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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1873)
r L P Fisher VOLUME V. mm i ,innnwnunii M'MOO!. AYS. A TM'K ST0I1V. I always recall with keen relish, the joke which Fanny Burns played on our sehooMtuwter, It was al together unpremeditated and invol untary iu her part, but that made it all tiie more enjoyable. Mr. Charlton was very dignified, stern at times, and prided himself Oil the strict discipline enforced in his school But Fanny Burns, with her black eyes, irrepressible love of tun and ready wit, was almost too much Cor him. Fanny and I were very good friends, " 1 used to draw her home on my sled, run races with her, gave her dainty morsels out of my dinner liasket, and perform va rious other gallantries suited to our juvenile ideas of such things. And when we were a little older, I walk ed home with her instead of draw ins her, and made purchase of oranges in lieu of bestowing on her tarts and baked apples. Although we saw each otlier hatore school, at recess, at noon, and after, it inva riably happened that during study hours matters of sudden and vital importai.ee would arise,. demanding epistolary communication between us. Notes would lie written and passed from hai d to hand until they reached their destinations, tor there was a mutual agreement between all the pupils to rfbrm such offices secretly and faithfully. Sometimes, indeed", we would sit near together on opposite sides of an aisle, for instance so that we could deliver our missives directly to each other. This practice of writing notes was of course ftrongly condemned and strictly forbidden by our teacher; aud as Fanny and 1 were csecial and frequent olieuders in this par ticular, he managed to glance to wards us many times in the course ofadav. We were generally suc cessful," however, in eluding his watchfulness, but managed t ex oliange great tmrabersbf small bits of paper, on 'which messages were scribbled. But one day our hour of grief yameor at least so I thought tor the time being. Fanny had handed me several notes to which, lor some reason, 1 had neglected replying. And soon came another neatly fold ed, Which she reached over to me with considerable exertion. Ac companying it was a lead pencil, though for what purpose I could not imagine. ! was just reaching over to receive it from her hand, when a loud stern voice paralyzed us both for an instant. 'There! Miss Burns! ;' have cftUght you at it at last!" Fanny's bright eyes dilated with fright, i shrank back iu my seat, leaving the note still in her hand "Von will please step forward, Miss Burns, and bring that note with yon." Fanny obeyed with a subdued uir, though not without first tump ing up her nose furtively. 1 trem bled with apprehension, more for her sake than my own. ''Stand up there on the stage," paid Mr, Charlton, sternly. life look the note 'mm her. "I have often spoken of this des picable practice of writing notes," he said, turning so as to view Fan ny and the whole school simultane ously -"of its wrougi illness and bad . imlueuee: I have given warning repeatedly that it must not be done, and have' threatened to visit with severe punishment the first offense of the kind, coming within my knowledge. The .silly and baneful love-tra-o with which they are till ed should never pass between young (Hjople. In fact iersous ot your ages should never say to each other, by word or letter, what you would not be willing tiie whole world should " 1 hear T cannot say that I am sur prised, Miss Burns, but I am deep ly grieved, that you should disobey me in this instance, as you have doubtless in many others. It be comes my duty to make an exam ple of you, which I shall do by mor tifying you. I presume you would dislike exceedingly to have me read this note aloud to the school." Fanny started violently, and seemed about to speak, but checked herself. Mr. Charlton paused, but she was silent. I, who was watch ing intently, noticed a curious ex pression on her thee. "Is there anything written in. this note that you would lie ashamed to have the pupils hear ?" "No, sir," she faltered, "i presume not," said Mr. Charl ton, sarcastically. Was it possible, thought I, that Fanny's apparent difficulty in speak ing was caused by suppressed mer riment? tier tnce certainly indicat ed it, tor while she bit her lip her shoulders moved convulsively, and there was an unmistakable sparkle in Iter black dancing eyes. I