, 1862-06-07

A CHAPTER ON FLATTERY.-Flattery is the
confectionery of the world. In polite society it
goes by the name of "soap," and in general is des-
ignated "soft sawder." 1t prevails over all few
are beneath it, none above it the court, the
camp, the church. are the scenes of its victories
To lay it on, is sublime science. 1t may be
laid on with the delicacy of a camels hair pencil,
or with the thickness of trowel. Some folks
like it one way, some another; glazing and plas-
tering are only two modes of the same thing.
Flattery is like tickling. The person fattered,
finding himself gratiied, and conscious that it is
to the halterer he is indebted for the qualification,
feels under an obligation to him, without inqui-
ring the reason.
Women are particularly fond of fattery, and
you may lay it on with trowel. But ifyou would
wish to be exceedingly delicate, you may say, /
hope you do not pull the bedclothes over your
face at night, Miss P" The lady will anxiously
inquire, "WhyP ?" "For fear the brightness Of
your eyes would set them on fire. is your reply.
You may also hint, that were you and this lady
united in the bonds of wedlock, you would require
no tinder but tender passion, and no lucifer-match
cigar-Gghting machines, as her eyes would afford
light at all times.
To pay polite compliment is the very essence
of gentility Talk to a man, whose father was
hanged, of public executions; to an old gentle
man with red nose, of the beauty Of Randolph S
character; to lady with false teeth you may re-
late story of gentleman who was choked in
swallowing them; to gentleman with handy
legs you may commence dissertation on the an
alyzation of curves of double curvature; to lady
with large family you may eulogse King HerOd
RETURN OF THE EXPLORING PARTY.-The par
ty who left this place some six weeks ago, for the
purpose of ascertaning the practicability of wag
on road from this point, via the klamath Lakes
to Fort Boise on Snake river, returned to town
on Thursday last On the 10Th of March the
party left Shasta valley by way of Bogus Creek
and we're until the 3lst reaching Little klamath
Lake, distant about thirty or forty miles, on
straight line. Laid over at the Lake until April
4th, being unable to proceed on account of the
continual snow storm. While encamped here
the party discovered cave, near the trail, in
which they found human bones, apparently the
skeletons of three persons, two adults and one
child they were probably the remains of some
immigrants, murdered by the Indians in 1852
The bodies had been partially covered with rocks.
After wallcwng in the snow and mud, from the
4th of April up to the l1th, the party reached
Lost river at the point where the old Walla Wal
la trail leaves that river, and bears off 10 the north.
Here Mallet, with his party, and all others except
those of the road expedition took the Wala
Walla trail, leaving eight men and seventeen an
imals to pursue their course eastward in the di-
recton of Fort Boise. After struggling on until
the oath, they found it impossible to proceed fur
ther, and turned back w. S. R. Taylor, R. i.
Tilden, Jno Dugan and Jas. A Robinson are the
names of those who returned. The remainder of
the party took the Wala Walla trail and started
on YrekG Union, May Sd.