Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-01
VOLUME 20, NO. 10.

geneIal hir oi 'i'H' a"u I'VsPeHy I''-
vading IL. There might be . newspaper,
for ought I knew, In which case | was do.
termined to put down my name as a sulecri-
her at once. This would be no more than
my duty rs publ'c- spirited man.
need not dwell upon the details OF my
journey. Travelling. nowadays. is redu-
ccd TO the most commonplace thing in the
Sorld, unless. indeed. the monotony 10 bro-
ken by a stSnmb,at explosion or railroad
accident, such Us the enterpri'ius managers
frequently favor Us with.
The reader vail lie kind sh5"sa IA sup
pose me within twelve miles of my desiina.
tion. passed the night in miserable lit
tie hamlet OF some dorsn houses. OF the ru-
des, p"~ihle architecture. The hotel was
built of logs and the fare and ac' ommOda.
ton. were equally india-rvnt.
Never mind thought |. we shall find
u different state Ol aa.irs =, CJn,tantino.
ple,"
/ And - did. bu, ! will not anticipate.
After spending the night in bitil'n: with
mosquitoes. and another class Of Insects
hearing very plehian name. which | do
not care to repeat. ross at an early hour
and ins,sa,ed inquiries a. To the praeta-
biliry OF procuring conveyance 10 Con-
smn,inople.
~. there no stage goc. there" inqui.
red. The landlord laughed, quite unn-ces-
.Arily a. thought, aud assured me there
was not.
You wan, to 20 there, | reckon ?" said
he.
/ answered in the affirmative.
"wall." ,aid he, works rather diivip'
ic., a, present, hut il your a mind to pay
me III harness Up and take You over my
-lr."
Tie price wa. finally fHed at three dol.
lars. which slight blut induced NE to Of
Ter in advance.
Viewer soon on our way. TIE road,
/ irit deserved the name. which seriously
question. Was the must wretched with
winch ever made acquaintance. Occa-
siunally, ono side of the vehicle was rai$d
high IL the air while passing over a stump,
which Avn obliged To 'Ay Alway. disturbed
NV equilibrium very considerably. Once
It va. lritri :, high ~ u produce an nVer-
turn. Nv c,mpani'n. who appeared 70 be
,Sp-eIins such a catastrophe, "drolIly leap
ed To- one .id,. | Va. not - fortunate,
cnntriying to fall with my let Shoulder un-
der the wheel, and bruisins 1t very uncoIn-
fortably.
Alter riding some four hours, ani finding
u my surprise that the rad oon,inred m
wild a. ever, I vqn,urcd t. ioquirc II wc
.wcrc pretty near Con',aniinopIe.
we'rc in t. was the reply.
Init exclaimed In unbounded as
constituent 4" ia the oat.kiri', | suppose
you mean ?"
No don't-thcrc'. the village"
Following the direction Of h., finger, my
attention was drawn to three miserable los
hoa,r. IN lront OF ono pis Was roofing
very somPossily.
"Thyrc must b, somc mistake" saii |
hurnrdly, " Cou.t,nrinoule is "a large town
with churches. school., hink-"
My eompaninn absolutely shouted with
hnght,r. You SEQ EN- alI b,fors you.'
lie SAID. Them log hou-es !. all the
.chool.housc. ant hank. you'll end in Con-
snntinoPlo ;, yuu 50, taken in with the
rs,. | reckon You own land in town, dJnt
you?"
Zone hundred and sixty acres" I rs-
piled with crs,t fallen air.
" Well ynn u fnd it one. half swamp and
'iothyr halt forest, a. nigh a, can 6nd
out.
You're the seventeenth man I've brought
ont here this summer To lv,k at this land
aud they were pretty much all di''PpInti
in the l,oks OF the plAcc. II'N muen did
YOU pay Tor your lAndI"
'.fvc hundred d1llar.," replied
m1urnfully.
III you can get Eve hundred cents for
IT," WI. the encouraging reply. I'D adj
vi.e you to take 1t. The land amt good
for nuthins-thits fact. Would you
like to stay and look around a li,,le1"
IL think Ill turn back, said ancom.
fortably.
We dill turn back. turned one last,
lingering backward glance upon tie las.
hu,.. with their background Of forest and
neighboring swamp. and a. dtl -. FER
,cnIly invoked Scoteh blessing uPpn the
rlau.ihle Mr. Lynx. II ever meet HIM I
shall iiud my Christianity put 10 a severe
trst.
have recently returned IRON my j,uruey
with my day dreams most eiT,ctually dis
polleI. am quite as far from marrying
Eliza as ever Tho revenues Of my Western
estate will scarcely justify me N assuming
so expensive responsibility. 1 have Only
to adj that any one who feels disposed may
purchase them on easy terms Apply to
Grsory Flint. any day beswe'n the hours
OF o 4. VI and d T.. NJ.
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