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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1879)
November, 1879. THE WEST SHORE. 333 plsccd to Mm. Marnuvduke Rcdtield '. account ... uuIiuuim uwa, alio .ma. 1 y Ullfiy tbiuki the hu made a miatake in taking tha cold caglea instead of the cranberry swamp but young Dr. Dedliug thinks hia miitaka wu greater atill. Helen Forrett Grave. SOME FOLKS. There ia a claaa of people in every commuuity, whose highoat aim in life appeara to be to do all the harm, and create all tha misery and heart burninga possible. We all know aucb persons and in.tiuotively dread them, for do they ever spend one hour in our company without inflict ing aome disagreeable atory upon us, or endeavor ing to sow the aeoda of doubt and suspicion iu our miuds ? They approach us with professions of friendship, and under that disguiso they pour into our eara their unworthy stories. We do not think it possible to meet a moro thoroughly disagreeable person than this same meddler in other people'a affairs. It ia almost impossible to escape them or to avoid listening, even though wo know tha thinga they tell us are almost with out foundation, except within their own evil imagination. They addreaa us so confidentially ; they ara ao much intereated in all that pertains to ourselves. They don a knowing look, ami whisper in the low tones of privileged friendship "something they have heard," and "I thought you ought to know it" "Well, a cortaiu person told me that your son" (or, perhaps, your brother or your husband, aa the caae may be) "does uol keen the best of comiany when he is out from home, and ia often guilty of taking a drink too many and playi canle too, ilreauiuliy. truly think of it ! " Our dear friend goea on at some length to discuss the evils or the day, and card playing and drinking in particular. Then, having no more goeaip for that tunc, takes leave of us until her stock of scandal ia replenished. Hut the imaerablo tale rankles in our heart (or days, lUlina aa with aad misgivings. Or, perhaps the blow ia aimed at tha sacred shrine of wifely love, and we are told in pitying tones, accom panied with commiserating glancee, that he whom we hare truattd with our holiest thoughts and crowned with all tha wealth of our woman's love, is false to the sacred trail The seeds of misery thua aown, may grow and strengthen, fed by IriHee, ui.nl hearta ara aatrauged ami live embittered for all coming time. Oh, thu misery caused, the hearthstones broken by the baleful tongue of one real Men .1. signing ci 1 store ! The lives wrecked by this tattler, 1 Ins meddlesome busybody ! No home is safe from their venemous attack circle loo sacred lor their intrusion. Many a wedded iiatr can date their lifelong wretcbednaaa from this sonroe. Ah ! the power for harm wielded by a falae, malioioua tongue, eternity alone can tell. We have aean this demon in disguise, in the young, fresh souls of aweet girls Just bedding luln womanhood, whose heart might hsv. Wen a treasure for any man's coveting had the whole QTDIAH PECTJ1 lARJTCES The aborigines found in America by the dis coverers were termed Indians, because the ob jeotivo point in voyages to the West was Indis, and heuce when the Western I'ouliucut was discovered It was hailed as the long-sought for country of fabulous weslth and mystery. In many respects the manners and customs of the Indian tribes showed evidences of a tradition which must have descended to them (mm the human race in Asia Their religion, theory of origin ami aciiuaintencc with the events relate! in the lliblo, and of general mytliologiual Ixdiof among the Asiatic nations, show a remarkable ein.il.uiiy. One element in Indian . intents re markahle for its similarity to the paotUariUeJ eneluUe of Ue Uibe Im usai over so tola 4m while the wild lull of the happy hunting grounds is proi.itieted in the hope that his l""l"M the o.Hising camp will become the loot of the victors. Very much of the Indian character and origin may lie learned from the meaning of even the simplest ilsncea. Itav id danced before the ark, and .. lisps the savage dancing before Ihe image of some unknown divinity, demonstrate an origin which ll.e m.vat profound researohee of MtaWlu mm in regard to prehistoric remains dare not contemplate. ffll NtM If sr.- to have iteala of lie..Kll. and it seems to I luipaiastble to act long vi ith. oit them why not have malchee that ll leave some tangible result liehlnd, MMtkltog that will make the eorld richer than More the, on test! Not long since a woman tramped for three weeks or so around asawduat 9' flrVrt, ' 3iBBlHflBHtt ET-.' i Writ j'1'' pWijSv' jjj ' ' ' RsaCSil a, .JHrv Tail i I 83 HHkH sW ' rasraS esfl 4t 'flsnav-e INtMAN WAII UANTK. related of the more civilised nations of the old world, is that of .lancing upon miminaw ar ioy. (i. .i I.. .... marred bv this crowning i or war In all. however, tlr. . i I---. .. . ii tha se.lsarne ....,. I ..r,.le... .. nr.. WHO ll la in """I traak la this 'r Th. levy what, daring that parVw). eawe.1 a single sin k of wood, dial met. g.H.1 than that tiemptst At KewseeH aavl I 'msey I.IswmI i api Wed ami Plrnl rWytot. ' - ' ...o.mo.s meVl.ae, vet If ....... a I - - . st ml nl tmil. UIR IIMU'li'- .Ii, at Is- I . . I'll li iruiiMt " . wh 7ocka wars fn-t..g trM y-. and ,,.s or of pr.,.ar.l,on for tm lj.pu.tan. MM TJiu J , wSSi r moet aiLeful. m,.t SU be SS The fl..g .. .-rJ. " de.nna.1 bv all. the ee.ming follower of th. . . daetroes ef 'Maoe.ng for -J. 'rrr.--JJ.iU... ,eek sod lowly rA -bo -t.b,H, dm-l . ue-m when the Ms. VmJ ... -a. ..-a. good. Under the cloak of a pare ITinslut atratae it Sw liT m lt.ee a w.l M.i. otafcl. the, carry a Udly pouoo. UUl - UUe The l.. fT iJ eHa,p4.p, U a. 7 HI I III t., .lomeat.e happme. Me a parell.l l.tfc. "'' 'V'. has aaraWiMtavaM 1014 rnmHH tMsal Hut why dfl on thing, of ch ...ryda, bdta. trib-. JJZffi STo.S ...Wr heer. This Istasivaa atfial .rBci AU ovor bread ted we may dac..g fre enmwm. m Jf.? ZL 1 - V rek . laM. mi a -.Uo ve. the work of such unholy tllll, drlllaatiom. la the war daw .eth. I mm m, mmit J-a WMmii. Hi ui If.' 'I mhi.'h I HWIWI "-. ' 1 I . - SMasew mm at kniiir. ft making. The time baa com. to t and may come to many more, wha the words of Acnp tare shall be lolly v Mined " V ith what measv ure ye mete it shall be measured to yo tti. Jlrs. IUIU ItoUanl m Pt' ' ret. sjvI horrible form a drsejlel a. .Luk mm in a savsir samd east ko sale lev the dread mMartalaly M the war U M . the ear -th mnmttmy Ta. oml taae L.ularU Mterullaed I' Uw ' M f ... Use ball aod 1 10 IU wee ! Ill heetw. II. o...tu. .lor lo die ion h aad SJifl mieaUa Mm I" t.rs w.reep. Use havtag dg IS' '. tw I