Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13

Dear Sisters Of the N. b. c.:
Did any OF you ever in your life see some
thing that you wanted badly and could not
get for glove or imoneyf have always
wanted a 'grandfathers clock" In my
younger days :they were plentiful, but now
they seem to be thing Of the past, l know
OF but one in this town, and that is owned by
DR.. II. W. Small Of Deer lsie, He purchased
it way back in the country some years ago.
and paid .'big money"
l asked my father where they came from,
and he said man from New Hampshire
brought sample and sold one to most of the
families, and they paid the muni6eeut sum
Of three dollars and Ave cents; then they had
to pay three dollars more to have long
casket-shaped case irnade. 1t reached quite
to the ceiling, .or the clock would not run
twenty four hours. In later years they have
been all .gobbled up" andnsoid TO summer
residents AS stood before one and listened
to the slow moving pendalun, wondered if
time passed as fast rs on one OF our modern
ciickety -ciack clocks.
The clock wanted was my grandfather's
on my mothers side. IL was the one learned
time on. My grandfather was an invalid for
some years before he died Every few days
he would want to get up and be dressed.
remem be well what he wore. His coat was
caIjei a sswaiiow-taii." and was trimmed
with brass buttons. his pants were Of light
cloth, which they called gladys cloth; they
came Just below the knees, with long stock
ings, home knit, OF blue and white mixed
yarn On his garters he had silver buckles,
and also on bis low shoes that he called
pumps"
One day my grandmother went out to q
neig boris and told me to stand beside him
while she was gone. was very small and
could hardly see him by standing on tiptoe.
the bed was so high posted. 1t had curtains
tied back to the posts ana such big feather
bed The curtains were of large fowele ma
teriai called "copper-plate-" On a stand was
his Bible, open. usually at the Psai s. It
was q large book, and many generations were
recorded in it. After awhile he told me to 90
into the fore room and tell him what time OF
day it was. went, but could not tell time.
j stood before that tail CLOCK and heard the
slow "tick-tock." and was gone so long he
asked il did not know the time OF day. /
said "no;" then he said, do you know the
fguress" / said yes" aud he said, Elf you
will tell me what figures the long hand and
the short hand are on. / will tell you what
time 1t Is" So he expiaine. IL TO me, and
said, .Grandfather. you need not tell me any
more; now l know" And that Is the clock
have always "hankered after.
In the room where IL stood was another
high bed with curtains. and the white spread
was home made, worked with cotton yarn.
1t came down to the floor. and the border was
q grape vine The floor was . b light yellow
with = scroll border, and the chairs were
painted the same the paper on the walls had
pictures of q man and woman in q boat. the
girl steering and the rian standing with
dip-net over his shoulder. A long looking
glass with gilt frame and grsndfather's
profile III you know what that isl, that also
hid q gilt frame.
In the corner by the fireplace was closet
where grandmother kept her choice china
and some pieces OF silver. In the fireplace
stood pair of hand-irons with tops OF brass.
as were the tops Of the shovel and tongs.
Ny grandfather died when twelve
years old. At the age of eighty-seven years.
After his death the clock fell into other
hands, and have not seen it for some years.
The last heard of it. it was in the possession
of Mrs. Violet Goss Of stonington. Written
by MAS. A. T. SMALL, SUNSET.