MEN OF MAINE 



Deputy ever found out that he was a " Christian 

 Baptis'." 



Many of the words and phrases in common 

 use are of special interest, and some are easily 

 traced to a local birthplace. For instance, many 

 years ago a French-Canadian by the name of 

 Boubier settled in an adjoining township, and the 

 scattered houses thereabout became known as 

 Boubier Town, to be finally corrupted into 

 Boobytown, and the inhabitants are now uni- 

 formly known as Boobies. A guide in the re- 

 gion claims the name of Ex-a-ve-ra, a puzzle 

 at first, but quickly solved when its owner was 

 asked to spell it. The spelling made it Xavier. 

 The mother had read of the Saint and named her 

 boy after him, she and her friends pronouncing it 

 as they would. The waterways running up into 

 the marshes are uniformly referred to as " logans," 

 while the little insects that live there in summer 

 and greet you so cordially when you intrude 

 upon them are always spoken of as " minges," 

 and the flat, bottom land in the valley is called 

 the " medder ground." Now, this is not at all 

 remarkable. It is their mode of pronunciation 

 and it suits them, and that is the end of it. 

 Boston gives herself full liberty in such matters, 



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