watch eu the proceedings with intense in terest, "I shall read it aloud," said Mr. Charlton, relentlessly, and some what excited with the prospect of making such an impression as he ex pected to, "aud I hope it may prove a lasting lesson to you." He unfolded the paer with a pompous air and held it Wore his face. The attention of the pupils was almost breathless, and the hush ot expectation was almost profound. But instead of reading the note Mr. Charlton looked at it with an expression of utter astonishment. Perplexity, dismay and anger flitted bv turns across his face, which was finally overspread by a violent red flush, lie turned to Fanuv furious ly. "Was this done to entrap me, Miss Burns?" "No, sir?" The astonishment of all knew no bounds now. '1 he scene was inex plicable to all except the two chief actors in it. "What does this blank pure vf fMMf mean ?" An audible titter suddenly arose, like the first pattering ot a Summer shower The true state of the case began to dawn upon our minds. Fanny was using all her energies in endeavoring to retain a sober and respectful air toward her questioner. "He didn't answer my note," she said, "and so 1 was going to hand him that piece of paer and a pen cil to to as a sort of a hint?" The titter novv swelled into a roar, in an instant every buy and girl in the sehoohoom laughed uncontroll ably, Fanny hurried her face in her handkerchief, and also laughed violently, but silently. Foal aud cheers arose, aiid it was simply im possible to pursue further a 'serious treatment of the school. Mr. Charlton himself was oblig ed to smile, h the midst of his wrath and discomfiture, ile hand ed the paper back to Fanny, aud said lew word to her which none of us could hear iu the uproar, aud she, bowing, wont to her scat. The funny scene ended, and all was studious enough fbr the remain der of that day, , and indeed lor many days thereafter. I well remember when we went up to the next "grade," Mr. Chart ton was talking to the teacher whose department we were about to enter. Fanny stood near, and patting her on the back, he said : ''This girl you will Hud, will al. ways have her lessons, but look out for licr, or she'll "be too much for you. There's danger behind those black eyes !" ALBANY, OREGON, MARCH 21, 1S73. If this were a "story" Fanny would of course be my wife now, but as it is a simple reminiscence of real life, it doesn't end that way Soon after our entrance into the higher grade, Fanny discovered charms in a youth named Smith that far outshone mine. This threw me into a cynical frame ot mind, from which it took me fully two weeks to recover. .'Then to" spite her I went with abother girl. Then came the breaking up of our class, some tear, and hearty ha i id -shaking. Tkat was a dozen years ago, and I believe Fanny is now the wifeof fcttian "out west'' (Such is litis ! Letter from Former Morr.viniwi. Following letter to the N. Y. Agri- cuitxgftt contains good, plain, homely hints : ' ' Mh. Editor : I am not in the wav ov writiu much for the news papers. one i nav a wonumui rmou, ov huhk lu, and so I like to write it out t he bet taction l ean. 1 guess yon can print It so as your readers will take the sense on It. I hav always lieen a farmer, in fat I was horn a farmer, and my father ami mother wax With farmers before me. I study farmiii, anil live rite among farmers," but some of them hav wonderful bad notions on farmin. 1 will tell you how it goss with them. About a week or so ago. i met my neighbor Allen on the road, and sez 1 tn lit m. "iihhor Allen, what do you think iz the difference between the nrtmotr. and those Drought over from England?" -: HJltereuee?'' sez he, "why. I think tle native cows, Kich asm'v father used to raize, iz all ahead of your English cows. The old tasmoueo. cows are sman ami wugii, am) It takes but little.t0 keep them, and they don't liav Mfhe stabled aud mused, and petted, lk your great short-horned, a you call 'em; nuttl would rather have the natives' any way." Yes," sez I, "but then the natives are small, ami when you are tired of milkin 'em and make 'em into beef, vou get but little beef ; and when you offer your little calves to the butcher, vou get only a small price ; so also if you raize lielters or steers m sen. it is in the same way ; and it takes as much to keep a poor cow as a good mi.. nw. If von irit some of thcra'cl short horn breed from a first rate "milkin strain,' (I believe they call it vniir .