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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Ne,ps OF the Week.

j 8. Bow. cigar manufacturer. wal
found hanging by his neck. in Rocklsnd
last Saturday. having committed suicide,
The trustees of Little Institute propose
To present their building to the city oI
Lewiston Tor high school
A fine block of wooden buildings wal
burned in Portsmouth,, N. H., last Mon
day.
1t was reported by Mondays papers
that 90 wood choppers had been murder
ell by Indians in DacCta Territory.
Our members of Congress have dccid
cd 10 keep the debate upon The Louisians
question open until the adjournment o.
the Louisiana Legislature.
While new bridge.at Waterbury. W..
was icing tested, last Saturday, it fell
carrying four cars containing 2l3 tous Of
pig iron. Two laborers were standing
upon the cars, but escaped injury.
Last Monday was the coolest day oil
the season. The thermometer stood as
follows At the named points: In Bruins
wick At from 20 TO %; Pennington "a
below; Livermore Falls so below; Sa
baitus 81 below; Bowdoinham 22 below
Top.hsm % below; New Gloucester 30
below; Danvillo Junction 80 below
Bath Is below zero; in Wes'port ~
in Bowiuham village 20; Abagadasset SO ;
Gardiner 80; Rishmond 80 below.
Three kitchen boilers exploded in diff.
iereni houses in New York last Monday
setting the house on fire. tut njuriug n o
one.
Ex Gov. James NJ. Harvey wa, elected
U 5. Senator from Kansas, TO succeed
Caldwell. on Monday I'd inst.
A lire in Allen print work. Providence.
X l.. destroyed s75, 900 worth of prop
er,y.
Thurlow Weed had his pocket relieved
Vi a valuable gold watch, in New York,
on Tuesday.
Wednesday morning three persons
acre burned to death At = lire in Guifold.
A susl she'd in So. Boston, fell killing
two men. on Wednesday.
A larger number OF well executed
counterieiis on tho National Banks oI
n Y. and n. j. have been put in eircu
ls,iou.
The Memphis i Loui,viile 4. Il q.
machine shops were burned by An inceu
diary. Loss $4,000.
The seventh annual session OF the
Changers was commenced At ST. Losis.
The 4lh inst.
There has been m immense amount
OF riotins in England during the past
week, growing out of the elections.
the elections.
The bodies of the Siamcss twins have
been sent to Philadelphia for scientific
examination.
Every CIR Of the fast express from
y. \. 10 Boston was thrown from the
track. u, West Warren. 10y broken
isiI. No person WAS seriously injured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

The argus says, two thousand dol
lars i, high pr ice TO pay for n rooster,
but such was the amount paid Tor Black
Spanish, called Gen. CASTELAR,. The pur
chaser, Mr.. VIM. G. Davis. ciyil engineer
on the Portland and Ogdensburg Rail.
road, considers him the best game bird
in this country-he being the only ono
Matched from dozen eggs brought from
Matanzas, Cuba. Various bids were
made by different parties 10 Portland To
secure him. one gentleman in partic lar
now prominent in the lumber business,
offering his entire interest in the largest
mill on the fine Of the road.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

We are indie bted 10 the Commission
els Oh new Insane Hospital. ior = copy
0, their reports. The majority reTortIec.
ummends the adoption OF the pavilion
plan, and asks Tor an appropriation OF
SIOO. OOO ler The construction OF building
~ h.ch i, terms - department Tor females
Of the Maine Insane Hospital" The
location recommended is within seventy
i've rods of the present hospital. The
miaority report recommends what i
enoNn as The cottage family plan. and
calls Tor $4,000 10 De appropriated Tor
The building OF group OF five cottage
houses on the present grounds. la the
majority report ii is represented that
Massachusetts. with a population OF
about / 500 OUO. ha. hospital accOmmo-
dation, for 1900 insane. or al the rate OF
about one and third to thousand.
aiaine, with a population of 621 COO. had
accommodation tor only $50 insane, or
a; the rate of little more than one tor
every thousand. The present Maine hos
piJal was only designed 10 accommo-
dIlc $50 patients. DuIing the past year
there have been crowed within its walls
4l6 patients, and the Commissioners pre-.
diet that tie number demanding treat.
ment before the expiration OF an other
hail century will reach SIX hundred.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

