Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-10
Stlettea Storp.
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES.

Nothing succeeds like success" means,
perhaps, apart from the implied sneer,
that acquired impetus sends US forward to
new achievements. At any rate, found
1t so when | spPiied the theory to Kate" ."
Il istrue hat. owing either to something
yet unciyi.ized IN their natures. or else to
the law OF contradictions that makes the
spark where positive and negative cur
rents meet, women admire brute strength.
and make themselves the adorInG slaves
oi those great creatures who are mere
agglomerations OF muscle and adipose
far sooner than OF the slender, wiry men
Of brains. And very iighieously," f"
Kate said. when charged the fact I'VE
are al animals, and they are the perfect
animal. II they could have brains too
but that would put the earth off her bal
ance-we should have the sons OF God
among US again"
Looking on the daughters of men.
and finding that they were fair" said
No wonder. if they were all as fair as
Kate. the bonny creature. who knew her
power, and knowing, dared maintain.
1, seemed to me hat | had been in
despair regarding the Indifference of this
bonuy creature since time immortal. In
reality 1t was only about year since the
tact dawned upon me, as she sat in the
stern of the boat. her dark bair darker,
and al her soiI outlines clearly cut upon
tender evening sky. her cheeks bright
with the breeze. her eyes bright with
pleasure, tha. she was the most charming
object that ever skinned the river, and
absolutely indispensable TO my existence.
Bu! had never once attempted TO let her
know as much without meeting q rebuff
sufficient 10 make ones blood run cold,
and il was in one such instance that had
declared 10 man could hope for favor
with the women OF her set who WAS not
the captain OF q nine. the driver of q
four-in-hand, or a walker against time.
You are quite mistaken, so TAR as
am concerned" said Kate. For my
part don't believe in muscle atsll Sam
son aud Goliath could do nothing worth
while II they were on the earth to-day.
don't believe a boat-rsce. for example.
was ever won by brute strength in the
world"
"By what then ?n
"By science and nervous pluck"
| had occasion TO remember Kste's
words when parcel of our fellows came
into the Office and began discussing the
challenge lately sent to our club. the
Cheviots, bY the Gaths The Cheviots
had become somewh hat demoralized by
their victories. and were, so to say. lying
on their oars. IL bad been no. simmer,
AID The club bad really done no work al
all, now and then some members taking
out a party of ladies. or solitary man
enjoying a stretch, but for the most we
had couten,ed ourselves by loungipe
over 10 the boat-house for q bsth, and q
gossip aud q smoke on the balconies ir
the sunset. Our best men, those thai
had won in the previous contests, were
one in Europe, ono in Australia, and the
rest at the lands end, with the exception
OF Rogers, who was i'll. We we're GER
tainly in no condition TO accept chal
lenge from the Gaths. yet still less could
We refuse one. Holding the champion
colors as we did. we could hardly lower
them 10 any, even TO the Gsths. The
Gatbs, indeed, were in splendid trim
there was Converse. an Englishmsn, be
had been stroke OF q winning crew al
Oxford. q magnificent creature, one
hundred and eighty pounds clesr muscle
shoulders and chest that would have
made Hercules shed tears; there wa:
Dunbar, another young giant, who hac
beaten professionals at single scull touI
times; there wss-Well, there's no neec
10 90 through with them now ii made
ones flesh creep to do it then. We
hadn't man lett in the club that they
couldn't get away with. Realizing the
situation, We looked at each other blank
IL.
You'll have to get into the bOaI
yourself, Geofreys," said Harden.
"Not unless want to sink it."
al don't see what else we can do"
1--WE can't do that; we can't afford 10