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Τ Κ It MS, TWO DOLLARS PKR YEAR.
NEW S Κ R IKS, VOL. 10. NO. 10.
UTH Κ WORLD IS GOVKRNKD TOO MUCH.'
PARIS, MAINE. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1868.
ONE DOLLAR AND KItTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
OLD SERIES, VOLUME 35, NO. 20.
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10 il i t ο r i»n«l Proprietor, Γ
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Professional Cards. Λν\
O. R. HALL, M. D..
Physician and Surgoon,
lll't Κ FIELD, ni;.
J. P. SWASEY,
Councilor and \((ογοι>) at Law.
CANTON, MR.
W ill fr»it «· la « ι «fard aa.} A ο·Ιγ MO)(ftn . otttir*
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8ANOKRSON Si HLARCK, <
ATTORNEYS ΛΜ» COUNSELLORS.
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LAW PARTNERSHIP.
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\Uornn> λ. ( «uiiTlIur* at Law.
IIILL,
f3prW.ll mt\*« 1 IP *■%··<· m Bmkrtptejr, «»!
IVomo*!· 4· I Η.*»·»' ν 4* lient, * 11 |% » ι· * «Η
lb· Cmn· ι*» iSr ,
r r IM4W. W Κ II9B Alt.
Γ «m. J 4*· 1.
DR. NELSON H NORRIS,
wilt att*n<l to th«* prirttaf of
Medicine and Surgery,
At Pari· IT111, Maino.
I'«ru,I·'· 11, I S6> β ο ·
lSNOCil POSTER, JR.
louoHfllor anil Ittornry at Law^
BETHEL ΜΑΙΛΕ.
Prnilnn· tl >aa(ir« an J ΒκΙ pay i»ro«{>Uy «tired
».| to an 1 e j||n*l' t
J. A. MORTON, M. D f
ni j ο
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BETHEL.
(jjb< i· A'iatt*/!'· /!.'«<4; R— inf» ·« /'«'4-Λ.
BOLSTER Si RICHARDSON,
« ouux lU r> Λ. \Uornr)>al Law
lllu, loiin ru mnri< maa
liountioe, Bock Pay & Pounioufi,
Diinc i. t>.
OsUjni ι o«*tjr Mr.
W«,W. Rotin* Κ M Kicm »*»·««>»
Ο iJ. ll.iDEK.
A loriicv .nid louuM-llar al Law,
ihckpii.U»,oxpori> ro . mk
'(JT IVc m» t ·& iitennon |ι»ι·ι t · ρπιηιιτ tu ih·
f\>i t 4*1 I l »;|» · I ιλ·.ιγ·. \·«'», l> CilVr
(tul)l tv«»m 4^r«N|ii . Ml S. "Ml i(
Dr. W. B. Lapham,
V» ,LL ATTKMP TO ru A PKAITICE OF
MEtm iyr. ash s vu a κ r y,
at ouï \> ΓΉ ro*i>. nr.
|'··ίη·<· yrvinptl; atl'iikJ to ·η.| c^i»rgr< rrt«
OMblr·
VI KO I Ν & UPTON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Al ι h» « »rti - fn «frlj Ν ii|ia Ιι Κ .«J.
\ »R\V ι Y VII.Ltor..
Oi« <>i lS» |i tnwi will Illr.il (H» I'nWir
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A' «· ·ιθ ·Ι ·· · I· .« ι I I Hnri 11 tml· I
1.1,1 II 4· 1· ' il I' * ···, Κιι» am I Ui·
I t.»' ι IK #· i« U 4 ...njuiit* .
Ilimi trro* W « W. Vin μ ι a.
Ν »i D . \ i| ti ,
O. W. BLANCHARD,
tltornry and Counsellor at Law'
HI' <f FOHII I'OMT, HI*..
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lloticitjr.
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PIIVSirilN \\|) MKUON,
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Ψ9 ut \tf Κ ·η4 I· iiwrnlrt *ur|r»rf tu «II It·
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c. \v. Howard,
ATTQRNfci at COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Kl W Ροκ I» l'on Γ. MP..
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Councilor «ml Attorney at Lnn,
fll/CKPIKLr*. <·*»'»'· '» Γο.. Mr.
WH1 ·.. I» <i«(..r.|, ι uin' «r!»»i<1 an.) t rv.tr o
*< >e*ln « .uittkr·.
