Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-03

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{ nssesases rss.rt W. penssfahie.
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Al thst nsomes,s q nC~t ssict coward.
The DARKNESS 90. ath Wish nmnasis-s
tsfrors. Ne waa d hsre wep, like rhtld
IN Ms besrles.prss Esd n beea pessisie.
( he save sinssf up 10 bis misery Cor .
Z nomsai Bot essy Coz rnpmsas. Nss-
I tsttnr himself ~ita stern resolve 10 -
mar sBd fsee hie difssrssiss to the BIT
/ ter snr. ~ ssssesd sgsfn. As Wss ~
lsnrs q. before. Tbs bcstiss 81 hs own
hssrt. sgd tie di-asnt fnosnsn9 Of ihe
wsed in tho forrest tire. wsrc the only
.oans. test smotc nj. ear.
wsss Should he dot He could nos stay
ihsrv IN tsst icy sooe. tts would perish
before ths nuosnt,.g. u wouid be ss'slds
10 sttenpt TIE stresm; little is-s thsn
suicide TO .tsemps to lnn the wsy cat Of
ths hesth In sees pitehy osrknsss.
Rslu. drops sersu to pel ss on tie waies
shcuE hsrn. and th% preliminary ssiTmish
Of = heavy rstn-sotm began. Nctss wa
poar Of arss, but q 6sskssr ~ ing afisrie
driver BY cold. hlesk sim.
ID fficu,tiss DO not come stnrfy. ard u
sesmsa 10 wilder ss he stood there 90 II
fortune hsd nothing too bad 10 ~. store
house 10 he hespsd opan ossn Ia that
heur. HAD he been an ancient 6scak hs
wosid hsvr sscrib.d hi. pfs.snt dilemma
10 the consammais malice OF some angry
god. Bat be knew nothing Of Utees
mythology; he cared less He realized
thai be wss the victim Of Circumstances,
and ihsi hts own rash judgment hsd
brought II upon him. BGt thai Old not
hesa matters In the least. HIS physicsi
.ur-risg cosld not be osershstowsd BY
mental distress.
He ~.s ~ bis sits cod; and weo wea'd
not hsve been unseg The ctFcunsssncesf
GA. fss tee moments Of daylight; bat
u wss vet early "a tbs svsnipR, sa6
morniag wss macy boars swsy. The
storm Increased, and The rslafaii grss
hesvler. In spite OF bis wocesussn .
iroes, Wilder saew that BIO woaid soon
be 2ss to the skip.
strong nssn to stand saa parish rnsssr~bly
iiss res IN hois, or sasfna 10 sa lThe.
nsissas ste with0Ss struggle fer tsss
dom Driven at sa-t TO assgsfsston, wllsss
dssised 10 siis APT semrt htaz thst bis
cslEasx reason wUasd hsvs tod niFn could
sna only in ds~sstef. fsa; ss@san Ia not al.
wsy. eossensa IN me- fusnss "a De- pair.
A - Of ia -
ness, sa instantaneous decision. and TIE
fate 70 s~aisa fss better OF worse. 90 ths
case msy be-
Wilder snes ihsi the river lay almost
due sssi from hsm. The read wss he
swesn hsm ard sbs river. Frem thsse
circumstance he dtsw the conclusion
ths, be IlTaf foilom the sroox along rs
eourw back inae th~ forest aasig be
reached shsiiaw ps@er 10 sts es&anxi.
cross n ana core haes down abs other
side to the roaa s9sin. Tsis ass hls oaiy
possible hep. sHa 10 esytsger hoars to.
PLAZA wcuid hays teen feastbis ~usush.
he wcHld try Il nos. No fate. he
thought. eoa,a bs w0rss sh.n ss sssSasn ut
situsi On
Breathing prayer 10 God fer ptosee
ton, be carefully rsaeiasiea ass gaB. sao
win hi. .isr sc SORT OF {. fsries. be ssxsH
the q tficss i..S Of fasis~ing ap sH.
course % the brock. Hs syss asd ssscoass
moro seenstofnsa 20 he darkness. and be
could see itIfie betspr ses thsa s.s. CT
ia shssxsniee. has there was aoshing 10
guide hin exesps tho boundary iine Of
the heath. top- lnst fstngrd sbs hsns. Ia
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