Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-12-04

or'nary"--,O use the western phrase Zoe
shiitless- while the msa Of pluck stayed
and fought the battle out.
Al Last. however. the whistle Of the
locomotive sounded through the valley.
and stores and mills -sre established =,
convenient Points. Then came easier
times. ard TO mo., Of the homes. the
comforts and = reasonable share Of the
lunuris. q life. True. l, !. s,ill . com.
psrs,i,ely ns- ooan,ry. and there l. nom
tor improvement; ba, there is slso in it,
rich sOil. the saLst.ntisl promise OF al,i.
mate success.
Ons LADY -bo h.d no; the courge 10
",Psss Ia meeting" r,hesr,ed TO me pri-
vsisly some Of her early s,Psrienoes IN
Nebraska Though she bad been very
ANXIOUS TO come her. in order TO ge, .
home Of their o-n. their gloomy little
dugout wss 81 6r., perf,e, horror 10
her. she vas % homs.ick she could do
nothing bat cry. A. last. her lonssaf-
f,ring husband told her kindly be would
s-nd her snd the children back TO the
friend. Ia the Eas, iill he could eon,rivs
.onsho- 10 set better place fOr her to
live In. "Bai wasn't quite wiling to
DO that. said she. ",hsn 20, ashamed
Of myself foe pe.isrias my good nsn in
thu, -sy; and 80 iried TO pluck up
courage. and after . While felt quite
cheerful snd oonisn,ed."
sons Incidents Of her life in dusOu,
-sre rather startling. Ia order 10 Keep
The dirt from sitting on 10 her bed. she
bad fastened . sheet Al the back side OF
!, .loag the -sll. and another above u.
suspended BY the four oO'ner.. Mice IN
great humbsr. sooa found their Say into
The house and seemed specially fond Of
holdins their rev,l. on the upper side Of
that sheet. At l..i Il struck her they
-sre having gnoommonly lively time. up
,bsr, aid peeTing above the edge. she
"a. Considerably s.ioni.hed 20 .ee .
.n.ss rscins back and forth after some
very scsrsd mice. -ho eoaldn'i SEN 70
End The hOl, they cane ia at. Ano'he'
time oos Of The children called out IN
sr,a, excitement. "Oh, % -hsts that
bshind your chair P.ier fsmiiA'
looked .ruand. and 10 there 81. 'n.s'
-nsshng under the chair wicker that
held him do-n. "we~ they rattle
.nsks.'- I Inquired. feeling my hsii
begin 20 ri.e. ''Oh. 40 ! they -srs OIL,
striped .n.ss.-hoa.e snake. they some
time. called ,hsm-PeTf,etly hsrmle..
Tbs -.. 20, 81 b.d bat ,hoagh | have
10 special horror q any bs, Poi.oaca'
snakes. I should scarcely have reli,ksC
such familiarity on the part q even
''psffsctly harmless" fsllo~. q tha, de-
serip,ion. Such visitors ate probably
no, common In dagoa,,, /. iAi. IL The
oaly case o. the kind l have beard Of
Nv the -sy. ih. rs,,ls.n.ss found OF
ihe-s prsins. !. no, REGARDED 9TH q
much terror by The people - one might
suppose. he . very .hy snd doe. no
oi,sn y,n,ur, near houses. When hrs
came hsr,. I "a. sl-sy, on The loosoa
,of them. especially Ia the cellar. -hsr'
I 81. AFRAID % pa, ny FOO, do-n 9TH
on, 6r,i taking an observation bu, no-
AFTER ksviss .ssn. dauns . stay o. nor
than hvs years. only ooe solitary rattle
"A small one =, that. -ho DID bis bes
10 give . side BERTH h.v. ceased q
trouble my~lf about them. Children :
bsrvfoo,sd here With impuniiy; and .
a. sorns o. the farmers. C..s. q .n.k
bite .r- rHr, .nt | have heard Of none Il
these part. that proved fatal
Ano,hsf lady related 70 me an sNPsn
snos -hish. although rather rough o.
Der, had i,s eomieal side. Darins ih
6r, summer they lived here. they bad n
tsnoes and their oas coz bad 20 b liar
lated on the pt,iris. TIA, IL. oas end o
lons rope -ss tied around hsr horns
and The other fastened 20 long iron pi'
drvsn into the groaad She -. I.
ssnils Der nis,rv.. usually took the sol
care % her. Leading Der 70 -.isr sn'
changing Der feeding place When neoe.
.Ary. One day the lady forgo, 20 -sie
be; a. usual ., noon. and was 20, re
minded q the omission I'll after be
dinner York was over and she bad pa
oa-psrh.p. 10 visit nsishbor--s ne'
calico dre.s o. which .hs vas quite proud
The old coz -as either uncommoal
thirsty OF snrssed AZ such neglect. Tor be
mistress bad barely loo.enSd up the lara
pin -hsn she dashed Of on . s.llop u
The creek. The lady ~.s jerked OF be
feet and "a. neither .bls TO s,, up 40
20 ls, 20 the rope. which bad somsho'
wound around Der arm a. she fell. /
"a. quite little distance TO the creek
and The old Gov did no, sl.eksn her pse
all she reached the waters edge. No
al then did Der mis;res. regain her foot
ing and the breath which such jOunein,
bad -.ll.nish taken on, Of her. Bu
the brand.ne- calico dre.-oh ~her
"a. that, True. you're born" sal
toe good woman in Der qrAin, vern.e
ular. "t-.s pl.u,b tore TO Pieees-ao,hin
lsft ont ba, rsgs and is,iss hsnsin Il
the weeds and brush" Fortunately be-
underssrnsni.. being Of s,ou,er mate
rial. escaped so complete reduction q
rss. and t,i;s."; bat there is no doub
she "a. . fredericksburg object ~hsr
she returned 10 the house,
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