DK. AI.BKRÏ KVANS.
IDEISTTXST,
¥o. 8 Cltipp « Block. Contjr#*· Strê^t,
rmmia % « t> *i w.
roll I I, wo. «IK.
"" * ! r*'' ';· ··"·» .·· I I·· ait· .«I·■
u^-r » ι,λ .ιΙ·?·^» ι wi.rn 4r*tr*4 tangly 1
POETRY.
|Κβ» th*OifoH I k*tn<M*rat-J
The Silent Me«sen2?r·
ι ll»iery of Mr*. Ellfi I* H»-n"i»o*4, «ko i td In Buck·
iebruary ?8th, 1863.
nt Mr. w. κ Axm.
h· ml.tr «huiet of di/M or*pi «town the mountain
Vf ith aolemn tielfli··» tr*t<l,
D't Jw e*OU U Hul »el!*»l the «uri ofhearea,
<» rew (Urtrr «rifhcâi.
h· inoviikM wfilt fell u ρ > η th· eoltt|r,
lli(» lay our pat leal frlen I ;
k' laJinj beauty of her lac «al l plainly,
Hit· Uf· for lier naatt rai
lr> thai ha·! ··eme.1 to hrr Inttea 1 of atinthinr,
A tlondf, atarle.e nlfht;
et «til! wllhln Her hr»tlo((. torture! bo torn,
lit* «tar of hope >h<)M bright.
>»4ai «h» «till ·« hopinjj to rwo»»r,
Λ·Ί rala» acain '<er head,
ι «lient m»t«rng»-r rain· atoeu, an I ralrrnl,
An t ·|ιμ>Ι UmM·· the lx* t
ioad till th» Or«t feint ft k'rli( rar· of morning
l.lt up the · no * y air,
,ad when I he angel · -are-1 again to hraren,
llr bore rat lova.I one tlivre.
r« weep hal rot tor tier . oor t.-ar· ot wrrt>»
tie· peak .Kir own *a-l lot;
he to a I tirer rllioe t*ian our·, hat rl*e·,
Wli.tr grief an.t pain ο me aot.
Tari·. klaret, 1·, IXVa
Tht· lolloping bcatitilul line# were wril
rn Sy Until Mit.i.r.R. *n<l icramptnied
S«* j»ili o( λ 11 «la·. to t.i» *· ll.-arvft I.j lia, "
j»t j>rvvtoj« t.> » 1·»-îr marru-j»». No ol
momnit o( delirium ctviM rob the anthot
>f turb a fen I. r π·ν.·Ι*ϋοιι of a truu faith ol
ii· rpwAtal :
I.tdit. «IBM 111 be ·ordttl gift,
Where lore like mine espre«*e.l.
Take lleaeeo · Ifal Su», thi. farre.1 Book,
From him who lo«e« thee he·ι
Iλτ· atritif a« that I he >r to IW
Were ««r» aaaptly toi J
Ht along lli«er«, or lifetr·· gem·,
Or ·· ul eninatIn( gold
I know Kit llr w'i> form-.1 tM« hea ft
Who Keek· thl· heart t.» gui'le
lot wlijr ' — lie bi-l· to·· to * ν the* snore
l~hau all ou earth lnnUe
V e«, l.ydia, bill* tu·· cleare «ο the·,
A· ling thi« tirart hat r.eared ,
W «il·!, J'are.i, t*i«t III. other lawa
Were hail «ο writ nc/lirjl
Fail tunt a (htnjr. tny oalf lor·,
• In human life atleud· ;
AimI at the cold ·»ι«ί ehral (tone
The asa-ertaln «lata end·
How be«t to t»«r th· uncertain change
should weal »r woe befal ;
To lot», lire, die, thl· S«ftr l Rook.
I.ydla, It te!U hi all.
(), miiefi-UluTwl, oar coming day
To u« la all itnkaown ;
Kut «are we «tan<i a broader mark
Than they who «lan<l alone.
Oir know· II all aot III· an »j·
I Ike Dît· ob«etir»il ami dim ,
AC't tou«;n| · II t » ■ « i?»n bJ >V .
tbll »· may kO'i* «Ι Iliai
HI· βιιίΦ m τ Ιο»» w» (τνΐΊ«· «ont*.
