Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-28
Raven Stories.

AWE OSIO
Raven Stories.
1t is a curious fact that bird Of no grave
and sedate demeanor as the raven, should
20 affect inns and tavcrns. Whether It u
that being burdened with an evil conscience.
he seeks there to drown it-not by indalging
in intoxicating liquors, but rather in the row
and riot consequent on it's absorption by NOR
tals-or whether. being of a cynical turn, he
delights in the contemplation Of folks doing
the same thing from the most opposite reasons
drinking, because they are jolly, because
they are miserable, because they can afford Il,
and because they are so wretchrdly poor--is
more than can say. l only know that Of
tho few remaining ravens left in London, at
least one-half arc attached to public houses.
and nearly always to such houses as adhere
to the the old custom Of sign-posts and water
troughs.
Some yeors ago there was attached to .
tavern at Stoke Newington raven whose
great antipatly was grey or white horses.
Brown, black or roam horses might halt out
side and welcome, but 50 sure as one the de-
tested color drew up and appeared at the wa
ter trough, Peg was on the alert. She would
perch on the very edge of the trough and
abuse the poor animal in the very choicest
Biliingsgatc, or "Gee. whoa!' in exact imita-
have thought all this was done for pure fun
and love of mischief, but for nm incident rela-
ted to me by the landlord, and which at oncs
proved that the bird was actuated by sheer
malice.
1t happened ono day that Peg was particu-
larly curious respecting tobacco-box belong
ing to sailor who was drinking ale in the
parlor. Presently the sailor took "quid"
from the box and put it into his mouth. Peg
watched the operation with great attention.
and, observing that the sailor relished the dis
gushing nouthfnl, as soon as his back was
turned she darted at the box, and swallowed
its contents at gulp. The consequence was
that, for the remainder Of that day and tho
next, she was very i'll indeed. A few days
after, an unlucky white horse, attached to a
hay cart, arrived at the house in question.
and was drawn up to the trough to drink. and
the raven Instantly began her persecution.
The white horse, however, had met Peg sew
cral times before, and had learned to treat her
impudence with indifference. Finding ab,,se
and assault of 10 avail, Peg turned into tho
house, and, finding some men smoking in tho
tnp-ronm. she caught up a paper. tf tobacco
from the table, few to the edge Of tho trough
with it, and deliberately d oppea in inte tho
horses nosc.5ag.-Home Pets.
A Pacific RAILRoAD.-It has been shown,
in the recent discussions in Congress. that the
interest upon sixty millions Of dollars, the
amount for which it is proposed to pledge the
national credit in aid Of central railroad to
the Pacific, is less than half what is ordinarily
paid by the Government every year for postal
and military transportation by the present
methods over the samS route. The same
thing was shown in the discussions Of the
winter Of ls6O-6l, and has never attempted
to be controverted.
Some persons are alarmed at the proposed
use, even if profitable use, of the Govern
ment credit for sixty millions Of dollars, when
when there is already . necessity. growing
out of this present war, to use it 90 largely.
This alarm would not be irrational, II tho
whole. or any considerable part Of tho sixty
millions Of Government credit wac proposed
to be thrown upon the money market at oncs.
or within any short period. But that is not
tho case at all. All the bills upon this sub
ject before Congress propose to loan the pub.
lie credit only as fast ns Pacific railroad IL
built, so that the whole amount Of the sixty
millions will not b. called for within lees than
perhaps twenty years, asd none q Il sstI sN
the lcaxs xeedrd for scar psxposcs are aegs-
tiated. Forty miles of railroad must be built
before the Government is called upon to con-
tribute any share Of its credit, aud forty miles
of railroad cannot be built in day or in =
year. Ii it now bo assumed that two hum
dred miles Of railroad can bc constructed,
with all the preliminary delays Of organizing
companies and finally locating routes, before
this war is closed. the resulting call for ths
public credit, under the bills which are pend.
ing. will only be fraction beyosd thrve mil.
lions Of dollars. That u not q sum which
need alarm the most timid.-NafissGl ReYsb-
Hcas.
~ The passage Of the anti Poligamy BIN
by both houses VI Congrcss, ID . step In eham-
psouship Il our modesn eiviliaaliou, whieh
has brsa seriously elasdsa e lass ysaAs BY
tue progrrss a the Nomsoa Celony a Utah.
under the lcadsssLip If Bighsn Yosag. ls
nov only rumains fw thr l'rssideut 70 appsna
his sisustusr. fas the lin 10 tecsar : hv.
Whether Brigham will ma fdlfll III thsxas
If selling out and cnigrasinE wiAh ~ vtsos
0ock to Central America. q somo - e -
Paci6c Islands. rrspsins 10 BE- scca; hst + =
psohsble tha: a. - = sdvanssa h nfs -
these 10 money to Be aa1s y Utah. - ~
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