AT The annual meeting oil the Maine
steamship Company at Portland. it was
announced thyt new steamer was TO be
built tor he company by John Engii' X
S.n OF New York She will be 1900
sons burden aud cost $4,000. Her
name viii he the Winthrop. Her engines
Nill have forty five inch diameter cylin-
ders. five feet stroke. They are 10 be
bui.t BY Charles Deiameler. c. ii. Bal
ley was elected president. Henry Fox.
treasurer and J. B. Coyle. IL. J Libby.
r. ". Richardson aud J. NJ Brown
directors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10


in Oxford County, for the month ending
January 18Th. is copied from the Nam.
Re1l ESiaic Register:
on, stern Disirict.)
DRowSFiELD. -Snrah T. Sickncy *
ais. To Augustus Hill. tarTn, $500. Fred
erick ID. Tha,cr 10 Mevms II. Bean,
GGildings and lot. $500.
FRYEBURG. William +. llolI - Olive
J. Irish. house aud , acres, $500. Isaac
Abbott. 2d. 10 Ii X. llobIS * c. W
Pike. spruce and hemluck. SIS. samuel
Dearborn 10 Emma ) Clark. isrm. 5000.
EUz. J.. Ella To Michael keele, house and
lot. s225. William Hapgsod & ala. TO
Hastings & Pike. 10 at farm and out
lands. S.. 600 Samuel +. Wisgin 10
Chandler x Wiley. Is acres. 500. IL.
y. Eastman. guardian. 10 JO.eph w.
Barker. larin, 500.
Mari, lot oi land. $500. Deborah l.
Goalj TO Stephen l.. FIVE. house lot, So
LOWELL. ii ID. E. Hutchins To Ns,h'i
". Shirley. right To fountain. $50
Porter William Chapman 10 James
". Chapman. IL SO IN common ?
house. $50. Jesse Colcord 10 MARI
Drown. land. 500. Gro A. 5. Fowler
10 Alhiop II. Blake. Is acres. 500
Jacob II. Wiggin Ia EdW ard +. Blake,
building and land. SI75.
SToNEHAM James j.. Parker 10 Aaron
Cotton. acre. SO. Aar". Cotton 10
Frank llobs1n. ? acre, 500. Frank
Ho son To lpgslls F. Ingall. / 2 acre.
500.
Sweden has. w. Fnnt To Marshall
Flint, 10, OF land. $500
eastern District
ALBANY C. ID. Latham 10 Wright Il
Heath. lot wild land. 500.
BUCKFIELD -Abilah Foster u Clark
w Foster, small farm, $3.50. Sarah
Prince 10 John Durham, 8 acres pasture,
$500. Benjamin Jenkins To Nathan Nor
rill lot and buildings. $500.
DIxFEID Hosea Austin Ia Cheese
Factory Co.. lot and building. 500.
GREENWOOD A. ). Brooks 10 Am
brose \. BROOKS. farm. $3.50. Belsey
Ioughlon Il ais. 10 Nathaniel LeBaron,
l-2 gone. $24. Pstriek Connolly TO Cha..
ii Holt, lot. $50
HrBEox.-C- IL. George to Daniel E.
George. iGrn. 1920.
NoRwAY.-Freoland Howe to John A.
Bolster. small lot, $3.50. Edwin w.
Smith & ais. 10 Amos +. Moves. orchard
1925. Eli West 10 Mary (. p. Ryerson.
lain. S2050.
NEwRY Charles Jordan TO E. X.
Pinkham i al. farm. $500. Eli Cush
man, 10 Alonzo Fiield farm. 5000
OXFORD. Mary w. Robinson to Wash.
ington Desn. farm, $1,000.
PERU.-Stephen Cannon TO p. r.
Moves, 2 iarm. 500. Mundane NJ.
Euslis 10 Oren j. Harmon, l.2 farm,
$ll00 Hosea Austin 10 James z. York,
one half farm $1,000.
So. PARIs.-James ID. Williams & al.
to Addison LOveloy. stand, $1,000.
WooDsToCK.-Al b. Swan to
Perrin Dudley. homestead b. Pond. $3.50
WATERFORD Samuel S. Herscy to
Amos T lint, part Of lot, $3.50.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Orforf HiituNe.

