Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-01-05
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A'tf eAftt - Nas packrd on 70 Manrtrsfrr
TO serve an apprenticeship in Msnchs,te.
sar~hous-
f ! bat pl~nty of -ork therv and some 10.
~ Pay. and ~h-n Ny fIthcr hsd fo-nd ,h,.
chesF ioi<inss n 'hs hos.- OF IN ei.lrriy
ooupic. snd arranged the paynent Nth
them 80 a. o. l-avv me- a snail sum s,r
poke, uon~y h. bs.l- M b. a good laI
and aiteuiise 20 business and lrft nae 20 nv
fate
Nv home va TOO fsr % admit % nv vi.-
ting ii ohen-r than 0ncc ,-ar. when
oh'sinsd bri-f holiday for the purpose.
sn'i ~as terribly lionel, in the buy pope
lous town. kue- nobody anil ~ NV II
making ssIuainfanocs; ny companions in
thr -ar.house ~rrc OF hand. raitlin- f,i-
lo~s. htils suiie'l 20 ny taste % I .ubsid-,l
INTO NJ qri-s lodgings. rad. or ratber De.
sourcd. al the hooks ! couid lay nv hsntls
on. and grv~ uP solitary IN tie midst Of
ihou-ands.
One passion ] bad. .nd that was 90 hunt
uP every rsiie % Aniiqaiiy could possibly
;TsVvi co Hnd there ~as not an old hail ~
an oil church within q circuit of t~rlse
rsiies thar had not made pilgrimss- to.
# The vistises q ola Manchester claimed
particular Alteration. and I hasntei the
n>ighborhOod. % the =. coliese~ and the
% OIL cburvh.- I was too sby % think ~
sskine % enter any q thera) until knc-
every chink and cranny in their weather
beaten fac-s. AM came 60 look sp1n them
a. aiy most intimate friends som. of them
we're Psblic hou-c.. and vcnfurc,l tiuailly.
sEi ai Intervals. into these. calling modest
" for glass of ale. AMI p-rrins into the
Old nooks and ecrner-. dueking under The
bcasY beams. and trying otra vsiuly TO
look through thc old green glass which Oh
,ourcd the long lo~ windows.
Long before my apprenticeship had con-
el1ded. foand myself Pervnancntly Installed
IN The Otic-. or counting rOon A. it ~as
more g1andiloqscntiy called. snd that. no
doubt. -Asthe 6ttest plar, iorm~ A. years
pa.sed on. I b~rame. By Translation from
stool 20 stool. packing clerk. invoice clrFx.
ard look keeper. obtaining an sdsanc- %
wages 18th each chsag- ofPo-i'ioa. until
q. book-kerp~r I -. muniSccatly paid at
the rate 81 on- hanirei and hhy po.nds
year. and hal rrached the summit of ny
ambition.
During ny bricf vi.iis Co tbe OH coll~ge.
p'.k~d uP q .ort oi scquAintanee 9TH one
oi BE-, constant irrqu~uters. th- mustirst oi,l
book worm in th- be. whom I found ilsr,
~hcn --nt ia snd isft th-r- When I cane
o.i and should have brlicvcd % i've there
bai hat ks-w no candl-s -~rr ADMITTED.
and that st night The books souid b. useless
% hin, ~iihost th~a,. lie -as strange
h.atr. dressed IN suif Of rusty blark. ~ifh
a seeker, BEEF t~i,iel round hi- throat On q
sor' % a ~i-p. = pair Of srv-n g"ssle .r-c-
tselrs upor h'- nose. and wih to. three o.
.oar folios u.uaiiy rangrd round hin. one
Tor reading. abe oihcr- for compafison or
r-kt~ncr.
hsd thc COOL forfuac one % hinl him
q ponterous tome whicb hs4 slipp-,i fron,
o.. kneTs sbii-i b. "a. iafcnt npon another
pisosi upon The stand before hinu aui 81.
f-r rhst iiuu-. n by chance b. glanr-d.
~hi,h might happen oncr IN q u,onth pr.
hsr-. ~hii.i Z "a. in th- rcsding rooaa.
-. ssre of kindly no.i 81 lclst before be-
iookrd do-u sEsfn.
Onre. in q didf f-uiiy. vcuturci 20 rcfrr
20 hi.a. an1 as no hitie ssioui.hcd by
fh~ food oferudition poured in conssrIucn-s
upon nc Ile Los even th,ng that bal
been -rift,n upon ihe subjc,i ant gave u,e
fte 49, to ny puzris inlni~diafeir. fogrfb~i
vifi hsn hunsirsi references -hrrr~il
fa1 furth-r io eiacidafc f. Aheruard,
our relationship i.-csu,c almost fhst u mas
ter ani ruph nni ! NAV sav that 80 bccims
in .ou- r1rt friends. though % ur only piscs
of ulretinl ~as tic hbarv.
The ruie in our ofire vas that escry ons
employed shouI b. there and 81 ~ors al
nine o'cio,k in the noruiag ard aceoniing.
iy t~enty niinutss before n,ne. prrciafiy.
passed the eharrh torer on ruv sag to f.
believe thar ssery clock n fhe hack
street ~ >iranEe-sys in uhirh Escd "a,
tined By he chur,h ciock as pas.e.l
From long habit this cotsparison hal De-
come nercssify. sni ihc oni, tea.pfsiiou
ever hal % omit it "a. oc,asioned o., fis
passing thc sane spot. af u,g preci.e no
acnt. q youug lsiy dressed in grrer
mantle. ~horn MT morning after moruinr
siose frcsb. pleasant fac got 10 iook 20,
until fsneicd hat uiissing t -o,.ll slnosi
cast gloon uI.sn ihe day. u ~as ioul
before ! 90 uiss BE- month afrr u.oufh
ihrougA r. long sintrr. ~et or dry. ball
rain or sno-. 81 tscuty minuies TO linc