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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1887)
THE WEST SHORE. And h mingW hi jroMen mm With tbf old-time leaders' duM. Kp'tn the elder hive of the eastward, Ti the land ( the t-Wxng day, Proudly tlie favored iiilnrimw Kil' the Ma k c harter to-day. lk they think of the trial and hoitowh, A onward the pvat car mlln, K the leader, x ulnrng and faithful, ' In the day that tried men's houIh?" A e think of our early ntni'lcH, K (Mir lot in the wilderness cast, And over the mantel, the rifle Hung from an antler's prong ; When threadbare garments betokened Only the common distress, And the moccasins, beaded so deftly, Were part of the holiday dress ; When blankets, with hole in the center, Were overcoats, stylish and gay, And the men were buskinned and spurred Like the heroes of olden day. Privations and wants were many, Advantages ever too few ; Uu. hold in kindlyn.memhr.net. .ha.Jovd.y.ofthepa.t, WW.hin., mhfwn from ,he fort, irtiWaoilftm yielded lutnboteoffol.fcn g,,. TUr.oth trail andfoot-W VVn blanket, j,; Ilut mual helpfulness reigned, And friendship was steadfast and true ; And whatever there was to divide, Was often dealt out to the poor, Or given, when hunger oppressed, To drive the dread wolf from the door. Often the Indian's wigwam Was the white man's cabin near, And the settler bartered and labored With (M-areely a thought of fear;