Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-08

Iie tOos kttst tnfef'rt :" "'f $50
talked long With me after he really had
anything to say. lie ". one OF those
faen, eon,ei.i,i,nali.,s frequenily me.
With Ia soci,ty. lie used one Of these
web perfee,ing ,alker-'he Kind iha,
can be fed with raw Roman punch. and
tha, will turn out pune,us,ed talk in link.
like vanished sausage Being a poor
talksr myself. and rather more haen, az
lister er. did no, interrupt him.
lie .aid that he W. sorry TO notice
how young girl. and their psren,' came
{, Washington a. they would to ma,ri'
monisl market
VAS sorry al.o to bear IL ], pained
me to know that young ladies should al.
los ihem.elvt. 70 be bamboozled into
mlirimony. Why 10 IL, | asked. that
ml,rimony should ever single out the
young and fair'
"Ah." ,sid he. "it il indeed rough.
lie then breA,hed . Sigh ~hich shook
the foli.s. Of tie .Peekled sernium near
by. and killed an ariiheal caterpillar that
hung on i,s branches.
"Matrimony is all right" 'aid he. "if
properly bfough, about. IL breaks my
heart. though, 20 notice how Washington
/. used a. market. I, sens TO me al.
mos, /. II these here young ladies were
broush, here like slaves and exposed Tor
sale" | had noticed that they were
some VIA, exposed. bu, ! did no, know
they were zoe sale. asked him II the
waist. Of party dresses had always been
80 sadly in the minority, and he said
they bad.
| danced with a beautiful young lady
.ho.e trail had evidently caush, 10 a
doorway. She hsdn', noticed !, ,lll she
had walked ou, partially through her
costume.
I don't think lady oush, TO give too
much though, to her apparel. neither
should she feel too much above her
clothes. say this in the kinde., spirit.
because | believe ,hs, man should be =
friend 10 woman. She is glad land
.cape to the weary eye. Individually
and collectively. woman !, = gres, adj
juno, Of civilization and prOsre" The
electric lish, !, good thing, bu, how
pale and feble /, look. by the lish, OF a
good woman. eyes. The telephone Is a
great inven,ion. |, /, q good thing TO
talk ., and murmur into aud deposit
profanity in. bu, to take up = eonver'
.s,ion. and keep /, up. and follow man
ou, through the iron, door with Il. the
telephone ha, .,ill much TO learn from
woman.
II is said ,hA, our governmen, officials
are no, sufficiently paid and ! presume
,h., /, the case, 30 ii became necessary
% sconomils in every way; bat. Why
.ko ili wiye. concentrate all their economy
on the wai,, Of a dres.' When ehes,
protector. are 30 cheap I. they nov are.
hate TO see people suffer. and there Is
more real suffering. more pfivs'ioa aud
des,i,u,ion. psrvsding the Washington
.eapula and ela,iele ,hi, Water than !
ever saw before.
Ba, | do no, hope TO change ,hi, Gus.
tom. though spoke TO several ladies
aboa, IL and asked them TO think l, over.
| DO no, think they ~ill. l, seems al.
mos, wicked to cut off the best part OF a
dre.. and pa, /, a, the other end OF the
skirt. TO be uoidsn under fee, OF men.
nImay say. They smiled gooi hu-
moredly a, me as | tried to impress my
view. upon them. bu, should | 10 there
again nex, season and mingle ia the mad
whirl Of Washington. where these fair
women are also mInglins in said mad
whrl. | presume tina, | will fad them
clothed in the same gA.lish, waist. with
trimming. Of real veriebir dosn,he back.
Still, wha, doe. . man know about the
proper costume fof woman, Why does
a man frown on . certain costume for bis
wife and admire /, on the fr, woman
be meets, Why does be hsh, shy OF re-
lision and Christianity and talk freely
.bou, the church, bu, ge, mad II his wife
Is an inhiel'
Crops around Washington are looking
well win,,r wheat, erocu',es and in
definite pO.,ponemen,s were never in .
more thrifty condition. Quite number
Of people ATE here who are waiting to be
confirmed. Judging from their habits,
they are lingering around here in order to
become confirmed drunkards
leave here tomorrow with a large.
we, towel 10 my plug bat, Perhaps |
.holld have said nothing on this dress
reform question while my hat Is fitting
me 90 Immediately. IL Is seldom 'hA, !
step aside from the beaten path OF rec'i'
,ude, bu, las, evening. on the way home'
/, seemed TO me ,ha, didn't do much
else bu, step aside. A, these parties no
ehsrse i. made for punch. Iii 'psriseily
free. | asked colored man Who was
standing near the punch bowl. aud who
replsnished II ever and anon. what the
damage Was. and he drew himself up to
bis full height.
Possibly did wrons, ba, | hate TO be
q burden to any one. IL seemed odd to
me 10 20 10 a fr,.ela. dance aud find
the supper and the band and the rum ell
paid for. IL mus, cost good deal OF
money TO run this goyernmen,.-BiLi