An<l (rtd'n· thoujrht· «iprrH;
Ile car»· cVu fur tf'i llttl» Wr<l
Ifltl «inr· lh» bl«* >ι>«ι·
Ofcnnini ivant» *a-f »■»«·« II· Iti.mfht,
lie mnl or «'«tx'iai,
Λη<1 took t»> llln» a human hrtrt,
Thaï II» rnlKKt fr»l fur man.
IVn O, m y tr>(, tny on!/ ko**,
11m· klwlnl, Jr4fnl, b*it '
<»a ili n nia» a'I ont repott.
Ihi lliutvtr ·ι<Ηη r<«t,
111· tir U>« f.i'vrr » Jou'.liul day,
l^l je» or (r l*f I» fal.
lo : lf« >r H al H , la a··»! or i»,
Our < >>»I, our ru 1.1», mir ail.
>1 1ST Κ I L Λ Ν V.
RALPH CRAY TON;
rill "BE Π l.l.Y l'KR<M tHKD IN· TOl'R OW '
MIM».m
"iîc,r>'l evening, Tom **
"Hallo, Ralph. tha» jrou?"
"Y· ». it'» I. «"erlani "
•·|· if true, ]' »1| S. that rou have Ri*··
up the «iluatioti jo i ha ! al Γ»ρβ an·! Yanl
•tu k»?"
"Ι' ι · truc Whr, ilnfl it «r »■ m In joii
» iltlix·· lu «»fr« .x)il) cl»e but myself, ι
1 >aΊ ino»i>?"
•'Il Ί >♦·«, most ilcri le<llr. But pray te!
me what ar·· you g >ing in ·1υ
' W · II. Γ<<ηι. t tlun'i 11 k ·* 10 tel^bcrtuii
1 know you'll laugh ml call rnc a ioul, Bu
• till, κ il ir.volv·-· no on« I>d| miivll, ru
one el»*· l»â» * rigbt lo mmplain "
• No or»»· «-Ur but rotilf; hut wbaf ar
\ ou jjoir.' to du atroui that rou»m Kate ο
mir>e, witli wli .'n ihf j »«v you bave a ron
!r»< t, n· tb" btnine»» worbl ralN if, bu
w!ii< h 1ο»··γ« rail an erigageim ni ?**
"Ί Ιι*ί i«on«* c f the ιιη«οΙν«·ι| problème."
•'An ojh n <| leelion. eb
"l'r* <·!«··!»
"Will, b'if.roa hiven't loll me w bat jo<
aie gouϋ ·° 'Iw
" l· arimng ! *
"Sow. Ralph, no j >kir»g with an ob
Irieml. Tell m··, |b<> igb. w'itt ar·· you
ing to ild? Oil | .r < h1 Jgo. I. «<n«
Virginia < ity, San Franti· i, or »on»·· oth
π j'forni· nq eify <> f the gréai H Vit? son»
•m b ι-ί.ι ·■ ι· lb»* opening for a yotwjj ni ν
υΙ ipiril n l etiirrpri··
"N> i'h«T t' *hi«h I am, il yoo plea»
Tom. Hut I tell J OU, linnoiilr an·) tolirrl
I am *oing to fariii'ig. anil that 'do, no
ont \V«*»t, or i|i»wn Sou'h or <1 ivn Kid
b«i here in ol<l M »«»v b'i«ett». an · what ι
wof-e »et, ber» in tbi« *· rv town of Sr<a« k
erty."
• Von look an<| «peak exactly tboug
you were in earnest, but I can't hardly be
lieve yon are such a—
"Fool -out with it, Tom."
"Well, I {onivn, tbvie'i no other term
itt.it··) i'lintlr expre»«e· my mind. Hut
now toll me. ire you really in earnest?'1
"I wa» never more ro in my life."
"Kxcum ιη<·, I know I've no right tocat·
echicu jou on your plan»,hut what it that
indu· e« you to lik« tins »trange cour«c? Λ
young gentleman of taste, education ami
talent enough for ι lawyer, mirisfer, doe·
tor, menhuil or anythi ig el.»·* you please
loh·."
