one OF the
college teams.
The next picture was taken from the
interior of public hall, where large
crowd OF women was assembled listen
ing to stirring lecture delivered by
tall, dark haired lady. The theme of the
lecture. which was woman suffrage, went
further than voice and looks did, toward
proving to me that the lady was Eva,
for she had always looked forward to
time when the women would be admitted
| to the government so as to make q law
abolishing that horrible game of football
from the land.
Following this came a picture OF
school-room in a private house. Harriet
was seated in front of about dozen
scholars, talking to them. | listened to
hear what she was saying, but it sounded
confused gibberish to me. l asked Win
ME If his machine had broken, and he
laughed and said, mo, that is German
| school which Harriet is teaching"
was about to express my sympathy for
the poor innocents when the scene was
changed to Central Africa, among the
black men. Floating over large wicker
work hut, l saw a flag ON which was
printed in blazing characters, baptist
Mission from U. S. Az The whole tribe
of half-naked savages were squatting on
the ground around a platform, on which
| one OF the missionaries, whom l recog-
nized as Clarice, was performing a mar
between the savage chieftain and my
esteemed cassmate May. Perched in a
tree over their heads was naked negro
boy, singing in broken English, 1.-THE
Wedding of the Yankee and the Coon"
There WAS now but one picture left, as
Winnie had been unable to obtain one OF
the whole class. This last one was taken
in the Did Ellsworth high school build
ing, for even at that late day the citizens
of Ellsworth had not found out that a
new building was necessary.
CHANGING over the room l saw the old,
familiar scene, the dignified seniors
grinding away at their lessons (O, the
lazy juniors, intent only on amusing
themselves; the mischief-loving sopho-
mores, shying chalk at the timid fresh
men whenever an opportunity offered.
The one thing lacking from the scene WAS