Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-10-20

IOa0 OF pOUrISCb IrOm muEietIaS ". ~
after being a fine evening. miss"
IF you don't mind my asking" came
the beil-like tones Of the golden statue.
"Td like to know where you got that
city ball brogue didn't know that
Liberty was necessarily Irish"
IF ye studied the history Of art In
its foreign complications ye'd not need
to ask" replied the ofshore statue.
III 70 wasn't 80 light headed and gid.
dy ye'd know that was made by a
dago and presented to the American
people on behalf Of the French govern
ment for the purpose of welcomin'
Irish immigrants into the Dutch city OF
New York. IT'S that I've been doing
night and day since was erected. Ye
must know, Miss Diana. that tbs with
statues the same as with people-'tis
not their makers nor the purposes for
which they were created that Influence
the operations of their tongues at all;
it's the associations with which they
become associated. I'm telling ye."
you're dead right" agreed Diana.
~ notice 1t on myself II any Of the
old guys from Olympus were to come
along and hand me any hot air in the
ancient Greek couldn't tell It from a
conversation between a Coney Island
car conductor and Eve cent fare"
"I'm right glad we've made up your
mind to be sOciable, Miss DIANA" said
Mrs. Liberty. ""Tis lonesome life ]
have down here. Is there anything
dom up in the city. Miss Diana. dearT
"Oh. 10. Ia. la-no." said Diana
'Notice that la. la. la Aunt Nbertyi
Got that from Paris by Night on the
roof garden under me. You'll hear
that La, Ia. la' ut the Cafe McCann
now, along with 'garsong.' The bo-
hemian crowd there have become tired
Of 'garsong' since O'Rafferty, the head
waiter. punched three Of them for
calling him 1t. Oh, no; the towns
strickly on the bum these nights. Ev-
erybody's away. Saw a downtown
merchant on roof garden this even
ing with his stenosrapher. Show was
so dull he went to sleep. A waiter
biting on a dime tip to see II 1t was
good half woke him up. He looks around
and sees his little pothooks perpetra-
tor. HIM. says he. VIII you take
letter. Miss DE st. MontmoencyT
Sure, In a minute says she. II you'll
make 1t an X
THAT was the best thing happened
on the roof So you see how dull it Is.
La. la. Lar
"'Tis fine We have It up there In 30
ciety. Miss Diana. Ye have the cat
show and the horse show and the mil
itary tournaments where the privates
look grand as generals and the generals
try to look grand as t1oorwalkers. And
ye have the Sportsmens show, where
the girl thut measures SO. 10. As cooks
breakfast food In birch bark wig
wan ON the banks Of the Grand canal
Of Venice conducted by one OF the
vnnderbilts. Bernard McFadden. and
the Reverends Dowie and Duss. And
We have the French ball, where the
original Cohpns and the Robert Emmett
Snngerbund society dance the high
land fling one with another. And ye
have the grand Organ ball, which is
the most beautiful pageant In the
world, where the French students vie
with the Tyrolean warblers in dom
the cakewalk. Ye have the best Job
| for statue In the whole town. Miss
Diana.
"'Tis weary work." sighed the is-
land statue. 'disseminatin' the science
of liberty In New York bay. sometimes
when l take peep down at Ellis Is
land and see the gang Of immigrants
I'm supposed to light up. tbs tempt
| ed l am to blow out the gas and let the
coroner write out their naturalization
papers"
"Say, it's shame, amt 1t, to give
you the worst end Of it?" came the
sympathetic antiphony Of the steeple-
chase goddess ut must be awfully
lonesome down there with 80 much
water around you. don't see how you
ever keep your hair In curl. And that
Mother Hubbard you are wearing went
out ten years ago. think those sculp
| tor guys ought to be held for damages
| for putting iron or marble clothes on a
lady. That's where Mr.. St Gaudens
was wise. I'm always q little ahead Of
| the styles. but they're coming my way
pretty fast Excuse my back mo-
ment caught pun Of wind from
| the north Shouldn't wonder II things
had loOsened up In EsOpus. There.
now. It's In the west What were
you saying. Mrs. Libertyr'
"A fine chat I've had with ye. Miss
Diana. ma'am. but see one Of them
European steamers a-sailln' up the
| Narrows. and ! must be attendin' to
me duties. IT'S me job to extend
aloft the torch Of liberty to welcome
all them that survive the kicks that
the steerage stewards give 'em while
landin'. Sure It's a great country ye
can come to for $3.50. and the doctor
waltin' to send We back home free II
he sees yer eyes red from cryin' for Il"
The golden statue veered in the
changing breeze. menacing many points
on the horizon with Its aureate arrow
$50 long. Aunt Liberty" sweetly
called Diana Of the Tower. Some
night when the winds right I'll call
you up again. But. say! You haven't
got such fierce kick coming about
your Job. I've kept a pretty good