4 "Thank yon, Tom, for the high opinion
you haso always ivtmvil to ha*e of me, ind
I liopc it iimv never lté le»·. I will toljyou
plainly how il is with me. I wa« having
twclvo hundred dollar· a year with a fair
pro»j»e< t o( fil!«'en hundred, in a eouplo of
\ears. Now I am not extravagant, hut how
much do you suppose that 1 laid up the last
year'"
'•Hum, l«*t nj·* see, wi-ll it eouM not have
been a great luni, as time» are now certain
ly ; perhaps two or tbrve hundred doliiri."
••Three hundred and twenty-two. Now
add two, three and five hundted mon; to
I h it for the lour or fivo year» Ιυ come, and
thon I -hall be getting towartl thirty years
of aj{··, a time when a man. if over, should
think of gelling married, f should thon
have the sum of about two thousand dollars
all told. I lake a wife, and in that position
what is i» g' iig t » ro»t m·· to live? Mv sal
ary would hi' lly last ine the year out, and
a· expenses <*oul 1 naturally increase, what
must he th·· result,— ·»ρβο illy .if advantage
bo taken of my nocessity, and ion.1 one
shoul I say j ou must be content with, say
twelve hundred, or even 1er», or leave?
No, »ir, I d > not 'ravel that road—neitlier
tast« or inclination compels mo to it. I've
done with starch and pomatum. Let those
keep to ft· - η who fancy that line, and the
end it lea Is to. I'm g->i ig to avoid it,—
take off in· broadcloth and lay it by, lor
my Sunday's best, get me a pair of cow
bid.· boot» for my patent leather, a chip hat
tor my beaver, a cheeked shirt and a full suit
of blu·· j m and go to w irk as (»jd d«»i^n
e I man to lo ; raise corn, beans ami v.-ge·
tables to live on, keep a few bens, a couple
of pig·. tw > όwi and a sober horsu. that
will !> >th plow and < airy me to meeting of
a S md.tv, a ι I tne rest of ch»î worhl must
say and do what they like "
"I see. Itl'-j'h. the thing is as good as
done, for wh -n your mind is made up there
it it for the time ; but if I hi I been told the
town pump Ha 1 moved into th»· church pul
pit. I »h >ul 1 as »oon have believed it as
I ,14 alr.l l Villi lllVl1 If,1,1 I'lkilP.d II «t I I··.I
heard il froin sir one el«e Hut now tell
mo from «hit ρ Iter von commence jour
operation* or»."
"I have bought tiie old Zic'c. Ilickett
farm *
"What, away off there? You might a·
w. II go into the wilderness, and «lotie with
it."
•'Why, Tom it is a «'harming location—
a ρ >ixl will ever running tirook, a t>ev»liiul
light loamy «oil, »plendid fruit trues,.nil
everything to please tin· wye "
"I never »aw much beauty in cohl water,
or dut of an* kind. loam. «and or clay I Hut
t^-r«* are no building· worth speaking of,
un I you'll hare to build, and that'll cost
\ ο ι s< uiething, you'll find; whr, wlut do
you suppose it cotl in·· to have my building·
pjipt»*d nier this lumwr?"
"Three or lour hundred dollar*."
••Over five **
"t)b. well, 1 've no idea oi painting or
building Tht* old house is not «o ha<l alter
all. ami the out building·. « iving some need
ed repair·, are very good."
" \\ ell, hut it m off oui of tin· way, where
you won't «ee anybody one·· a month."
"It'» onlv a mile and a half from the
meeting huu«e, an·! commands a fine view
of tli·· town ; I've walked out there a great
many tun»·* l»-foie ninrine, in the auinmar.
Ιο admire the beauty o| the plae« "
"I·· iter have li*rn abed, Iik<· a sensible
fellow, then tuch stiange notions wool I n< t
have got into yoor head. Ν .w, Italpli.
don't hurry this proj-i t of your· ; take a little
ino*e tiin>j. You may come to ) oiir sens·'·
before it i« too latf. I'm afraid tli «proj< ι
will ruin your piosp^-ts with eiri'i'i h I'e,
an·! giv·» your rival, that co:i ■«•ιΙ·· | «(rutting
ili<H 'pie of .Ke'ulapiu· the advantage. Κ »'<·
is a tine girl, though *bfl thinks totncthing
of it y le ; an I then, that nice little foil-in··
ol her*.— "leu thuo«inl '-—is not to be
found t vr η day. an Ι I don't want her to
thtow I»··r·»»·If away on that <■··*. >mb. 1 know
you have got the inai<le ol the tra· k in lli*
ri<-e.and ean just as easily win as nut, if
you only 'in nd your eye *'
"I shall be just as good iu cowhide and
cotton jean, as in bro ι (cloth an 1 patent
bather. It Kate takes ine. «he takes me
I it what I am my«elf, not »lul I wear.''
