Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-07-31
PARIS, NAME TUESDAY. JULY 81, 1888

the Buckheld House. DIS mouse u
kept by the former proprietor of TIT
Maple House; and runners all declare
its table is unsurpassed. 1t has man!
guests. l was surprised, upon looking
at the register, at the amount of patron
age. Yet they have no summer board
ers-which is to be wondered at, consid'
ering the location Of the town, in among
the hills. There are three churches,
railroad station, brush shop, a shoe
shop and "corn shop" whose large
buildings we saw just before entering
town. This is all we learned Of Buck
field: and considering that we were moi
in search of information, but Of enjoy.
ment, we absorbed a passable amount o.
the former. 1t was nearly seven O'Clock
when poor old Susan reluctantly mean
dered towards North Buckfield, where we
had decided to pass the night. The
ride, the scenery, the hospitable country
people, the old mill picturesque in the
full moonlight, the high, old-fashioned
feather bed, with quantity rutiied sheet
the Z" voiceful silence" Of the night, the
early waking, the warm breakfast, and
hearty hospitality of our hosts, from the
beautiful invalid grandmother to the yell
low haired baby.-will keep that night
as ~ yllic in our memories.
The morning was as beautiful as had
been all the mornings of the past week
The dew lay heavily upon the ground
the elder bushes held their crowned head:
loftily, the golden-rod, hardly riPened
gave us glimpses of its yellow treasure,
the aforementioned tiger-lilies mod
estIy hung their heads until impressed
into our vasculum-botany- box-wher
they dropped altogether. " No one was
stirring, not even mouse y; we met nc
team; we seemed to be riding into the
heart of the mountains great trees shut
US in; along one side of the road ran
wide brook, whose waters, nearly dried
exposed the fiat rocks Sometimes the
road was steep, and we could look dowr
many feet to the foot of the mountain
Suddenly, far above US, we saw village
perched upon the side of hill-Jackso'
Village-with its white houses glistenint
in the early sun.
And to Jackson Village we came, b!
a winding, pleasant path. 1t must b
desolately cold there in winter; we shiV
cred at the thought of the snow drifting
through the streets and blocking the low
houses. But in summer and the invlg
Grating fall, Jackson Village is beautiful
We drove over the hill TO the tarthe
side, and there lay pond, P!easan
Pond, rollicking in stiff breeze, curing
its blue waters toward US invi'ingly. 7
large house stands opposite, house Will
low windows and hsmmocks and cas-.
chairs, and everything to entice the tire
soul. o, you summer boarders! 1t en-
t;ced us We dismounted and fun
ourselves upon the grass, and looked up
on ,kv and water. and declare ourselve
blessed But-we met with an accI
dent. We broke that whiihetry
1t splintered a. one end near the i'ol
until it looked as jagged as Mount Wast
ington. This meant quarter OF NIL
walk over the dusty hill to . carpente
an hours waiting in the shade and
return walk. am not sure that we d.
not doze a little, during that walk; "
had risen so early, and were so tire
The heat and dust were overpowerinI
in addition and we smiled family
each other when we declared what a MI
time we were having. We rested
minute on the cool piazza, mutually =
solving that next summer would ma
there, if the family would take boarder
Then with fear and trembling as
looked at the whiffietry," we pr
ceeded. Paris Hill was our next destl
alton, but we went two miles out OF o
way to take dinner at large lar
house, formerly the home of Helen nc
owned by retired sea-captain. Hell
wandered over the broad acres that siop
toward the east, walked about the bar
and explored every niche Of the old far
house, we following; for what char
equals that of finding character as d
played in real estate ? The captain pc
sessed a dog, partly hound, whose nal
was longer and more curious than MI
self, long and curious as he was.
wrote it upon slip of paper; but
paper is lost, and the dogs name v
never descend to posterity. unless anott
more retentive tourist finds that charnli
spot and long black dog.
We proceeded then to Paris Hi
through the usually billy roads; but ne
the landscape was diversified by occasiO
al ponds. The White Mountains sto
ont IN holder relief. blue, misty, or sno'