Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-09-07
GREENWOOD

Perhaps there are those who think
Shakespeare has been sufficiently served
20 10 these columns, fOr the present, bu,
since be l. one OF my fayorite characters,
and hearing the question asked the other
day, "who was Shakespeare. any wayi
ana thinking, furthermore. there may be
Others who would like 90 know more about
him, I will here give a sketch Of his life A.
rnd IL In Durivagc's Cyclopcdia. IL ].
brief. occupying less than 30 lines, so
will copy Il In full. giving The orihography
- find II here
Shakespeare. william. the greatest drs'
matte poet that ever lived, was born a,
neutrality-suspicious., market-tOwn or
warwlekshire. EnglAnd, In 1891 His Ia
ther was dealer In wool. lie was the
youngest OF eight children. and received
bot a common school education. lie knew
Little Latin and lees Greek, bat possessed
some acquaintance with Wrench and ltAl.
ian. Ia his eighteeth year he msrried
Anne Hathaway. who bore him several
children. lie came 20 London aud became
an actor and author. and was paironiked
by the earl OF Southampton and queen EliL.
Abeih who properly appreciated his merits.
lie finally became proprietor and manager
OF the Globe Theatre In Southwark, aud
retired ON a small fortune. The date OF
his death Il unknown. Aubrey calls him
"a handsome. wrll.shaped man, yerle good
company. and OF = yerie pleasant, reddie
and smooth witt"
The quesilon has also been asked II l
aid no, get the amount OF evaporation one
cipher too much. when speaking OF the
crouih few weeks ago. The last part OF
the rote on Genesis VIII -, reads thus, In
the Cottage Bible A. 20 the amount or
evaporation, even In this country. Bp.
Watson found. by several curious expert
menis, that 1000 gallons OF water were et'
hailed from one acre OF land within II
hours OF a no, summers day, June, lI'?l
when there had been no rain FOR more Than
month.
Last week A. \. Brooks two Oldest
boys were moving oats, and Leon, the
Youngest, undertook 10 cut bis brother
corners; In consequences OF which he re-
c,iyed = pretty severe cut In his ankle.
The wound Was sewed up, and Is now
partially healed.
That nail wound nnally terminated In q
sort OF abscess, In the hollow OF the foot,
and had 10 be opened In two places. IL
has been the most painful OF anything l
ever experienced. My advice Is 10 every
one, before stepping on an old rusty nail
lncllnlng about ninety degrees 10 the hori'
ron. 10 be sure you have your boots on.
wehaye Just had refreshing rain which
was much needed; now for Association
aud hop picking.
MANY OF the jumpers and black slders
look as n they had been seorched by firc.
The leaves are killed by worms which
feed upon them.
Corn has mstured so rapidly for few
weeks past, that IL begins 10 ripen on.
The fodder Is well grown, some OF II stand
Ing 5 feet In hight.
John vlckery, Sc years OF sge, who has
been living on the town farm for some
time past. was buried last Sabbath.
september nov has come, and how sooai
Bat yesterday wee felt the breath OF June,
Yet even now the crimson leaf Il seen.
And all The hills are robei In lighter green.
L. ID.
A few weeks ago Iiien +. KimbAll OF
Bethel closed successful term OF school
Ia the Bryant District The namss OF
those who ranked high In scholarship and
department and acted their parts well In
the closing exercises, were as follows
Flora NJ Brooks. Fannie y. Brooks. VIII
lie A. Swan. Neitie A. Swan, Oracle ii.
Bryant. c. VI. Cole, Henry l.. Brooks,
Ernest l.. Brooks, Frankie y. Brooks, A.
Mont. Bryant, Linneus r. Cole. Several
OF the rsigbors visited the school the last
dsy, among whom were Lemuel Durham
and con, Mrs. A. Brooks and daughter, y.
Brooks. This IL good neighborhood and
the teacher appreciates the kind treatment
Of parents and scholars. "