Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-30


ana how sheepish and ashamed felt while
trying to corner those innocent creatures.
But there was among them an old ram
belonging to father and Capt. Eliphalet,
"share and share alike, that had stamped
his forefeet great many times in my
presence, as much as to say, "You look
CUT" and had once or twice Jared me
considerably in way that seemed perfectly
natural and easy with him; SO, when
saw that he was snugiy slowed away in
the said traveling-pen; and the old roam
mare had started of with lively gait up
the road; and was sure the ram was TAX
ing his last long ride, must confess felt
sense of relief akin to pleasure.
By this time we are in the channel ]
have mentioned, and controversy arises
between the several captains as to how we
shall read the buoys, and as we have a roll
OF charts on board, we get ii out and
spread out the maps, and by the time we
find out what our course should be, we
are through the channel and entering the
harbor without any mishaps; but in
rounding to the floating pier, our pilot at
the wheel runs the launch aground, on an
ebb tide at that.
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oO'S0u W "aie io' 'ne
'"0 W 'SNe S'"' we Ssn
y. w ''''' ." We must e0s iuioAis.
$3.50, u US lump INTO 'ne Tow. ooa' ana
thus tighten the launch, while others
crowd astern, and with boathook and oars
IA VI" "'""S Vi strong lnehlthe oAp'auisJ
'H' N'uiieh Is 'h''eu oi INTO aseper water
a"u We @ie 'ise again Just as sno'her
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s'ios 'hs year was sixteen years o' age, al
avn ''i"S e'"l''VV'0N Wy anu w" 'h'
"e''en III my on-sAihs ana ruooer ooots.
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'ne '"oNi"s III s'o' "'ueI' "u' 'ot tue ii'e
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nets 70 o"lN A"u s''iNef foPoS at wig oe
ginning Vi '"e Ss"S'" nus '"s
up -s''tihs our ''e's 'eSoS ''' "so ii'''
'nsy "oui' os "'euu.
mus WIS aoou' the "'st VI my s'tiS
away ''"'ii "oi"e' anu 'H'i "0'ei ~ "Oie
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sieN"ssS 'Ha' Po'SssSeu 'Ae' "1"s, aA'A'0
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worn "S oos'-@ AinN man sVn'.." .S
oi hooie enarae'ef was AWAY ,io'' " sA0
t'ine S''e""lns 70 o'"ei OiA''1i'' Vi 'A''A
business ana other business
hrought up on '"r'h as ! was anu neio
very Close III us eiiiorSee iof many years.
this nc" venture Vi ii'ii' s'e,ieu - 'i0
liAs very strange 'h'"s VI pieee VI "a
pefleheS "hich eouiu NOT account iof'
ihere appeared 10 DC huhs up oeiore iie d
very OiaeN et"uu 'Ha' "o i"' y, 'NA
penetrate ieit that was 'ue 'noss uA
lucky boy VINO ever ure" orea'n o"' :"
was an awful time to me- ana all ON ac-
count oil inconsistencies
ms was ihueeu very uaFs tiins III my