Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-08-03

w m. stone, ana one or Two others haVt
been spared We went forth with elast
step and youthful glow, but return slow
in pace, timeworn in visagc, and wbitene'
with age. There is no resisting the worI
OF halt century. And he is fortunate
or rather is providentia!ly favored, VIII,
even lives SO long he must not complain
if Time has set his hand pretty heavily
upon him during tho course of those
years.
AS TO rank, Little took the first par,
and delivered tho valedictory, and think
it was tho general belief that he would
take that rank even before the Senior
year. lie always seemed TO be master
OF his lessons, and he had a remarkably
happy faculty OF expressing himself in
the recitation room; for let it be remem-
bered, in those days there were no black.
board demonstrations Ii there had been,
uuqucslionably the grades would have
been somewhat changed. Everything
was oral. Little was fluent in speech.
but not rapid; distinct in articulation.
and happy in his choice of words. Ciily
was the reverse OF this in some respects
lie heSitated, and although he always
came out right in the end it not unlre.
Quently seemed as il he would inevitably
TAI but in debate he WAS more fluent
than Little. Cilley ranked among the
best debatcrs in college. Lite has shown
a goodIy amount of talent that stood be.
low Little. 1t is likely he took his rank
from his faculty ct delivery in the class
room, and not simply from his better
knowledge OF his studies That was
DOUBTLESS the peppercorn that turned the
scale in his favor. lie studied law, but
| am not informed what his success in
his profession was. He iinnlly became
President oi railroad company. The
truth is. emincnce in any profession i'm
plies c'ose application and hard toll and
lUr these there is nothing better than the
spur OF need. Little lacked this incen.
tive. lie was 80 the manor born,n reared
in silluence, and am told. he Inherited
wealth. lie died in 1862.
The class OF 1925 is called a famous
class. IL has given 10 the world llaw-
thorne aud Longiellow. think it was
regarded rs marked class in college.
Even its number was unusual. IL was
larger than any class hat had ever before
been graduated at that college. and
larger than any that was graduated there
Tor twelve years afterwards. The one
which Immediately preceded it contained
only Is members Oar class At one time
numbered 10 men, but two died before
the course was finished. and three left
college John 5. c. Abbott was good
scholar. amiable in disposition. and
county In manners. George Is Cheever.
besides being a good general scholar,
possessed tho ability to put upon seven.
by.nne scrap OF paper more ideas lhan
any other man in the class. Longlellow
was accounted good poet before he left
college. and Cilley and Hawthorne gave
promise OF what they were 10 do. ln
college, Hawthorne was gu ct, thought
ful, honest young man. ! can remember
my surprise when heard that he was in
Custom House; but Salem was not the
whole world. The old philosophers ex-
planned the falling Of r stone by saying
that "every thing went to its own place :"
and SO it was in the end with Hawthorne.
lie went 10 his own place-Literature.
Cilley, there are tears for him-so
promising. so popular. Tears for his
death, and tears Tor the manner Of his
dying. lie iell. as 1t Is we'll known, in q
duel while Representative 10 Congress.
Pierce was a literary man and would
have made his mark as T. writer, had he
been spared.
SaDiuel T.. Benson had an excellent
standing in The class. lie studied law,
and was elected TO Congress. lie is still
living.
James w. Bradbury was one OF the
best scholars in the class. Having had
the advantage OF Judge Shepley's in.
struclion 10 the study OF law. he came 10
the bar under favorable circumstances,
especially as the Democratic party were
ready TO receive such recruit with open
arms. He took high rank as young
lawyer from the start. and in few years
acquired an extensive and lucrative prac.
tice. In 1885 he was appointed County
Attorney, and held the Office TOR three
years. He was always an active and
efficient member the Dem ocratic party
and his culture and character led his
political friends to elect him TO the L. S.
Senate in 1916. He has always been o
warm friend of his Alma Mater. serving
Tor many years in the Board of Over
seers, and since 1860 as trustee. And
in 1872 The college, in acknowledgement
Of his fidelity to its interests. as well as
TO his learning in the law conferred upon
him the degree OF Ii. d.
Richard Bradford practiced medicine
and died in Auburn in 1874. lie was a
man of positive Christian character, and
retained his love for the classics to his
dying day.
Horace Bridge is in the naval service.