Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-04

these charrrd beams these burnt Nilhcrrd
and blasted trccs-,hc work Of hlial affection
how the monuments OF hate, strife, revcngc
--sp,1l noihinri tell YOU nay. but who
will undertake to interpret this language thus
udclibly written by FIRE W., by FIRE -
Can /, he misunderstood Who 50 Ignorant
as not to know the meaning OF all this ! go
mr,hcr-and ask. who among rs, c4nr iniru'h
say. they ave cagi,s in this matter Have
We been friendly. loving, respectful, allcCvPn'
ate, kind, ncighborly Who can say ul's
but such were our fathers AMI gtandsircs, who
built lhi. Academy. They thought "union
was strength !" and they found il uuc- hnd
now NJ, their caildrcu have arisen h. dany
their wisdom and their brucNolenc'' ~ wei
a. their rnoincss and think ourselves doing
them honor in DESTROYING uiclr monuments
and Decorating their memory II not their
graves, bv our impious quarrrls y IN sub
',criinp family ties and kindred. ncighboTll
. A~~iElaanti"s ~ IihlltHs WV '''''-'' '
pcrings, uulnr, and SANDER Yea morr, in
accommodation. clerical wrath, church
an1rhcruas, expulsion .from public schcols'
setting fires and running away To- hide our
selves from the burning hglt aud shame there
Of Mud then say, sho would b. 80 wicked
a. tn have done this Ncs. and now t,a'our
disgrace and shameful behavior i Seen and
madc murc publicly known; wccan wipe our
mouths. put ON slnctdrd arr,--and oiler
500, Ia dctrct he inccudiary Well, ,imay
be- we'll enough To do ihis, ~ M ~ che d.
lection ct ihc person or persons may h" c"'-
ccuncd who actually put ,hc sha,uC' and al'-
Piled thc mnrh h,rhcsc public buldinr,. But
Task, in 100 honesty and IA sincerity, have W.
nothing cl-, 4, No. Have the fires resulted
from uo cau~o' Who can ,ly this and speak
the truth Know some people who wor,
,h,p guild and silver. cannot $50 backward nor
forward day. week, mrnth or YEAR. Aud
very likely, ,ho, 6r, IA frychurF will mol,
H. traced '0'N ''P''' """'' ''.,'''''''' INV
hatred and church ccnurrs. Perhaps not -
llut de- Mud new that our pubic huhdlur'
arr DESTROYED %, Toe hands OF the '"''"''''l'
and wc sr' The i'''' r''on "i our I''lu"''
60. s,lf,huc,.. and wan, Of religion, thus
pnbncly cNr"'rd''o b. seen AMI ''l' 'y '"
men, 'hc mere Offering ct fl"o' 'f s'"'u re-
wand, ean d' li''le OF "' I''"''"'"' t'''' D"
vr ar still i"roona'"r have i'' past I'''''
in ~"oru and c'I''np' OF each "'''' "i'
for h,iirr state ct things. M" "'' 'u'
hc1uilmI Acad'mN Is gone ''' l'''' ~ '''
lowed IN umuN, cnus'cr''rd '' u WIS "N
the puNrr and tears ut Richardson '"'N'
and other. who were men OF prayer "h"~'
guardian angels, trust, though unseen uN
mortal eye. yc, watch over our village Tor
ruud, by their graves Vet green 900 "nI midst ;
hy the 'cry bible over which w'N '""' 40
many tear hy the church OF ""'' "hi'h
lhcy loved. aud huuurrd hy The a,h's ct the
building they hallowci and helped {" ''''D-
hsh. and D, the iguumiuy and lurplnhlr l"s'
Ne nou al acknowledge ] du hopc, Y ll
these things and ten thousand Others could
uamc. # l ,hnughl It would do any g"od' that
our h.lrf' rN's o.aag''' That We shall
r,p,af brfor God aud, iur The future, lr'
aa' h.'i'' - r"'''- 1"'-'- '''''' '''' ~ ".'r'''
put ont fires o' seeking 'n' '''"''''li ''' wv
our good works "''' i've" ''''"' ''' "'''''
harmony i"''' '''"''' ''a''''' paternity '''
hwthrrly love, that mcnihns sewing our A''
laI to rluufy God. hppc th.s will d. the
result, ol the pr,gu,calam'y, which We have
brough, upon ourselves or som. rul,ma"as'.
men, has brought upon us That rs c,riliu.-