"All that'· well ciough, b it you know.
Ralph. that tli' look of the thing, «tflo.faah·
ion. if you please, rule· the world, and
there'· no use kicking again·! it."
"What you «at, Γ ·ιη, is too true; and
yet, I have an old t>o«>k at home, whieh I
ι ivn</iwj read, winch *«yi. "He not c^n
formeU to this world's, for the trillion there· I
of p»«seth away.' *'
"Well. but look a* your own church ]
DMia!>cri. There is η it on* of th<»m hut !
«•ill laugh at your courjc, and say your are t
a fool." I
••All I can say is, that il boeomes every ι
one to ')>« fully presuaded' in his own mind. «
fur, "to yourself alone you stand or fall." *
"I see. there'· no moving you, and I I
must give it up; hut it'· hard, Ralph." a
"BuC this nee i not break our friendship, I
Τ uni " I
*'Never, Ralph; give υ» your hart] — it t
you ever need a favor come to me!" ]]
······
A few day· after, saw Rilph Cra*t >n in t
the very sober suit he htl foretold, driving i
hi* "sotter horse" through the streets of I
Snackerty, where he had I' it lately walked, ·
to all appearance, a devote J votary ol fash
ion. Many ot his ol<l as«oc: lies and ac<j ι tin· <
tance* turned awav their head* as they ui«t «
biin, some p^rhift, lo sav hurting his feel- I
ings at being recompiled iu such a "rig " ι
Some pitied him for bis folly, but more I
made up their mind* that a young man th\t ι
cou'd take such a course never was much, I
after all, or he would have more ambition ι
ami gumption, than to settle down as a !
"clod hopper." Tom Burton's fe rs in re· ι
gard to his cousin Kate were not unfounded.
Πιο Burtons were the ruling family in (
Snackerty. and all the youig men of ainb'··
lion and smartness were eager to make their
alliance. Kate was plea-ied with the at
tention of Ralph Cray ton while he was ,
considered the first j oung iuan of the place,
l>ut Ralph in cowhides airl cotton jean was
«jnite another affair altogether and the young
d >' tor soon found a clear track, and received |
her hand, and to some ex'int her fortune, ,
for she said she never would bave a man
who had no higher ambition than to be a
farmer
Upholstery, fashion and parade were the
element* ot I)r Lane.ett'i household and
for % time matters w.'nt on swimmingly.—
The l>>ctor had soma j . ictioo, but not
enough to support the jlyl· h·· ha i the am
lutein to live in. and as h ".iad nothing but
l is ambition to reeo ιιπι··η . aim. and nothing
e'se to fall back upon, be, of course had Ij
rely upon the "ten thousand" bu bad uiar·
ricd. Hut Kate was a Hur on, who. though
they loved show, and parade, lovod money,
also, to a pmverb, arid in this particular
Kate bad the la-oily trait. She stood the
drain upon her estate for a thousand or two,
but as matters only grew worse, she began
to draw tip the purse strings, wliic ι she had
been sLrewd enough to keep in her own
hands, arid soon a daik clou 1 began to
nftl h*· r tirvin Ιΐ»ι·ΐι· I» - »» --·
tbo storm burst it las?. L ive lbt-η gathered
up Ιιι» fe.v r ni ii i^ nL*k nai'ks, which,
after all, arc so serviceable in sin idling ami
cnibtdlishing the rough, haid realities u(
life, an 1 bade alieu to tlx· boudiold, and
tbereafterward cold, stony, »>y ««dfisbneas,
liar-lening every senti u.- il ar.d feeling into
positive dislike, settled over the n.
