Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-11-11
Correspondence of the oxford Democrat.
From Maine to No,U York.

general reader, particularly when the
journey is made by rail. Persons who
desire TO gain an idea Of the country
should not travel ty ail,-.unlcss they
are in hurry
Getting up at five in the morning, and
taking an early start from Paris Hill, is
not remarkably pleasant-panioularly
the getting upon cold, windy, cloudy
fall day-but sometimes it must be done
1t is much more pleasant, however, to be
nicely settled down into the Gus stoned
seats of we'll warmed car, and feel
yourself hurried along by an invisible
power.
/ The first few hours are 80 dark it is
difficult to obtain much of any view OF the
country. From South Paris In Oxford
the land seems poor, and i'll adapted to
farming purposes 1t is covered with 4
low growth OF white birch aldcrs and
bushes, with rocky hills and sand banks
to break the monotony OF The plain.
Some attempt, have been made To- cult
vate this soil, bul the frequent enclosures
of little mounds, marked oil 10y slabs OF
marble, tell only too truly what has
become at the efforts. At ONiord-as IS
the ease in many places in Maine-thc
railroad station is some distance from the
village, looking as 1t both road ana town
were running independent institutions,
when, IN fact they are inter dependent
IL would save large amount OF trucking
to bring them little closer tosclhet,
Between Oxford and DanVil,e, the land
grows better inst good pastures appear
and then smooth Wo"mG fields take their
I places.
Dan''i'e J"nciI'" ia good place IN
Which i" >'"P i"'' nave something
'h'Fe ''' YOU 10 cat i"' conductor Oh
Tue U'ln Is very ac'o'n'h'o" 'n@' anu
WI" Ie'eS''p" " '''' '''''''''' + ans Ae''
'nS the people % '""''''' ~ nave some
breakfast ready Tor YOU. lhe Dan
villains knowing when YOU are coming
nave every '"'"S '''"' Anu s''"u
goo" me" 'h'N s''e--'''' Tor '''y tents.
in's '"''"''' ''e' >'s"' 81 ''' "c'''
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u ''"' P''SS' ''''O"' t'1'''- ~ -
manners. '"'' = " "",'' sumo ~" y"
morse VIII S''i' " 100 ~ ,''' P'>,'"S ''''''''
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more re'''''' '' "''' e'''''o 10 "''P
pace WIN Tue last Nv ing express '"'''
'h'nS'' "''h "n occasional news o'' "
candy merchant break 'ne mo'o''"S OF
the ridc.
Portland may DE qAlle a pare ""' the
view obtained from q ear "ind'" Is not
charming, nor Is Il very entertaining.
unless it gives the traveller h'S iir'i we"
OF The sea "hieh h' ms u'' sec" '''
many ycar'. linen "'S heat W." ~':c
thro5 CT pleasure a. he looks upon '"'
0lue'Sreen' dotted Win steamers anu Tue
''whi'e winged fleets 'nd h' VIII nc.
member tue days OF ms childhood when
he passed Down by 'he Sea-
Only 81 lev minutes stop m Portland
and the 'yain j. of, going "pown to
BoStinG. Between Portland and Boston
there are "a good many places, but they
''dont count much except as they afford
an opportunity to sketch; anil unless the
traveller has enough good reading matter
he Will lind the Journey rather tedious.
IT, however he xii only purchase "
comic almanac from one OF the news
boys or TWO cents worth OF candy The
mouo'ony will be broken every Ie"
minutes by eune'i appeals to make an
other trade Ana TIC u" ""y any 'h'hI-
from "liam sandwiches freshly cut. 10
josh bii''hSS Aih'n'c anu Lie I'D ~"
bury.
II seems very strange o" entering
Boston, TO ih.hN 'hd 'hey nave 80 ~"
railroad accidents. The roads are con
tlcual!y fall ut ears. passing and meet
ing, yet everything works so regularly
thar seldom toes passenger lose life or
limb. Il he uses his senses and attends 10
the reGula'io" 'i 'he r"'ro'"s'
Many mite villages surrounding DOS
'on' lead one 10 mink the '''S IS '"'Ser