Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-29
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Correspor ieuce nnstnn ACafusI
rAuis ana. Ma. August o.
Ooc cannot God more r,sifu place
than his for quiet soIouru daring ths
summer months. be- the stay short 90 long
Two weeks have been found faf Too short
% take In al The beauties Of The place.
Flfst. 70 l. delightfully."- sliuatcf. ant from
the HIl on clcAr Gay one can distinctly
see the prominent psaks la The waite
Maauialn Range. kcarsarge, Madison, Jcf.
fsrsou. AMI when very clear The TIP Top
House Is d.scsrnet A. LILLE cloud not
Tiger than = mans hard. The Niess
from The iill. beginning a. the klmoaii
home. from The OLD cemetery ani from The
Cupo,a of the academy are wonderfully anc
IO0klug from the lfsi. one see. South
Paris. plcturssqleiy lying in The valley
below theu. beyond. Norway, a busy, 20.
terpfislng village. and b. yOni All The ever.
Inspiring white MouutAins.
Here, too. Is the ukml.n homesteai. a
fnc large oii.fUhl1ucd house Win friend.
iy shade trees I'M 'front.' aud The village
green. In the same uelghborhooi are the
jail. The Court House, the Record of.ce.
Ia TIE lAst. one looks Into records musty
with age. and one book Wa kindly Shown
dAilug back 90 l,0j. containing The nrst
records % Oxford, waen Malne was Mass.
chusetts "A worthy daughter has she
proved q BE- The writing Il refreshing
% look AZ la IT, clearress and neatncss.
AZ present The work OF indexlng II going
on under The supefiutsnience % a gentle.
man familiar with the work. assisted BY
Young ladies OF the place. Who give a Pc
csilN v.vAc.ty 10 The otherwise som1rc
work.
Pedestrians. biryciisi-. and less active
individuals who prefer driving above al
other modes OF locomOtlOn. will here hud
ample opportunity % gratify their paft.c-
uiAr hObty. first % all 70 q SHOWS
FAlis; | shOnh say. drive ~ al means
and 10 you are fortunate % take day jlst
after a rain your senses vii expand under
The beauty % fields. flowers, rocks and
streams. The fals. are more picturesque
by far % me than the Falls Of LDiorc, In
n0rtallxcd by Southey. Tor they really
splash AMI dash" with uutlfing yigof
that may be-. however, because they re
American, Thea one must take The stony
Brook road Il-t shout sunset, aud Ia the
early evening come home through = most
charming BIZ ~ woods, ffAg AT with all
perfume. breathing plauts
WAX % Mica Mountain ~ al means.
and here the geOlogist may telyc 90 bis
hearts content. The t0ufmalinss are very
bssutiful AMI the specimens 81 befyi and
lspidolic very me. A private cabinet In
The village contains a wealth Of minerals
taken from Mica Mountain. aud In addition
there are many from different parts of
Maine aud from VARIOUS parts of the
world. II had never been my f1rtuDc 10
see 80 Zoe private collection elsewhere.
Some OF the t0urmallues, when cut aud
polished. vie with The ruby and emerald 10
purity aud briiliAncy. Some of these are
among the crown Jewels Of Austria. Mica
Mountain l. desOiate 10 appearance, IT.
lie mound OF rock AZ distance. but a
nearer view gives Oue q glimpse OF glitter
log mica And here | must write OF the
delicate devices Of toarmaline im1ediei Ia
the mica, Tor one nnds solid masses Of mica
which can be separated sheet BY sheet,
and a. one after another i pulled away,
one frequently huds fan Of tourmaliue
drlicstsly marked out, or cross, or sim
gle perfect crystal. and many times q mass
together. No wonder one enjoys studying
nature.
doe cannot exhaust the resource. OF the
place 10 a brief article. but for one 10
search Of quiet. or still better,
for him Who lonely loves
To seek the distant hills aad there converse
Win Naf1rc.-
Z sach an one Try Paris ulll AM get ss
much FRESHNESS ani slgor from The trip as
possible. ani much i possible.
q. A. KixBALL-