The west shore., August 30, 1890, Page 36, Image 4

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WEST SHORE.
1 PUSH."
Ere oar father died and left ui for the happy, golden shore,
He laid : " I'm sorry, children, that I can't bequeath you more ;
You're handsome girls, the three of you, in youth'i enchanting flush,
And I hope you will be sensible and marry men of push."
Wat it strange our parent'! last worda left their impress on our lives?
Ere the daisies bloomed above him Kate and Belle were wedded wives ;
But I tarried, scarcely liking such a hurry, such a rush,
Nor half liking my new brothers, though they were both men of push.
One bad pushed a real eittate boom into blossom all too soon,
And was living on the proceeds to a pretty lively tune.
The other he waa pushing at those doors that may be seen
Labeled " rush," and opening inward on a most obliging screen.
Each bad bis boon companions, pushing, dashing, rapid men;
When they pushed into my presence I just pushed them out again.
Yet my father's word waa sacred, and I prayed, at evening's bush
" Dear God of lonely orphans, what did father mean by ' push? ' "
And I think (iod sent an angel to ask father what he meant,
For an answer to my prayer straightway down to me was sent;
And that answer, plain, convincing, I must tell you all about;
That It came right out of heaven I can never, never doubt.
I was walking out Yamhill street, and the grade was on the rise,
A sweltering August sun was pouring down from cloudless skies;
An over-laden street car fifty people on, at least
Came slowly up behind me, dragged by one poor, gasping beast.
How that poor horse tugged and struggled, how be stumbled, tottered,
To my most careless reader needs not to be revealed ; reeled,
We all have seen the picture from the sidewalk or the road,
And eometimes-O, the shame of it!-we've added to the load.
My heart was sore within me and my soul indignant grew ;
Yet I stood there, still and helpless, there waa nothing I could do.
We women love to pity and our hearts will ache and ache,
Yet we turn the veriest cowards when a brave step we should take.
And while I stood there trembling and pitying from afar,
A man sprang oir the platform and dropped behind the car;
And, 0, let me record it in plainest black and white,
He grasped the platform railing and pushed with all his might!
The horse took freshened courage and pulled with hopeful will,
And man and horse together rolled the street car up the hill.
I lost my bead entirely, and cried, without a blush
" 0, king of men ! I now know what father meant by ' push.' "
He looked at me In wonder, and while he looked, of course,
The street car went and left him, pulled by that dear old horse.
Thus my answer came from heaven, straight from heaven, don't you aee?
For this man who pushed the street car is pushing now for me.
Cakkii Buki Mokiian.
been set out the past five years, and the next five will see a still greater
number planted. The earlier orchards planted for market purposes are
now coming into good bearing condition, and their prolific yields and the
Buiwior excellence of their product are a prophecy of what will be seen
here a few years hence when the later, larger and more numerous orchards
add their quota to the state's production. Oregon and Washington are des
tined to become as famous for their fruits as they now are for their wbjat,
hops, fish and timber.
NORTH PACIFIC INDVSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
On the twenty-fifth of next month the doors of the North Pacific Indus
trial Exposition will be opened for the second time, not to close for thirty
days. But few not connected with its management realize bow close it is
upon us and how much larger than the one held last year it will be. Super
intendent Allen has been giving it the benefit of his large experience and
careful attention for the entire year, and has so perfected it in its numerous
details that the people can be promised the greatest exposition ever held in
the west. Signor Liboratti, who brought out from New York an excellent
band last year, has learned how good music is appreciated in Portland,
and will this year bring a band much superior in its personnel to the other
one. The art gallery will contain the finest collection of oil paintings ever
brought to the Pacific coast. They will delight the lovers of art. Bo much
improvement has been made in the bnilding itself, and so many new features
will be added to the general display, that a detailed enumeration would be
tedious. It is sufficient to say that every citizen of Portland will feel a just
pride in our mammoth exposition, and that it can not fail to make a most
favorable impression upon the thousands of strangers who will visit it.
IS THE ORCHARD.
The picture on the first page represents a common scene in Oreran
from June until Oclolwr. There is scarcely a residence in the state where
one or more trees of ch.rrlea, plums, pears, peaches or apples are not to be
found In the yard, loaded with their burden, temping to the eye and deli
clous to the tut. There is no sight more charming to the lover of fruit than
on. of the huge Itoyal Ann cherry trees, with their clusters of bright red
fruit contrasting so attractively with the dark green of the leaves The
Koyal Anna are to beautiful In color, to monstrous in site and so juicr and
la.lng to the U.I. that they fully dewrv. the adjective portion of their
nam. The Black Republics are also a large, firm and prolific cherry
but they lack the rich color of the others. The next prettiest sight is . tree
of renins, peaches, who., rosy cheek, speak to the eye of the sweet juico.
within No finer flavored peaches can h, found anywhere than those pro
duced In the otvhanla of Oregon and Washington. Th, earlier varieties in
h. market com, from California, but we do not really begin to enior that
favorite fruit until our bom. orchard, pour In their lusdou. store Th.
Mine la trot of the pear, th. plum, th. prune and th. apple. The groanimr
limb, of our orchard., propH up with stick, to keep them from breaking
tinder th. rich burden they bear, pour into our lap. th. choicest fruit, th.
broad am. ol tit. union produc. Th. culture of fruit is rapidly becoming
ao induatry of great Importance. Hundreds of thousands of tree, have
ETCHINGS.
When a reader of a paper comes across an item of news under some
such bead as "A Lucky Barber " or " Favored by Fortune," and finds that
below it are the details of how John Jones drew the capital prize in the
Louisiana lottery, he can be certain of one of two things : Either the pub
lisher received pay for publishing that item as an advertisement, or else he
is a fool for publishing a lottery advertisement for nothing, and there are
very few fools in the publishing business. Disgusted as ons may feel at
seeing such an advertisement in a respectable paper, he is still more so
when he turns to the editorial page and reads a moral philippic against lot
teries, for to be mercenary is bad enough, but to be mercenary and hypo
critical both is worse.
A stage driver was " held up recently in Idaho, and when some citl
.ens went out to see what had detained the stage they found the driver in
foe hand, of the desperado, who proved to be John Barleycorn, with only a
bottle for a weapon. '
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