Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-25

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Your cofr,sgonicut vent on an sxcur-
Loo 90 tis owu, O. Strvsksi mouutain
Thursday We "hitcaed up" Que To- Juhu
Cummings h,sf teams Anogt ulue o'clock
snd started cot Al break neck pace. The
horse begNn o. galei dpsa somewhat -
~ passed thfouEh The pleasant village ~
south Paris. With IT, town clock. pahlc
library. soldiers monument schools.
churches ant pretty residences, aud ~
coulint help re .cting that Nofssy Aui
South Paris united. Soald "keai make .
strOng team. A. our lucie Sgiiivan would
pat H. We wondered whether Squire
whitehead from Bis station on TIE BIN
could see far enough iuto The future o.
discern the city. with himself a. - 1fst
mayor We fear that whitehead vii be-
asrdiy yoaug cnoagh Cor that position
shsu such Cliy Government II organ
rsi Cspt n \ Bolster Is much NOR,
ukrly O. Dc ne drsi mayor. We pass out
20 thls ,uterpri.lug little village sud fii,
ap ouc of thc lnvtlest rosts, where The
1falyhes - The trees ln mtny places a.
mott meet over our heads aud The bADhllng
crooks make music A. ~ 90 ~. Tue
nlsck berries ar llsi begiaulng d flpcu,
aud wc are f1rtunste enough - nni sew
yfal bushes. which are sailing beneath
thelf weight of nice ripe berries Tier
j. enough fpr all For long distance no
nADitstiou b. iu sighL AMI | thiuk % thv
reply OF Brn male when some Que vas de-
scfiblng particular io atty 10 Caliiornia,
closed wiih the remark that al that was
needed iherc was good water Ani good
.ocleiY. That j. Al that i needed la
o.. was Wstcs response | smile AZ
the idea though 10 doe, Dot have much n
an application here, aui ~ ride GU We
arrive AZ our destinktiou ani sfter 40 cary
dinner. I start oct Tor the hiueherry Geld
This ia region % storms, and a country
prcgnant win furious winis as Virgil
sould cay. leaving Boo 10 play with The
Governor. ('thc wife, A. NofseNofthy
~ould POT %. was Dot In this skirmish,) l
take a ten quart pail ant shoot FOR the Doc.
tors field. wherr within = space Of less
thau to acrr-. was. | Jligr. MT mach
Isss than SD quarts % berries; ! urNeT
.aw slch sight iu ny life before. Toe
clouds have been wtifliug over "0ld
Strsskcd" f0f some time. and tie ARTILLERY
af hesyeu" II brought into setion. I an
warned that have not many minutes %
stay / notice one bush % berries not big.
hsr than ny Office table. where n quarts Of
Dsfrlts we're taken last year. there afr
usafly a. many nov such large ones. |
have 10 time Tor p, fiction sud pitch Ia Ny
pail j. nlilug fast when The rain begins TO
fall; l stand IL ~ long A. can aud put Tor
the house A fash and an instantaneous
report l. h. ari, and the "windows OF heav.
co are opcnsd The rain In torrents fell
While several parties Who had been on the
Mountain sought shelter from the storm
whitiug Of Turner, soldier OF the gtd
Ne cane near Delng struck By lightning
a. be cane 81 the Mountain, IL Was 80
near that be didn't see the hash. lie was
however, nearly Knocked % the ground aud
said be smell the birthstone aftcr IL struck
while be l. telling the story the water
runs In streams Out Of his clothes. turn
the subject and ask bis army experience.
| lie gave ne few points which will be %
use % me hereafter In writing up the 23i
Ne. The shower passes, or rather takes
breath Tor another deluge, and so We have
Il all the Way through the afteruoOn and
night During one OF these breathing
i spells. Frank Andrews goes by for Norway,
With the Information that lightning had
struck Hon. Charles Prinee's store AZ
Buckneld slllsge. Just a. be came out Al.
drews i q stirring fellow and don't let q
rain storm stop him when he wants 10 20
Anywhtfe As we came home the next
morning. nc found the roads feArfully gull
lied. and little Stony Brook roaring and
fOaming In q torrent over the rocks In
many places Several views were grand
and beautiful We met Msson's big
team with a number Of passengers ard IN
ONToKD DENOCRAr man, followed by ssy-
eral single trans from south Paris. and among
| them was Judge Wilson. I warned them that
| they had q hard road 10 travel and moved on,
| wondering where they csuld possibly be go
/ lag. I knew they we're not bound Cor Tie
/ Mountain a. there we're no ladies' ] al last
| met correspondent who told me hey were
Il going % liuckneld q a base ball contest was
much plea -ed 10 ascertain The news, and em.
Il bracel my brother Of the quill then and there.
i Wished h IA Col sped and victory Tor the be- q
/ cub, wiih the los cf nothing more serious
| than Judge Wilson's dog. which every member
/ ~ the bar l. familiar With kDyafs wafer
Il power vas ample on that morning. and could
/ everything IN The two villages ~sscll up" In
/ llka proportion In twenty tour hours. white
hesd's vision might speedily become reality
| I was g0ing a. say that The next time vent 10
i the vicinity of strraksd Mountain l should D.
| pretty csrtsin 81 The weathsr for six hours ~
least bot on the whole think Won't feeling
| satisfied % lst veil enough alone