The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-09-02
Our George in Aroostook.


II there Is a time III my LIE when the ques-
ton 'is life worth living" strikes me with full
force, it is when am suddenly awakened by Il
rap at the door, and voice says sit is five o.
clock" and to know that l have no time for
fooling, but must get up then, and that then
means that very instant, and not in the ''sweet
bye and bye" This was the matin song that
struck my ear at Presque Isle and l tumbled
out of bed and hurriedly dressed. Life we are
told hangs by a thread and when that thread
snaps, then good bye John" This is no truer
than the fact that ones clothes hang by but
ton. just as had given the finishing touches
to my toilet, and was about to say 'yes" to
Mrs. Georges enquiry if | were ready, I felt
giving away at my neck, and my collar reared
up the back of my head, and feeling of loose
ness pervaded my whole apparel, and a cold
something slipped down my back, and | real
lied instantly that my back collar stud had
broken its mooringS and gone adrft. My whole
dress depended on that one particular stud In
any other place pin would supply its place,
but there nothing would do but another, which
! didn't have. Sadly but hastily began to
disrohe. Coat and vest came off, Cuffs fol-
lowed and We're rclegated to a coat pocket,
stud was borrowed from the sleeve and was
quickly transferred to the neck band. Collar
and tie We're buttoned on, vest and coat re-
placed. when something in my shoe hurt me,
and had TO stop and unite hard knot in a
shoe string, pull off my shoe and stocking, and
remove the remains of the stud, which had
gone to bed down there, and then put on my
stocking and shoe again, after stopping to open
my grip sack to find my Shoe horn. All this
time Mrs. George stood by and never spoke
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10 her that "silence was golden or some equal
~ as appropriate adage. AT any rate she did
not utter one word, either of appreciation or
denimciation. Highly as | esteem woman.
think that ! should have Drained her with a
chair had she made any suggestions. There
are times when am very dangerous. and that
was one of the times. If | ever 90 out of sight
of my dressing room again, shall carry cotl-
pie of quarts of extra collar studs with me.
vt Woodstock Il delegation from HouIton
met us. among them Geo. Gilman, of the
Aroostook Pioneer, and wife. They had pre-
Niously invited us to their home. so all we had
to ito when we arrived was to 90 directly to
our quarters. If there had been carriages at
Caribou and Presque Isle. there were carriages
on carriages here, and in few minutes we
We're III Glmans pleasant rooms. as much at
home as if we had clean bill of sale of HouI-
ton. \ sharp shower had come up. and ] al
most wished it might continue, so could rest
few minutes, but after dinner we started out
under an umbrella to look the town over The
Aroo>took Pioneer has fine quarters in the Gil
man Block. and is well appointed in every
way. and doing fine business, as it deserves
to, for the editor has the good of Aroostook at
heart, and labors hard for its Improvement.
Directly opposite is the Times Office, Theo
Cary, editor. ] did not have time to call but
Judging by outward appearances the Times
has good quarters. While standing in the
Pioneer office saw the Rev. Mr.. Williams 90
| by, and was soon engaged in pleasant chat
with him. BY this time the rain had stopped
and George procured pair of horses and
| carriage, and we We're soon doing Houlton in
great style. lloulton is pretty, well as
busy place, and felt little mean when saw
the tall stand pipe Of the water works. and Wis
tied the pumping house on the banks of the
MeduNnckeag Ga very neat little name by the
way The water consumers are furnished
With written guarantee that the water is i'll
tered and that there can be no possible danger
of the small children swallowing the name of
| the stream and Stran"lng them. The wires
are strung and the burners put up for the cleo
trir light, but there is hitch somewhere and
the lights are net burning. There are two
banks. National and a Savings. a Music Hall
and an Opera House, an excellent band and
ball club. lloulton is prohibition town.
which means that You must make enquiries of
friend as to where is the best place to pur-
chase. If a stranger gets very hard pushed, it
is only couple of miles to the New Bruins
wick line where thirst can be quenched in all
manner of drinks.
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