Four or live· years hi·! 'i m sifirient to
work all this change. It ; meantime what
ba>l bccoine of him who h i 1 no higher am
bition than to be a farmer, which lu I lost
hi ii the smile· of beauty τ 1 fashion? Not
^tha entirely. Whether l'alph had seen the
col·!, « alculating nature of Kale,or not, one
thing is c« nam, lie seen, d not bo greatly
nff'ctid by the !»><» of her favor but with
cbeerLil assiduity gave hi- whol<; energy to
the cultivation an 1 improvtuaent* οι ins
farm Ile lia·! a few hurt Ired dollais to
begin with, and in his b >yhood ha<! ha I
some expérience upon * farm. Tbcro was
an old mortgage ono t!n>u«an I dollars
ιιρ·»η the farm which w*s to remain for sev
eral var* .il the interest was paid, lie
bad made necessary repai s upon the build
ings, which were m icb be"er than they lia I
the reputation of being. Like lonu folks,
» h» y had tbï w <rst side "it. A mulen
aunt and a younger sister comprised tin»
household.
The first year, Ralph's farm operations
did not ealibit ver* flattering return».
His a< counts, ι educed lo b 1», stoo 1 thus :
Fa km.
To manure bought. £.*,<> f*i
·· team work hired 30 OO
" hired help, jy» oo
§110 INI
H> I 'tonshav, «M.VHIO
' !»*> bu«h. beans, |m| mi
·· ISO " corn, l;jn fx)
" JK) ·· potatoes, OO
·· veg· tables, |Λ <M>
" foOder, 16 00
||| 100
Kalencw in favor of farm, $ tOO. I'retty
low figures for hard work .lmo«t day and
ni^lr. Hut Kalph felt that there was on<?
item to be credited to 1 [. ·»" whi· h cou M
η t v<*ry well be e*pr«*s«. in figm «, end
that was tii" inc*pre«« Me pleasure and
sttisfa lion which be h· I e*pcrieii<*ed in
watching tli ι growth anil levelop nent of
his cfoj» an I the enjoyeen'. which he ha I
fonud in being abroad in oj»«»n day. eren
t h 11 ; ; h h«t had to wirk hard. A> ! wiih
lite co ninf on of w( iter, lie h >ard -d Ins
crop· ani liae a goo | «eamtn, g >1 «very·
bing clo*e mini tight foi cold weather, and
rlien the wind* hie» «ml the ·ηο« llew,
Ulpb tat in the large south room <»l his old
irm house. be'ore a cheerful, open woo J
ire, read the F<trmrr and some choice
>ooks, wnn« them, the old one he mon·
ioned to hi* frien 1 Tom Burton. and felt
ontent with his lot. Not exactly content,
itber. Som^tbinj was wanting llis tie·
er and aunt were all well enough, kind and
fToctionate. intelligent and sympathetic,
ut «till, Kilph could not be said to be con
•nt. He would read and muse so aie : go
at antl feed bit cattle—two cows and two
oung heifers with ol I "sorrel.M constituted
>is entire stock. We mar as well ear that
here was a picture l»«d aw ι y down deep
u Rtlph's h'-art, which though out of tight
O thu rest ot the world, was often "in
lis eye." While he was a clerk at Tape <&
Yardstick's there had cotnu into tha store,
>ne ι la r. a voting lady who had "filled his
re.'' It wis not the richness or style of
1er attire, though these were faultless, but
t was the quiet beaut/ of her sweet face,
he unconscious grace of her own peculiar
••If, which bad anbrotypad itself in his
■eart. She came and went, no one else
icemed to notice her. and no one knew who
he was. an 1 Kilph forbore to press the
nailer (or fear of remarks.
Ralph had made up his min I that, if an
opportunity offered, be would Iske meas
ires for improving his stock, and add a few
■beep by way of experiment upon his farm.
IVhile lie was thinking the subject over, one
lay. his eye fell upon an advertisement in
ho Farmer of sheep and cattle for sale the
lext day in * tovn not m any miles distant,
I'he next morning be put on a rather better
han every day suit, shaved, ami put on a
illar and cravat a little better than uiual
—though Ralph never thought it recessarv
Logo looking like 4,eaiieho,wbceauae he was
unly a farmer—v»d, bitching old sorrel to
the sleigh, set otT to see what could be
gained at the auction. He !» d a liti lo
.nancy lo spire and nurc hay than bis
present stock could consume, and ifinatters
were favorable he made up his mind to
buy.
Arriving at the p!v:e of m!a, he soon
k)ii:i I that neither the sio-k or the priera
uiled him. Wbile observing the sale, he
fell into conversation with an elderly gen
tleman upon farming, stock and so forth,and
■«oon discovered that he was thoroughly
panful in all the branches of the business
and very ingeniously mid.; knosrn to hiiu
bis situation antl designs. The gentleman
seemed to take an interest in his affairs, ar.d,
as neither w re interested in the sale, bo
ask« 1 Rilph to g> home with him to dinner
. _ ι .. L
lie riiigfit find wba» lie *j« in pjrsuitof with
liîrit. a■« lie li nl more than hecaicdlo winter.
