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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1878)
THE WEST SHORE. November, 1878 7 deed, I daddwUjrttijovfd it rather than other m. The wait burped with id (lie oolofl Of the tainlmw, and the imtltrttTTj drgOOe, gffl&M, ami MCh tluiijjs WON OKKl gOMfOW in their at tire than liurd !rt rtlonr lilies of the alley. I li.ni a jH't moiMtot in the collection nutliini; tool than a anaorpant Thi nckt morning I attempted to ikotch too ophidion for the benefit f thr tcadera of (he Wb1 SttOKK, but without success, If any ml 1st would like- to reproduce the animal, 1 can at picrnt only lUggCSl green Males anil a KSpiiij; niouth .is the leading features, lor I am not jjood at lememherin dc UUUk It Mas qtlltO a pretty monster, however, ami I gated at it that long night through with feelingi more akin to admiration than fear. I IbrgOt to say that at an early stage o( the pioieechns I had arisen ami lighted! the (jas, the better to see what was guins; on. Letting light on the Mene made BO diU'cicmc at all indeed, it rather multiplied the phantoms, liv ely thing about the room underwent a traaga mm hange. The figure of the runiet became snakes, 'Ahi,!, wound and lashed themselves together in a H-tfe.t wilderness of contortion it u Impoaaiblc to fblkm theh motions, so tapid weie they. The la.es eiaven iik.ii the panneli and tin- bedposts tranarormed themselves into first-clas fiends. .111.1 1 thought what a i I thing It would have hern Could Dole have had a ilighi acquaintant i n Ith the rim Jons berora he undertook to Illustrate Milton's n.i,lisr I.,,,,." u. thai lapse ol , i thlnh could famish hjabla suggestion f ntv m n expenem e, "' " hen I fell a-lecp I do , know, bUl I awoke iboul ten o'clock nrk " "k Buahod and fevered, My waa were ten and iwollen as nmiBh the) had Urn beaten, slmpl, with thr stnn,.. th. v .1........ lL jtote. Pirn, on awaking, I expected , " " M""""i' es ol the night "'it there WM not so u.i.eh as I iH.ie la the rooaa, The iigu,rs ,.f the carpet laj straight d orderly ; thi krlel,,ns ,-,e ail buHed lion, s.ght T .Krrn in.) ,.,J ,nr , ,. ,; ' I"1- Mfht l -lav. and the end. all ,,, Urd ,,., J , tekMetlrd the d,s,sr.ir.ln,c. fa to '(, 1 K' 'I ...v clUvv ""Kl" hasi aaded me that hcV real, and kptead ( writing I ..Mght now he rv,,,,. That waT.II .I the Let of the Jim-firm. Por a mo,h .Aer I ,t llcrV((Uk a . rho...g i theg.cft, .. yellow rls.ul,..lv ., he,lirnlvc. lotted when pc,s... ,0 (l.(md inconstant tcror ol being -on over by vvons.. .,,,, or going vyithln.MfKi oi mr. Rut now I thould quite have forgotten Ihcjim Jim. hsdit not been foi little inudrntthe other evening, similar to the one which provoked this lory- . . it A party of us were sitting after din' net, when a lar'e fly came buzzing ghoul my ears. I clutched at it in stinctively, and started to my feet in horror; "A fly in mid-winter? It can t he," thought I, "the Jim-Jims again." Hut it was i By, nevertheless, and I had the satisfaction of catching it. And SO g rateful u .is I ai finding it palpable to the touch a real fly, and not a fancy fly born of delirium that I gave the creature its liberty; the first time, per haps, that I ever did the Uncle Toby business to a similar extent. I still rise at flics, you see, hut otherwise am pret ty well and progressing under the doc- t.n hands. I nave lost flesh, it is true, but I have nol thought it worth while to advertise the loss, and I have not heard of any body finding any. "Of no use to any one hut the owner" the owner, in this case, is not anxious to re trieve his loss. The gout is gradually subsiding, and I am not quite so apo plectic as I was. I am less lively in society, and mote irritable, mv Iriends say, hut my general health is much improved. I am glad, on the whole, ih.it I left oil' drinking; hut I often think how true is the saying: Cc w'cv .. it premier pat oui nitr. M y "lu st step" toward sobriety nearly cost me mj reason, indeed; and sometimes I tlfi myself; Was it not a dangerous step to take? Was not my good doctor a little loo arbitrary in his requirements? Wh.it think you, my friend? I made no answ er, for medicine is not mv forte. Whether the doctor was wrong or not let the doctors decide. Ilul I mentally thanked my stars that mv temperate habits ami cold-water proclivities could nev er make me near . i ii quainted with the Jim-Jimi than I arm by John Brinsley1 story. . . in nil UPPER COONTRV, In oar it Ihm m kv .mr mdm a fw rim ol lrnt (.mat mMiMM loetttd m the isptreentry, v uw giw , miniature via ! Walla Walls, II,.. SMtropolU t that Taut coim Irr Ijring i-ait i.l tha Cawa.1.... Walla Walla i. HwjBlr toasted aboal sighl mUm Itobi tin. 1.1. . SI ... ....... . .H.I..I... i whirl, may . , .,i m.