Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-08-16
IohN,s IIIIIR.

We sold our lamb. yesterday o. T.. J.
Ilcrssy % North Auburn. Among them
WAS one that Ia. looked Ia us for nour.
ishmsnt since the dawn 81 his nativity.
In. little plague followed u. about a.
though We were MARY" aud didn't
rvaliIc the difference. when the peat
looked at "a. through hi. prison bars,
with troubled cye-, u gave ne homely
FEELING. Perhaps Ne arr q bit womsnish
but a. Ne we're built that way What are
you going to do about IT, One 10 the
81 ssgrceable things In farmers life !.
the raising 90 dumb animal. Tor slaugh-
ter. a. there l. nO other way We shut
our eye. and harden our hearts. "Gib"
l. the first lamb-dealer who gave us
more for lamb article than Ne asked.
We asked him II they were worth 90 him
so aud 80. lie allowed they we're aud q
little more. And 80 he gave us so aud
~ aud a little more. The average deal
er buy. for little le.., II he can, and he
generally can. Hereafter we shall put
oursslf out Ia deal With him Who gives a
little more. We learn that whoever
deals with Glb feels that b. L. dealing
With one who deals "upon the square"
~
gr-cnbsck.-by just few folks.
We were Ia Pred At~ood's store ycs-
t.r,iay and saw two of our prominent
bushes. men exercising their muscle.
more than they have exercised them for
many day catching dies aud casting
them on Ia frcd's sticking paper. They
stuck. The business men enjoyed IL.
The files must speak for themselves.
Thursday, st the appointed time, n
gay aud festive throng. Of all sorts and
siKes, from the dear old town, and from
Nc. Pals also, left the ststlon-couldnt
tab II with them for obvious reasons
aud took the train, or rather the train
took them, plumb aud handsome right In
to the very bowels, a II were, of OK
ford. Own and only "city." Time and
sgaln In the days that are no more have
We Travelled up aud down, to and from.
between hither and Won, making use Of
the mean. which the God Of nature hath
put In our power In the shape of legs.
and We have pursued that course as
often behind q "crittsr," but this new
way Il far better than the two old ways.
Railroad scenery Is not always beautiful
scenery nor grand, but when We strike
the Andro-coggin there IL no lack Of the
beautiful aud the grand. What we lack
In beauty on the outside IL made up Ia
us by beauty on the In. Aud a. for the
grand we will swap Il for comfort any
day In the year. 1te parting words Of
Mr.. woodsum az West I'eru station we're
TAKE IL all In. john" Couldn't do it Mr..
w.-not At one gulp With only two and
half hours for gulping. Toone Hho has
been familiar with the surroundings AZ
We have been for 80 many years, when
he looks upon II as IL now Ia, percepti-
BILE widening out of the eyelids IL ex-
perienced. OF one thing we are
thoroughly well satisfied aud that IL: IL
will be city that hath foundations. IL
business and granite Isn't good founda-
ton you can chink Il up with cement or
putty. Talk about the boom bursting!
II can't burst. II has come To stay aud
will stay ill the bottom Of the world
drops out. We do not wonder In the
least that the people Ia that vicinity are
feeling so we'll about the affair that they
can taste IL. We have bcen asked II We
are not sorry that we left for another
field Of labor. Not In the least. Had
we stuck" we would have been per-
fectly satisfied with our situation. Aud
We are Just that now. what more would
you have than perfect satisfActlonr We
know Of nothing under the blue canopy
that could induce Ne 10 return for
permanent residence. Buckfeld II good
enough for us. Hut we do hope they
~ill let Ne 20 hack once In while when
we can spare the dollar and ten. look
them over and try To keep up with the
procession. But We shall care more %
look upon the faces Of the old timers
than upon the blank faces of the founda-
tons or the painted walls that have no
speech nor language.
"Eilen" MAS at her beet. Nay she |
Go (w) on unto perfection. She left
some silvery sounds Ia wander away and
be Loaf among the hllls. We were not
ashamed of Nell. She behaved well.
She didn't gxwk. One wouldn't nils
trust that she wasn't accustomed 20 city |
ways aud sights and sounds. There |
Was M air Of the country about her.
She MAS Just natural. She was either |
horn 90 OF she has had The advantages Of |
. splendid "fstching up" Jonx.