Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-29

mileage at the session of 1879, clearly
took Illegal mileage and are under obi
CATION to return it, as the payroll failed
to receive the sanction of the Governor
and was not passed over his veto; but
the payroll Of every session from 1872
down to the session of 1879 passed both
branches, was signed by the Governor,
was legally valid, and we do not believe
that any man can be compelled by law to
return the mileage he received in accord
anec with such action.
Remembering the noble work done
by the women of America to alleviate the
suferings Of our soldiers who put down
the great Shareholders Rebellion, we feel
certain that proper presentation Of the
matter Is the only thing needed to send
abundant aid to the colored emigrants
from the South. Let US move promptly
in this matter and thus render another
Rebellion impossible 1t is only by the
greatest economy that the westward bound
negroes are able to get together money
enough to pay their travelling expenses,
and they lack-everything The direct
orS of the old Underground Railroad
should organize a new Sanitary Commits
sion and help these oppressed people, who
1t should be ever remembered are
doing their utmost 10 help thonseires.
Down here in Maine the sun shines
warmly in these bright days of early
spring; the mud gradually dries up; the
grass grows grecncr and bees buzz about
in sunny door yards searching for dande-
lions vet to come,-although the wind,
blowing over the big snow drifts yet lin
gering in the mountain ravineS, often
strikes a chill to the lungs of indiscreet
persons who too hastily discard their
heavy winter clothing. Yet spring Is
evidently at hand, and while Paris Hill
boys still amuSc themselves by SNOWFALL
ing heirplaymateS the girls at"The Cape
are already setting out their croquet sets
and getting ready for the summer cam
paign Yes, and on the sunny sheltered
banks of the river even now are the tiny
May blossoms of the trailing arbutuS
pceping out among the dry leaves Of ''thc
year that's ava. Spring has come. even
here in Maine, but alas how tame and
proSaic it ali seems when compared
with the way spring opens in New York,
i we may credit the poetic description of
a Tribune reporter;
The laggard sun has deigued 70 grant it,
verual blessing 20 the lea the clouds have
st their sails a>lant and sailed into the
Eastern sea. The >hiverinS grass Is green
AGAIN. the wandering bee j. on her way,
exploring all the quickening plain that felt
.he touch OF Yesterday. The zephyr, loi
ering along. puts 90 il lips huslc clear,
lud pipes a resurrection song into the wild
lowers listening ear. the song whose
never fails 20 move u gladncSS
bad and tree; and clouds have set their
shining sails and drif(cd 10 the Eastern sea.
1t is q mistake, gentle reader, that
PARIS Hill Is the mudlicst place IN New
England, sad mistake They've got it
bad in Bo-toH and the local poet of the
Trareller sings of it thus:
oh. Lud
The mud
J. sol and plastic;
Dtsgns fantastic
From Tss.ins cart
sash Ger each part
Ot otAe-;
Ourh,se
are IMPLY hooking;
Suca dtca l;Cl waking
/ only Mt FOR hogs,
Foy ducks. FOR -ecse, for dogs
Gu os,r-hoe-i
Thcm DO we've los,
oh, srr ng;ime muse,
In this way doss
Tho raise oar re
10y mu a. mige.
The mud
Oh Lud
Can any Of ap- local poets improve
lpon the description:
p. S-Our devil suggests that the ali
cent editor OF this journal will object 10
The above challenge - inviting cOmpcti-
ion on spring poetry We guess the devil
: right; therefore. in reading the above
TEN, YOU viii 'omit IL you please the last
,tanza."