The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-10-05
Not Wholly Serene in Arcadia.

yond and the whiStHn9 OF the peanut
rooster, Uncle Nathan told us of some OF
the happenings up on the hills, and how
it was not all serenity in our Arcadia.
The sun and wind of seventy summers
and winters had tanned the wrinkled
cheeks of Uncle Nathan, and his locks of
dingy brown were fast turning gray, but
his mild blue eyes were as bright as ever,
and his gift of story telling had not gone
with the passing years.
| will tell you his story just as he told
it to us, though perhaps some OF the
people whose affairs he was betraying will
dislike this mild notoriety, and will pro-
test against such disclosures when next
they meet Uncle Nathan,--if they meet
him
Our town is havin' a dreadful time now,
N no mistake. A just dreadful time.
n ! dunno how it S all a going to end.
It's funny, too, how things do run along.
Now, all winter there want enough
goin' on to talk about, N folks had to get
along with the Hereafter an Predestina-
ton n them sort sort of things, N now
SO much has happened that folks don't
know which thing to settle first. | don
take much stock in the Hereafter Calkin'
about it, | mean) or Predestination , n
things of that kind. I'd rather have a
good comfortable belief n stick to it > n
say uothn Just believe an not argue, -
put you can | Always nave your uruInerS'
ez Aunt Nance used TO say, II sometimes
you tah Aeip yourself somebody
that's uneasy about the universe will
make a fuss II set you goin',
BUT was talkln ABOUT something else
FIRST the " al came along, llght on Top Oh
MIS- baxter qulItln pee, where tney
mao SO m4cn ro"dNlh lHat II mace lol
81 talk We g9' alons with me war llne,
loI most ever yoouy oelleNeu 'ilat II vas
the Uooty OF me PRESIDENT TO stop loiKs
from eaIVln other folks, Whether they
was Spanla1ds or what though Cal Mason
1lld say the whole thlhg was scheme OF
llama 10 get the next Iecuon' u
nothn out a big land grab. lie says 1t
"l!i an come OUT some time, but aon
tnlhR tnt same way oal does. Cal says
mat hanna 5 wicked enought TO ohs1 up
the Maine himself o4t ne can , prove 10
my Satisfaction lhal Ramp" oid 40 ~
don I Know m sure what Nal oeeh
feadlh
Aunt blgelo" says-oal sile was d.
ways olt olhefeht from otber folhs-
that the nlted states is SO wicked any
way. themselves mat tney nam got any
business 10 Try TO make other nations 40
any alIeIent' ohe says our own clty
sorts u eVil Iolks IS qoln Just as Dad
things as the 9panlaras Go. Now 40
want them Soln on down IN Cuoa stop
PEG pu' j N perfectly "illh 'hat thlnSs
sAoutu u 'AHelehl up mere 700 1uouSh
Hon heNeEe lAey are So odo as ANGi
bl4eio" makes oul' can set alopS WY" ~.
most @D5 .HinS 'S IL 10 oeP'ih i-"NN p",i
COWS IL soheoCuy "ouiu menu ms
lente9' 4ou!u set along W'VH 'leM' we
don tuite axe me way lhey are "-Iuh-
nm lne war up mere we lhlhk lIey oltel
hurry up SMASH the 9PahlalGS an TO
lu,'n'jef Aol 'ull! 0aily So out u
sdlu otl'@1' We tdh always nave Vui
4lutheIS' susan May EFans says why
eVn ,uty 90 40 Soh'1nIh ouS"h
Nd. Knows
WI dt was 7olh l" tel You ABOUT Ilrst
"as}lHe oapk m1Ss' 9etA alters GU
An'" we nave a ilt'lt catlIe-Sh9W ul' mere
Lava some can H.. us sol kiuuel ST !iSH
l'"- ."1N way cope seem 70 Vl'iuh
ti --S'N A'al lo come up mere 70
sisu' .-t '.f see al lne lolAS Il
'oON '' ..e ''= oxen we ta'eTS' IL
way ''0 ''H1 wy 9Fl'''iuoeI Wien We
ny '' -''9 le'' % o. y a. "a, III 19'.,
lAe '.F i-ts y lo3eh OF tloSl III IL is
u3t-iu n me sues 81 INe t'ao are awe
WIN iS'itls' par 'ageS' u me gol-
uen-l'''' Il 5sleIS Is ; oLo9Iil'n. \ lllen
Il d sooG time Iof me ioIkS that moved
cow t'.e !Iey 10 come up n meet tnelf
~ teH"9 Il SuVN "'l 'neil sunny CARRIAGES
Il ,T1 lo-AS see now swell tAey We got:
y aus it So0u tilIle 10 lHy ouI III = il''-
eaL way loI lhe laIi leeilohS' II any
oou5 "aHlgQ 70 Set III senator OF rep sen,
s"ll!G ne 9I""sS caIle up ia l"lillile,
lalliIlI'ieo loul'i WIN 'he men n i9oked
d. tue PISS 1le apes Johe9 we
10y N%S Soou ielteI 70 gVeryoooy'
wen, 9eln ""'elS' uo"h me Nal'ey' was
JUS tn"l AlhS' Oh leIief, II ne TOOK mat
way ~ S9l along WIN tle IoiRs' hal
hla"e IL WORST lie was heao man III oanK;
N.eu ne came up mere palaaeu
run" 1o.u the men "hal g''oo leliels
lne$ were chuekeo ene paoles,
PIalSeu tHe "elneh eo"kl1 ne LOOK EN-
al ~ L 'hes q race thelI horses al over
cle@lop 10 get VoLes LOT nlm' what
no[e 'heS lahe lhelr iloaey OUT OF oeher
oanhs u F'l INTO MS L. Ihey ald thlnk
so huc1 q nm
some o. EN- kihoeI sa" through IL,
5hougH' 9ie- mat was Lucy baxter VINO
nag laIner pert tongue met MN at one
cdtl4e, Sllo"' where lie was just layln
himself 'uI u every pouy t1at came along