Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-11

.yoa a.l for rhymes, no doubt. my son.
Iess for Instruction than for fun
And In some hArmlsss mode Intry
Your cheap demand b. satisfJ,
nv tame OIL Nus with psisiei wing
tan M new lofty sambsrs sing
Not nks the far.hme'i sw~ii.h blri
soar forth. till heaven ani earth are surfcl'
fnsie.si, she cannot chant Al al.
Iiut tails In rhyme. on topic. small
About the caiils. hOrss-, sheep,
And htlls ihins. that hy OF orc.p.-
Aboat The flower. and tree. AMI streams,
And all such common minor themes.
she Travelled With as ye.,sriay,
AMI whispered 81 me all the say
You didn't mind her. suppose,
Cono.sls~i t-eneaih the buhalcs..
AMI whs Ne hal arrived In Nsw
az the Academy, AMI you
Remarked, 700 know 'rwss hsrlly faifl,
That father graduated thcr..'
a, how .hs sssme.i inslins.i o. tell
at my sshool days r,msmlsr,sl WELL
The instient. 20 veal AMI W.
Df NOR, than thirty years aso
lios ! 80 up hsfor. t~a. hsht
AMI shufe.. my esnils late Al high,
AMI toilsi AMI studissi ~ sarpass
The smartsst scholaf IN my ciass.
wrots 'compositions' ME sase
AMI .I-Bls nv 'pls~,e.' on the stage.
Ani fai.s-i my Scice 30 heights sabine,
ssstlculatihg all the time.
ti'e hun'ir~l lines In ,irsil raj
In one day On q wager hli.
] was brilliaht Toy. Yea s.s. John,
when . attended school al Hebron.
sAnl mory .hs "a. lnelins.i ~ .ay
That hAypsnci At that early day
How ! "a. pcor AMI lane AMI ian,
wor, hons span ciyths. 20 lstile gro.n,-
Your srahdps's wedding suit resign~i
rgrnssl inside out AMI paisbct bshihd,-
Tom's under IsSkst, strlpssi with blue,
lhr. summer. af'sr 70 "a. nov
IIo~ ooul drive ma costly team
Of bOrsc. feet. not 80 by steam,
Hut rule an obi marr bavlsssk double,
Thr,s milo. an hour without much tfOabr,
With sasillehaT. In which ~ carry
Ny clothes sni books AMI staiionery'
In one eni Ciosru aud >allust,
In rotisr shirts Ani hose Tor ballast,-
How sometimes thrs wen, In this mole
And walkri Ot ran by turns AMI role,
And kOw ! tra,elssl. ~ rocits,
a mile AZ morning AMI AZ Night,
lic.sa.e ! oouh Rot then afOri
To pay the price - nearer boarl.
Dr Ieopls neavr dii MT sboo.o
To take their pay IN mailing shoes.
This Z. not p,-try. but letter.
The simple truth. John. every ritter.
Vet Vas counted 'hrishf. You .os, John,
When . Attended school At Hebron.
"-ince then what chahse. ~c l-hoiii
What wonders thirty year. unfohii
We 10 Ne, nov thres mile. an hour,
90 fo, 90 horssisrk. bot BY power
az sisAm are horne Ten time. q. fat
lnirvn locomotives vast,
Transporting men ani massive freight
from town ~ town, from stats b. state.
rrOysilei BY for. that FAR s,c-~is
That % Ten thousand mighty st.ssis,
While news l. sent by lightning forth
from east % west, frOm souih ~ north,
AMI murh Improvement has tssn male
In art. ani sslsnos. anil trs,is,
slncs men thfashe.i wheat AMI rye With Halls
AMI house. bull with hammered nails,
AMI saiitles rule on, men worth millions,
All la,lie. role bshini on billions.
sine. women span their nst Ani WOOL.
AMI chilif,n, when they went b. school,
Icot % their hun cap. In tho ENTITY
AMI always. When they met the E.ntry
~ home, al church. 90 on ths rad,
By boving igw their manners shOw'd.
"whlle that last couplst . r,Jestc,i
In nv obi chair o. usual -ests.i,
beari noi-s that startled me,
30 sudden twas. What goah u nl
AMI when he came D. dinner, Yet
rirke,i up Q partri.ise almost dead.
With brulsn wing, clo-e ~ my door,
ruor bril- twill ny away no taofe
4 NJ resemblance ~ my Mas,
Whose faltsrinx powers Will soon refuse
To intsr,st us with ths-s lays
az what took plao. In by gOne days.
10 Ear. you well. my pr,cIou. AL.
Ny rhymes tegin b. make me AL.
lthlhk u nothing new ~ TELL.
IN write again when feel well
AMI wide awake AMI bright anil strong.
Your tco fond father. Laicc Long.
Up. s.-rwo things, my 600, I hal forgot
Play not Nth gun. le.t you rrt shot,
All In the car. neat tilse you riis
IL sure AMI hep your heal Inside.