Ralph very readily consented and unhitch
ing their hones, they started off.
Alter riding halt a dozen miles or »o, the
stranger, who hid g »en his name to Ralph
a« Mr. Proetor, reined into the }trd of a
lidy, well-to-do looking but not »bowy farm
Louse, with tli·* barn and out huildin^* m
real "model farm" style. "This is com
forcible. Life in its true sense and proper
dignity," thought Ralph. Mr. Proctor gave
orders to the farm band wbo w.a* chopping
wood in the shed, to rub off both horses,
I lanket aio) toed 'hem, then led the way
into the barn which wn the most p.-rfeet
Ka'ph bad ever »ccn From this they went
■ nto tbe yard w!i it-h w»i large, and divided
into three paits. one for sheep, one lor
young cat11<· and one for cow« and oxen —
Hero R»lph saw sheep and cattle that even
sotpassed his idea'· Wiiile they were en·
gaged in viewing the cuttle and sheep.su ti
mons to dinner came for (hem. Tlio sa ne
ly, complete and comfortable air reigned
in the house, only even "a little more so "
l.ivmu off th· ir overcoats and mufflers in
the hall, for it was a very cold dar, Ralph
was conductcd info s l*ri»<·, eheeiful looking
room, where sat Mrs. Proctor, a most admi
rable matron ot fifty or ·ο. wt»o received
Ralph with an air whi h at once exhibited
fim liarity with society.
"Where are Frank and Nellie ?" iwjuir
ed Mr. Proctor
"They took Ihcir dinners to school, to
day. They said it was too cold to come
li >n<·." «he replied with a smile,
• Λ very wi·? conclusion," Mid Mr. Proe
ι r. .fust tb«*n a young lady stepped in
from the dinner room "My daughter Jul·
•a, Mr. Cray ton." said the father. Their
eye* met. in I /or a moment both stood as
if turned to pillirs of «alt, and Ralph's self
possesion nearly deserted him, but he sue·
l e le l in performing the usual salutations
with » Miie degree of credit. Here he had
ι Ho· unexpectedly m"t the original of thai
picture which be had carried in his heart,
an I from the look that had met his own,
he felt assured that his own countenance
wn not entirely strange to h'*r ilia aunt
f»r»d sister w >nde red what in the world hid
hee«nne ol RslpH that be did not get home
before «unset. Il<* had engaged a neighbor
to tie up and leod his cattle at noon, tn
case bo did nol return,but now it w is grow
ing dark and ho had not com·. Wuat could
>uiv« lnpifneJ? Hut ha at lut. A
i<w iUy< .liter, he «uni υίΐ »ilh £ îsrge
|)unj» ili'ijjh, tmi when he returned be
brought with him « dozen of heautilul Soetb
Dow ι»». Two or three time· in the course
of th« next week or two, R.tlph was off «Il
•lar. an 1 once it was rather late in the even·
ing when be got home. Hit aunt and »i·
Ter wondered what could take him away
from home to much.
Otte day an elderly gentleman eamo in a
shigh and behind htm were three young
cattle of the Jersey breed, all a· handsome
aa pictures, delivered by tbe same farm
hand who was chopping «rood in the ab(.d
the first day Ralph «ras at Mr. Proctor1·.
"Somehow, this Mr. Proctor seems t·
take a β» eat interest in your affairs,1' laic'
Aunt Judy to Halph after that gentleman
had left.
••Well—res—perhaps ·ο." said Ralph
««it>i a peculiar expression, "and to com·
up wi'.h him*, I take great interest in hia
eldest daughter."
•Ό, you rogue," exclaimed Aunt Judy,
"is that what's to pay?"
"Sow, Ralph." said Mattie, 'are yoa in
earnest or only joking?"
••It's no joke with me,I assure yoa. And
now. Mattic. that the thing is out, if you
say so, we'll take a ride over there some
pleasant evening, ami you shall tee what I
call life and a home, for yourself"
'·<). Ralph. I'm so impatient I can't wait.
