Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-14
A MISCELLANEOUS LETTER


ers Who have "borne th. burden and
hss, Of The day" but nov IN summer
weather srjiy the shady side Of the
house. add the warmer side q the stove
in winter. 20 realize that the long talked
o. library i fixed fact. and iha, the
greatest reader among ~ has a, al times
= permanen, source Of eniefiainmsn, a.
his command. Oi course no one will give
up his inalisaable rish, 10 -, around 90
bO,ss ADD barrel. IN the stores and shops.
ocoasioaally, on rainy days. and a, oii
hours on other days and evenings 10 de.
russ The Affairs q cur nsishbois and the
general he-s bu, very likely there will
~ le. q this Kind q sociabiliiy a. the
real value VI the library i. better under.
stood than A. pFessai. notice. lei me
mention righ, here ,hA, ;he latest vol
umes pat upon the shslse. q ,hr. nee
institution carry the numbers up 10 about
$50 and the increase. am assured. will
hereafter BE- 10 aoeordatce With the pat
tonnage Il receives from our citizens. The
variety Of book. l. already sufficient 10
nse, the taste, q al clss.e. q people
here. and the number % readers. /, j.
reasoasbls % sappose. will BE- consider.
ably Increased from VIA, I, Is nov. before
the ,APrs,,on q the fs, year o. i,s En-.
is'ence. Il j. plsasan, 10 note the num-
Der ~ho, book In hlni. esea nos
are seen daily going 20 Or returning
from TITS lutte library. indicating that
When d, ! older. sni larger. snd better
kno-n. snd fully appreciated. {, ~ill be
a .,or,house u knowledse for al our Peo.
pie
Aud 'Psssirg q the library ! an re-
minded 20 ssy ,ha, eIpccs n live 20 see
The ,.ms-And mind you do no, aniici-
pate taking laurel. from the temple. u
Meihaselah. by oui-numbenns bis days
-~hsn some one q the wealthy natives
q South Paris a. home or abroad viii
-, spar, a small portion o. their large
cash soegmals,ions fof the purpose u
efsc,iag q library building here. thu, will
BE- an honor 20 the donor and a practical
ornament 10 the place. haiAnAivAniAge
!, would b. 20 our rapidly growing VII
lsge What = monumen, Il would be
10 TIE memory Of the giver 10 no bet
,sf 80 could money be pat than ,hi'.
.lnee ], would BE- psrpeiually invested tof
q ~ise purpose
| rotioed. few days sgo. workman
employed on the grounds beside prom
insn, residencs On the main street q this
village. in .oddins All gracefully sloplng
The banks neat the house End street.
No, much has been done in this direction,
in year. past. in this place; in FAC, there
has been living and decayias evidences
q absolute neshseno.. In half the
front yard, which one Supposed TO be n.
ssfled =. ornamental. the sfAss rarely
get. cut more than once season tres
.na shrub. gro~ undirec,ed aai un,fim-
med-ioo much Ike the state Of thing.
in a country graveyard. A few exam
pie. Of ,iiying.up. Ike that above 30
ierrvd 10. | think would have cool =.
Zee, and another season IL NJ, ih. pres.
en-, summer sni fall. hope @ see the
grounds srOani mos, Of our pretty CT
,Age. bloss0mlng hke The ro.c. instead
Of being covered With coarse grass. knee
deep. ike neglected hay.hslds.
One morning jas, after our la, State
election. When on my way 20 Portland.
found myself seated Ia from, Of too OF
'oai friends. the eaemy two Of oar
Demoefs,ie brethren, ~hsre | could not
avoid hssnng their oonSeuAlloa. Oae
wa quite tall. wore a fur overcoa,. aud
W.. = good tAlser Politics was the
theme aud the two appeared - be any-
thing bat pleased a, toe prospect. M,ine
bad spoken with no encouraging voice Tor
them. and the general complexion Of
things ~.-blle. They seemed 70
amos Jim Blaine pretty well. Aai
when one asked VIA, would be the re-
sui, Of ms suit ssAlas, the western news.
paper. the other answered. Nothing
twill never BE- pushed don, care which
way 'lee,ion goes. It'll be dropped. It's
a bluff game on both sides. All when
the fght. over nei,hsrll care = eass
about L. You mind VIA, say" The
result proved thu, be az, s5oi, night.
Son after the ssbjse, was chsnsed. and
the pro.pee, in New York Was discussed,
snd the man in the far Goa, began to
pitch into John Kelly. evidently bslies-
ing that BIZ. conduct VI. sOing 10 give the
State To the Republicans Referring TO The
true. blues be said-"Wha, they ough,-ter
done with Kelly VI. ter l., him went
-. -. =, h;r, seat H.. done