The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-06-15
NO. A.
sunday school Excursion.

As was announced. the Sunday School
Excursion came off on Wednesday last.
The steamer Surprise came up to the
wharf the night previous awaiting the
pleasure Of the excnTsiouists. On the
happy Wednesday morning to which SO
many Of the young folks had been look
ing forward for some days, the skies a.
early dawn gave few promises Of sunshine
and clear weather. Sill the youngsters
Of both scxess were seen focking to their
respective churches; their ardor for visit
TO the good people of Albany, not 4aS
least dampened by the intermittent show.
ers Of mist" nor chilled by the raw cold
air Of the early matin hour. At six
o'clock The band struck up lively air,
marched in advance offhe procession, and
soon the various schools our church going
city we're fling alongin admirable order
TO the wharf. After few minutes spent
in the taking Of tickets and numerous
well prepared packages and boxes Of
prandial provcnder, the Surprise showed
out. followed by vigorous cordial cheers
from the crowd on shore. and was now
fairly under way, dashing along with right
merry speed between shores, the beauty
Of whose landscape not the ominous black
leaden dome overhead could dctract from.
A few showers Of rain descended. but tiis
was to be expected. for E.cl0uds" marched
in the procession and boarded the boat
Some twenty Of them. all told, figured
very prominently with the mean whites"
In the ladies cabin, more especially. the
hApnd1nsr af hInok aud f..sx .-stL fs1lss r.
and rouge was ariistically harmonious In
one OF the upper berths. the curtain was
drawn aside and in the innocent gambols
of the rising sovcrcigns we witnessed =
Freedman's Bureau in miniature. This
| is the only feature of the whole proceed
that merits censure. We think that the
taste Of all parties concerned was at fault
and simply as a matter Of taste, per-
haps-ihc sooner the people Of Oregon
are thoroughly reconstructed, the less
chance there viii be for "Old Sol" to tan
the delicate features of those admirable
ladies. whose generous; abandon of caste
/ in the cause of their leige lords political
faith argues poienily for female Suffrage
Arriving at Albany the Salem schools
were escorted to the Court House This
fine building was literally packed with the
crowd-aonr and gallery were filed. Rev.
Mr. Gcary made the opening Address Of
Welcome. responded TO by DR. Wythe,
whose irrepressible vanity exhibited itself,
By informing the people Of Albany that
he was once on Mr. Lincoln's staf-(the
ubiquity of this man in a mystery. We
viii hear of him next as one of Ponfius
i Pilates body guardsl The force of the
Dr.'s spoke" was altogether in its brew
Iify. Rev. Mr. irving followed with .
few remarks 70 the scholars. We rather
like Rev. Mr. /. He is sensible man.
He talked 'grub." A theme that all ap-
precia,ed with keen appetite. The Al
bany people had made splendid arrange
ments to have dinner in the grove; a well
was sunk TO supply the excursionists with
water and swings were arranged for theis
diversion, but the weather would not per-
nit anything but hearty lunch in the
public square. Tlis over, the shrin
whistle summoned all aboard; where after
many cordial inierchanges between the
visitors and the kind folks of Albany. the
cxcursionists were soon heading for Salem
which place was reached shortly after
seven o'cloek.-ESalem Review. r