Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-29
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go PAxis, Nov. 25th. 1861.

Ing sunlight than can describe n'-'ha'
perfection OF white. which We attribute to
angels robes, and which No always mag
Inc Sut rarely zee. All tho other bills are
In tho bleak and bsrrn hues Of No'emoer'
No, altogether bleak and barren. 'Ot as the
Gun goes up these fine autumn days the eA'
,sn.i,s and pie,ure-qus ispd.e'pe. which
one gets from these highlands, 70 beautifully
varied with the shadows Of clouds and
patches Of sunlight iha, inisrm'nsls and lie
together. reminding ono Of tho moro luIu'
rious shadow. and warmer light tLAt lay on
the hill aides in the summer. 81
Aside from the pcsors'qasnss' and beauty
Of i.s scenery. this village, like all our VII
lagos. 10 embarrassing. There are no Old
massiou houses. we'll kept. and savorou'
with the odor Of iamilies,hai lived In them
generation alter generation. On tho one
hand there is nothing Of the Ensl'sh home
nor on the other Of the rsh, brown. low
rooied, welcome look Of our farm hcu'es,
that lie out Of our smart towns. and have
their ioot.worn door stones sunken IN the
grass. That is. {" people Of mc"n', I" we
say, dwell In am5itioos houses that are new
and fresh. and painted IN light fancy eolor',
while the remaining portion, IN order TO
live economically. live in 'eususnis that
look more ike places to let than like hom"'.
Our village, need s:e IS much as VIA does;
they need tho influence that goss out irom
saying that these grounds and this bou'e
have been 10 the hands Of this family for .
century. Bss,ds-, the fluctuations OF Am
etican life, the ambitious homelcarings OF
our young neu help to make our villages
wha, they arc-.mar, looking. but unintsr-
..ling places. where people make shoes and
hire rent aud trade. and from which they
~ away rs soon as their means will allow.
They are temporary and bali way aaa'''.
And 80 there !, very little ta.'e and beauty
IN them. Still believe the good people Of
Par. ha,, q coumsndablc pride In this
town Of COup,y Buildings and Of Courts.
though ip aneivn, glory las good deal de-
parted since tho opening OF tho railroad.
Now a.day. I, siill aiektr. into light again
a, the periodical return Of Cour, week
when the lawyers, with their black coats
and green taIs, rS-arpsar. but anon u u
allen, again. and very still and great ways
on, Of tie way.
IL i, mors than likely that the dn-, man
you $50. alter entering the Court lioasc. Is
Uncle seth. Old seth. Seth, Seth sanp-on,
or lodge Salnp-ou, by e.,hcr OF which
name. be is equally we'll known. lie r's'
ting in the Clerks chair, or at the AiIor'
neys desk. Ot course lou SCI bin. ior
with his lops neck he tower. above every
body el,c pr ioi,On oapu. lila under Jaw II
. little fallen. aud his mouth. a thousand
times homsl,er than Henry Clays. though
equally well able Ito speak fsr iisslf. y
Ia the attitude Of Que listening. for he Is nov
laying In, as he ba, done saeciaally fo'
many years, the learning and the law that
escape from the bar aud drip upon him from
the Judge. dock.
Mr. sampson is OF obscure birth. loo
igasbih. aud oi limited education. For the
f-, thirty or ior,y years Of hi' life be lived
without being OF IN aeh credit to himself OF
much bcnsht to tho community around him.
lie bore the reputation oil al idlo. lawlss-,
,hii,le-s aud intsmrerats loalsr,-s man
who at at shop stoves and stood q, street
corners. and J1sed aud laughed and told
siories.-a giant IN physical power. AMI re-
maIksbls the eOunsry round for bis daring.
lbs low wit. and bis connection with MI
brawl,. AMI with all bad company. But 10
the lasting honor and redemption OF the
man 10 10 said that. within the last twenty
Eve year,. by the sheer force OF the man.
hood in him. he Las lifted hiuseli high out
Of the atmosphere in which he was involved
and became 4 mao Of steady aud industrious
habits. has made himself more intelligent
and entertaining than any man IN his dis
tric,. and 10 = terror and wos 10 all evil
doors. frotn the habit Of inl1mperance. 20
which 10 Wa, addicted, he turned. aud com.
ing Into prOminenes at the tine Of the TEN.
pcrancs excitement in this State, devoted
himself 10 the fsrrsIing out ot oil iniriase-
menu OF the Liquor Law. and to the certain
and speedy punishment, Of the offender. lie
psr.ecuted the poor rum-ller with 'en-
gvanoe, be sought him out in oil by'ways
and lurking places he dog his barrels out
Of the ground; he came like q pesulence
Into the very Ponoiraid Of hi' houc and
castle; he fined lac eIi'rpalsi; no broke
and emp'ied,-a second John KnoI. hard
hearted, answering. deroied,-an icono.
clas,. breaking rum bottles and the image.
OF B'cehus,-a reiormer, reckless u all
thlnss bu! the Prosecution OF bis great OBJ
jet.
Since the temperance days, Seth has by no
meabs been idle. From being the grea, 81.
Paul Of the Maine Law Revelation. he has
now become the Defender OF bi, nsighbor.'
rights. and the RICHTER Of bis neighbor.'
wrongs. n any sharp common
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