Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-02-10
MigtrllunrOug.
FrOm IIou,,hoh Words.
Down Among the Dead Men.


II, and runancC, Of NV acguaioauccs, and
that -. that an The interesting adventures arc
limited to persons Of extraordinary personal
attractions. Cuurau ugly fellow meet with
surprising accidents BY food OF 6eld' Must
an the pcoplc who run up ladders when a
house = on frc and save beautiful youug n
die Irca being bgrucd To dea,h-mus' all
,be heroes OF this sori be "a icci blrh, sVc
anJ.,ven,y yslrs Of age, and crd With baro-
p.,ry ,ri twelve thousand ycar' IL Is a
most rnair distribution Of lhc gins Of fiction,
=, r.rhap, Truth may be more jus, and
therefore write down vha, happened. some
thirty yyars ago, 10 nv fo'nu job Del'on,
ofthe hou.s II JONES, Belp.n and Joncs.
John B,hou even thea was not handsome /,
bu, he was big. Everything obOut him w's
h--bi, ewes, hrs nose. his mouIh-but bis
manner vas biggest Of an. lie vas some
,b,r- Ike Logs ,he Ecsueculb, Ou'y big
rrr. arl with considerable quantity ofinhs
Hgrrsn iu addition 90 ,hc French dignity Of
hs Grand Nouavur. When b.- Johu Bel.
Ton was sheriff OF h.s native CITY, be expand
cJ m0rv thsu ever !, was supposed there
would have been ro ruam ior him i1 ,hc mar.
rrWfr streets Of his jurisdiction ii be bad
.ayllgl ou, any more, So thew d.d'ut make
I.maku.gbt The consequence mI-ir have
tgrr awful. BIZ men, you may have re-.
marked. arc y0-u addicted 20 ycry small pur.
s.-. Bolton VAS vyry uBd of f,hiU- We
used 90 laugh 90 see ban aGN a small baN 70
small hook, and bring OCT 40 ll'' a very
small traai. Bot Dee aas as much -raufcd
a,Ifuh1J been a uiale. - every year
vh-r hs principal as De called o'd Jones,
Dad GONE nr h.s holiday, and h.s ships were
fairly oTo1 WJ.rl1rC yoy1css, aal The home.
ward bound ones no, expected for a month,
hr used ,o pack OPP Do, trunk aai arrange h.'
f,a.rr--uJs. and av1y De went Co his hvor-
~. stream Boo ,hc hsaalfll couuty of llln'',
and vc hsarl no mote OF him un,l notice
from LIc,I', summoned h,u back again lo
OIL, j,.s ,a Riches Count.
One autuua be bad burrJ himself as usual
i1 ihe solitude or the Downs. lie bad car
rcd h.s ,ua5lerr- roJ from brook 60 brook,
and ~alcI OPP Co h., chin, and ,o,Icd ssnga,h
E.. 5l,Nst. auI persuaded himself lha, be
uas hgrc-ssIy sns u.cla'ly t.-charG.uc the
Jauo, Of b.s station tn ltg and, iu'I of,his
hlrry crus-.uasur-s, Dc had ,'op, sogui'y
every nigh, lor ,o-,usa, i0 ihe hulc cr'-
u.s a-ogg nine mile, frrm Winchester {,
which ou, of compliment 10 hlg classical
.-nHary. though w.thou, any polauyc re-
gard 20 s,r.c, accuracy, be- called h.s Ru'r
urf.. Bot. oa a certain morning, doe even
tenor of b.s way vas Intercepted boz very
J.u,rcgab', manner. Ne had r.sea early .
he vas walking at a rapid pace towards the
.,r1c or bis morning walk r,,rr at some
G.,auss from lls rr, ~ ur'--Shsu on cru'-
sias the high ru1d 60 get uu thc gentle down
Wh.-h led to ,be valley he vls iu scl.ch ui,
he heard lhr uuis5 % wheels Animal mag
rs,.sm va, not invented a, ,ha, time, o. a,
lsa,, Mr. B,loa bal never bgarl ofu,-buI
be has often said Jha, a feeling came over
him. on lcaur. tla, very commoH.p'lcc
sr1rI. iHa, l'I Uas uo, r.-aJ. \ sori of a'h
uyrr..bacss came upon a.m, and De wished
be IaI stand .abgJ instead of wandering over
Kamrsh.rr bills a, s.N u'sIock u Doe uorulrg.
The vehicle came near b.m asi Stopped
s,ror- determined dead stop d, made, jasi at
h., s.J,-aaJ, on turning his eyes towards
90. be saw a Young maa of seysu cr eight
anJ-,vruty year, of age, descending from ne
surrc's. evidently ns,h lhr intention of ad-
dressing h.m. lIevas surprised bot nO, dis
5.a.eI Bg..anwa' aIsly, fond Of high SOC
e..,,y aaJ De ,c'i that ,h.s vas a Lord.
EVIL y1g excuse mr, s.r, said the stran-
ger. H1la. b., hg, ia stately bot graceful
mlu1er, "IfI take ,bs Liberty Of requesting
favor a, your hands,
Be.or bowed .a a very stately and grace
10. manner, too.
"Cua0'y, s.r, whatever les ,u my pow
U"
u, d, Vhat expected from your appear.
sa,s. Oae cenlemau d, rarely Disappointed
.lsa De throws himself on the generosity OF
another
"Oh' hang n," moosh' John Bei'on.
"llc-r IS a gentleman ,n distress. ] won't
give him a hub.uc." Bot 4 look at the CUT
ucIe aud the beautiful bay horses restored to
A.u. better thoughts. "lle's out Of money
perhaps. ru lend h,m twenty pounds 80
The obligation YOU vail confer urou me,
sir. n3ui.Husi ibs stranger, " is the great
ssl which one man eau bgs,oW upon another.
J know have 90 right 90 ask %, except OF
s.nesgcsi Of my irienls-bu, with me the ap-
pcannce Of a gentleman is sufficient guar,
lgies that my request. though uo,acSeded TO,
w,ll a, al events be excused. w
Bshou's weakness w. an knew, from hi,
cltI.ss, appearance IN the city, vas passion
i0r lhs gcu,eyI
"Say 90 more, .sr. by way Of apology,
be said I'H Do. vbas you want, III b,
b0anj-uulcss' aLlsJ Siih a playful
Be,s Which nsTss leli blm-"unless II DC ID
TOO a church.
The stranger smiled. 1t is no, on quit,
- dreadful business. Il l. merely TO lc,
company ms iOr few miles along this road