This pleasant village is located GU the
outlet vi Thorn son Pond. aud is about
two miles from the Oxford Station on the
G. T. Railway. II contains between
seven and eight hundred inh- Gi;ants. aud
his one Of ths best aud most reliab.e
water powers in thi. part Of tho State
This pond is beautiful little sheet Oh
water. about twelve miles In length and
from one 10 three miles wide. Upon its
outlet are two waterfalls. Ga lha upper
privileges are located Saw Mill and the
Robinson Manufacturing Cos. Mills,
which run some ten sets OF Wooden Ma
chinsry, and make specially OF "fepsl-
lnnts" which readily sell even in "panic"
times. This property is owned 10y II. j.
Libby & Co.. OF your city. and Mr..
Joseph Robinson, the manufacturing
agent OF the company. They employ
about 1870 hands. and their monthly pay
roll, /. about 81, 500. Ga the lower tails.
are operated The Shovel Handle Factory
oil ). Rawson & CO., and the Peg Mills
OF B. +. SturtcyanL Of Boston.
the village has three large variety
stores, UnS grocery. and shoe store. two
millinery. aud two apo'hacary shops. 1t
has Two lawyers. two physicians. and
two churches. Methodist Rev. A. Is.
Smart. pastor; Con:rsgaiionslist, Rev.
Geo. A Lock wood pastor. 1t has the
best school house iu Oxford county. built
about one year slncs.
IL has u telegraph Office. costing about
$500 established by its citizens. which ia
4 great convenience ~ this, aud adjoining
towns. II also has = good Fire Engine
and Engine House. manned By M ell
clent, well drilled Fire Company.
Through the effort. oi Two or three
leading citizeus of The village citizens
course ot Popular Lectures. was organ.
ized in the tall and has bsen made
grand success.
Two hundred aGd twenty season tickets
we're sold; AUD programme OF ioui
first Glass Lecturers IRON abroad and sI1
Leslurcs. from the professional men vi
the vilsge. Was arranged. Two OF The
lorlner, one by Rvr. Z. b. Ph5sdO oi
your city, The other By Gen. Cham1er
lain were given. 10 the great qualification
si the largo audiences who have listened
10 them. Two home Lectures, one bJ
Gen. Psr,. subject Oxford Village. iis
past, present and future" and the other
by DR.. O.rin Stevens. on Physiology
have also been given to large houses.
The course Included Also Grand Con
cert by the Temple Quarlettc oi Boston,
assisted by Misc Cxrris Barr. ibis Com
cert came off on the evening oil The 2Oth
instant. The audience numbered about
800; large delegations coming nom
from Norway. Paris. South Paris and
Mechanic Falls The number oil tickets
was limited. This Club fully sustained
it's reputation as the best male quartetIe
ia the whole country white the singing
OF Miss Barr in rendering her parts on
the programme. WAS very satisfactory.
Great credit is due The Lecture Com
mi,tee. who have managed TO make this
the most popular lecture curse ever OF
g.nized 10 this part OFT country equal
credit is due The cilizens OF Oxford and
adjoining towns. who have thus lar so
uobly sustained il Portland Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

We clip The following items iron
our exchanges. Placed together they
LOOK = nus queer"
Tie Sheiid oi Penob>CoI at Bangor.
is rePor ed IS So iug that there j. bet
very lille drunkenness in thai city. AMI
that the city Mas never so quiet Is Il has
been under the present municipal admin
istraiiOu which makes no attempt 10 en-
force The law. cut simply shuts up The
saloons and Is.l toous alter 10 O'Clock. IA
night and on Sunday In this city all lac
drunkenness l. COnEntd tO less than
dozen; SeVera! ui them sailors and fish
eruien ~ hO ale stepping al home Tor The
winter. 10 thuSe acre lid OF, .he specta-
Gle OF drunhen man in our streets ou.d
be = rars thing.
The police force OF Bangor have arrest
ed since August last thirteen persons
who are now lodged Ia Jail awaiting trial
Tor crimes, punishable by Imprisonment
in the State Prison.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
East RumfOrd.

