May, 1879
130
THE WEST SHORE.
mini. Willi a HANDSOMER MAN.
II WILL I 'AMI MON
JOIK
I . 1 wendelcd ill the Held all day, e-plowin' KM
"abmy etreak":
I'eo m.liM my teem till I'm hoatee; l'ra Itampod
1 1 11 my leg! urn weak;
ltd clicked doen ewt (eo'anot l I'll In"
fibs)
When tk plow-pint alt urk etono mil the handle
puurhMl my rib
I ' ' iul my tMin m 1 1 . barn, ami tublied limit
ihhimI ..ul..
I'm fed Uitlu heap ( hey. and half a buihol ul
oala.
Ami hi mm tho .. 11.. 1 eat mo lika eatin
ML
Ami Jni. i- won't mi hiulght that I ilun't make
out a waal.
Wall aalilt the doom lucked! Hut liora iha'i I. It
lha key
I'iidt the elep, In plc known unly bi tier and
me.
I wnuilar whim dying N dead, that ihe'a hustled
oil iell well,
Hut hate im the Uble'i a note, and probably thli
will Ull.
OiKid dial' mi wit ha gone' my wife liaa
aetrey!
The letter, II aajra; "lli.,m, furl am , f
awaj.
I're i 1 with rim til montlii, J.ilin, and au far
l'e been (rue;
Hut I'm going away to-day with a hand, mar
man than you."
A haa'aiiaier man thau me' Why that ain't much
to i
Therea haii'antner man than me ,.. by ben.
mi day
Tbre'a han'enmar man than roe I aiu't of the
hen'wiine kla.t.
Hut a lorlh'er man lhau I waa I MJ a,a'l hover
Dud
Cur hel' curae hat' I tay, and give my otireee
winge'
May the wind, uf lore 1'te .poke I. changed bi
scorpion etlng.
OU aha WUl my heart wit 1 joy, eh emptied my
heart of doubt; '
And now with a aoraioh of tha am ,,,, (t ,..
kaart't l'hl oul
Cur hat' NIH hei' aay L Hho'll eoiuttimo rue
Ike day.
Kkcll enmetime laaru that hale 11 a game that two
nan play.
Aa.l long befute alio dim he'll gtiore that alio eror
And I II plow bet grata with halo and eeed II
down with acorn.
A. aura .. the woild guce ..u, there'll cme . lime
a ben alia
Will rwad the deetlleh hoart of that ban'enmei
ate Iban me,
lad there'll be a lime whan hr will Itnd, aa othere
do.
I hat aba that II falae with one ran he the aama
wilk two.
seal when kei tare gruwi mk, and whrn her
grow dim, '
i"l .hen be I. tiled ol her. and lha ii t)ml f y
Mb. II do what aba ought to bam .lone, and nadir
count tba poet;
And llx .hell aea III lug. deal and know what
aba baa hejL.
A u.l thought, thai are now eelemi will wake un in
baa aaiad, "
And ah. .ill ,,, t , ,, ,U lh ,
behind.
And meibe abell aoea.lt. a, l,.ng fur m, m,
I'll! ii 1
I re bWh out ul my but. and ,
And rat la bar gtritek heart there waa aom.ib,..
or other ah "' "'
Tfc" kot aod ...', u,
Ad Htitll ""K ' """"Mt"
Hut I eauM.1 Ikmk .4 the. thing, 'r. bund
waa ea the 1 1
Hi lak. aay bar word hawk, 1, . mtu , l-j
mall. 1 worae.
HhH bare too bee eooegh. aba II nut bare mr
rwiea
Hot i Dij a lit ao .., .d well know
that I .an
1 aat aba alway. writ be eorrr that ah. wwnt w.ta
that haa'inrair man
Ah! here ia bar klbihen dreie! it makaj my poor
eyaa blur,
It aaema, when I look at that, ai it 'twaa holdiu
her.
Andhnraara hor waek-ilay ahoei, and there ia
hor week-day hat,
And yondor her weddiiiR-gowu. I wonder ihe'
dnln't take that.
Twaa only thia morning abe came mid called mm
hor " doaruat dear,"
And aaid I waa miikiu' for her a regular puradiao
here.
OUimI! il you want a man Ui aeuae the paiua ol
Hell,
llofore you niUih him in, juat keep biln in Heuvoi.
a mll
lliiod.bye! I wiah that death hail aevered ua two
apart.
You're loat a worahiMir hern, yuu'ra cruahed a
levin' heart.
I'll worahip no woman again ; but I gueaa IT
learn to pray,
And kneel aa you uaed to kneel, before you run
away.
And if I thought I could bring my wordi on Hoar
en to bear,
And if 1 thought I ahould hare aome little influ
ence there,
I would pray that I might be, if it could lie ao,
Aa happy and gay aa I waa only hall an hour ago,
Jane (rnrrriny).
