Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-06-16
WRITTEN fcr tl.s Osfori D,m.rst
TWO ELDERS.

TWO ELDERS.
Ephraim Goddard 10 l,umford was
some years ago, I am Informed, q tall,
corpuicnt "hcavy weight" bat he Ia.
been so active, agile and industrious all
through III. life that be has actually
worn himself OF all around, as gold
coin grows smaller by aitrition, until he
to-day I. q slight weight" In early life
he spent much time In boston so .ngag-
ed that be learned considerable rgari-
Ing the culinary art. lie also kept q
dining house before the Rebellion on
white Cap, the fsr-fancd blueberry
mountain. Perhaps he may be out 81
practic. now, hut ! surml.- that With .
short renewal ~ work With the dish pan
and mixing spoon, h. would soon be-
come IN expert In the preparation az
p,lst.hls mss.cs. while In the .er,ic.
during the late VAR. b. lcarnci, very
soon after coming Into hand-io.hsnd
conflicts With the enemy. that III. chtnc-
.. Ca gain fame by throwing r-bel. over
hi. head from the point of hl. hsyonct,
alongside ~ such soldier. Nc Uncle joe
RIchar,i.on land thrr wcrc many such
In the ia, and J.i l,egimenis) scw
very small. Read partial llst Dan
Vel White, Georgc y. Holt, Frank stan.
lev, Winfield =. Hove, iIcnry Abbott,
BENJAMIN 4. Swassv, Dennis brown,
stIlinan whitney. Mark .. Wentworth,
Henry ". Iiearcc, Richard sml u AMI
John ". Tbomp.on-sll living aud
starving for ans'hcr light.
Just preceding the Rebellion, from
- II 49,. haul In
Dixhcld village. Many ~ u. memhcr.
have "lolnc'l the great miJority." Ed-
vani Norrfo... Crawford Marble, DE
witt Chase, iafor,t aud Alcck >sun-
der., ". :. Mitchell, Bernard White,
perhaps others, al gone a. the better
world. Henry ". aud George VI. Park,
John y. and Charlie. stanley, william
". ani "Eldct" George Mitchell, sher'
IN wounell, ~. y. rra.k and M ioub, q
few be.lic It'll live. Thls baud had the
had ~ the procession when Jefferson
Davis, III. "srvh traitor" VA. marched
through the street. II Dixheld.
Gcorgc Mitchell cam. Ia DiNheld from
whst l. known q. the "lIsck Kingdom
Ia the town ~ Mexico. for several
wears d. W.. the m,in msn around Uncle
sam Morrill,. tavern. rr,,ty gifl.
atounhe>i In IA. town 10 Weld IN those
dsy., p-rhap. there may h. some IN
rrankliu County IN ihs.s days. Almo.i
every sunday Gcorg- was az Weld,
when he VA. asked what be- Mas thrr,
for. DE- replied that Weld WAS ou his cir
cuii and be was th-rc Ia prrach. lls
wss namr,i Elder Mltchcll.-hc i Elder
Mitchell to-day. This prrfacc-nos tho
story:
Ephr.Im Uo,idar, kept the dlnlns
house on white Cap. The DlNn,ld
Ba.s Hand w-nt there sni rrmslnc,i
Que night. The members ~ the band.
With other. Who accompanied " a. the
mountain, .at NJ Ephr,lm'. nhlr'.
Among the ''othcr." WAS Elder V''.orgrl
li,s., an eminent clergyman then occu'
pVIng the pulpit ~ the tulScrsalisl
church n Dlxncld. No excursion o. the
mountains or clscSherc could b. lttd by
a bras. hand In tlio.- day without tax
Ing along little "Oh bourbon. II
would hay. l.~cn a. much an imp1ssibll'
lty Ia have doDc without Il then a. u
would H. nov for a hshlng party FROM
Canton "a 20 Ia -Four Ponds" without .
few gallon. - ".pllt". In serving the
courses the pie had been distributed ou
side plates. Elder Mitchell took the
plat. near hl. own. Elder BATE, sitting
opposite, reached Tor hi si the same
time. fo.. saunders, claiming tia,
which Mitchell reached for, exclaimed
With q someshat upward lncllnailon 81
the voice. "DIaA yoa. Elder, don't steal
my pc 80 Elder Hate. was Somewhat
a.toni.hed at bclng addressed In that
manner aud With such violent ione,
bat calmly fcsch~'i the plate he held Ia
al. hand to saunders. and remarked
su,SeIy and sI,ologeticslly that he ~a'
not aware that d. had taken another .
food. Ephraim, standing near sud ha,'
lng observed the whole thing, gracious
~ remarked: "liroihcr Hates, ! pre-
sumo you we're not aware that ! have
two Elder. seated At NV table, that one
(polnting to Elder MITCHELL being the
culpr,."
SrAgkTs.