The weather has been very cold tor
the past lew days. A deep Tall of snow
Tuesday.
A lyceum WAS hsId this evening, and
Notwithstanding the bad weather quite
"A good audience collected. and the
exercises passed OF in very pleasant
manner. The programme consisting Of
readings, declsmations, music. and tie
discussion OF Resolved, That lntomper.
ance is a greater cause OF crime than
ignorance, was very successfully
carried out FLO DRs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

DR.. VIM. B. Lapham. one Of The ed.
itors of The Maine Farmer. has prepared.
al the expense of good deal of time
and labor. the Lapham Family Record,
being the record of the descendants Of
Thomas Lapbam Of Scituale. Mass. The
work is well done and will DO priced BY
every member of the family: and it is
believed that the records will enable
every American citizen who bears the
name Of Lapham and belongs TO that line
age, to trace his descent from his emf
q ant ancestors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Hest Paris.

The Registers correspondent says That
The young people in this village are on
Toying themselves very much this winter
BY getting married and having serenade
parties. The ladies' give entertainments
IN connection with their sewing circle
The citizens are supporting public
iyceum: a course OF assemblies is held
every Friday evening, aud ihe dramatic
company is preparing 10 present several
new plays.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

"SEA IANGLE." a poem iIum on GEd
NEG; y A,s.u.c story Death o, 9arrpa
Rosa; huShAOle incident. relating how
a 81. WAS manfred over The edge OF a
wagon, Aid an abstract cd Senator FJ>-
teI's rvmak> upon the Industrial Srhool
to- siris. Ia thv Senate, Jan 25Ih. vii be
found GA Tie ii - page OF this paper Ga
the loUIJh page i the conclusion Of an
abstract lrom The Industrial report of thus
Sale
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Buckfeid.

The sixth anniversary of the Wave At
East Buckteld VAS noticed on the eye-
ming oil the 10Th. every officer present.
After the election Ut tie officers fOc he
ensuing quarter. among whom were NJ.
4. Allen. ". e. T.. Miss Virginia De.
cos,er. ". V. + Mrs Nancy K. Crooker.
W. s.. the iudge WAS closed aud chiidi 60
we're admitted. Then NJ. A. Allen vas
called to the CHAIR aud the following pro-
gramme. ir'"r-pafs-,I with music by The
Wave choir, Mas listened to with delight;
brief history OF the Wave; declarations;
-slt ct readings; REGULATIONS; and 1ding
u the semi monthly Pearl, By the CoIn
u Tcmplar. which Wis appropriate tor
the occasion At ten o'clock The chair
announced supper was ready. when
seventy i've. including del, CATION Of
brothers and sisters Ct Nezin.cott. par
took OF repast furnished by farmers
wives and daughters Those who took
part in the exercises were NJ. A. Allen.
Edgar \ len. Charles Allen. Benjamin
Irish. Horace Irish. Nathaniel MARSHAL.
Wm. Bicknell. Misses Sarah VI .son,
Aroline and Nellie 3. Forbes, Rosa
Irish. Arldel, sampson ani Mrs. Abbie
VI. BickneI OF the fourteen officers OF
the first meeting not one Withdrew from
the orler, all are wing save one, >iI
being present and three now holding
Office. |, ~. truly happy meeting for
young and old Five years ago a young
stcr. Joseph Way land, joined the Wave.
A year after he bad an honorable dis
charge and lefl tor parts unknown. Not
wor was heard from him ill The 18th
inst, when the Wave received an inter
usting epiaie from MIN. dated at Fort
Ellis, Montana Territory, Co. I. , J cav.
airy, saying that they had lodge OF
Good rempli-s. by The name vi Lincoln.
OF hundred members. ,cnding the
n smes Of officer. and AN interesting let
oil entertainments which would honor
any lodge in this State. The Wave
passed vote OF THANKS Tor the commnni
cation aud sent copy tn Lincoln lodge.
Is there another lodge OF Good Templars
IN the army'
The Register says; Monday was the
coolest day OF the season. The Their.
nonietcr at the village in the morning
indicated 50 degrees below zero.
Jason Farar has sold his stock OF
boots aud shoes 10 Alfred Shaw. who
will occupy the same store aud keep
tul assortment OF the above goods.
Fuller, the Farmers Friend" Lrealed
his friends to all oyster supper last
Thursday night.
The school in district No. IL. known as
the Prince District. closed last Friday
The term was taught by James NJ. Allen
OF Turner, who gave good satisfaction.
This district is prolific in teachers. having
sent out four new ones this winter.
James SKilings, whose buildings were
recently burned in Strong. was formerly
= resident Of Buck icld. lie was young
inau. recently married, and had spent
during The past Year quite large sum Of
money in repairing and furnishing his
house. Not being iI'iy ms uIed his loss
IS heavy. --
The last quarterly record II our post
master furnishes the following Thibit OF
periodicals taken in his community No.
ofdailies 20. fri weeklies |. semi. weeklies
?, weeklies $50, monthlies, including
about 200 chiIdren's papers, 24O; quarter
lies ) ; the Tribune club for 1874 num-
beis 81.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Quinn 5rmOtrat.
PAds. MAINE, FEBRUARY 10 1874.
Newspaper Decisions.