When shall we go?'*
At Christmas time, the next year, the old
Zack Market t place witnessed abouaewarm
ing such a« made its latter «lays surpass its
tirs ι ; il was the "Old Hackett" place no
longer. Mr Proctor said, though he
didn I hoi I to giving young folks too great
a start in the world to be,{iii with, y.-t ho
thought something might as well be done in
just getting thein comfortably under way
and letting them having things snug and
tidy to begin with. And the third year of
Ralph's farm lif?, found him the happiest
man in Snackcrtv. Ilia farm with its stock
and implements, was worth five thousand
dollars, and winlly out οΓ"_debt, though
this latter was owing to his fortunate chance
acquaintance at the cattle auction.
Wli -n the domestic storm broke over (he
the household before referred to, and love
departing b.de farewell to that, lté waa rap
idly increasing lus choicest gift· at the farm.
A little girl, ot tittle more than a year old,
was crowded Iron» tlie cradle by a little
bah? boy. Illcsaings with Ralph and Julia
overflowed in basket an 1 atore. [New Eng·
land Farmer.
Λ Down-East Savant.
Under tb« above caption tbe Boston
cot respondent oJ the Springfield R-pul>li
*..•11 -jives the following account of a gentle
man with whom some of our readers may bo
acquainted :
Probablv not one in one hundred nl «our
reader· hi»» ever hoard of William Small.
Κur those who arc κκιιϋοποι) to read Oliver
Optic'i idmiritble Ilo\a* anil fïirls' Mag
azine can hardly have failed lo make his
acquaintance unwittingly. He writes over
the mystical sign of the square ro'it, an«l all
his contributions are as full of information
as an egg i« ol meat—to use a trite compari
son. In many respect* h~ resemble· Eliliu
Burritt. the learned olacksmiih.
lie is tin son of a j»oor farmer, was horn
I be'ifve in Aubarn Main». and now, a far
mer himself, lives there. Growing up as
all poor (armors' sons grow up. in constant
toil, h<· was generally regarded by hie ac
quaintance* as a stupid, inert fellow, srb« <
never would amount to anything. But tha
hunger lor knowledge was gnawing his mind
in<*es*..ntly. At the age of nineteen he
bought h s fir«t book, a ropy of I.,eg.-ni|re'a
G-'Ointlry — bavins; earned th·) m >ney for
tb'· purchase by hoeing corn at one nnt per
hundri-d bill*, a'rer his regular dav's work
was done. Before he reached ihe age of
2·*» he hid gone three tines through ι be
M'-can que Cclose Ac the age of SI he
could rem! tliiitv one 'ar.guages readily and
• peak fluently «ι ven ori-i^hl; it is bis rule
to learn one langoago per year.
lie is one of rh<· very few Sanscrit achol
ars in America. Some ten or a dozen years
aj;o h* w»*nt tliroid and traveled extensive
ly. At Paris he a'tended the sessions of
one of ihe institutes ( I am not »nr,i which)
anil went with a class of students through a
course of mathematics. Coining home to
his !.-v|ging* from the*·: exercises dripping
With perspiration, he used to say. '"tinjre
are not five men in the (Jnited Stale· who
can follow the·* hoys through such work as
this." Mis mind seems to have been origi
nally mathematical; bnt his proficien y as
a linguist shows that he has not neglect*d
other department· of learning. And in a J·
dition to purely sebolarly req lirem-nts, l»e
has mistered the science of ihe law. II·»
industry is almost like that of a machine;
there is no intellectual difH :nlty that can ap
pal. no mental laf»or that can wearv liirn
He is now 36 years oM, si* f»-et two in
ches in hi-i^b». in his stockings, and weighs
^K) pounds. In ll»·· liolJ he leads tho"Cfew
and nis pbysK-ial strength may be estimated
from the fact that he lifts 500 pounds with
cas»· He sleeps not more than five of the
twentv fortr hours, and ia etridllv trufts'lln
in ail r.-spf.-ts, tising no liquor nor tobaecd.
It is a commnn question by hi· Irion.Is-—
What is his object in »ife ? To this, as to
most other niter rogatories be return· tto
»lire<*t answer, but says ilia» he Ai* an object
in life which will appear in gnod lime lis
is married At id ha· one daughter, nine years
• old. who speak· French, Otrinui, La .«η
' an<l Spanish.

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