Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-06

LEWISTON, MAINE, March 81, 1897.
Editor Desaocrut:
For two years or more . kind friend
has sent me her Democrat after she hal
read II, and when she ceases to do &C
you'll have another subscriber, for car
not do without II. I look forward te
It's coming rs one would for good
newsy letter from some old friend. II
tells me all about Tom, Dick and Marin,
where they are and what they are do
ing. have lie. rned who the contribut.
ors are from the different towns. Many
Of them are friends knew In the "days
Of auld lang syne," who sang with me
when was young, Beneath the Home
stead Tree" 'Sweet Bye-and-Bye," vi
come, l come" and songs as old Al
these.
| All me, an me, how time doth ny,
10 surely does not wait,
wish 10 might. for you and /,
Before 10 IL too late.
| When your paper comes TO hand now
hs stem TO read the items from the diff
fereut towns. How familiar they sound
to me, especially those Of Paris, Norway,
Hebron. Sumner, Minot and Buckfield.
An item from North Buckfleld not long
since carried me back so plainly to the
time when | taught the district school
there, In the little red school house on
the corner, and boarded round. Ii was
my first experience In that line, and as
the people were entire strangers to me,
| felt little uneasy about II. But
found each boarding place the best, and
enjoyed my stay with the different fam-
lilies 80 much, that | am always glad to
see or hear from any Of them.
When | read the Sumner news | am
reminded Of the cattle shows which were
! wont TO be holden there; and enjoy
the state fair no more to-day than we
used to that country f,ir. How plainly
can see that hospitsble Robinson home
stead where We all made ourselves so
much at home, and were welcomed by
those Robinson twins" shall never
forget the good dinners they served.
wish could dine there TODAY. also have
a drink from the ''old oakeu bucket that
hung in the WELL" where so many
quenched their thirst at the time OF the
sumner fair.
The East Bucl field items interest me
most, for they tell me all about the
'.home folks" IL Was there spent my
childhood days, and
"How dear to my heart are the scenes of my
childhood"
Many changes have taken place In the
old neighborhood since | left the home
roof, vet quite number OF the dear old
friends still remain under the roof that
sheltered them when I WAS a child. We
form new acqusintsnces rs we 90 out
into the world, and lind them pleasant ;
vet there are none, after all, quite so
near and dear To us as the friends of our
youth. our schoolmstes, and those who
have shared our JOYS and sorrows, as
people In country towns are wont To do.
"A | take retrospective view Of the
old home ncighborhood, L can but see
that IL was one Of the best, and so safe a
place for one to spend the days "~hen
the tv ig wss being b. nf.'
The Hebron and Minot news interests
me. | have many pleasant scquaints noes
in both towns of whom | should seldom
hear il not for the Democrat.
VIVA, Interesting letters Matte Maxim
sends Us regarding her travels abroad
They are worth all one pays for the
Democrat.
But will stop writing. did not in
tend 10 write so much when took up
my pen. but simply to say that | en-
loved the Democrat, also found II In
structive. and In every way first-class
paper.
GEORGE DECosTER MoRRELL.