Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11
II Il with "a. NJ II was with Mr.. a. MrA
IsoonER In the Play, 90 whit


Il
Spcrretooul Sircls at Squire smiths.
When arrOye I found the east room
chock full inclndin all th. old maids In
the villige & tho long hsr~i feller stsssid.
When went in ! was salootid with
"here Gums the bcnitei man--''h~ar
Gums the hory.h~isi unbcleeycr-
Gums the skofcr at trooth," etseticry.
et-ettery.
Ssri. ''my frcns. it's troo I'm hear. q
now bring ON your spsrcts."
u the long harcd fellers riE up and
~ hs would state q few remarks. lie
III man wa. n crtter - intellcck g was
movin on to Cole. sum men had big
gcr intsllccks than other men had ani
they wool git to the Cole the sponerc-t.
sum msn were besstS q wooS never git
into tho Cole at all. lie ~ the Firth
was material but man wA~ imInstsrial.
anil hens was different from the Erth.
The Firth. cun,inncrsi the speaker. re-
solves round on IL own arsltrcc Onco
in 20 hours, but q. man haint gut no
axsltrre be- can't resolve. lIo ~ the
ethereal s-sance ~ tho kooriinAis
branchis oi sur-rhuman natur b"cum
mstiymorfus--i a. man prOgr'~t In hAr-
m0nill cosxistuncc a. cycntooslly anty
humanika,i th-ir-elvcs & turn~i into
rrglar spcrrctuellers This was yersif.
ferusly applauded by the cumpany. AID
a. make II = pint 90 get along A. pleas.
ant a. possible. ! sung out. "bully for
you. old bOy.'
The cumany then drew round the
table And the Sircla kOnmenst to go u
They axcl mo N thcrs was anybody In
the Spcrrot lanl which wool Ike a.
convarSs with. Iscl II Bill rornpkins.
who was onct my partner IN the show
biEnis. was sober. should ike 10 con-
var. with him a few Ieriols
Ia tho Spcrrct Of William Tompkins
pre-.nty' ~ % the long hAr~i chaps.
and there was thrco knox on the table.
s.z I. William, how go-s u, old
Swcstnessy'
pretty ruff. old ho~s,- he cplide.
"Air yOu in thu show biEniz. William
scd I.
lie III hs was. lie -,i be- & John
Bunyan was trayclin with a side show
In connection with ShAkspcrr. Jonson &
Cos Circus Iis ~ old Bun (meanin
Mr. DunyEn.l stirred up the animils &
ground ths organ while hs tended door.
Occashunally Mr.. Bunyan sung a comic
song. Tho Circus wa d0in midlin well.
Bill shsksp.rr hal made CRATE hit with
oil Bob Ridley. AMI I'm Jon.on was
delitin the Isple with his trooly grats az
% ho~smanship without s..ldul OF bridal.
Ssz I, William. my luyly friend, can
YOU pay me that ~ dolllrs you owe me-
tie ss-l no with one % the most trrmen.
is knox ever cHp-riun-'d.
The SirCle III be- hal gune. Air You
gone, William axed. "Raytber," hs
rcplii.. anI I knowd u wAs no uso 10
pursDp the subicck furier.
then called fur my farther.
"Ilows things. dallyf'
"Mlldlin, my -on. middlin."
"Aint you proud of your ofurn
boyg'
''Scaocly.-
why not. my paricnty'
"DccawI You hay gone % writin for
the noo-plpcrs. my son. Bimeby yCull
-, all your character Tor trooth and
ycrrAs-crty. When | helpt yOu into the
show mInis told you D. dignerfy that
there prof,shun. Litteratoor i low
He also staiii that be- was do,n mid.
ilin well In the PEANUT biEnis a ik~i IL
putty wcll. tho the chmit ws rather
warm.
When tho sircle stop, thay aIed ns
what thawt - a.
Srz I. MY frrns, I've btn into The
show htnis now guin on 23ycars. There's
a artikl In the Constiioo~hun a. tho
United STATES which "a Ia edeck that
everybody may think Just A. he darn
pieazs-, * them Is my sentiments IN .
hArr. You d0wtlis belecye this sTsrrrt
loctrin while think IL l. little mkt
Just a. soon a. a man bccums = rcgln
out & out Spcrrrt rapper he leryes orf
workin. lcts hts hare grow AL over his
t,se * commensis spungin his livin out
~ other prpls lie eats al the dick.
summaries he can find X gOEo round
chOck full ~ biz wUris, scartn the win.
min folks 4 little Children & ds-trOyin
the pi,cc of mind u eyry t,m-rle bs en-
ter. He don't 10 nobody no god a IL
a cnss to -)ciety * pint on honest
p.ple's corn b-ef barrik. AdInittin AL
you say abowt the doctrin 10 h. uoo, !
mus, say the rrglar Professional SPIRIT
rap,.rs-them A. makes birnis on it
air abowt the most ornery Sst of cusss
ever enkounter,sl Ia my life. NJ sayin
put on my surtOot and went home
Respectfully Yurs,