Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-18
Ny QUARTER SECTION


We vtfc irienis We bad taught ,o.
gsihef IN one % our ~ard school. ior IA
YEAR. Tosr'hrr Nc bat irari the Pri.
ty tyranny of che man ~h,m an inserat-
abe pro,icaos bad placed over Us in
'hs eaPaeiiy of Pr.ne.F,l Together We
bal prepared ih- ",prcal," anl "blo~-
oats. scaerc nan-s iof ihe o.h .ial sho-
of fhe examiaA'i-a pApars. dfA~ing. st,..
chs, ars exhibited Oh he ~oiA of admir-.
ing parsn's a. zoe individual and oollec-
,i,r r,sai' u ,he srnius of their intisii.
ual ard collective progcny. In The lons
vasa''oas we hai gone oa VARIOUS exeur.
..1n. together. rad the mos, approved
edaca,ioaal aai literary woik., and. IN
.hor'. shattered b. and sammsfed ii TO-
s.ihcr fof "a years. 90 course ~e bad
planned ai~sys % live together, and
keeP ,he NOS, delgaifal Of Oh Made
halls. anl-ssn. Ne wer, al that l.
mea1i by ,te term of intimate friends.
lttrk % was ia Maica II 1852 that
ihe lea struck us. % noi remember
~hai paper i, Va that Illuminated our
dukness tosevtr. that j. u 40 oonss-
qaerce. I; was q wci March morning
ard va, ,'andiug In the bah % the
sixth ~aid ,cloo, house. trying 20 dry my
irsgslel ,kIt. q, The register and feel
ire-~sl. s. though 3, ~oaA b. emf
neatly .afr Mr the i-tife candidate. or
ths Presidency to cultivate the foreign
compliance, - Walking spanish ior
hat day. when Ms Afabelia Thompson
came IN siih wei umbrella IN one hAnd
al q paper IN the other Thompy ~As
al~sys sunny. !, wold have taken .
,eri,abl- deluge of forty day. aad forty
sh's % have made bsr ~illing 70 &C..
kno~leise that !, wss bad weather She
came ia smiling With brigb, "Gooi
morning" ard. wi'hout waiting for me
o. sif my eloqlenoe on the subject, shs
bsg,a
'See here. my dear, have the bright
s.i plan yoa ever heard q Coz our sum
mer vacation a. she proceeded 70 unfold
Der paper anl her plan. The paper con-
tanned a glowing account o. the opening
.p.snioi. q The mighty territory of DA-
so,a. ard itc unparalleled chances for
making a fafiune and gazing a home BY
gong cat 90 the vast. unoocupied prairie-
and taking up . claim" just picking i
up you know. % easy and comfortable.
Then followed statement of the laws
regarding ,ts acquiring q the vAriou.
Kind. q claims. homestead, PreemP'ion
and timber claims
''Yoa ja.i 20 cut there. en;sr your
claim. pa, up = sol house. live in ii siS
mon,hs. prove up. pay sl2j an acre and
you have yoar claim 70 live on Or sell.
.'Jus, Ike Cd Jack Means" I inter
rup,ed
"Ie.." said ThomPy, laughing. "and
make heaps an gobs o money. al out o
congress land "
"Bai. objected. 'yOa forget that
the school year i nine mon,hs. and ou'
wor,by freia,hsrs in arranging the year
have. ~i'h their usual van, Of foresight
planned for oaly twelve months Wher'
are yoa going to e, the other three ?
Ba, no objections that eOald oas'
had any weight with ThOmPy. Coz though
/ am much older than she. she is much
better looking than I, and consequently
very hsads,roag. SO she oveuuled every
objection that I could bring forward and
arranging With the board Of education fO'
az mon,h'. vacation. said We would
70.
The up.ho, Of the whole matter ~a'
that msskly yielded. and our Moons and
pcsses for the nex, three mOnih' were
.pen, in making calculations As to whA'
| /, would cost Us 70 carry out our plans
whst supplies in the way Of books. pro-
visions. etc. we should take with rs. and
ho- We should dress. vas for dressing
in bloomer costume and carrying fs-
r-volsers. bat Tomphy would hear t'
neither. She said there Vas no use q
our lOOkiss kss frish,s. just because VI