Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-03
Old Oxford Scenery.
ITO him who, In the love Of Nature,
Holds communion with her visible forms, she
speaks

Il 0ia OAtOA0 S$GhSays
ITO him who in the love of Nature,
Holds communion with her visible forms, sh
speaks
A various language. Bryant.
To one who is inspired with the beau
ty and grandeur of natural scenery, ant
who has noble aspirations for truer anG
more fruitful living, nobler achievements
and higher culture of the mind, especial
ly through the eye, old Oxford County
with her rural towns nestled among the
hills, must, and in fact, does fill the
soul of the visitor with an inspiration
and delight hardly obtainable in any
other locality. Her rugged, grand old
hills, her quiet dales, her majestic for
ests, her health-inspiring air uncontami
mated by coal dust and smoke, the tran
quillity of her summer months, are alike
captivating to the old residents and the
frequent summer visitor. Once enjoyed,
never forgotten.
There are scores of hilltops from whose
SUBMITS can be realized some of the
finest and most picturesque panoramic
views extant. So rich, so extensive, SO
diversified, the scene presented cannot
| fail to charm and inspire the spectator
with its beauty and sublimity. Permit
us here to again quote from the immor-
tai lines of Bryant in his "Thanatopsis"
1.-THE hills
| Rock ribbed and ancient as the sun; the wales
Stretching in pensive quietness between;
The venerable woods; rivers that move
In majesty; and the complaining brooks
That make the meadows green: and poured
round all.
Old Oceans gray ami melancholy waste
Are but the solemn decorations all
Of the great tomb of man"
There is something inexpressibly solemn
and grand in Bryants "rhanatopsis."
So also in the grand views from these
old Oxford hilltops. A dear object may
be solemn and yet delightful. Natures
teachings are usually so. $50 forth
under the open sky, and list to natures
teachings" says the immortal poet.
Truly said, beautifully expressed, and
most happily realized if Obeyed.
Now, who should visit these delightful
scenes painted by an architect Divine?
The disconsolate invalid in quest of
health, for here he can inhale the pure,
health-giving air and drink from the
pureSt of famed hillside springs, while
the natural scenery around will make
him forget his ills.
The wearied business or professional
man, for here is ample and sure relief
from cares that annoy and problems that
vex, and the balm of quiet rest without
oStraciSm.
The man seeking harmless pleasures,
and quiet from the noise and tumult in
cident to city life, for here is enough TO
absorb the mind in natures productions,
and the bliss of rest and quiet is found.
The annual summer tourist who de-
lights to roam in the forest, or cast the
line into the clear sparkling brooks
where the spotted beauties" dwell,
can here find all his anticipations realized.
Those desiring the plain comforts af-
forded only by the old farm home will
find the ''woods full of them" Here
the children can roam safely at will,
gather berries, catch fish, ride the old
farm horse in safety and make lots of
noise without disturbing the next door
neighbor.
In short, all that can be said of the
pleasure and healthfulness of country
life without loneliness, can be most hap-
PLY realized down in Maine" Oxford,
Norway, Paris, Woodstock and Bethel
can be easily reached by the Grand
Trunk Railway, while Hebron, Buck
field, Canton, Peru and Dixtield, are well
served by the the Portland and Rumford
Falls line. The recently SnOwmantled
landscape is now changing to one of
green, and nature is putting on her sum-
mer garb of loneliness.
Now, before the tide of summer travel
sets in, is an opportune occasion to plan
for the summer vacation. With the
present rail and telephone facilities, one
can penetrate into the interior OF the
state and still be in close touch with the
city.
Let no one imagine for moment that
a trip into Old Maine involves isolation,
social ostracism or great self-denial, for
such happily is not the case. Our trans
lines afford comfort, con-
venience and safety. Rural comforts
are accessible and cheap, and a great
change from city environment. 1t does
any one good to leave the noise and
hustle of the city for a few weeks and
nee into the country where .feos are not
known. There are two ways OF spelling
flee, and it makes a big difference in the
class of goods presented.
SLOCUM.
East Sumner, Maine.