Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-10-15

rect.
We have general idea that its subject
had been i'm the leather trade. and had
bought us-meauing Our School--of an
other proprietor, who was immensely
learned. Whether his beliefhad any real
foundation, we are not likely ever to know
now. The only branches of education
with which he showed the least acqnaint-
ance, were, ruling and corporally punish
in.y. He was always ruling ciphering
books with bloated mahogany ruler. or
smiting the palms of offenders with the
same diabolical instrument, or viciously
drawing n pair of pantaloons tight with
one of his large hands. and Gaming the
wcarer with the other We have no doubt
whatever that this occupation was the
principal solace his existence,
A profound respect for money prevailed
Our School, which was, of course, deriv-
ed from its Chief. We remember an idi-
otic goggled-eyed boy, with big head
and half-crowns without end. who sudden.
ly appeared as parlor boarder, ard was
rumored TO have come by sea from some
mysterious part of the earth where his pa
rents rolled in gold He was usually
called Mr. by the Chief. and was said to
feed in the parlor on steaks and gravy
! likewise 10 drink currant wine. And he
openly stated that if rolls and coffee were
ever denied him at breakfast. he would
write 10 that unknown part of the globe
from which he had come. and cause him
self to be recalled TO the regions of gold
He was put into no form or class. but
learnt alone, rs little rs he likcd-and he
liked very littlc-and there was n belief
among us that this WAS because he was too
wealthy to be taken down" His spec
ial treatment, and our vagne association
OF him with the sea, md with storms. and
sharks. and Coral Reefs occasioncd the
widestlegenlN to he circulated al hi' his
tory. A tragedy in blank verse was writ
ten on the suhicct-if our memory does
not deceive rs, BY the hand that now
chronicles these recollecunnS-in which
his father figured as pira't. and was
shot for voluminouS catalogue of atroci-
ties; first imparting 10 his wife the secret
of the cave in which his wcIltt was stored,
and from which his only sons lllf-crownS
now issued. Dnbblcton CHE boys name)
was represented rs "ye, unborn" when
his father met his fate aud the despair
and grief OF Mrs Dubbleton at this calam-
ity were knowingly shadowed forth rs hav-
ing weakened the pIrlor. .boarder's mind.
This production was received with great
favor. and was twice performed with
closed doors in the dining room, But IL
got wind, and WAS seized as l,bellcus, and
fiction. Some two years afterwards, all
of 4 sudden one day, Duhbeton vanished
IL was whispered that the Chief himself
had taken him down TO the Docks, and re
shipped him for the Spanish Main; but
nothing certain was ever known about his
disappearance. AT this hour. we cannot
thoroughly disconnect him from Caliior-
MIA.
Our School was rather famous for mySte-
rious pupils. There WAS another heavy
Young man, witha large double cased silver
watch. and fat knifc, the handle ofwhich
was 4 perfect tool. boX-yhO unaccount-
able appeared one day at special desk
of his own, erected close 10 that of the
Chief. with whom he held familiar con
verse. He lived in the parlor, and went
ont for walks, and never took the least
| notice of us-even of us. the first boy
unless 10 give us Il depreciatory kick. or
| crimly TO take our bat off and throw ii
away. when he encountered Us out ot
doors, which unpleasant ceremony he
always performed rs he pa>sed-not even
condescending 10 stop for the purpose.
! Some of us believed that the classical Mt
tachments Of this phenomenon were ter
rife, but that his penmanship and
arithmetic were defective, and he had
come there TO mend them others. that he
was goingto set up school, and hadpaid
the Chief "twenty-iivc pounds down" Tor
leave to see Our School at work. The
gloomier spirits even said that he was
going to buy Us; against which con-
tingency, conspiracies were set on foot
! for general detection and running away.
! However, he never did that. After staying
for a quarter, during which period, though
closely observed, he was never seen to do
ANYTHING but make pens out OF qullls,
write small-hand in secret PORTFOLIO and
punch the point of the sharpest blade OF
his knife into his desk and all over it, he
too disappeared, and his place knew him
no more.
There was another boy, fair, meek
boy, with delicate complexion and rich
curling hair, who, we found out, or
thought we found out, 1--WE have no idea
now, and probably had none then, on
what grounds. but it was coniidentlally
revealed from mouth to mouth), was the
son of a Viscount who had deserted his
lovely mother 1t was understood that If
he had his rights, he would be worth
twenty thousand year And that if his
mother ever met his father, she would
shoot him with silver pistol, which she
carried. ALWAYS loaded to the muzzle. for