Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-12-19
MI S G. L. LII A n Y.
HISTORY OF A SMALL QUARfo.


Nwpiol,mu', printed on ycllum, with two
inch margin L,bsr rar,nimus' could
tell you an odd story about that book, IL you
would care to hear it? Very we'll, then.
l, is now many years since frst became
a look.collcctor. ElIevirs were my great
craze Look at that endless Gle Of books
running round the room those, sir, are all
ElIiycrs, recruited, with infinite pain. aud
trouble, in every quarter Of the reading
world-n the purlicus Of IIulywcll street,
the uooks and cTauuigs Of Client aud Brugrs.
and on the ranpcts Of the Ponl Neur and
the Quay volairo In a few years, hal
gathered together noble collection. but.
unfortunately, not a complete one for the
celebrated E.r,.r Nor'o'ruB was wanting
aud, as iil luck would ha,, it, the celebrated
Em,ir Npg5'rua' was not t. D. had f1r
love or money was no, q, foolish as t1
reckon much on thr former NJ thcsr power.
ful Incentives % human action placed
all my confidence ia a yulicilu, expenditure
u toe latter, and iu nay own uuuaryius
gErr,uus. Ny fingers acquired .lrt Of
rhub4rh tint from the grrasy dust which ace
cumulatr, 90 %, leaves Ur venerable yol.
umc.. | ran uut.lI risk, ia exploring in.
fcici alleys in cholera times. ltwa, % no
u.e thc celebrated Ellsyir Nargtap5 was
not frthclmius-m.nc remained q maimel
and Impaired colI.c'ipn-,h, Keystone was
wanting 60 doe arch, and became moody
and dr,rpuitns.
40, long after o., Ery DR. Mnuuuus, Of
the University o, OA1rI. obtained curacy
tu ,b. ueisihIr.p,l-a quiet, retiring, and
somewhat a,rbiartpu. man, but .i.'l one
ol thrrislts1rt. Y1uvi,luuIrranlNhat
mean by ono or %, ris', .,ri hc was "a
biblaphiI.t lie my,slG W. nunl each
other out iu the CT,t G,c minute, aul bs.
came sworn friends, we lrsrutsl each
other with ,h' irrelom OF our respective
hhuri-. Vs. vsdi,eas,I our uri1ust trn.ur.s.
bad th, Tl.are OF shaking hi, confidence
iu l.s magnificent CaEi1u. while hr s.udy
pointed uat O. mr that my matrai.s, aud
unique Wuukndr Worl' spurious Oa
ihr whole, wr r1t ou together mach 900 ,hr
style OF Nuul.arus and Dos friend sir Arthur
Warl1ur. only lnlor compel, mr 90 al-
mi, that toe sturu, aul imIatsuc' were ail
on my eide.
Bui ah1u, thi, time ,hsr, occurred o cir
cum.ung, which at Gr. puzzled mc not q
h,,le. aul, 20 ay ,hc truth, di4luisisl mo
exceedingly. Ths aIuri.hins Elny.run
produce, which hitherto required only 70
Gull and gather at my leisure, now b'sin 10
hll oG auI withcr. Al ona sudden, a
blight hal como on :hc face OF th9 land {,
,hrrr wa,a rIcntif.l scarcity" abroad.
Tuc ,rllum.claI ohrci, which, IN my ,arI-
ous vaul.rius., had markell as my own
peculiar Tray, would Gui, on my return,
born, away by the .p1ilrr's hand, and sod
,o,, L.rli,,' A,ls.lit aa.b.l ur,n me
~, 49,, v,.,ri,,l in hr f,J. mp
m t,,u,rs,,, Th.r, ua, another wgr.
.nirr.ruf IN, Fl,.,irpi,1n: and tlatri,al
I va, up, long iu discovering o. D., q certain
serpent had been fostering in my h1sam .
doe Rev. Dr Mauu,m, bad caught 90, Els.
,ir rtc.-aul from ma, now believe.
,n.rri. discovery. dark cloud seemed
q, has, ..,,l,l down l.tvcrn wch,cAmr
cold. distant. and c4sa,,,.l, polite. when
v,l.rr.,.l tom.,t. which wa, but seldom.
,....t'..,,rL,.L.,,a. carefully lh,1cd.
and a. Jf.,us.-l nrmin, or hunting. ur
other che rGl matter. in which. o., doubt,
We were much interested. bat when wr
would moot accidentally at some ancient
b,gk-.h,r-perhar, iu uu.st Of the same
traurc-vc would .larcatg4ca other with
cye, Of lI,,rus, and l.Glnc, and then would
arise certain mholy scenes, whereof excited
gesture, aul loud, angry voices mad, not
thc least Iortion. can fancy We must
have been Ike rival lover, after tie same
mistress not that | profess to know how
such folks manage their Affairs.
About thi, time. I observed what wa, to
m, a very welcome announcements noti-
Grati,n in some literary journal 70 the eject
tbat Z" III, rare and valuable library ol a
nobl,man lately deceased would shortly be
submitted I, pub.ic compa,ition." That is
always the appropriate phrase on such oc
c,.iups. IL further set forth. that tie said
collection compri,sl "a choice and varied
as.ortmen, Of classic, many tall copies IN