The Republican journal., 1902-09-04

SlXCn, was 10 nave De6n music Dy MIS-.
Dinslow, but she pleaded excuses, and
as she was the wife of the parish min
lister, the president told a parsons mar
riage story as a substitute. Scene, par
ish in the Province of Quebec; charac-
ters, parson and young English Cana
dian couple: knot tied; young man
asks chow much" Parson asks,
what do you think it WORTH" Young
man replies, ''about five shillings, l
reckon and hands him two half
crowns. The parson with them in hand
extended, asks the bride, ''what do you
think it WORTH She makes no reply,
but takes one of the half crowns and
puts it in her pocket. Isn't that start
in life under evidence of thrift? Seventh
was the presidents twelfth Canto of
the knights of Boguesdale, the subject
toric background was true to the rec
ofds and traditions of the True family
as the first settlers at South Mont
vile, who were Stephen Prescott and
his sons in 1901, and Ezekiel True and
his sons in 1905, the Trues becoming the
first proprietors of all of the mills on
the two water powers. All the trans
fers of title to the famous old grist
mill are run off in Iambic quadrame-
tiers, until possession falls to john Col
by knowlton in the late sixties; then
the rustic lay dilates on scenes and
men of that period. The natural beau
ties of the Dale pass before the mind
like scenes in fairyland. Even the
white water lilies in the pond BECOME
"Sweet stars within liquid sky,
Dropped out of the blue dome on high.
The genial miller's gift in words is
thus sung:
Ills adjectiveS were sweet as flowers,
His subStantiveS. fresh as the showers
The wholesome. sWeet-hearted life of
the little man little in stature, but great
in heart who ran the neighboring card
ing mill, finds expression thus:
Gwen from daylight until dark
He made his rolls and made his mark
In treasure for life's winter day,
But winter ne'er with him could stay,
His sunny heart. his CHEEKY words
Melted the frost, called back the birds
10 nest and sing about his door,
Revlving springtime evermore.'
On time in winter the miller. grind
ing far into night, had raptuous
dream, in which appeared around him
III the mill all the ancient WORTHLESS of
the place. The surrounding conditions
are thus told:
''White looked the moon through cloud
fleece white,
White peered the stars that winter night,
White lay the snow upon the mill,
White woods and ways and field and hill
With flour the floor was white within,
White stone and bolt their rumbling din
Within their whitened case of pine
Kept up, while Colby in recline,
With white upon his frock and hat,
That, fallen, lay upon the mat,
Saw dreamy forms in white appear,
BeSpeaklng him heavenly cheer"
Suddenly sight was changed to sound, and
Back into the ether blue
Went forms of Prescott and of True"
For the sounds came from the throats
of the then young Boguesdale elan out
coaStlng on horsesled. and at this
moment trooping into the mill to warn
themselves by the milleI's fire. singing
a thrilling song, They then climbed
the hill and took one more slide:
Then all the boys WED to impart
\ mighty impulse to the start
Then each one nimblY Spraug aboard
And shouts broke from the rampant horde
I he Sled Slid down Duke kipleys slope
In just a Wel-timed gradual nope,
But striking then Earl Ednl'ali's pitch.
soon it was Scudding like Witch.
The post office, a bit beyond
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