Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-06-18

Happiness On So&1sng Tear
"I can .es nothing ~ holy ~ unrs-
hx~l play and frolic In this bower God
has built for us- This sentence frOm
Thorrau Mr.. Philip q. Hubert quotes
on the title page % his book. "Lieerty
and . Living Mr.. Hubert. q tired
Newspaper man. who worked from . In
the morning I'll II At night, suddenly
resolved 10 breAk away and regain mans
primitive fre~iOm-the frc~Siom u the
woods. the ky. the waters and the sun
shine. lie resolved 10 80 a. the cOuntry.
Everybody wsrnei him against II. for
the world IL full % crOAkers and people
who have ic~t their enthusiasm and be-
come like putty. staying where they are
stuck. In the city IL was toiling ones
hfe away between walls In the ooun-
Try the farmer drudg~i the same way. =
slAvs ehain~i 30 the soil Our news
PAPER man believed there wss middle
ErOund, whsrcOn = man might wurk Just
enough D. make good living. and es
frv-e. healthy and JOYOUS. In such way
work would b~com. Joy AMI pssiims.
II must - ssid tia, Mr. Hubert hal
Alrcaay an income o, 49, q mouth This
rrpre.~nt- bloaisl luxury b. the average
farmer. hat % the city man u l. stsrys-
ton incoms But with this CERTAIN sum
,o fall back ca. the journalist gave up
bis situation CA ths uswspApsr AMI took
q hou-e with one scrc q ground On Lons
bland. hfiy miles frum New York. and
pvpAr~i 10 enjoy paradise.
lie has found ., all his fancy painted.
ana morr lie him-rlf rsi-c- All the veg
s,able- ne.-lel The family sailbcai 10
r..ly fur q all % hshing trip, a. the
ca nav - Every dsy frum June I'll
Octobcr the whole family have = surf
bath lie grAbbls- al the oysters they
can U.s. frum the b--l q ALT water With
his own oyster tongs. And In tn glorioas
Life - the "a air and sunshine, with the
constant. ever changing occupation. the
0vsrwork~l journals, has found that
work may - indeed male play. II Is
the true scCrvt ~ life.
Mr.. Hubert keei- chickens. which sup
ply al ths fr,sh cgg- and poultry ~
Quir,sl. AMI m0rv t.. The luHunc- %
dr. AMI fashion TIA, city dw,llers "
Guirv this family D. without. aud arr
better a f1r a. Tho luNuric- they DO
have a milhonAiry could not grt tor him
ELF AMI his family Huber; choI~ wuS.i.
culnyAiss cabhAgcs And tong fof
oyster, ike ooian0n fisherman. The
g. mouth enAhls-. them O. have al the
music and booss they ncsSi. with enough
LEFT a. make tTip- to the city when any
special Attraction oerr> IL will Be
cnuush. too. O. educate the childrcn n
prvr.rly handled. In alliiion D. what
the father earns with H. TN. for be- stin
PLAY. al writing a. b. do>-at everything
e.. After they Arv elucAi~l the chill
dryn can make their own way In the
wOrll. a. their father did
T. sum up the gains Mr.. Hubert and
HI. family have found T.-rtcci health aud
eujoymeut lie wufks ~ -svcrc Labor
enough hoars In the day g. Hye him
physicsL eIsrcise AMI krvp the family In
a.h. vs.v,Ablr.. P1ultry. eggs aud honey.
writs-fur the hcWFapsuioo-cn0ugh
20 ks-p frum sinkins into a dull drudge
Ike 10 many fNrtssrS. IL l. a. home
with MS family. All ircss plainly, bat
tAsy mis. the frshtful bother q cloths.
NJ Hubert .ays he would a.; rvcOn-
mead hi. isolated life % ANYBODY who
d.. not love physical sIrrciss anu plenty
Gift. % D. tho-s Who have Mt inisllec-
,uAi rv-oarU.- In theInsclvcs enough ~
- happy without ss.lding the stre.ts u,
an svcnins D. - crowd But thO-s
who Az .0nd q physical eHsTciss aud
have re-ourc~- tn themselves can and
pATAii-s IN the country On = small in
oCne, a. be has done Heeyen thinks be
eO1l4 End yArA1iss there n be hal 40 in
come beyond what he wrs.,ed frOm the
earth and water.