Freed necessities, that happy year, I began my wife by sight We saw sometimes In those long mornings, when Dennis was study explaining to map-peddlers that I had eleven maps of Jerusalem already, and to school-book agents that see them hanged before bribed to introduce their textbooks schools--she and I were at work together, as in those old dreamy days--and log-cabin again But all this last--and poor Dennis, my double, overtasked in turn, undid me

thus it happened an excellent fellow--once minister-- call him Isaacs--who deserves well world till he dies, and after--because he once, in real exigency, did the right thing, right way, right time, as no other man could 's great football match, the ball by chance found him loitering outside field; he closed with it, "camped" it, charged, it home--yes, right other side--not disturbed, not frightened by his own success--and breathless found himself great man-- Great Delta rang applause But find himself rich man; football has never come way again moment moment he of no use, that one , at all Still, great act we speak of Isaacs gratefully and remember him kindly; and he forges on, hoping to meet the football somewhere again vague hope, he had arranged "movement" for general organization human family into Debating Clubs, County Societies, State Unions, etc , etc , with view of inducing all children hold handles knives and forks, instead metal Children have bad habits way The movement, , was absurd; but we all did our best , not it, but him It came time annual county-meeting subject held at Naguadavick Isaacs came round, good fellow ! to arrange --got the townhall, got the Governor to preside (the saint ! --he triplet doubles provided him by law), and then came me "No," , " speak, if ten Governors presided believe enterprise If I spoke, it children should take hold prongs forks blades knives subscribe ten dollars, but speak mill " So poor Isaacs went his way, sadly, to coax Auchmuty , and Delafield I went out Not long after, back, and told Polly had promised --the Governor would speak--and he himself would close quarterly report, and some interesting anecdotes regarding Miss Biffin's way of handling her knife and Mr Nellis's way of footing his fork "Now if Mr Ingham will only come and sit platform, he need not say one word; but show well paper-- show Sandemanians take interest movement Armenians or the Mesopotamians, and great favor " Polly, good soul ! was tempted, and she promised She knew Mrs Isaacs was starving, babies--she knew Dennis was at home--and she promised ! Night came, and I returned I heard her story sorry I doubted But Polly had promised to beg me, and I dared all ! Dennis to hold his peace, under all circumstances, and sent him down

not half an hour more before he returned, wild with excitement--in perfect Irish fury--which long before I understood But at once that he had undone me !

What happened : The audience got together, attracted by Governor Gorges's name There were thousand people Poor Gorges was late from Augusta They became impatient in direct train at last, really ignorant object meeting He opened it fewest possible words, and said other gentlemen were present entertain them better than he The audience were disappointed, but waited The Governor, prompted by Isaacs, said, "The Honorable Mr Delafield will address you " Delafield had forgotten the knives and forks, and was playing the Ruy Lopez opening chess club "The Rev Mr Auchmuty will address you " Auchmuty had promised late, and was school committee " Dr Stearns hall; perhaps say word " Dr Stearns said he had come to listen and not The Governor and Isaacs whispered The Governor looked at Dennis, who was resplendent platform; but Isaacs, him his due, shook his head But the look was enough miserable lad, ill-bred, who had once been in Boston, thought it would sound well , and peeped out, "Ingham ! " few more wretches cried, "Ingham ! Ingham ! " Still Isaacs was firm; but the Governor, anxious, indeed, row, knew say something, and said, "Our friend Mr Ingham is always prepared--and though we relied upon him, say word, perhaps " Applause followed, which turned Dennis's head He rose, flattered, and tried No 3: " said, and, whole, said, that longer occupy the time ! " and sat down, looking hat; for things seemed squally But the people cried, "Go on ! go on ! " and some applauded Dennis, still confused, but flattered applause, neither he nor I are used, rose again, and tried No 2: " you liked it ! " in sonorous, clear delivery My best friends stared All the people who know me personally yelled with delight aspect evening; the Governor was beside himself, and poor Isaacs thought undone ! Alas, I ! boy gallery cried in loud tone, "It's all an infernal humbug," just as Dennis, waving his hand, commanded silence, and tried No 4: "I agree, in general, with my friend the other side room " The poor Governor doubted his senses, and crossed to stop him--not , however The same gallery-boy shouted, "How's your mother ? "--and Dennis, now completely lost, tried, as his last shot, No 1, vainly: " , ; and you ? "

been undone already But Dennis, like another Lockhard chose " sicker " The audience rose in whirl of amazement, rage, and sorrow Some other impertinence, aimed at Dennis, broke all restraint, and, in pure Irish, he delivered himself of an address gallery, inviting any person who wished to fight down and --stating, were all dogs and cowards--that take any five single-handed, "Shure, said all his Riverence Misthress bade me say," cried he, in defiance; and, seizing the Governor's cane hand, brandished it, quarter-staff fashion, above his head , indeed, got hall only greatest difficulty Governor, the City Marshal, who called in, Superintendent Sunday School

The universal impression, , was, Rev Frederic Ingham had lost all command of himself in haunts of intoxication which for fifteen years laboring to destroy Till this moment, indeed, impression in Naguadavick This number Atlantic will relieve hundred friends who sadly wounded notion now for years--but likely ever to show my head there again

No ! My double has undone me

We left town at seven the next morning to No 9, Third Range, and settled Minister's Lot, new towns in Maine, the first settled minister has gift of hundred acres of land the first settled minister in No 9 My wife and little Paulina are my parish We raise corn enough to live on in summer We kill bear's meat enough to carbonize it in winter I work on steadily on my Traces of Sandemanianism Sixth and Seventh Centuries_, which Phillips, Sampson & Co very happy, but the world thinks undone