4. Any Psrs,n who takvs paper regularly
nom TIE oil - ether directed tn o.. name ca
"a. Jhrt's, ur nhstner be hHs subscribed or not
is rC-punsiUie lOr tte Iai mcut.
~ person orders ?. IS pspcT discontinued. h'
ul-- pay al -iTSt.akv., o. cue Publisher uI.Y
Cul-..nc tv sCsi % st.a gaNllrut l- ulatlr, AUD
ee4rl, tle vu Is aiHogut whether tle paper IS
taken f.vtu ,iIv s.Jcc co. lut
Iac cog.t- have de,iIcJ tla, refusing 20 take
ucN - attts ul periodicals o. oil- t-e poet oc.ct.
on removing ayd lrsviuE them uucAIlcd Tor. -
pri1aG Jsc.s evidence Ot maud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

Hon. George I. Talbot has been
writing 4 series OF articles in the Port
land Advertiser in favor OF capital pun
ishment. lie has succeeded in making
at least one convert; the Hon. John
Neal writes him u letter ia which he
says TO Mr. Talbot -
For hlly years | have been opposed
10 capital puul, hmenl; occurring and
writing against T.. both abroad and al
home.
Bun You have changed my views. The
distinction YOU nave taken appears TO ine
TO be not only nvW. bat sound and CON
elusive. am viii you therefore.
Yours EpIy, Rsr NEAI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
SO. Paris.

A Frcnchman, bound 10 Toronto, slip
ped and tell beneath the cars. ut South
Paris lac, "Wednesday aad his leg was
50 badly crushed that it became necessary
Ia have il amputsled. Drs. Sawyer aud
Rounds attended 10 tho patient. and he
- now doing nicely at the Andrews
House.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

The Register learns that it is the in.
ten,ion OF the Trustees to II ansier Hebron
Academy to Colby University if the act
of incorporation will permit them TO do
so. The design being to make the Acad.
envy Especial preparatory school for the
above uumed University.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

The next semi-annual meeting OF the
Maine Board of Agriculture will be held
at Wiscasset, Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. February 10th. llth, and 18th.
Papers and lectures may be expected
from members OF the Board and from
agrfculrurisls from abroad.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

When Congress me. there MAS
universal demand Tor letyeuehment from
AL paris u. ,hv country. Both branches.
Tie House ia particular approaching The
situation. went earnestly al WORK 10 meet
the requirements Oi The people. The
naval appropriation bill was reduced 10
the loNe>. figure aad the same thorough
worS j. being u::,Je With army bill. Now
the New York Herald ciivs out: ShS
TIE atmy and navy bc destroy and
that great reform journal, The Phiiade.-
PIMA Press "a, that The pairing down IS
beng pushed Co extremes. 81 a.. uears
lr. The wOiS OF pushing TO extremes 20
ou. LetJue army bee reduced. We want
none ci IL 90 New York. New England
uor The Canada frontier aud lille OF il
IN Washington. Ii The troops fl these
sections uic sen, On the Western frontier,
The army eau bear reduction la the
amount oi lve thousand men. lfareg-
imeIt OF enlisted men ale employed as
servants abcul Washington. hy all m ans
send Iucm uu' 10 see The Indians Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

