Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-14

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fRven ~ Lsssssssn yss~nal.i
-. had bssa 90 arcunA Black Rocks
.,ns, dsybrssk, ~ duck had bssn wary.
:. 80 ths Gun vss noe we'll along on shs
- h.lf OF iss Gro and ~ wers returning
:. 49, bssch witt ths sams sheils In our
srn. With whicA W had 20 hopefully
.,us,d them Ten hoaSs earlier. Ths
.,,s,or IN which ~ watched ths 9unninR
49, (which ~ hsd not ussd) cutting and
.hesring 10 the wake Of the reach boat,
,or, some relation 70 salk.
yc~. Who have also come homo
..,k.nked" In sbs unfFuitful past, ap-
orec,s,e ths transit Of tn unlucky sport
ms..s spirits from fall hops 10 blank
a.susir. dc starts early into the woods.
vi, arss smbttion calls Tor nothing Ices
ina. buck with broad antless. He
,rs~ps until, say, 10 O'Clock, and the
r.eu,sl vision Of . ut dos becomes quite
,ll.rins. The san indicasss high noon.
and a he eats his lunch be wonders II hts
aos On pick up fox scent. By the time
he sun hits the tops OF the woods, be 10
,,os,ly scanning the birches tor . stray
,sr,sidxe, and In the sweet ssrsnity Of the
s.yiy twilight lsts on both barrels into
! eo..en stump and ssssts for home.
Oar case YES NO exception, and when .
,osdsscrips, rather underlined, ses bird,
x;,s no visible Recommendation q On
..t,ebs Of game, winged itself into range
wi,A hsrsh chuckls, Roberts drew bead
GA II. Before he could pail trigger Uncle
Lire Aid his hand on his arm. III
ucsydn't do IL" BE- said simply, and there
v.s ,hss in his tone which caused the
ssher 70 lay down the gun while the pro-
vcsed target, al unmindfui Of the avertsd
rril, pssssd on to the sizs Of . finger nail
on shs horison. and hnaily out OF sight.
uobsrts wheeled on the locker and faced
the cid nshsrman inqussingiy, "Weli,
Unoisr' vas his remark.
.rDonp never kin Carry chicken" Wa
tho ashcrmsn'a impressive advice, bot
sobsrts vas not Impressed.
.Arsny they good sssinxf" be inquired
Rippaatiy.
"Ddnr you svsr hsar but there, faint
reasonable to sxpsct that you ever did -
Why. man, every ons Of them birds repre-
senss The soul Of . lost sailor, and who
ever kills one OF 'em has ssen his last
day." vas the startling reply.
Roberts whistisd softly. sooodness,
Uncle, that'ss discovery. Hoe did you
srs visef"
~sssn 1t proved" said the old man
mildly.
"uh, but cay, uucle Ligc, that's too
rood. In this msttee-of- tact age . super
aision like that sounds rather out OF date.
Do you know, to be real frank, I believe
the one greet drawback 10 tho lives OF you
people Who live down here on the shorc
ell tbs time 10 that you don't mingie
snssgA With people Who sce things as
they really arc; and 20 Jos allow these
weird fsncics to got possession Of your
misds.n Roberto has . great respect for
bic own aptitude in psychology.
"hebbc 40. Msbbs you're right" said
the old man, gently. ''stili," he added.
''thss idea OF yourn leaves some things to
b explained" He rcnilcd the hard
srsses cup Ai tho base OF tho "four- horse
cylinder, tested the pot cock, shifted the
switch to the other ct OF batteries, took
the pulse OF the crank and the tempera-
tore OF the thrust; all OF which accom-
plishsd. we know from long acquaintance
tsst he vac ready 20 Talk.
UNCLE Llog's sroRY.
"Hest time ever went on Georges" he
Aaid, nnaily, "wss in the Royal Tiger, an
rssner dshin' I've never seen since. The
ssssr schooners Of the nsct, ali ncighbors
thai we'd left Five Islands In company
vilh, ali filled out good fare an up hook
a. snder way ons after another, Till
ansliy one Saturday night. when We had
beat half lo'd, wc was all standin' long
tue rail vstchin' the very last one maxim
sAil Tor home. Satin we'll down In the
sssss, she wss, with plenty OF wind goin
nshs along her way, an she, With ioresi
a. mAins'i swaycd up, every reef point
ponndin' . tattoo an every line hummin'
vih The notion OF how it would pull fer
ssus soon's the anchor was broke out an
BAR nose pointed to the west'srd.
say, twas Saturday night, an .
Ssuns teller thas's got . home that be
sn's at 10 pretty likely to think OF 1t
sssa II he ever docs. Twas . mean
isosin' night anyway, an l guess,
soansin' everything, we wss all . mite
somcsick stsndin' there wAtchin' the
ssissna squarin' away. an thinkin OF the
rss OF tho feet tied mp in the hsrbor
arsAdy. zsks Higgins, teller from over
nso1hoay way. was ia the bunchi Jest
s'ood there, he did, 'thout sayin' = word
All The time the Saitsns's men was hesv
short an breskin' out the anchor. Bout
'ns time she begun to pay OF, with the
sA'n sheet out AM the halysrd blocks
feeeh'n' with every pull A. the iibs went
~, Aeke hs begun TO let out.
The was = bunch OF Carey chickens
'namn' round long side an dghtin'
ssar the ohsi we had dumped over trum
NE days dressin' down, an Zske, not
=" knowin' what was the matter with