Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-04-05
NJ I sc T. III. Ny.
APRIL FOOLS DAY.
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iietimc - enough for any sensible person
20 p fricked on the fr,t Of April And
PRETTY Mabcl IIushes lookeI defiance Of al
Iose'. tossing baek her sonny eurls Nth a
ii''ic "hiie bani. and l..hing merry. .au-
- look a. ih- company around her
There va gate a group Of youns foiks.
asssrnhisi 90 dance che OH year out. and
the new year in. Mabel IIushes took Pre-.
ccdenoc AZ most % the village gatherings.
hy right Of aekno-icdscd bellr,hip. an4
her iaiber's larsv ho,p'able bou.c was the
rendsEsoss on tLe present OCCASION. The
sogng folks had been discussing anniver.a-
rle,. and vlilc on thai theme. April Fools
das lad place IN The l.t Of memorable
dass of the year. Mabel bad been fooled
tie year before by eiii % an c,iai.ite aask-
81 containing aPParcntly clusters of ricb I'd
'irA~bcrries. iaF in advance % thc N,u
England season. Wth litiIe cr, Of plea.
sur sbs hsd pat one of the luscious iook.
irg b.rfirs into her mouth. 90 fud a a n,iut-
~ decspiiou. Laughing. yet thoroashl,
in sarI vsi. shc bad so~cd ncs,r AGAIN 20
believe in a ga o. -p,,ch OF ihe date again.
A shc uo- mad, Lyr speech she hooked
iuil 90 ibS iacy of iLe supPo I'D T.erT.ctrator
81 thc lat seat's Jok.s. AMI Va an.ucrcd
by par ot sonny rank eycs. tL.t look
! ID sq-al Co len of auy sort
! 90 car iccvsc soa a-ain. ~ d. declared.
90 ans-or 90 her ,mi.ir . cba.l,usr. Yoa
have no 'sea Lo- pretty zoo looksd ~Lcu
sou curlrd ~ yoar uosc and psckcrcd your
iigs over that bcrry.~
Why. ~hsrc w~rc yoa =
90 j. the ball. crIasius tL- Joke"
Wei. make thc most of she rccoIicc.
Ron. for 700 49, nr,,r see n.u ia Ike
scrap, aga,n.-
" jHtil neHt Apui~
" Never
Wen see, sLan takr the nent three
moths 90 inscnt s0ssethins ab.olutsly im.
pen,trablc-
u def yoa,'
llark.~
siowly the peal q bells from the neigh
boring ,h-rlh sosndcd The midn.- -Lt hour.
A. tLr lrsi stroke fell upon tbe ar. the
grouP rose TO their ir,t. joined hands ia a
-ns. and 50 stood moiioalc,s tiil iL- ia.t
ecLo ticd away. Teen Happy New
Year. barst s,mu.ian,o oasiy from their
lrs. and Alter loyous grcetinss al round
thc party svParafcI. an4 thc house -as
soon -iaPpcd in Jarkac.s anI reposc.
'' - JOAN Martyr ~.I play me another
iriek tlls year. tLoasAt Mabel. ihc neat
morlia-, a. slc stood before ber glass
tststias tbc brishi curl. roani her 6nerrs
90 lie a.ay iry his best. bai b. wiI uog catch
ue AGAIN. Ileish-ho, De- -iu have other
Airg. io thiuk 90 bs thas tone. auI per-
hals ~4I iorecf uc alto osether.
For john M4uyn a. goinr int3 tLe
world ta secs h,s i1rtuac. Oue year AGO
b, lai irit college. havio- speni BIS whole
suail pafriuony 90 obtain an education.
IL bad i,h home frank bright boz. -fth
sriaruri manners. rough ~sys. q country
bred to.th .u au s~rses. Ile Dad come
L.u. .szaS a. s4aH, al cse-. l4i -.ii iL.
qlirt ,o4rtesY of q gent .cuau. al an edu-
ca.ioa eon b. intease Application during
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'i' ''i nos '''en'e' 90 'i.y ,' long 'li
'ne.r 80 q nag 'i''a in Mabel hush'.'
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