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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1886)
THE WEST SHORE. OREGON SUE : A LEGEND OF '03. " We'll, utrnniwr, here you are .(,, Now take a emilo with ,.. " for board m? bed i, f rTO" 'Klll Rot omintin' a Turn you'd like i.. .., Come in ! What .hall it be? ' "Tlwanmo? Now tl,t ii ..hi! lik., Ho here'e n-loukin' tnr yon ; Ji'oZv: -," "' "'. " Jejt wt down while I .lir tin fire An tuinli e the nag eome ,. For you an' the brute ia in oalioot A-liononn' mo tlua ilny i Bo freeze tor a aaat en' tout your f,t . I won't be (una tor aiuy. . , "Tlie yarn ? Well, bai-k in 'nfty.tlinw Iliii wimmen wiie rely tew, Ho turnery Pete ot fniclitful .weet On a lnjin iinl he knewj An I eeldoin tm two folka agree Like him an' Oregon Hue, " ,".'? 1"lin ,1n' ""'.Moonlin'lee, Without a hint or Haw. Drawcd up a writ a-aiatin' it 1 hut l'uto uould lukn the aipiaw s An the boya bII eigiied, fr pj, ,,,, lt , , Provulin' it come tor law. "An' nrtiir the anrvire ,.( an' Hue lb.ninined thar, aide by mile, lor well limy knew llm entire crew Win wailln' Uir kiw the liriilui ,l"f, 11 wee done, an' Pele look one. Bhe fell on lii nock an' cried. " It wairn't the tliinn, rwrlmpn, lor do, Hut the boya agreed with inn, That alia went tar reel on hur pardiier'e bream I he aweeleat that ever we ' A-looking, we auid, like a ruwhud roil, A-twiuiu around true. " An etrange aa it enunde, the laat man thar Waa acini' the iilamnit lie, Tnr make it apiwnr it wnan't a tear A-iithorin' in hia eye I Hut the Judge an' me ooiild eerliniily ani lhar waau t a dorn one dry, " An.,.,,.,in:in'. ,l" l limmaima like. With nuthin but men in unlit. We etmggled away with nnlhiu' tar aay An dodged about in the night; An my purlin' iew waa Oregon Hue A-Iiukkiu' him oloae an' Unlit. " Well, in them daya the Injun triliea Waa huckin' in wnya anverni An' aiinal light ahoue out o' nighla On the mouutiiiKK, fur and near; Hut Huwery'e liride twin' on our aide, We didn't hate much pir fear. "One night ahe aeon (lie uildunt fliu.li Of a green, onuaulH atar. An' ehe Mid it meant that the trilma waa lieut On liftin the minora' ha'r An' you may believe, which I won't deoeiie, i hey come-aii' they found u laiir.' " We left Mine Uob an' Oregon Hue Willi a gourd druwed uut tr atay. Then inter I lie ehado tliat the imiuiililim made We ailenlly alule away, Aa wiliin'-aa glad Her light by niiilit Aa ever we waa by day, " But Hue trot nut and dodged the guard. An' norur luat eight of Petal An' the boye all aay aha hlaied away In a atyle it waa lianl ler beat) An I'eut waa aa proud aa a liney crowd A-peckin' her duwu Uie alreet. "The aigtial.Hree atill blatod around, Hut the imia waa moimlroua ahy, rut well they knew that Oregon Hue ('ould eloou with an oien eyet An' veulurin out waa Mitten about The aame thing aa lor die, " On Chriatmaa eve 'twaa anuwih' faat, In tinkee au wide aitriMt. That flowery Pel a-eroeain' tlie etraet - dune dent nigh gitten IimI i Hut we warmed htm np with a atMliil eilp, ' An' laughed at tlw fallin' frort. " An airly Cliriatmaa day, when we Waa pilolin' I'eta ter lied. Thar waan't a atirk nor eioue mr brick Tnr kiver hia rurly head t An' under tie enow, by a broken bow, The pride of hia life lay dead. We planted her antler an old oak trie, A-keepin' tie faet in mind, That letlin' tlie bark lie ever en ilark, A white heart holm behind i An' Oregon Hue had a aoul aa true Aa the fairaat of womankind." UKOHliK K.CAMP. 18211 -so STRAY LEAVES FROM A BABY'S JOURNAL, riIAl!l,KY i a L..!,l U,y, i.urno H.tyn lit, i lulKlty ."Hi all amimtlH, ,u fm-t, tlk to ami umlorHtnm! tl.ono ,,f tlio.r own Hpooio. WquMii'I, thnn, l.ir.l un,lrHl.,.l n "x.'i'koy, or a iluok n tl,m? If ,, it iH . !... ,,tr M nnght Vt-wll lutvo Ln mmlo"tWlSS,m T Kmo. Wore it h, I hIiouU ,u.t l, Hl.m wb t w.tl. tl, , ami tlw .lonkoy, mul tl0 , i," 1" ii ii ':!k' '''" 1 Ht play, or chow y iu . nil thoHB little tiling Imvo tl,. ', "X hi Urm tlwir l.u.K..nKo tlint I l.i.v.i in UriK Zn ? A...1 do tlioir innmmiw t.ilk tlilTnnmtly tt, th.M.i fr.m f m.rH,8 or th..,r p.tp.m? Cl.u.l,.y u.: "Tho K , '.. ; v ei"" n niiin'i ill VIUIOIIH fill I III II I t if he in it Hoonm tlmtHoiMo ti10 r otlmr wt, nl nmr y tliawuiin l.,.uK(, urMH mv ,.,, ; , I.ih hy ,mr i......r of tlkinK. 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