Why, John, what a litter here I You're thrown
tlnnga all around
Come, what 'a the mutter now f and what're you
loat or louud 1
And here 'a my lather here, a-waitin lor aupper, too.
I'm been riding with him-he'a that han'eomcr
man thau you.
Ha ' ha! Ia, take a aeat, while I put the kettle on
And get thinga ready lor tea, and klai my dear old
John.
Why, John, you look an atranga ! Come, what
haa oniaaed your path'i'
I waa only Jokiu', you know. I'm wlllin' to take
it back.
Joint (nairfe).
Well, now, il Ibia ain't a juko with rather a bitter
oreamr
It eeeiui aa if I'd woke from a mighty tickliih
dream;
And I think aha "amelli a rat," for aha amilei at
me ao iumr.
I hoie .ho don't. ( lood Lord! I hope they did not
hour.
Twaa one of her practical joke abe thought I'd
undoratand;
llut I'll uerer break aod aaiu till I got the lay ot
the land.
llut .0110 thing nMM with me. To appreciato
llearon well,
Tie gia.l f,,r ,1 man to have m litt a miuutea
uf Hull.
- - 1
A H1M1LAH 1 ANK.
Jack, hear you're gone and done it,
V aa, 1 know ; moat fellow will.
J arid tried it onoe myaalf, air,
I hough, you a, I'm aingl still.
And you mat bar did ou toll me-
lhiwn at Newport laat July,
And reaulred to ak the uueation
At a eoireeP Ho did I.
I "ippuee you left th ball Mag
With IU muaic and m light
Kor thay aay or '1 tame la hnghteat
In tho darkeat ol the night.
Wall you walked along together,
"mrhet the atarlil iky,
And I'll bet -old man, confee II
ua were frightened. Ho waa I.
you etrolld along Uia terraee.
Haw lb Hummer moonlight pour
All IU radiance 01 Lb wator
Aa they rippkad oa t in ebon ;
TH at length yoa gathered oouragw.
When yuu aaw that none wen .un
I'l l you draw bar rloae and tall bar
That you lotad bar t Mo did I.
Writ 1 aeadat aak yoa further.
And I m rata I wiah yoa Joy ;
Think 11 winder down and we you
8 yo.'r ,Mm1 ray boyr
ho Lb boaeyaaoo la 0rr
Ar.,1 mnfn aettUd dowa. wH try
J bat Tfc deuce yo aa ILmkImI .
ioi4radr o waa I.
CHAttlilU'tl Slum.
I waa sitting in tha twilight,
With my Charlie on my knee
(Little two-year-old for aver
Teasing, "Talk a 'lory, pause, to me.")
"Now," I said, "talk me a 'tory."
"Well," reflectively, "I'll 'meuae,
Mamma, I did see a kitty,
(Jreat big kittie, on the lenoe."
Mamma Bmiles. Fire little Ii tigers
1 'over up her laughing lips.
"Is 00 laughing?" "Yea," I tell him,
llut I kiss tho finger tips,
And I say, "Now tell another."
"Well" all smiles "now 1 will 'in once.
Mamma, 1 did see a doggie,
(Jreat big doggie on tho fenoe."
"Rather similar your stories
Aren't they dear:" A sober look
Swept cross the pretty forehead,
Then he sudden courage took,
"But I know a nice, new 'tory,
Tlendid, mammal Hear me 'menoe
Mamma, I did see a ellunt,
(Jreat big elf unt on the fence?"
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
The people of the State of Oregon
mid adjacent Territories should certain
ly congratulate themselves upon the
glorious country they inhabit. In no
other State in the Union will you find
grouped together in such a remarkable
degree, the elements of comfort and
prosperity. The soil is unequaled in
fertility, and the salubrity of the cli
mate is unexcelled. The difference be
tween this soil and climate and that
of California is very marked. Here
the winters arc about the same as
they arc in that State, with the excep
tion that here it never fails to rain suffi
cient to insure good crops. In fact
since the first history of the country it
has never been known to fail. A good
year there is problematical, and when
one crop is harvested, the farmer is
speculating upon the next year in fear.
He is kept constantly between hope
and dread, and his life, in consequence,
is one of feverish excitement and antic
ipation. How different is the life of an
agriculturist in Oregon! He sows his
crop confident that he will reap the re
ward of his toil. In the summer he is
not enervated by a scorching sun; no
north wind, whose breath is like the
sirocco, causes him discomfort. He
lives in a climate where cool and re
freshing atmosphere adds a pleasure to
life, and strengthens his entire system.
And then our scenery, how magnifi
cent. linc covered hills and mountain
dot the landscape and clear streams ot
mountain water from perennial springs
gladden the hearts and freshen and
keep green the earth. In the midst of
these splendors an Oregonian would b
less than human did he not think his
butc God', best and brightest land.