The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-13
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Correspondence from Portland.
PORTLAND, March 5th, 1869.

PORTLAND, March 5th, 1869.
nE EDITOR: AS [ find myself il
sudden possession of that really uncom
mon luxury denominated idleuess, ant
beins remarkably honcsick withal,
have concluded to while away a few mo
lnents by jottins down some items fol
our ''hone hebdoraadal."
But one little incident, worthy of note
has happened in my jourreyinss thus
far. Ne-that is a half score of other
ladies aud myself-were busy in the
cabin of the Fonnic on the Sd inst, en-
gagged in small talk, tatting, reading and
crochet, when q terrific scleech and sud
den lurch of the steamer, followed by an
instant stopping Of the machinery and
dozen shrlil whistles Of distress, admon
ished US that something had happened
The disabled steamer linped towards the
river bank the whistle continued its
startling call and you should have seen
how rapidly ladies can rush for terra
tirma under such circumstances. We
gathered hats, shawls and KNAPP sacks in
u twinklin., scattered crochet and talk in @
in utter disregard OF the rights of re-
| spective owners aud were marching in a
! body to the vessels bow, when some
! good natured masculine condescended to
inform us that nothing had happened
but the blowing off of cylinder head
and we need not go ashore"
Color returned to the blank visages of
our party: confidence and courage were
restored, and We marched back to the
cabin where the Iudicrous part of our
performance suddenly became manifest.
Each lady had sezed her neighbor'
wrappings, or parts OF them in her flight,
and many jokes did we perpetrate over
the appropriation" we had beaten the
Legislature in making.
The Fannie painted on the water like
wounded doe; the Echo, but a-half
mile distant at the time of the accident,
did not hear her signal Of distress, and
she, (the Fannie), might have been. there
still, if it hadn't been for the "Oregon
Legislature"
That ''irrepressiblc body" (what re-
mains of it), had chartered the steamer
Dayton for trip to the treasure vaults
of the Capitol, and the little creature
was painting on its watery way all un-
conscious of the dignity of its burden,
when it suddenly spied its wounded Sis
ter and came snorting to the rescue.
The Legislature" had to make the
best of it, as Capt Apperson and Jerome
decided that we seaward bound excur-
sionists must go to the metropolis y
So we gathered our baggage, went on
board the Dayton, and with the Legis-
| lature looking very much 'down in the
mouth" we started down the river.
Our friend Upton, of the Signal, was on
| board. His supply of "pictures" was
| exhausted, but in response to the impor-
| tunities of your correspondent in behalf
of herself and q number of anxious COM
panions, graciously promised to send a
number of copies to my address when a
new edition comes out. The Southern
Methodists have reconstructed him.
and his improvement in appearance is
remarkable. If politics and whisky do
not get the better of him before the Leg
islature gets tired of "adiourning from
day to day." shall be happily disap-
pointed
Arrived at Portland yesterday-In-
auguration day. Flags up everywhere.
Business dull. Cinnamon thick as ants
in sandhill. Am constrained to relate
an anecdote. A worthy and influential
| citizen Of Portland had large stock of
cord-wood lying in close proximity to
his woodshed. Divers and sundry per-
sons who ''work for their living" had
their hungry eyes upon tho '.job'' ofsaw-
ing and splitting said wood. One eanti-
Chinaman, constitutional Democrat" ac-
| costed the owner with a request that the
job be given to himself in order that a
''poor white man might have chance" )"
A bargain was made; the ''poor white
man" undertook the job, and when the
owner of the wood came homo to dinner.
he found the poor white Democrat en-
gagged in conplacently viewing the rapid
movement of a-half dozen Cinnamon,
whom he had hired to do the work at
half price. Comment is unnecessary.
The steamer Orotaansme sails on the
7th. Will write you from San Fran
CISCO. A. j. d.
A. British officer recently evidenced