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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1879)
March, 1879, 72 THE WEST SHORE. low bush, or by the side of an old log, in the most secluded part of the woods. It is very abundant in the summer time in the Northern, Eastern and Middle State, but it is mueh more seldom seen than some other birds, for it is not often found in the open fields, nor is it ever seen upon trees, but it lingers in the corn-fields under cover of the jjniw inj; COrH! and in places covered with bushes, and along the borders of ponds and streams, among the tall, coarse grasses and weeds which grow there. TRIFLING WITH THE LAW. Triflen with the course of justice are becoming too numerous in Oregon tor the advancement of the public weil. A crime has been scarcely com mitted and the perpetrator tried and sentenced to the penitentiary or senf- In this case the only practicable route in by the western edge of the ridge. This is wcaiisoinc in the extreme, and in MMne places dangerous. By this route, however, is the ice-cave, the dazzling beauty of which is better adapted to the Arabian Nights than to I modern periodical. It is like in enor mous kaleidoscope, 01 like lOfflC ancient Cathedral, by whose stained windows the sunlight is transferred Into innumer able broken rainbows. The freeiing wind which almost always blows on the summit of the mountain forbids anv long slay. W'e hastily scribble our names on a bit of pepef and deposit it amid a number of more pretentious memorials in 1 tin bos, lift on a mass of boulders at w hat is regarded as the summit of (he mountain. A few long slides, a few wild tumbles in the stiffen ing snow, and we .ue at our l umping place. W'e lime laid otu bands on 1 in- sm led summit ami returned alive. We look !ai s .11 our standing place it luit .1 lew noun u foM) The greal doine is cold and sdnit. What to il is iiu- presoooi oi a lew serambUt mortalei Pot emu Q 1 omc it w ill wrl 00M the snow s ..I w inlei .in.l the suns oi summer, just is it dul for the nges before man was. To it the changes that m a n h a wrought are only episodes ot eresv t.on.whieh, like the rise and fall of the fold, before some friend, relative, or lit nr. 1 . .1. I e l I I I .....,.,, uinvn,ii ui me 1 anu, mm THE WOO DC (X K. out any attempt on their part to check him in his shameless career and com pel him to adopt some useful avocation. At last, he is caught in his course of crime, convicted and sent to the State's prison. The parents immediately be come aroused to the enormity of the offense and the disgrace attached there to. Their duty is now plainly devel oped. The influence of friends is requested, and prominent men are in vited to intercede with the Executive in behalf of their foolish boy. They promise to care for him in future and take him to the country, away from temptation and moral death. Every effort is now made, the disgrace is at their very door, yet if a tenth part of the same exertion was made years ago, or before the commission of the offense, the parents would not be now suffering in sack-cloth tor the misdeeds of their wayward offspring. A grave responsi bility rests with the public in such cases. There is too much trifling with the law, which, if per mitted to take its course, would make less criminals and fewer sorrow-stricken fathers and moth ers. We do not dis claim against the just and moderate exercise of clemen cy, but when ten dered so easily and gratuitously as in Oregon, the law breaking element only smile at pun ishment and contin- the hurtling ul the volcanoes, have IDMI HUM lo he and not to U THl WOOI H IK K The Woodcock isasoiucwi.il sin. gul.11 looking bird, It bill is wi ion-, and ,is ryes arc very large, and lie in their evil w,ii'c Tn th interest of 1 anting sympathizer, is ciiculatni" a : . , . a . ... ' ' ''justice and morality, we demand a petition to the governor 'or nardon or . . ., . . . , ' , 1 tnct adherence to the cttcr and spirit '(Humiliation of sentence, l ie 11 m. 1 j , . , , , n,m; of the law. Make criminals under- weal pretexts and most soph.st.catcd stand that when convicted and senten arguments are brought to bear upon ccd there is no appeal from the decree, disinterested parties to obtain their sig- 'hat 'bey must suffer for their offenses nalutes. Promises of reformation on :m1 .our word for it, there will be less the lui t of the culnrit mm.. .M.x ...... "-""'"If anil trilling with justice. I - I..VI tll, . - ale ll. ne. I fat lu. L mi tlu. ..r It. . i...i i. t. i. ... ., . .Vl'l arc rarely kept, should thr Tin. Km r,., f ,,,, r,i i irrin oiiiii ip.iin uiMut earth .i r . . t"smw .i.. . ! convict lie successful in his application 'ftraJ, says: "Oregon seems to be .... nivii an uu- r. t ..Il . c . bead .si.iiii.- iiu- s.uiu Kino wiiiiliaii usu ally used hail m fuhing and it gets theee worm by rrithing u. long bill Imo the ground where the and it docs this in the inehl for clemency. Law has become a bur ies.,, and just.ee a fa.ee. Clime is "11 astir: her merchants are coming in scores by every steamer, and they are in pursuit of goods, wares and us mug Mil , .. , i . . alL 1,1 pursuit o goods, wares Winn0. -""' "'l'l. "Hi cnmmals merchandise, and they are for the met . . . .. sv.,K. an nierelv the shadow of iiuii. ii:irt in u, l .....I knar lilwr:i IV Misii it in- urn in UK niljnl iHliC Ul' I . ' " r I R1 -ivviu, iiuu uu; sec Ihc IUJSI ... s jam and icmaik. , " ' T' f Which ""''r' P"""!1?- 0r?on'r t0'-' -1,1- tk . e .u- i- . . uuiiv is we aware A "v,,",k us large supplies ui r , L , h" ,Mr,, " voung ,, reared in our mid,, ! ,1o,,r a"d Pr" generally, end she f d7 and grt-a, b ' " n,r m,1 1 ,s P"' and Washington Territory contribute. Jriftncrally placed at the of M11, U11V , ,m. ' "V l"!r- 1 K" c?'- lrgcly to our general prosperity nd .1 tlmus and vagabonds, with- general srtowth.