-k- fSMBl At ur Sagmtisfj an.t thirty MUM (rom Wallula. th. teal ..I t(.Kl atamlHt naviK,ti,i, on thn r...iiabia nr. r, an I ... no. t. a with it t.y a ..-.,. pm1 IHiraM I St Depakatiea ot Walla Walla SM U tUatjl art AOW aa 4.000, m we .h ui.t .i iters saettet sity of la mm h t, t'siun hi,h.li.,l.,, , mucll or hu o much thr .,r. f . ntv Al u ()f LllMfnc th mhahiunta, . flml that th. city SNU ..,,.,., with ...w.nap,r.. Thr !'(,, II ..... f H.,n. a .taunrh llr,,hl,r.n rapr, puh Uabad SMkljr, . laim. and wdaabtsdly ha. thr e"r";'" ' .v P,H.r in th. mw -Wtrr It ,. Mf .0,t r.lh,r ,UgulM u"; 1 w"klr I. .1, H"1 11 " llISlll la all thing. WJi, and bwiMl, Ittct. an.l ,. a Ism to ,T,ll W ' Bm.r.r, i, part,cm.tly down on quacks and frauds, and makea it warm for that fraternity when they come to Walla Walla. The Statesman is published daily and weokly, but is at present suspended pending the arrival from the East of the heirs of the pro prietor, who diotl recently. Tho "Pnernl health of th. plnon in v.rv good tho mean temperature in Spring being 60.20; Summer, 75.31 ; Fall, 55.48 ; Winter, 35.67. The invigorating summer breozes blown over the city from the snow-capped mountains, make Walla Walla a desirablo place to pass the summer months. The schools hero are of a very high order, and we Bnd that nearly all roligious denominations have neat and substantial houses of worship. Tho fire department is woll organized, and a handsome Bteain tire engiuo does good service whonever oc casion requires. The town is well supplied with good hotels, and a large number of private board ing houses. Walla Walla has many private residences, which would be an ornament evn to l'ortlaud. Those illustrated in our last issue are a very fair sample Even the small eottages look handsome, as oach is surrounded by its little gar den of Dowers, which bloom here nearly tho entire year, For shade trees Lombardy poplars are mostly used, and seen f om a distauce the city looks like an immonse grove of poplars. Their growth here is very rapid, and they attain an im monse Inght. Main street is the principal business street, and has many good substantial brick build ings, occupied by live business men, which would be a credit to a town three times its size. We il lustrate the best bus ness building in the town, which is a substantial two-story brick, forty-fir feet front by ninety-five feet in depth, and is oc cupied by Johnson, Hces k Wiimns hs a general merchandise storu. They carry an immense stock, second to none in the territory, und aro the heav iest pioduoe shippers in tho upper country ; their shipments for lust season amounted to over 109, 1)00 bushels. They jiohscss many advantages over other linns, owing tu tho peculiar tiaiuinii each partner has had in sprcial blanches of the bus iness, as for instance Mr. Hues has eutiro charge hi the advertising department because hn is an old newspaper man, he having established The II""'' H it.. Statesman in I8H1 and successfully po lished it tor four years. All of the partneis aro pione.'is of the upper country, an.l, their Intgs circle of acquainlaiices point to them with ndt. as a model firm for integrity and enterprise. 'Ihe jewelry establishment of Z K. Straight also d( serves moro than a passing notice. Mr. Straight came here in 1H70, startod on a small scale, and uow owns the handsome brick store which he oc cupies ; and although his beautiful residence which wo Illustrated in our last number was destroyed by tire, lie is one ot that class of men whom mis fortune cannot crush, and wo understand that be will rebuild at once. In his store he carries the heaviest stock of jewelry in the territory, and ss a watchmaker he stands at the head of his pro fession. Whilst speaking of Mr. Straight we can not omit mentioning his father, a kind old gentle man, who, observing the necessity of having s weather record for Walla Walla, has kopt and published tho same, without compensation, for tks general benefit of the world at large. Old Mr Straight is a great lover of flowers, au.t many si hour hav. we spent with the dear old man in stV miring ilor.il W.inii,.., ai discussing their etc. The next establishment claiming our slim tmn it the furniture manufactory ot Eteits Stel. This i a solid firm, who manufacture r'tf ' v' v,,y, and do an immense business in lb In..-. They are enterprising and lihe"1 I to a fault, and really descive all the patro-