Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-01
VOLUME 36, NO. 8.
A Maine Mans Experience In the
South.

The Bangor Wbig publishes extracts
from an interesting letter concerning tho
adventures OF Mr.. s. s. Gardiner, who was
at one time student in Bangor The biological
Seminary, Afterwards a soldier in one OF our
Name regiments and an officer OF the
Freedmas Bureau, and finally elected
Judge oil the Probate Court Of Butler
County, Alabama. The rest OF the narra-
tive IS given by the Wings correspondent:
! simultaneously with other States officers,
he (Gndinoi) took his seat as Probate
Judge. AT once tue war" commenced,
and 1t has never ceased from that day until
thus. lie has been repeatedly assaulted in
the streets. threatened in every manner.
shape and form possible About week
since. whi'e holding 4 session OF tho Com
m,ssioners and the shcriff present, his Court
room vas entered by rebel dcsperadoss aud
he was knocked down with bludceon by
one OF them Believing that certain death
awaited kim. no took the cars and came to
Montgomery apd has not since returned.
THIS is the third time lie b. been ''rup off,
Dy these dssperadoes. During one OF these
temporary absences, 10 wrote 10 Crcnshaw
x Mlnnis, leading Democratic lawyer Of
that town IN eegaid TO the atrocities being
committed upon him. meeting of promi-
nent citizens were called, who, (wiih the
exec ption OF Messrs Minis. Crenshaw,
Herbert. Posy and Brough,on). failed
utterly and completely 10 censu the con-
duet Of ths rufliaRs. who wore constantly
msnacing him, and had so often attacked
him.
I Colonel Mnuis WI ote a Letter to Judge
Gardiner. giving him the fact of the meet
ing. and telling him Ibis lie was not safe
ia Greenerile." This is one OF the letters
picked up and published, and for which
Colonel Mimi, has been denounced and
vIlhhed on the streets of that delectable
town. IL is openly announced that no d--d
scalswsg or carpet bagger shall bold Office
IN Butler county. The sheriff 10 afraid 10
execute proce's--pronin inent citizens OF the
couniy pash on Il ss- .fliin4--tLs Probate
judges office is clotcl, and the Union mSn
dare not open their mouths.
village GA the Welsh coast. where the
people had to bring all iheir water from
we'll. Not i single house had pump. At
all hours oil the day, but chiefly before
breakfast and before tea-time, little feet
and great. often unshod, but very active,
might oe seen passing along a narrow lane,
with evsry kind OF pitcher, kettle, and can.
to fresh water we'll Not very trust.
worthy friend. after all, was this village
we'll
is this well ever dry ~ inquired.
"Dr? Yes, maan; very often in hot
weaker
And il tue spring dries up?"
why, then we 20 to he well higher up
the best water Of alt"
"Ba; il the well higher up fails,'
"Why, ma'am, that we'll never dries up
never. 1t is always The sane, sumner
and winter"
/ went to see this precious we'll which
never dries up The water was clear
and parking. coming down from the high
hills not with torrsa, leap and roar, but
with the steady flew and aof murmnr Of
fnlpess and freedom 7, lowed down TO
the highway side. II was within reach Of
every child li''le pitcher IL was enough
fJr every empty vessel The small birds
came down from ihrher to drink. The
ewes and lambs bad trodlen down little
path to is brink The hirsty bsas; Of bur-
den, along The dusty road. knew the way