The Republican journal., 1898-09-22


bullet, which probably no other house in
that part OF the State can show.
The family reared here lived to re-
markable old age, l am happy to say.
Three brothers of us are living and in
fairly good health, and five sisters, the
oldest, Mrs. j. A. Rowe of Bangor, being
9G. and the writer of these lines. the
youngest OF the family, is over 50. In
1871, all of the Thirteen children enjoyed
a last sit down together, the oldest then
being - and the youngest being 81.
The old farm, | think. is entitled to
honorable mention 1t is situated on high
ground and i'll a prominent situation mid
way between the upper and lower villages,
and was the only place in this part of the
State where our countGymen We're called
upon to meet foreign invader in battle
array ana drank the blood OF both home
friends and foreign foes
The fiIst meeting house ever built in
town vas built on my father farm in
1895, large house for those times and Well
built. and is standing yet, being moved
back and a new town house occupies its
site Tile old buIyiue erould adjoining
is aiSo on the old farm, and the Hanpden
Academy, founded about 1912. is on the
tlIn. also the brick Baptist church, and
ID large part of the new cemetery is taken
trum tie old fam, OF course We brothers
and sisters love to- visit the I'D place
Wien ON p visit toleatiyes in tie vicinity.
Brparlt-4 1lelt tl.t man vI-if .ltli .1 dead
Wsnr-ve7 tJ lru--lf hath said
THIS Is NV .uvyil. rI.l native. f4utf
Nlus+ heart has l- en- within ann bulurl
As lofr. LIE footsteps he haul nruei
From wand OBJ "A foreign strand.
We love 10 wal. over tie battlefield, we
love to- enter tllr welcome G,uf and range
through the familiar rooms. made sacred
bv The memory ur uarents who reared MS
and Spent tha Hest palt Ut their lives
I hUe We lowe to visit the low attic cham
ber iu the If the house where We laid
i'm childhood. and Heard with tlelioht the
music of soft summer An as If batter
| ed on the sliugled roof only the thick
ness of board from our cosy couch.
Tie old orchard is iuterestinq and
many of the trees ate remembered as he
inc .sweet'' ones. and by situation and
spec;al marks Many of them 7 beIned
father l,laut Will, nv own hands oh the
GOOD times We used To have ,.ickintr the
BRIGHT apples from the ground after q
storm. The old well comes in as an Oh
iect of interest. too. and
..1-l.,. ,,,.... ,,~,-,r,.,,
Ill, '''' ~ 'i'''' ''''iS III INC
.,,s..5
| Good contents 1ns,,;rino Ava The hnoabas
| 49, - 49, 80
- i"'Ti9 800 u a 'e" "eles IuS' o''ck
/ u tlle Ola H"u9t. IT mas ullSut, oeau-
| uiui nook IN "uf memories OF childhood
! days. Every tree was beech, and the
Shade was deep and refreshing ia the hot
/ summer days. 1t was place of all others
/ " here We spent our leisure houls, build
! ing bowers and swinging on then branches.
Many 81 the trees have our individual
+ iH'ilkS a4'l lHildlS On JLfm, PLAINLY to be
""' %'" =. ne" INES 81 poetry
w 'H7>9 'o' 'HeS' "illleh lie" years
'7''
'' 'at lF.F' flf>'
Aitl llt IrtrAt' many year
-' .''i' ,.. .S4. W ~ ~ iit 'HeeI'
n rli57,, iit1' ~ ,!.;l e' '+,.t g+r,f.
Tlmr fo l.i,fj No, lesson T.a~l ~
A. il waudeis under the beeches
.,-.,1 ,.
ar. nYITi 'i,e oIecA5s Heaf3 t@o
C+t,. -. ~ "llu ~ H.,
D4af 10 sermons is-- I,atnr4 nr ear '+''
Under the stately. solemn beeches.
+ia5',-i+ 80 E., du 'aii
Vet now H,,c r. 4af- WANNA IAN
some Of tie proudest trees Are fouod
Firm they stood. hut weakness reaches