In the debate on Mr. Sumnor civil
right bill in the Senate Tuesday. MI
Morrill, of Maine said. ia response 10 a
remarks OF Mr.. Sumner, that he had
,o,cd on all questions OF civil rights.
freedom and emancipation with Mr.. Sum
aer. and no one Was justified in say ins
,hst be was opposed to the bill. He an
leda,ed Sumner in advocacy OF the meas
urcs 10 protect negro rights. Tho only
difference a. Io this bill was that he
would DO this according TO the ConsiiIu
tior. whereas Mr. Sumner would 40 ii
IN, how. Ii Mr. Sumner had consented
TO it's reference on the first day Of the
session no would have saved much trou'
BILE.
Mr. Morton said no one was to blanc
that this bill was not perfected and pass
ed by this time but Mr.. Sumner himself.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

A decision over which the press and
public alike may rei0ice was rendered
By Judge Davis Of New York, The other
day. One Richards. was, some time
sirce. pronounced by the American Agri
culIuIist al "imposIor." and his COM
pounds ''nou.ensical quaekery." Rich
ards brought suit lor libel Questioned
a, 10 the char acter ., his medicine, Rich.
ards persislently refused TO make other
answers. than that il was "a secret COM
posed oil various ingredients which pos
seas great medical qualities" ThereOp-
on. Judge Davis dismissed the suit. after
cAarac,crizins. with deserved severity.
the ',ileuess OF the plaintiffs imPos-
tunes, establishing the right of II news.
paper to call quack aud imposior by
III, right name SpriHqfeid sePHb!iodn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10

The Toledo (Onio) Commercial says
that Mr. Wa,c. during The early part OF
the wsr, supported the policy OF Nj.
Lincoln ra.h,r ,han tue more anti slavery
one Oi many Republicans, adding Blu,
20 all the War measures uf the Govern
uieut be gave earnest and effective sup
port. r.aAins himself specially useful in
aiding ihe recruiting service O, the army
So, too. of the reconstruction measures
OF the Government. and especially OF the
three amendments oil the Constitution
they al meet his hearty concurrence. amt
viii receive his official support in any
case that uity uISe. So iar, then Is the
great questions growing uIj ol the %ar
are concerned. Mr. Waiie stands with
President Grant AMI The Republican par
ty.7
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-10
Real Estate Sales.

The iollowin. list oil Real Estate Sales
in Oxford County, for the month ending
January 18Th. is copied from the Nam,
REM ESf,fis RegiSfeT:
, 1874-08-09

Dore," iuvo1untarily exclaimed, to havo No.
complished 80 much in the comparatively few
years you have lived?"
"No," be said. smiling. 'I am not such q
rapid worker as am reputed to be. think
long over any work before commit it to paper
or CANVAS; nor do let it so forth without care
ful correction and rotouching."
1 understood him. It was the press OF ideas
that had forced on that busy hand,-the uncon-
trollabe impulse Of the creative power.
" and OF all nv pictures here, he said, "you
we're most struck w1th The MounteDanks,'
perceive. Yell, it is one OF my own faYorisca
also, and think it will be popular"
"Of that do not think there is auY doubt, ~
replied. " It is apicture to chain the senses
and to touch the heart. It must be popular il
intellect and feeling be not baniahed from the
public mind"
As I turned to take leave my ego fell upon a
blackboard in one corner, whereon Dore had
dashed few careless lines in chalk. Seen near
at hand the sketch seemed Hke confused mass
OF scratches; but, from the distance where
stood, beheld IN it moonlit foEest-4lAde while
among the dark trunks OF trees in the foreground
fitted fairy shapes, each with star OF intense
light upon her brow. 1t WAS the playful work OF
3 moment; in another moment to be brushed
awaY yet how much OF genius and power did
not those few careless strokes OF the pencil te-
veAs
and 30, with clasp Of the hand that has given
the world so Inanv wondrous works, We said
farewell and departed, bearing WITH Us the kind
est Of invitations from the artist to repeat ou1
visit whenever we felt inclined to insp pect hi.
future works, and deeply impressed with the
pleasant franknesa the easy grace, the total lack
OF vanity or OF af1ectatlon Of his mannets.