Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
JObN's LITTER.

I'm all the communications that have
seut 10 tine Democrat there have been
bot very few indeed Of what IL known ~
"priuter's errors, aud what errors ]
have cent In have generally been cor
rected. Thanks. icannot cay the sane
Of other publications. ] have known
the blunders To foot up 10 ten 10 rouad
numbers, In q Communication no longer
than intend that this shsll b. Dldnt
Ne llft an imaginary boot against the
printers imaginary bick-seat and send
hIm aioft. Yes, but he came down smll.
Ing aud Il didn't hurt him any. Glad
Of u.
Button-holed Dr. whitman on the
sidewalk nj the corner store yesterday.
The Doc taught four schools last year,
walking 10 and from. think that be
travelled 1900 miles In all. The doctor
takes quite an interest In the early his
tory Of the town, and has collected quite
q quantity OF "Reminiscences and person.
al histories Of the old pioneers. lie 10
preparing q sketch ofthe Roberts family
-or nj least one member of 10, Ellisbeth
Roberts. once well-known ss Aunt Lissie
Irish. lie cannot exaexerate on her
goodness very esslly. once heard my
father cay that be didn't know but God
could make better woman but he never
did. don't know how that may be,
but II lie ever made better grand.
mother I never found her. ] an brim-
ming over With memories Of her and
they are ell sweet.
Say, are You firm believer la modern
splritualisms Neither am j. but ex-
plain this. will your Thirty-slx years
ago this April. just before vent TO Geek
my fortune In the great Southwest, ]
attended what Was called = spiritual
circle" In the house where Mr.. whltten
nov lives. think Il Vas there. The
lady of the house MAS In q trance, soI
called, aud when ! entered the door she
just went for me, and In the same way
precisely that grandmother Was wont In
do. putting her arms around me In the
same way, and then patting me on the
back In the same old way that ] remem-
Der go we'll. She Was so anxious that
shouldn't 20 90 Kentucky. ! Was still
skeptical about u being my sure-enough
grandmother, and 80 said lightly,
"But I'm going just the same, granny"
~ know you are, but II Will be 10 your
injury" Well. ! went aud got en- nesr
my grave that the earth began Ia cave
In. Hut somehow managed Ia scrabble
out Of Il, and here am, but have never
recovered from the shock. That's
what the "inhuence" sald. Well, ex.
pcct some day, u I am good, u ] am real
good. nv dear old grandmother will
take me In her arms and pat me on the
back again, u I have any to pat. shall
We know the loved aud Lost over there
That's . foolish question. Of course
We shall, unless We are first-class Idiots.
Why, that IL the very cream of u, seeing
ss ne are seen and knowing a. We are
known. And that IL scripture, too.
Well, doctor, write up q good old
.'rye-and-lnjun" history Of the town.
There must be material enough, II II can
be saved before u perishc.. To make IL
readable and Interesting. Speaking OF
''lnjln" reminds me-as Lincoln would
say. As = great moral principle IL In
yolved I Will bot u down just here. once
on time there Was o poor family Ia
town Into which dne hour seldom came.
One day one Of the boys caught q dis
tant glimpse of the old man a. he turn
ed the corner on his way home from the
village With bag Of meal on his back.
There comes father With some more Of
that damned lnjin." Now the question IL,
was Il the immortal part Of him, the real
boy himself, that shot on that stalwart
language, or was Il his jsded stomach
clamorlng To be delivered from the bond
age Of profaned ipjln Into the liberty OF
washburn's Bestt
According to the figures Of ~. Paul
the nesh IL responsible for quite q good
deal Of trznsgression. ! have consider
able confidence In Brother Paul " be
Was . Baptist. JoIIS.