Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-26


inr the aisle ~ the car AMI then dusting
IN each passenger ut twenty cents
E.x Ipp lie would h. well ht,e,i. and is
thoroughly qualified. to act A. conductor.
aisi. In fact. has educated a sore n
n.w conductors. bat bis color is agin
him. a.. todd the that In the north he
could act ~ conductor II the cOmfany
-aw n, 10 spIuint him, but IN the south
be would lie unable to enforce his Au-
ihoriiy
hay. Jus, t--,n visiting the Calaiol,
and especially the --na,s. bui lid NJ, "
main long. owing 10 the fact that last
.umm.r during the heated term large
anil PROSPEROUS cat crawlcd through one
Of IN. valve. ~ the heating apparatus
~ the senate AMI strOlling about
thrYugh the catacomb- ~ ho, air pipc-.
at ,ha, time idle and ocol. bccame L.
wild,r,Si and al last sank down help
le-s with = low cry. shall perish
hrrr aluney she exclaimed a. she at
down On cold regis,cr. viii no one
help mey' hut ccho alone replied.
People who visit-i the senate cham.
bsr lat. In th. summer thought they
hcarl wall of distress on several occa-
.ions. but were told that u was doubt
-. the cunyulsiy, death struggles of
~nme bill that hsd no, b-cn killci ~
dead a. was supis~ei
Gu O,-nins th. senate chamber. how
ever. this session new oiOr scemcd Ia
have established it-clf IN that lOcaliiy.
S.Dm. thought ths, n csine fruin thu
dead letter Office but this was found a.
t- ~ mistake. ani only r~ccntly has I,
l.,n thoroughly settled that !, !. the
cat. who .,rolle,l into the works oi the
beating APPARATUS while they were cool
We .hould learn frOm this that while
W. may go on through life enjoying our
ssly-s. gayly entering into the pleasures
of Oh. monent sitting co-illy AMI calm
~ nInn the frig,d register - th. prs
cni. ~bne day th. great janitor ~ the
world. heating APPARATUS will clo-s our
r,sisier and turn on IN. heat We vill
CRY cut but cry In vain. "Oh. once more
give nc chance Ia choose a more con-
genial clifna,e'
Washington Is the city ~ which we
~ Ain.rigans. n We will lay aside all
I.rsoual prcjudic,>. ARE naturally most
pruui n We will lo~e sight ~ our little
io.al hpplner Tor inoincnt. we viii dis
cover that no city In the United State
can apprOach Washington when we con
silcr 4, ~ a city ot homes. Much has
t--,u AID ALREADY by able writer. and
better I-hm.n than ! r,gariing the
BEAUTIFUL streets of Washington. but no
one can - thoroughly enjoy them as the
man Whose heal Is still one grand az
gn-gA,iOn of noises Is,culiar to broad
way a congress OF deadly vibrations
and metropolitan racket.
Comins. ~ ! did. IN early life from
the dirt ros,ds and rural quiet of Moose
head lake. I, i no, surprising tina, the
city Of New York proved TO L. several
-iIss largvr than bal bccn accustomed
Ia aud the yariei style 81 noises Ieculiar
Ia the Isincipai business streets inter.
f,r~d with my contemplative moods,
AMI once or twice Sd confused me that
did not ~, home until late hour at
night.
Here find nothing 30 interfere with
thought. % which ! am very fond. or
improving conversation. of which am
also p..ssionaiely fond Here one may
hire conveyance Tor two bob, as we
,ay In England which will take him
about over the city. meantime giving
him also an opportunity 10 speak In low
passionate tones 20 his companion with
on, rupturing a blood vessel. hops
that the time viii come when enough
people will have seen the beauties Of
Washington streets - that In their re-
turn 10 their respective homes they will
sow the seeds of discoJd and discomfort
and make things unpleasant In their
peighborhooi until they have similar
streets.
Where am sitting as ! write these
lines can see one of the historical por-
tions of the city. one that has bcen 10
Gently 10 ably de>cribei by Mr.. Croffut
II u little piece Of ground which dur
ing the Revolution belonged To the farm
Of David Burns. In i'vo Il was defined
as Lafayette park. II Is a spot around
which have clustered many Of the most
nots.i characters In the history OF this
republic. and more ESPECIALLY the vart-
ous members OF the various cabinets
Il l. remarkable and interesting &c
note the advance of civilization and ~
nnement among our ofnciais auriny thai
time. Look, Tor instance. at the difer-
ence In the dress aud behavior OF our
representatives abroad at present ~
COMPARED with those In the times Of
Franklin. Think how mortifying u
must have been 90 q young republic
lust getting on its feet. with q new
job press for printing its currency
and q mortgage thereon. represented
abroad. not by refined and well dressed
man like Mr.. Lowell or Mr.. Lincoln. but
temporarily. perhaps, by such man -
franklin man with deep and lasting
contempt for the X. 4. v. r. business; Q
man who would attend . german at the
queens place dressed In little brsef au-
thority and a fawnskin vest. talking Of
the best time OF the year In which 10 A.
saSsinate the hog and other msttes Tor
which her majesty did not then. and
dos not now. care continental.
Imagine. then. II you please. . man
like Franklin at the roval table sweet
ening his consomsne. talking Of the TO
tatiou Of crops and putting Worcester
shire sauce on his terrspin. Now ws
can DO this SORT Of thing with impunity.
bsosass ~ are . srsas nation But ss