Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-09

ics Al solicTts.i. Address ali commun icstion,
intended Zoe this department to AgEicvL
rvkAL EDfroA. OXFORD DDHsocsAt. FANS, M
Autumn on n Maine Farm
There are Joys In . summer t Bar Isr.
bor or an autumn among the hills. A life
In city palace has Ia chNmes. The sea
With its mouotonoas yet ever changing
life IL full Of attractions 10 msny. Hut
for real, enjoyable home-eomfhrts there
are few places 20 compare with Mains
lsIm In The delightful season OF the year
When the heat of sumner IL ended aud
and the only hints OF the coming winter
STE The ripe pumpkins In the Geld and the
big turkey In the barry ari,i that r.mlnd
one OF Thanksgiving aud Chrisimas cheer |,
The cluster ofbrighi leaves on The maple
and sumseh. sni. .the,r red aud yellow APplss
fallen ~ the ground from very ripeness.
Ia midsummer the mornings and ,Vsn-
logs ATE delightful but the same cannot
always be said OF the Moons In the fall
each hour has its own pScullN ehsrms.
Aagssi may be 100 ho, for work or PLAY.
September GOODNESS gives saeh . Eest io
NE that work bccomss play. And here s
al no other season eau the lsrmef enjoy
The ffuit- OF his labots As be goes along.
ksfilCr In the season De must pl0w and
.esd aud ngh, bugs In the hops ani fAl.h
of c0mmlng crops. Here the result IL al
b,fDre him. Here are the trees bending
under the loads OF rips fruit. waiting oaly
10 be gathered. Here are The caboAge-
and ,ufhips and The pumpkins and the
thOussni aud one other thlngs. each One
perfect 10 lts klnd, al Promising vAfigiy
and abundance for the months to come.
Here are the flower.b,is gay with asisfs
and msflgolds and nAstuftlums. lonicr
are the chickens % q fsw weeks ago dsyvl.
oped into handsome pallets aud fsi yOang
foosisrs who peck Al the ear of corn In the
shocks In the isli or t the sun.nowers
put up to DRY on the fence, In hli..ful ig'
norenoe Of The city market awaiting them
81 soon.
IL 4. Que OF The trials ~ ehili.life ihs,
school always begins Iist {. the ripe
seorus anf tssehnuts begin to fall and the
apple. gstheringlsnd farnsr's sgrieuliaral
festivals 80 merrily ou. Bai The Saturday
holiday. sni the sftsruoon hoars snsr
school are sli The brighter for the tempo
rsry -,clu.ion with bOoks snd states The
uoods also contribate y, The brightness
~iih grest bubcAc- of ,uiumn leaves to
prepare which every big book IL pressed
iuio the service. ,ni the mantle pieces are
decksd with bright berrys ard branches ~
csiaf-lor The green of evefgre.n and fern
nevsr looks - bright sni bssuilful green
a. In the days js.t before their bs,uiy I.
10 be m,rred by The sharp fro.,s OF buried
under snow hanks.
10 the fall. too. the social life OF 9 ooun'
Try neighbofhooi wsksns into new llfr.
There are The spple-bce- sni hu.king. and
The qail,ins parties. The yoaug people
meet ~ make plan. for singing schools
AMI lyceums and other nsighbofhori gath.
ring. of the coming winter, while the
older ones talk over With equal Issi the
eomlng grange mcstlug. sni sewing cir.
cls-. Seighbors are invited out To supper
snd aftsr The dishes are washed and the
coz. MIXED whole fsmilie. from The aged
great grandfather IN The misohlsvous two
ye,r.oi gather noani The nrv that is .
aovslty AMI luxury N thi. season, snd
ilu In games OF story telling. Ia which II
4. bard % tell which take. The most erjpy'
msui-ihe older ones Who tell OF days
gone by. OF the younger who ihluk there
.. bothiug qulu.. like xrsnifaihsrs sio'
flss Of The time when be w.s boy
There 1. no denying the fact that the
fall 1. q time % bard work on The farm.
The abundant hafyssis ~ hs hOased before
hsayy frost. cone tar the strength OF the
men and boy. .ni an each minute more
ih,n fali OF dailes. Add within doors
lasre IL plckllpg ssni prsserve-msking
drylng apples sud pumpkins, cleaning
soa.e and eoloring carpet rags. dress
m,king. and psrhap. splanlng.i getting
every ihlng possible done 10 readiness for
The Yet buster times eoming when chick
en-. and turkeys and pigs ara ~ be muke,-
"a sbd all The other task. attended 10
that precsde the holidays -. for The, ,long
d.ys ol midsummer Toe sun rises all TO
ls,e sni set. al Too early Tor the work
ia, mus, be done Bat who would will
lugiy give % any OF The wealth that so
lmpsrs,lvely demand. s,isntloui The
more The merrier. Here Is no hard wofk
made harder by the striving ~ make
very little al msay mouihs. Here is
eaOagh and more than enough, with soms
10 spare 20, neeiy nslghoor OF poor
re.atlos Who IL 80 unfortunate s 10 I've
10 town st this season.
The M,ine farmer works hard bot he
has Q good appetite for his meals snd is
seldom troubled with dyspepsia lie IL
90, hep, awake nights by worrying over
notes becoming due or rent 10 pay. lie
owns bis o~u home and raises snoash 10
i've on. lie can II, on hls.owu fence and
col ~ scenery that the New Yorker uav
els many miles 10 enjoy. lie eats cream
aud honey OF his own raising onh.s ~lfss
ho, biscuits, and drives 10 church on Sac.
isy behind bis own horse that has taken
the premium st the fair. lie IL no slave
OF fsshlon. lie is . Law unto himself here.
Ills wife can wear SILKS and sstlus N she
wants 70. bat ifshe prefers clean calico
and white apron. whose business Is II
bot her own. The family take the news.
papers aud know what ls going on 10 the
World better than some who live 10 the
sh,iow OF larg circulating Libraries and
sufr from mental dyspepsia Visitors
from abroad come here aud stay Q feN
weeks in July and Angus, and think they
have Skinned OF the cream OF Maine lie.
| The farmer knows better. The best days
are after the city folks are gone-sll bot .
few wise or highly favored ones. Who
know whs, IL IL 10 spend an autumn In the
couutry homes OF Maine. e.-Lewiston Jour
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