-lives Utll t'el eh as Hindi a" in is v.iiii- littie stunted thill!", and when yon turn off a cow for beef, you have somenung worm mime, ami so. n you havtilielters or steers to sell, they will bring you as much agaiu money, which i worth looking alter. A ilnv or so after. I met with neitrb- bor Grinkie, and sez t "Neighbor, how do you come on raisin sheep and lambs:1 Your flock increased much the past season ? Not much." sez he. looking kiudy sheenishL '"-Vl wintered thirty last winter, BJOStly ewes, aud had about thirty lambs hut they came m a nau time, along hi February, and with all the nussbi I could give 'em, I only raised ten. And my old ones became point, and the distemper tooR hold ov them and a number- died. I hav'nt much faith iu sheep." "Yes." sez l. 'IW i-: the way it goes. I have a hundred real nice South DoWus. 1 wintered fifty last winter, and I raised -fiftv lambs, and now I have one hundred, in first-rate order. I kept my sheep under good sheds, fed 'em roots and a little nuts, ami didn't have .mv' lambs till the weather was gettin warm iu the spring, and mine increased just double" I called iu last eveuiu to see my nuhrhlun- WINons. and sot down in a j cheer, and he and I had a long talk on ' farmin, an raisin critters, anil poultry, 1 ami so on. Sez 1, -Neighbor Wilkens. do you j git along prettv well with your hens ! and geese? Do your liens lay in win- ter?" i .-v.rf much " sez be. "I don't have much faith in poultry, I think they cost more than they eome to. 1 keep a few. and let them take care of them selves as best they can. They are a great trouble any how." "Now," sez i, "neighbor, I tell yer what, I think liens ami chickens pay as well as anything hi the way of fitr min. I built a good house fur mine aud made it tight, aud keep it clean ; I give my liens and chick-us corn,. hiieltu.-li.uir. ami meal boiled. eabhaffO land apple partus chopped flue, and 1 fresh meat twice a week, and they lay 'straight through the winter, when eggs are from 30 to 40 cents a dozen." Koniethliig Sew in Journalism. The New York correspondent of the St. Louis QMn says : The new journal, to be called the Daily Gnttmc, which I have already mentioned, will make its appearance in two or three weeks. Jt is to be an illustrated evening issue of eight ages, and something particularly new in journalism. The Oracle has a capital of !r00.000, gold, mostly furnished by Canadians. It has leased a very large building, six stories high, iii Park Place, and has the amplest facilities. In connection with the paper the com pany expect to do a large amount of engraving anil printing by a process altogether new, and which it calls the Gfliilu'e. The process seems to have been discovered and perfected iu Que bee. and is known only to George, E. Deshorats the proprietor of the Mon treal liliHidttM mm By it an arti-t can make the illustrations and have them ready for the press as soon as a reporter can write ii an account, so that, if the Academy of .Music were to burn down or the steamer Provi dence were to blow up at her dock at ten o'clock iu the morning, the aper issued in the afternoon would appear with full illustrations of the occurrence. 'Hie artist is his own engraver, anil the rapidity of the process is extraordi nary. The company anticipates effecting a revolution, not only in engraving and priutMig, but in chromo, lithography aud eleetrotyping, and to heat the il lustrated weeklies all hollow In furnish ing pictorial accounts of contemporane ous events. Its publishers declare that they can make their daily pay with a circulation of 10,000, though the v hope to carry it much beyrtnd. that. News paper men here feel a good deal of in terest iu the novel enterprise, and won der what it will achieve. One thing appears certain the Graphic company has money and means business. With in two or three weeks, as I have said, the paper will be out. aud we shall all be able to judge of it for ourselves. Tu.Bnk. j Theduklsa foul. There aint no doubt about this naturalists say so, and konuuon sense teaches It. They are bllt sumthiiig like a hen, and are an up-and-down, flat-footed job. They don't kackle like the hen. nor kro like the rooster, nor holler like a peakok, nor scream like the goose, nor lurk like tiie turkey ; but they tpiack like a, root dokter, and their bill resem bles a vetenary surgeon's. They have a. wuven flit, and kan float on the water az natural az a soap bubble. Thev are pretty mutch all feather, and