Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-07
For The OXFORD pfxocsAr.
IN AND AROUND DuXBURY.


Of pills and patients aud the housewife
vas weary Of pie. and paddinss that
some one vas inspired TO susges, days
picnishins-jas, little party OF half .
dcssn good friends with sufficient In way
Of provisions TO a,isfy hunger and no,
90 elaborate a dinner - to make . days
r.t out q doors more ~earisome than .
dsy's work In the kitchen. a. had once
or twice been the experience.
Ba, where should We go' Again and
again We bad visited Plymouth Rock ;
stood where once d~sl, Cows. bradford
and win.low aud Brewster; admired the
Faith Monument and examined the ar,i.
elss Of in,srs, In Pilgrim Hall. and
though ~c could never lose our in'srss,
in that sser,d 'po, and each time We were
there the feelings u reverence grew
stronger ard stronger for those heroic
men and women ~ho sowsd In tears iha,
We may reap In gladne.s. still for this
one day We wanted something new
some place We had never seen. Again
our friend VAS inspired. why no, 20
to Da,bury-,he home Of Mills Stand
i.h and John Aldsn' That will give you
enough OF the old associations 10 make the
ne~ nor. agreeable and 90 1t VAS de-
eidsd.
The ride from Pembroke 60 Da,bury
w.. . mos, delightful par, Of the days
outing. The sky ~. beautifully blue;
the sunshine J,llos 80 summer without,
the burning heat; the road,idss ablsis
9TH golden rod and rich ~iih purple
..,sr; the dogwood a,unisd iu crimson
and gold; here and there the ~eodbine
a..hed out ~iih intense beauty and beyond
the wood. .,Ocd robed In deep russo, aid
gt,sn. A. -e drove for miles along
these foics, road. the wurd. Of Emerson
came ,krobbing r. lie Ia the woods
!. p,rI-iu.l youth. Ia the ~ooi' We
return 10 reason and faith am p,ri or
par iele Of God"
A. ~e nsard the vill-g- glimpse. Of
the blue water appeared. melting asay
into The honlon. ADD the ,igh, reminded
u. Of ih, practical. everyday ,h'if. Of
lie. Duibgp, . few yt.rs sgo. Vas
bu.ily er g.grd Ia .hip-bulldins. eos'iing
trade std fisheries; ba, now the place
seem. ,.kirg a Rip Van winkle nsP.
| No sound Of hammer or sight Of ship In
doek.y.rd. ard oal, humorous weather
,sne, Of ,kip.. 'ekooasn and 'loop.
hoi.',d high ON pole.. huge masses OF
eof.l. and hssp. q 'hsll. IN the yards
.bou, the 'qgsrv. hip-faof houses add
the .no-y h.hips 'msrk' thu, stood out
90 distinctly IN the h.rbo' ~sfe there 10
bin, Of The occupation d the pe1P!s.
We dove ihioIsh ih- one street. ,f,e.
.h.do-td l.ke ipo., New Easland ,ll'
l.g,s, sbd DOR hisni VITO !. lssrr,d IN
Ill fact. and usdiiints u the Pilgrims,
advised visit hs TO ID. old Alden
house baih ia 1883 by John Alden. son
Of him ~ho e.m, in the M.yhjser. AID
strange 10 say always Inhabited by sJ1an
Alden even unto hi, GAY. The prs'et'
o-nsf /, pleasant. courteous ODD gentle
man. -ho show. b.. genealogical record
9TH some degree Of pride. debating
himself to be II the seventh gentrsllon
de.cend,d from 1.-THE f.if.hsir,d. se,,urn
stripping" ~ho.e eouri.hip bad been %
famous, ard -ho IL said TO have 'peh'
he las, years u hi, lie 10 this same
Dwelling. sfu BIZ. own WAS burned. "a
have died Der. and been carried hence 10
al. burial
Aero.. the field. no, f.r distant !. .
stone tablet making the ,iie Of the house
John Alden fr, buil,-,hs, new bah
nsiion, Gold. substantial. Of timber
rough he-n from the forest Here
d-elt Priscilla aud "msds the humble
house beautiful with her beauty and rich
9TH the wealth Of her being" Hos
little did they dream ,ha, after two CEN
turis. hundred. oi visitors would CONS
TO g.Ie on the ,Po, whsre they oaes
lived.
The neat poin, Of inisre', ". tbs
home Of Mile. S,sndi.h. who like Alden
chose a dwelling place scros' from Ply
mou,h-ys, In full view and 'peedil,
reached by boa, u need be. The house
built by hi. ,oa j. .,ill standing. and
tradition says b. lived there after hi'
Io-n h.biiA,ion was burned. IL seemed
little strange that q son Of John Alden
should many daughter Of Miles Stand
,h. and ys, 80 Il happened and - ~a'
tie bitter isud between the families
healed.
| No, Tar from ,ki, house /, Council
Rock, which WAS the nearest poin, In.
dian. were .llo sed to come towards th.
home Of the doughty Captain. Hers
,n,y discussed their terms Of peace o.
answered their challenge Of warfare. anC
here doubtless the savage. learned 10 fea
the ho, blood Of the little man whose
stature they affected TO de,piss.
| Beyond rise. tie elevation known a.
Captains Hill, where a monumeh, !. be-
lng erected to honor the memory Of iha
young. ehivslrous and proud soldier -h'
sacrificed all to embark on the May hlw'
er-no, - has been said " from religion,
zeal OF an esrnss, concern for the spirit
usl welfare Of his children" bu, becau.,
be va. essential to the colony aud Cos
prepared . way before him. The mon
amsn, is bull, Of granite, is so fee
square a, the base and IL to be 10 fee
in hsisht,-,he estimated cost being
$40. 900; At pre.en, il is ~ fee, high
and $4,000 have been expended. I
Is expected the work will be completed
neat year.
From this bill can be seen oae Of the
loveliesi views my gsrs ever rested upon
Opposite is the town Of Plymouth ant
the Faith Statue pointing to the sky
Like q ribbon Plymouth Beach stretched
out towards DaIbary. while Duxbur!
sends Oh, long line Of earth to NEE, !
Ia beach seven miles long aud ten rod
vide. With the blue water Of the harbo
on both sides. Clsrk's leland is shin
msring Ia the sunshine (; the two light
of the Gurnet stand out clearly; beyons
|, the reef where the splendid Cunsrdsr
the Psvonia. recently me, with mi.for
tune; Manomet rises 10 the right ~hil'
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