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Ansel was a slow-moving, humorously-inclined, easygoing Brother, who was drifting into the kingdom of heaven without any special effort on his part. "I'd 'bout as lives be a Shaker as anything else," had been his rather dubious statement of faith when he requested admittance into the band of Believers. "No more crosses, accordin' to my notion, an' consid'able more chance o' crowns!"
Professor William James hypnotised him, and no sooner was he put into the trance and was told to remember what happened January 17th, 1887, than he became A. J. Brown again, and gave a clear and connected narrative of all his doings in the Brown state. He did not remember ever having met Ansel Bourne. Everything, however, in his past life, he said, was "mixed up."
We sowed more'n usual so's to keep the two jiners at work long's we could. Take that scythe over to the barn, Jacob, an' fetch me another, an' step spry." "What's a 'jiner, Ansel?" "Winter Shakers, I call 'em. They're reg'lar constitooshanal dyed-in-the-wool jiners, jinin' most anything an' hookin' on most anywheres.
"You know what the Americans say, 'Time is money. Pay Ansel for his work and let us be 'friends at a distance." "Very well," I said, and, producing my check-book, I asked, "How much is it?" The sight of my check-book acted like a charm. The situation suddenly assumed brighter colors in Mrs. Cbaikin's eyes "Look at him! He thought I really meant it," she grinned, sheepishly
Did Keziah tell you of the San Jose and the sailor who died of smallpox in this very building? In that room there?" "Yes. John, you " "I'm not raving. It's the truth. That sailor was Ansel Coffin. I watched with him and one night, the night before he died, he spoke Keziah's name. He spoke of New Bedford and of Trumet and of her, over and over again.
"Don't you think that there are any agreeable and pleasant women, Ansel?" ventured Susanna. "Land, yes; heaps of 'em; but they all wear Shaker bunnits!" "I suppose you know more about the women in the outside world than most of the Brothers, on account of traveling so much?" "I guess anybody 't drives a seed-cart or peddles stuff along the road knows enough o' women to keep clear of 'em.
"Then he told about the professor's wantin' Gus to be assistant and help do what the old man called 'experiments. "'Dixland? says Gus, 'Ansel Hobart Dixland, the great scientist! And I'm to be HIS assistant? Assistant to the man who discovered DIXIUM and invented "'Oh, belay there! snorts Nate, impatient. Tell me this he's awful rich, ain't he? "'Why, I believe yes, Harmon said he was.
"I want to know if that's there yit!" exclaimed Ansel, with apparent surprise; "I thought they must be leavin' it out, there's so much onjinin' nowadays! Well, accordin' to my notions, if there is anything wuss 'n marriage, it's hevin' it hold till death, for then menfolks don't git any chance of a speritual life till afterwards.
Marble Island has been the winter quarters of whaling vessels for many years, though not altogether a safe harbor. In the winter of 1872 two vessels were wrecked here, the 'Ansel Gibbs' and the 'Oray Taft'. The hulk of the latter still lay upon the shore of the inner harbor, but the 'Ansel Gibbs' broke up outside and had long since gone to pieces.
"'Fatal, you imbecile! shrieks the professor. 'It's perfected, I tell you! "'It makes no difference. No, uncle, Augustus and I have made up our minds. His life and health are too precious; he must be spared for the grand work that we are to do together. No, Uncle Ansel, he shall NOT fly. "Did you ever see a cat in a fit? That was the professor just then, so Nate said.
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