Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-16

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l DO not say this 20 hurt Ebcr. for he
Il too great q man 30 IL hurt 10y news
paper criticism. but why In heavens
name cannot people ~ prominence get
along smoothly togetheri ! think we
should stand by each other. Ten years
ago me, the two headed girl for the
trst time, and while tho meeting was
no, ELUSIVE. u was cordial have also
met the Prince Of Wales and Sitting
Bull. and ther. was no coldness. no pro
fcssional jealousy between Us.
also once met Joseph Cook. who was
on his way 10 his regular work rcpair.
Ing and editing some Of the works OF
God. and even he was kindly and al.
most sweet to me.
10 l say that people % prominence
should play into one anothers hands.
"reminiscences % senator Plumb are
- plenty since his death tha, | venture
10 call up one % the incidents of his
early experience. We had been running
around over tho Capitol. looking u
whatever was curious In the way OF
memoranda sent In 10 congress by the
presidents. like appointments, etc. some
In pencil on MANILA paper containing a
whole cabinet perhaps. but as informal
q. q list of vegetables for your cook 10
order Cor over Sunday; then others
would be stiff and formal. like George
Washington engaged In taking the thirty.
ihiri degree In Masonry. wehad looked
over and commented on all thess things,
swaptel bon mots with Senator ingalls,.
greatly tO our own advantage, Tor Sena-
tor Plumb was never remarkable Tor
hi. rrIarioe. and a. bright anil really
bon motter could never make wages.
bcing slow % thought ani possessing
rather a profound mind-not % course
the profundity noticed In fresh. young,
newly matriculated Asshco'i. but depth
which b slowly stirred. shadowed over
with an earnest gloom.
We then went up into the gallery and
fOr an hour or two forgot our own great
hes. the senate chamber faded away
on the drowsy. buEring wings of the
motion % r'fer 10 the committee on
rules: the hot, Turkish bath air which
Il used ,o sprout tho senatorial thought
lulled NJ 20 half forgetfulne-s and
hushei the pop % the committees re-
port. For the time we were back again
In the far west. with widening miles BE-
tween NJ and the chaste refinement of
senator iloar, with billowing. breezy
states between us and the classic His
cock. the deep. appealing ayes of Came
ron and the Roman noes of Eimunds;
we were again sitting as,ride the waspy
cayuse or returning hurriedly 10 camp,
where kind hands again pulled out the
arrow OF the savage and told rs how the
place looked to one who could get
around there and see for himself. How
kind hand. could tell this 10 one leave
the ready and versatile reader 20 figure
out.
I'VE used 10 make our writing ink In
the early days where lived, said Mr.
Plumb. "of maple bark. which was
boiled down till II was Q little redder
than umbrella Juice and little thicker
than stump water.
1T looked badly. but Il was q pen
compared 20 the way II smslled. I,
smsilei like the deluge NJ low tide
/ New fork wnen It's OI-ning up SUD
way on n ho, day shows great possibili.
ties, but IL cannot get In the little trills
and throbs Of measly and antique stencil
that this homemade and fermented ink
did.
"Once I went over 10 try case before
Q poor white justice of the peace over
thirty miles away. lie was plain. un-
educated man. who used his tongue In
writing and breathei heavily. like a
mush kettle. while thinking.
Opposed 90 the as counsel was q man
who had been admitted to the lar. ]
hal not. Hc was rather pompous, and
hated 20 try case before a country jus
tice, but he had 10 do u. lie was ho,
and cross. and while he was making his
argument one of the children got an
acorn up its nose and we had 10 stop
and bore II out with the iron worm on
an old ramrod. That made counsel
mad. and while he was making q dila-
tory motion the Square picked q brisr
out of the palm Of his hand with Bar
low knife and overruled u.
Then counsel got 40 hot that he for
go, himself and said things TO the court
which ought 10 have remained forever
unsaid. After that the court got angry
and threatened 20 commit counsel fof
contempt. Counsel allowed that the
court did not know enough 10 draw the
mit,imus.
| ..AiI right. . will show you.' ssys ths
court. and thereupon he bit OF q piece
of tobacco about the sine OF prayer
book and took down large, fat volume
OF forms for justices Of The peace weigh
ing about nine poundH and smelling OF
pork gravy and childhood.
"Iie wrote on and on till dinner time
Then he glarei at the man he was en-
gagged In committing and ate the un
demonstrative corn dodger with hin
meantime.
81 didn't mind the bitterness betweet
the court and counsel. for u was al
good for my side. After dinner tn.
square rolled up one corner OF the oil
cloth tablecloth and went on with tn
mittimus AL that afternoon, will
bulging eye and wet brow. while oppos
ing counsel sat and smoked under tn
cool shadow of the cottonwood, tn
broiling gentleman on the superheates
wooisack painfully wrote on.
Toward twilight. ~ the frogs In tn
hollow smo;e tho soft and echoles
cleaning with their metallic song. tn
court cloecd with tho final whereof fai
not at your peril and the eommitmen
WA duly drawn.
Looking over earnestly atit and lean
ing on the shoulder Of the court, CO
still see the calm. pale face Of counss
- he looked searchingly over the stil
J wet and fragrant document.
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