Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-16
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
Some "reminiscences Of His
Early Life.


Early Life
fIIoa. HorstiO Klns. IN ws.hins,oa suArl
hsv- letter from our friend Han
nib.l Hsmhn. reminding me Of some
important 0missioas IN my sketch OF bis
life. prepared At your solicitation. and
pablishsd in your paper Of the 9Th ul,.
Il vas On unin,sn,ionsl oversight on my
part. and With your permission vill
make amends. Tut In order 70 do this !
shall, .. bsfOre. be obliged TO refer also
TO The junior a. vel as TO the no- dis
tinguished senior Of the yell known h'm
q H.min & King. Publishers in 1880
q the J, fsf.oai.n. . true-bloe Demo
cratic. Old Hickory weekly paper on
Pan. Hill. Maine In the hrst place. l
forgot 10 mention the rather Singular cir
eumsiahes that scon after our dissola,ion
% CO psunsnhip be became . student.
at ls- in the otkoe Of joseph q. Cole.
later Judge Of the supreme ooar,-,hs
sane little Que story. lOsl2 building
-hieh bad previously besn occupied. co.,
.seaiivly. by Albion X. Pam, and
BaOeh Lincoln. both .hsr-srd governor.
u Maine. II -ss In the, elise. also.
tb., H.mlin & Kings sPPrn,'ee. Henry
Carter. no- . Massachusetts ] adge, COM
msneed the study Of l.-; and TO round
og, the sentence Il IN 81, ~ vel Be
stated thu, Il as hks-is. there thu, the
janior partner performed. . assistant
under Postmaster Cole. his hrsi Pos,-othcs
service. II oil be observed, therefore,
hat said little lawyer. otfies, -hieh vas
painted White With gr,en blind. and sill
stands .. . morgment % greatness. has
history that should %, Be- forgotten in
The shisi "si,y" (of 200 iAh.bi,.ni,) Of
OAford CO1t,y.
Neat an 20 relate that Ia this lively
''eiiy." ne bad an embryo band. consist
ing q one printer. iadge Of probate.
the principal landlord Of the place. and
one o. ,wo other musical ssniuses. Their
instrument. ~sfe |. bass vol, el.rio0s,
.bd too 90 three fldls.; add they used
oco.sionslly Of /. pleasant evening 70 risk
their nsCk. BY climbing TO aud giving .
oouesrt OF the bsll.l,ck u the old b.P-
iisi mss,isg house oslfry. -hlch -ss very
high. snd -iIh ~. massive hs-n timbsrs,
eoald they have been SAVED IN pieces as
a. present. you'd have Alluded enough
material % build . small cathedral A'
already inumsied. 20 reach that hsigh,
-. 90 ,hshi undertaking. sad not =
little d.nssrOus nevertheless, tho.s -srs
v,ry sfJ y.hls ooaesrt', fof to mss'ei.ns
a. ~tll - ior met Il The eitltshs -ho
listened 10 their .-tst h.Imoby -sf,sd
throu.h The Summer ait. Tier. ~.s.
ho-s,sr. one m.idsh LADY. vel .l0ns In
ys.r-. yety god, Pi0as body. ., ls.,i
IN hsf o-n tsiim.iion-"Auht Kelly,
-ho r,gsrt the alils a. Tie devils
in,irumsai. snd .ee mi..ed no occ..i0n
u giving expression 70 bet championships
u ell th., ,oft u music. She 81 leugih
carried ksr oppo.i'ioI-l might "y rs-
.sntmsht 80 f.r that, returning one
evening" from . religious me.tias. sad
fndirg on the e.rd.t.bls Ia The .liiins
tom 4 ter bo.idifg house = hidls sbs
deliberately iook u. and -i,h . ,.llo-
cundls s,ss.sd 10th bo- ard .iiins,. .nd
hen sRk,d u sefOs. ihs fOom Tbs
oOuibs - ,hs kro-l-dss o. the boys Ia
The puniins tthss. ih- Jahi0r partner.
-bo. -hils a. The o0uh'iy school, bad
been ,oms-h., addicted 10 ihymias-.
p,ueh.ni -hieh. unfortunately. be Be.
ns,sf ,ioSs bssn sbls entirely to .TPPrr.s
set about -nilbs . song -hleh -s'
printed md ,gbs 70 The tune u "Asld
Lsus Syts~ 18th Vlolin scconp.nimeni
BY The landlord =, BIS hotel ,v,hibg after
evening. %, ohly 70 . sfo-d,d bar room
u lly fsllo-, bat to .oorv. Il other CIT.
"a. 10. EN- rssins doctors, l.-y,r, and
jsds.s -iihin hs.rios cut u doon l
-i.h h.d . oomplsts eJPy u ihl. pop
ul.i ballad th.i might iepfoduos q
bette. | can give only an ,,.uI.. the
tie, four " -hioh. and .sysf.l ,mmsdl-
.isly io.lo-ibs. | knos -tfv -iilisn by
the ianior psriusr; the htth as b,
Henry. the bnsh, sPprh,ics. aud The
.iHth "a ehorus by The .shi0f partner. g.
an gr.ussd from hi. letter bsiore me
10 b able Ni,,dly 10 recall . be be.
given IL 70 me. an The mote pls..sd,
hs'ins. IN my p'svl0ss lns.iim.bls hsr-
rsiiss. spoken Of him a. pct. thus TO
hays u In my poser 10 tuinlsh . spec.
nsn u hi. s.bdi.OIk In that time. No
one ill ,satgre 10 s.y that. mounting
their Ps...u, .. be did. b.hihd both iks
junior and spPr,n,ios. be failed Ia the
slightest t-gve to compass the height Of
their sO.rins ssHis. The sons com
msuost:
A-sas. W uu-s.. ssd sttsad.
Nhus stals usrfsts,
fuyt q Fs-is s-.ist.ac~ isni.
TO u.aks ~ 81 ssls ssiais.
Tbsn. a. ny memory serve. me, after
brief mssiion II heal s'sni. aud
Biographical sketch u "Aaht Kelly" The
-ons sndsd =. follo-.
AZ churUt. uus ntsh ~. sotus hours shs speut,
81 uusCn revived ~as So.
- tnsusnt -nsu o. u-f beins shs seat.
A rtdisf 81. inssi -
- o. h.r nstshbcf's room shs ns-,
A. f un ansmusu ~ 80
a ntills fuau th. tsfil- dfss.
An sIsss-d ths oo- And stfinss
nnt nsding rsoul net a. o. that.
AM u.ins hsrt % issra.
rhs pIlsd BET ftast 90 greasy aut
Ahd nsds ne bosses yssfu.
Thus .h- hsr pity did sho-
r a. ~uhin %. plsee.
~ tn - 9Th 80 niiiis-tos
To al ne Caa.s ~ grace.
Ghosts
Come grss-e again ~. Of D. bov
AL sfsas. sgsin ths strinEs.
fuf fafthsf shall he niiiil- 40.
And ioedsr u shall rihgi
OF course "Auni Kelly" ~. no, =
little annoyed. and "Br0lhsr Walton"
.ohsr .sd.te nd lind old ventlsm.n