Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-12


hem many pleasant return Of the day.
ven until the golden wedding day shall
mark the half century Of congo nial welded
lie. A large number Of presents
made the worthy recipients aware OF the
'steem and tender regard In which their
numerous friends hold them. At the con-
.lusion OF the dinner, the Rev. Mr.. Smith,
" the Baptist church made some appropri-
tie remarks and was followed by Mr.. w.
!. Pulsifer, the master or Stoughton,
Mass, High School, who read the follow
NC poem. We give 1t In full, as 1t will be
II interest to the many friends Of Mr.. and
hrs. Pdlsifer:
Thirty great cycles OF the sum
In golden rounds their course have run.
since We, who stand, Joined hand In hand,
Before US here. the golden band
Ofhappy wedlock's holy tic,
Clasped strong In loving sympathy.
AS mariner, when far Mt sea,
To note the place where he may De,
Consulis the stars. regards the sun.
studies the course his snip has run,
And gains by calculations shrewd
His latitude and longitude,
so you, In re,rospcction. now
Survey the past. remember how
Through NIL these years OF hope and fear,
OF toll and care. and memories dear,
The stars, the sun, the wind, the SKY
Have shaped your life and destiny.
What saws the log. book Of your track1
Let's turn its pages, looking back
Ger all your course. Perhaps VIII ma
More sunny days. more prosperous wilma
Than cloud. or storm. or anything
Ofill, that time To us may bring.
On yondcr hill with steep ascent
When wedding bells their tones had lent
To wish YOU Joy, you brought your BRIDE
Modest was she. no foolish pride
Possessed her heart, though passing fair
With graceful form and beauty rare.
In story old, the annals tell
OF spartan mothers. how they fell
To save their sons. their homes. their all.
Pierced by the sword yet Ia their fall
Rejoiccd TO know they died for right
shielding their land from cankering blight
All, fricndsi know full we'll the fact
That none OF ancient fame "a act
Could mothers OF this day excel,
What sacrifices, bourn so well.
What deeds OF love. what care. what pain
A mother knows, God bless her name
Nothing lint struggle hard and long.
To gain position with the throDg
Who seek for wealth. you early know,
But with the cOuraI,. of the few
You baitled. till at length you found
A footing. then more solid ground.
Time brought you ohildren.-God's best
gill;
And. though the sands OF time run swift,
so that the boy IL soon the man.
And girlhood's day hardly span
stiIl watchfnlness, and care, and zeal
parent gives 10 insure their veal.
My parents, we your children know
The debt OF gratitude we owe
To YOU, who. all these years by care
And toll, and hardship past compare,
Here give 10 us n pleasant home
To which we wondcrcrs love TO come.
Your words OF wisdom and advice
Have shielded US from ar,lfcc,
And kept Us In the ways OF right,
Turned our attantion 10 the light
That cometb from above. and given
Us hope, the messenger OF heaven.
Now. may the God who reigns above
Grant TO you rich bic ssings In His love,
oh, hear for these our prayer. dear Lord
And loosen not the silver cord,
Yet bring, at last. when life Is done
To reign with thee beyond the sun.
At2 O'Clock, T. ", Hon. John 7. Swa-
ey, who was sci down on the bills rs the
,rator OF the day, pronounced an Grafton
han which nothing better could he desired,
With his usual easy aud majestic style OF
peakin. lie had no difficulty Ia holding
he audience uudaggingly from the begin
nc 10 the close Of the eloquent address.
oxford County ought 10 be proud that she
contains within her borders such worthy
md able sons, as Hon. John i. Swasey
epresents.
After the Grafton, dancing to the music
If Crawfords band, scramble at the
parta
,aud, supper and fireworks were features
II the day and evening sufficiently attrac-
i've TO hold large number until the small
lours OF the morning. With two such
louses as West Sumner can now boast, ana
20 much OF the beauty OF nature To attract
he pleasure seeker OF the city, We see no
cason why this little village nestled down
n the bosom OF the hills may not be Justly
celebrated as one OF the best country re-
orts in oxford County. +.