Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-06
vi l - G. T. L.I.AN Y.
TRIP TO The MOUNTAINS

IN fonr iapcr q icN sceks since a. having
thc trip in contemplation. after nurnbrrless
vcSai'ou- delays. and a. sundry time. fear,
Of no; beng able 90 get a~ay a. an. 6nallv
got ready and started IN the midst Of
heavy thunder sho~er on Wc,ine.aav
morning. Aug. ii,b. We hal folly deter
mined ret 10 be stopped this time by any
thing less than second dcluce. and con
seq1cntly we Put her throssh-
Ihs old saying " that misery Loves con-
pany" proved true in thi, case. for a. We
passed ihrough Norwav village. Nc met
tbc Circus company which performed there
on that day. jas, entering the village. and
the faces Of our party were At once d. wid-
cncd out by broad grins~ 90 see that 80
many people we're ccmpiaccntly enduring
the same amount oi ducling as ourselves
About ~ O'Clock 4. NJ. thc clerk q tis.
veather. seeing that ~ ~ere boand % 20
through " rain or SHINE. kiadl, consent
"a 20 let " oid SoI-' sho~cr dorn upon o..
his hottest rays. which soon suficcd % drv
our soaked garments. ani make us -i.h
Tor more rain. Wind. hail. snow. any,hir,
rather tian su-h intense beat. tOur uish
"a Literally granted before ~ reiaracd
home. you bctD
Our frst stopping place wAs a, The san
dcfson liomsstead in sweden. large. airy .
cd iashioued farm house. surrounded hv
large ard beautiful shaac trees. and stu
ated upon the top q hish hiil. from -blcb
-e hal fnc views Ia al dircctious. We
bivousckcd IN front Of the house under The
shade trees and pariook OF our lunch. The
Sandcrson family With a gcnuine hospitali-
~. Winch is characfcristic ofan bearing
th@ name. did al in their power % make
our stay agreeable. and our brief s,av ofsn
hour Or to Nth them -as ven pleasantly
passed
I Passing ieisurciy along through The tovus
Of Lowell and Fyebarg. those oeautiiul
villages received many enconiurns from the
ladies "a our party. uho did net know
which % admire most. the roomy. clean.
and fresh appearance % the d~cliine.. or
The maguidocut elms which surrounded
them. During tie afternoon. thc ooaical
pax Of Mt kcarsargc. or more properly
90 Pcqnakeit Mosntain- va in iau view
Whenever thc closds would %, Sufficiently.
and the shifting scenes occA.ioned by the
play oi light upon its summit an sides
evoked many bursts of admiraiion from our
party.
Passing The Granite Monument which
makes the boundary line between Maine
and New Hamp-hire. - camped about
sunset on ihc ground. ofJlmc, Thomas
in Conway. whose family .LoEed %. every
attention
Oar tent bad evidently seen Lard time.
during The ~ar. and Va, perforated with
innun.craL.e small Loics. vbicb. uben one
uas inside made the top look Eke tLc
% starry jecked Heaven. but When a
smart sho~cr came Up about T. NJ th,
rain poured through ihc said " siar.~ in a
usy very ar from pleasant The night
sas passed BY those % thc party wbo had
never " camTed out- before in " getting
used % &C.. and judging from ibe long
drawn uieiotliols sn1res. % some oi them.
. hey perfectly sscccciei before morning
. IN '' mastering the situation.
Striking our tcnt about . o'clock Thurs
I lay morning. vc Proceeded on ozs usy up
,hc brautil valley oftbe Saco. through
Conway Center to North Conuas. uLieh
latter P,acc is q strn-ghng village some
thrce miles long About cscry house D. a
hotel. ard al fhe rest are boarding hoases.
We ~crc informed tLat 'ie nambcr oi si.-
iiors nov stopping at Norh Con~ay ard
vicinity vas apuaris Of fscny.f.c ian.
drei persons. 40 are paying from $500
90 a. .0) pcr das a. the hotei.
The village hss a very attractive srrear
arcc. tic irhsbfisnts esiicuflr un1er,iani-
.ng that n this sic,ni,y a. 'ea.t. o. pays 90
teaui,5 ticir rcsii.rrrs aai -ro1uls.
Leavur tbe village aai going Up tbe
valley through come of the finest scenery
in the world. We storped ior iar,h iu q
bcauiifui grove of naples ty the reti.iie.
before rc bad finished hoveter. thc ciluI.
uh.rh hai been hinrr- heavily oter oa-
beads during the forenoon. illler'y oTen-
% upon us. ard vc we're favored uIh a
shower. 90 a. vas stoucr" f1 uhi.h tLe
ere oi tho DAY previous VS. comparatively Iy
thc hiniest sort eta l-i7zle. IT, rrsa,
drops iorced themselves tLrourh tic liics
foliage oi the trees under uti,h w. bal
eaoiy hopei o. fnd shelter. anI L....a
and .pliicrci among thc eufers ~ coz
camp Gre. sh.ch sas soon uuuaberrd s-,o,r
the tlings chat rcrc We LoisfrI oar sr.
breiias. tui tte ian came throseh them
iike sbot through q sieve. sni -e crusiel
unlrr or raibfr tia-kefs. Lat al to no
avail. fbc rain soaked us through ard