Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-26
IndOUcr.
ANDovER. Me-, Aug. q, Is

SummellnR III hhuONeI' hic ciJ') "S -
host of good things during the passing
weeks. furnished royalty forth by the
hands of the hospitable and public
spirited gentry of the place. Although
our village is entirely immnred by moun'
lains, yet but three weeks ago-by the
medium OF drama we were all "Doton
beside the Sea- and 50 naturally were
all the characters sustained that we could
almost mot OF course with our minds
eyen but with our minds nose) smell The
fish aud the brine of that mighty deep,
which, in a "Hdrch gale" and "Sep
TENDER gale" had stranded "ye Gladiator"
and wrecked her ill.hted crew
Last night. however, wa dill not go TO
the sea shore (Vr entertainment in con-
temptation OF the characters OF Jacks
and Tars,n but rather characters from be-
yond The seas Cumo TO minister ~ our en-
ioyment while sitting beneath our own
vine and tx. tree. RumOr said that these
characters were nothing more than some
OF our own "nalives" appearing in MAJ
qucrade, but this, 10 ! locker on, was
harl TO believe. / submit the case TO
vou. Mr.. Edi,.r. Does not "SGiSS
DeaSdlC come 10 us from across tho
wave? DO not "Scotch HighiaHders'
hail from The land of Aud lang Slne?"
Are not "Egyptian N,mHies' only Iound
in the Land OF the Nilc' Are nOt the
gay little English lords from "merr'e
Eugiaud?' And there va, that tall Gen.
trail igurc--"TmE SHAH oF PERs!A,
whom some called COLONEL, Dressed,
aud whom .omo thinking of the Persian
NOBILITY. tried to mako out to be (a)
NOBLE, (SmalD if il was NOT he Shah oil
Persia, it il not known, up to the time d;
my writing. who Il could have been.
Now, Mr. Editor, il il no. received prin.
clplo of all criticism, that "Iynorancs is
Incompetent 10 propou5d an objection. and
! if thi. character Claimed to be the "Shah
of Persia and we 10 not KNOW that it
was not hc. must We not acccdc 10 his
claims Of foreign nativity?
rs the collation. was upon American
soil, there WAS OF course strong dele
CATION from the different sections OF our
own country. The halls were graccd
with the fair form of The "G0ddeSs u
LiJcriyn prrlliIy decked in the red. the
white. the blue-that superlalive triad OF
coors. Many are the subjects Of English
and Continental Kingdoms aud Empires
who have desired 10 zee among them Tie
presence Of that lair goddess Liberty aud
have died without The sight. She [and
may she ever be spared ID ~ i, truly
and exclusively .ln!Cyirm. scalccly less
characteristic WAS the American ''girl Of
he period in pink silk with immense
hustle. panaicr and train. We do mol
forget our four million fellow clizcnS so
recently released from bondage Among
the representation deserving special
pention, was that small negro minstrel
with his "banjo NoT unstrung." On the
one hand 40. the poor Indian with I'M.
tu:ored mind fresh from Tie lava beds
of Oregon. Despite all we see in the
public prints about the severity oi the
Oregon authorities, it must be that Cap
tain Jack. Scar faced Charlie, Shak nasty.
jim and Boston Charlie are all released,
for they were all with Us last night. On
the other hand you see "1he great
American Polar Bear" loft called the
iceberg's daughter Then came "Old
Father Time" with hi. well whet cythe
which "mows dorm all, both great and
small" Then came "Bo peep'-"Ne
Mountain ShepAerdess," Rel Riding
Hood" "Queen Of hearts" The Ballet
girls" Salem witcbed." "The Seine
herd" OF Walter SCOTS Iyanhoe. The
fat Contributor" who laughs and grows
fnt." with efliges- comics, aud shrewd
DISCUSSES too numerous to mention.
The entertainment was on The whole
splendid success, and although the name
by which it was called has very undesira'
BILE and unchristian associations, yet
those under whose auspices this cutter
tainment WAS given, determined 10 stop
gracefully short" Of anything unLecom.
ing or offensive in the eyes OF the
faslidiou5. When Miss Sadie Merrill
and the Misses Barker become response.
BILE for the character of an entertainment
the people OF Andoyer know in whom
they coDiide. and ieel assured that every
thing will be done decently and in order.
If | have spent my years in such way
that every line OF life's poetry seems Sc
rious prose. must remember that it is
much easier to criticse and discourage
than il is TO SUGGEST and ACCOMPLISH.
1t is the greatest conceivable desideratum
in the practical question of amusements
to learn q law of limitations. In The
hour of Our greatest enjoyment and
highest excitement to say with emphasis
TO an undue spirit of reveling "Hitherto
shalt thou come and no farther and here
shall thy proud waves be stayed"
If l had not already presumed too
much upon your limits OF Andoyer items,
should like to give my impression OF
he wealth of beauty which clothes
stream, woodland, aud valley |
in Andover's vicinity. As started for q