when the feathers are all removed, and their innards out, there Iz just about az mutch meat on them az there iz on a ki 'Hik-necked squash that baz gue tew seed. Wild dnks are very good shooting and are very good to misi also, unless yon understand the blzness. Yon should aiju about three foot ahead ov them, and let them lly up to the shot. I hav shot at them all day. and got nothing but a tall feather now and then ; but this satisfied me. for i am crazy for all kind ov sport, you know. Tiiare are stun kind ov links that are very hard tew kill, even if'you do hit them. I shot, one whole atterin.on. three years ago. at sum dekoy dnks, ami never got ohetw them. I have never told ov this before, aud hope no one will repuut it- this iz sti ikly con fldenshall. lo-h Hillings, The Salt Like Mni?iy J:m'it".l re-j port a lecture delivered iu that city) by a Mr. Waiidell, who, in speaking ivjf a Utths sM who was rescued from j death at d;c Mountain Meadow llias-l sacre. but wlioc neither wa.s killed j in that ft-iirtVil slaughter, said : "She ! had recogui.ed her mother's dress on a .Mormon woman at Cedar City. The i ehilil was ut once su-pceled of know-' ing too much to he permitted to live, j A council of the priesthood was if once called, who took her out to a convenient place, and after consider-; ini: her case, doomed her to die. A j priet. who had received his endow-1 mouK was ordered then and there to execute the sentence. He seized her. j dashed her 11(1011 the around, planted ; his knee, upon her abdomen, witli his , left band seized her by the hair, and ; with tiie other hand drew his knife and tot her throat." Applications to rofllee at Washington are very Jninierotis. Secretary pish ' received over 10(1 letter in one day. j But few changes comparatively will be 1 made. j pthcrla Is now prevalent at the NO- 29. Three hundred liberal Catholics of Paris have united in an address to Pore iryaciuth, urging him to resume the pulpit. The Father made a favorable reply, saying he was willing to preach to those who have resolved not to surrender to either ultra montanism or unbelief. The Americau Legation at Ber lin gave a dinner on the night of the 4th in honor of the inaugura tion of President Grant, at which Minister Bancroft presided. Bis marck sat at his right and offered a toast to the President. Bancroft gave one to the health of the Em peror. The body of Clarence Cole, aged 15, of Eaton, Pa., was found dead,, hanging iu his father's garret at the end of a rope, recently, lie was compelled to do the washing and ironings, dish wash and sweep and make beds, and these duties being distasteful, it is supposed he sought death as a relief. Chief Justice Chase is represented as having change 1 from the hand some, smooth-faced, jxrtly man of the past, to a tall, heavy, thin man, with a yellow beard. His mind is clear, but his voice is weak and the thin lips quiver from paralysis. He is the "host of his former self. Charleston, S. C, City Council .hHw Wived iuvipidout Grant to lie the guest oT the crty". The impression gains ground in London that Don Carlos will suc ceed. Thiers has recognized the bcl ligcraiit rights of Carlists in Spain. The Senate has passed a bill es tablishing a military prison. The Texas ami Pacific railroad bill has passed the .'-enate. New York does not like her new city" charter. Dorsey, the new Senator from Arkansas, is only thirty. . - A citizen of Helena, Montana, was discovered in the street with his garments on lire, in the rear, lie he hail put a pijxj which he had been smoking, into his coat pocket. -He remarked that he "thought the weather was moderatin' d -d sud den." A Buffalo paper announces that by the recent burning of an ice house there, "200,000 tons of ice were reduc d to ashes. The rivers iu the northern part of Maine are frozen solid down to the liottmn, ami tiie peop'e are blasting for fish. . A cathedral is to be built iu the midst of the South .African dia mond fields. An Iowa man lay under a snow drift forty hours, and was dug out sa'e audTsouud. J, B. Norris has been appointed a commissioner of deeds for Washington Territory, to reside at New York city. At Louisville, Ky., on the 10th. the tents of the Great ivagTern Circus were blown dbwn killing One boy a ltd injtir hi!i another. Gov. Kerry has commissioned John L. Shearer notary public of Lopez Island, Whatcom county, W. T. The last concert given by the Old Folks at Olymptit netted soine.fOO.