Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-22
AN ECONOMICAL OUTING.
our HARTFORD CORRESPONDENT AND
rARrr TAKE A VACATION At SMALL
ExPENsE.

our HARTFORD coRRKsPoxDKxr AMI
rARrr TAKE A VACATION AT SMALL
EXPENSE.
HARTFORD, Au0. II, 1893.
Editor Deps0crut:
Since Il has become the fsshIor and
custom for most people 70 take . vaca-
ton during the hot weather and rest
their bodily limbs, 90 vol ~ 70 renew
their mental faculties, I made up my
mind (after consulting my folks) to
have short outing. told my wifc I
had my meadow hay all polled out aud
there was nothing now very. pressing
except to watch the COWS aud keep them
within bounds. To my unexpected Joy
she seemed to be favorably disposed. :.
So went TO my friend Charles and
Invited him to Join me 10 the undertake
Ing. Now Charles IL q hard working,
honest man as well ~ myself. lie con.
adhered the matter q few moments and
then said by CORY he would 30.
We decided TO take trip among the
mountains Of old Oxford. Asour imam
clal condition WAS somewhat crippled,
we determined to make the voyage In
two days. We had about el.44 between
us, and the women folks thought we had
better 70 on cheap scale and take our
provision with Us, and some grain for
the old horse. Charles was to furnish
horse and I wagon, oats and harness.
We started sharp ut "A. NJ, August
9th, for Sumner Flat, passed up the val
ley road, which leads to Cygotch. Here
we entered the mountain country sud
denly. We passed up on the west side
OF Speckled Mountain, which covers con-
siderable land and In some places almost
works itself into the road. Charles
pointed out to me place up among the
rocks called the Devils Den, which had
not been fully explored. lie said years
ago some men with iron constitutions
and catgut nerves resolved to probe its
hidden recesses. They armed them
selves with shot guns and few cur
dogs and proceeded M far ~ Helrs
Kitchen, when their torches suddenly
went out and they retreated In good
order.
We passed by Shagg Pond and finally
halted at the foot OF Davis Mountain
near the shore of Concord Pond. Here
we nut up our team and after helping
the woman who lived there drive COW
out Of the garden, We began to climb.
Il was rather uphill business With the
at OS In the shade, but we
started out for a rest and we meant to
have II.
After q good many hard pulls we ar
rived at the tip top In rather leaky
condition. We hunted for blueberries
but found rather dry picking. After
taking lunch crawled up to the high
est peak, and laid my weary limbs In tho
shade of q small spruce tree, and viewed
the country below as far ms the eye could
reach. While lying there fell Into
sort of q revery, or something OF that
kind, and reflected on bygone days.
Says I, not many generations ago, where
we now drag out miserable existence
under Democratic administration, the
wild thistle nodded In the wind and the
rank fox dug his hole unscared. Here
lived In their dizziness another race OF be-
ings and says I, where IL the noble red man
and where Il his dusky mater About this
time heard q slight rustic among the
rocks. I saw a female figure OF about ~
years, who asked me what ! said, sir.
I replied that ! was musing on the
grandeur spread out before me and that
my thoughts were perhaps y little out
spoken. Says I, my female friend, can
you look on this grand panorama and
not feel throby Can you realize the
OF nature In all Of Its undulter.
ated yerginlty and not hcayea slghT
held up at this point to see how II affect
ed her. She looked me over minute
and said, "Old man, II you think you
are going to come 1t over me with any
such stuff as that, your name IL Dennis.
About this time Charles came around
with about half a pint Of berries and q
sorrowful c0untenance and said he had
had enough of this place and we had
better 20 down. SO after casting one
more glance on Mt. Zlrcon and Milton
Plantation, we retraced our steps.
Nothing happened going down worthy
of note except Charles walked up good
sized hornets nest and got me Into II.
For short time | forgot my rheumatic
and few around like n boy and came out
without sting. l noticed Charles
peeking out from tree with twinkle
In his eye, but think he was somewhat
mortified ut the result.
But got my revenge afterwards for
Charles cut his thumb about half of try
Ing to open can of bull beef, which
came from the store OF G. G. Spauldlng,
who keeps a large line Of choice grocer
les, Buckfeld village, Maine, aud sells
them when he can.
We got back to our team about $50
y. NJ, and after eating our dinner and
paying the boy u cents for feeding the
horse, we started for the new city Of
Rumford Falls, which ls worth quite q
Journey to see. Wepraised up the much
Dragged about place, and thought 1t
pleased the people.
Charles said that one OF his old neigh
bors lived somewhere In Rumf0rd, and
II we could find him we could stop over
night free of expense. After making
some inquiry we found the man well 10.
Gated at Rumford Centre, and no seemed
to be glad to see US under the clrcum-
stances. The next morning Charles In
auired Of every one he saw II they knew
OF any blueberries this side OF Canada
line, and received negative reply. So
we thought as long as we had made
friends with everybody and had u good
time (for cheap one) We would try and
get home.
We arrived at our native place at I
y. NJ, having been gone just thlrty-six
hours I believe, and found everything In
good order, and feeling that II is better
to be In the house OF mourning than to
dwell In the haunts OF wlckedness, and
that he who ruleth city Is greater than
he that take.h his spirit.
Yours In faith, hope and charity,
Jon WRITER'S, No. IL.
P.S. Il cost us just % cents from the
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