Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-20
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Il i with mode.iy-l was always
noted for having q good deal u that
| write 10 tell where ! am ard What ]
am doing Modes, in the hr, place be-
canse am Of 80 little importance. II
i. only grea, men's auiobiographies that
are Interesting. The acts and lives Of
common men are too well knosn 10 Be
u interest, Being common man only
and having nothing especial 70 write
about am modes; also and a. loss
shat 10 say. a. bashfal man u when
IN company. he does not knos What
20 DO With hi. hand. and feet. they are
Away. in the way. Asd be knows he
ought 10 talk. 20 be agreeable, bat What
10 say IL what troubles him most. In
hi. particular | most resemble hin,
Coz | have commenced % write up my.
ELI and VIA, shall | say. The bashfal
man in society Get, into an oat q the
way corner and wishes he bad siaid ~
home and had not yeniured out but be-
il there and mu,i stay and face the ma.
SIC. 50 IL j. Will me. had 1 not
veniured 10 write up the Oxford Cubs
Of this place. could have spared my
self this task. bat as am the next
Cub in the order must keep In rank
SO here goes. was born go ] have
been told IN Andover. Maine. April ..
1854. aud lived there till June, 1876.
with these exceptions. The year. 1867
and 1865, q, school in Portland. The
summer Of 1878 run the cheese factory
q, Canton Mills. Spent the winter Of
,ha, year in South birmingham. Mass.
Ia June 1915. came out 10 Kansas.
My objsc, IN coming Yves, Was 10 see
something Of the world. rather a vague
and unsatisfactory reason for poor man.
ThA, being my objsc, | roamed around
for few years with nothing permanent
in view. but my curiosity in measure
was satisfied. a. 10 the Ways Of the world.
Like many another young man firmly
resolved never 10 mary, on that subject
wa. very positive. But like another
wiser and better man. that that J would
DO did not and that ! would not DO
tha, did |. and fell willing victim 70
the charms Of the geniler ser and IN The
month Of July 1850. was married -
Miss Ida Graham Of this town. went
70 Leadyille. Colorado. in May, 1850,
and lived there all December, then
crossed over the main range Of the Rocky
Mountains into VIA, !. called The Gun
nison County. Was in the X. X TIE
business My health failing | came
back to Chapman. have been JUS
iice Of the Peace for five yeAn-,hey
are elected 10 this SlA,e-and also run a
wagon shop. | neither use or handle
intoxicating liquors or tobacco, nor use
profane language. peak OF these per-
sonAl habit. 10 order 10 praise and thank
my parents for my early training. and
no, TO boast Of myself. My childhood
was spent in a Christian home FAR remov-
ed from most Of the temptations u the
world and the result, Of such training
will never be stfsced. II am not very
noted or Of much importance. ] am proud
in fact all the sons and daughters Of OK.
ford County are proud Of their birth
place and will strive no, TO be a disgrace
TO the good old County ,hs, has furnish
ed 90 many eminent men. II i related
Of q certain good old lady Of Vermont.
who cherished dislike 10 the Meiho-
dis,s, tha, the mex, day after the breth.
ren Of ,hs, denomination had held a
prayer meeting TO ask for rain and q
grea, shower had just passed over food
ing the old lady's garden, she exclaimed,
that's always the way With the Meth
odis,s. they always orerdo everything"
That I fear viii be the sentiment Of
many Of your readers on reading this !. e.,
you should print the whole Of il. The
bashful persons when once they get start
ed talking are like an alarm clock; when
they start there Is no stopping them till
they run down and like them when they
do run down they stop abruptly, 80 do I.