The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12

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tackle and went for 'em. On our way
down to.the river we effected success
full negotiations with IN ~impecunious
orphan, for the muniticent sum of one
bit, to accompany usas fish-carrier and
s!spitter on the bait. Arrived at the
spot designated to us as the place where
the piscatorial tribe most do congre-
, gate we adjusted our worm on the
hook, had our orphan attendant dis
charge judicous amount of saliva up
on the still squirming reptile, dropped
the tempting morsel beReath the bosom
of the placid waters and waited pa
tiently for a bite. AS the finny tribe
did moi appear to Immediately discover
that we had offered them this gorgeous
!. feast, we attempted to attract their at
tention by moving our worm gently
about in the water, and getting the or
phaned cherub with n ~suspender to
accompany our movement with a sweet
m~elodious whistle as a sort of assistant
beguiler; but rs a siren neither the
gently undulating bait nor sweetly
sounding whistle of the fascinating or
phan Seem ed to be an eminent success.
TO use a newly discovered and in this
particular instance rather suggestive
phrase, they "didn't see it'-that is,
the worm. AT this particular crisis of
affairs, when hope seemed vanishing
from our bosom and We were giving
the last beguiling movement to the
hook, preparatory TO leaving the scene
of our fishless labors in despair, We felt
something pull very strongly upon the
line, and we instantly gave a mighty
jerk which ''sent US to grass about
ten feet in rear of the bank. The hook
had got fast Upon a snag, and when We
attempted to yank our imaginable fish
from his pebbly bed the line had snap
ped in twain, placing US hors dc COM
Dat in a twinkling. As we were rising
from our recumbent attitude the i'm
pecunious youth who only wore N
suspender approached US and in an
anxious voice, but with a twinkle in his
eyes which was prompted by inherent
c~ussedness, asked US if we had a bite,
and if so "what we had caught ?"-
Those who know US best will realize
the truth of our statement that it was
only the fieetness of that de5ased boy
at this juncture saved him from a wa
terry grave. After gazing wrathfully
for a moment upon the fast receding
figure of the youthful candidate for a
sheriff's neck-tie party, we brushed the
dirt from that portion of our person
which had first come in contact with
the ground, gave a vigorous kick to
the oyster can of s%quirming inverte-
bral reptiles, ~shouldered our pole, and
started homeward. Had gone but q
few steps before we met an angelic
cherub who wore two ~suspenders and a
few more clothes than Shakespeare
gives to "Puck." the fairy in "Mid-
summers Night Dream" and who
had+a string of fish which he wanted
to sell for money to buy "terbacker for
the gunner" Instantly discovering
that this was a fortuitous circumstance
offered to US by fate to retrieve our
fishisticaI fortunes, we negotiated the
purchase of the fishes at a much less
sum than would pay the national debt,
and wendell our way triumphantly
.homeward, satisfied that pluck, pa.
thence and money will accomplish all
things human, even to securing a mess
of fish under the most adverse circum-
stances.
JUDGES OF ELECTIoN.-Following is
the list of Judges of Election appoint.
ed by the County Court:
Scio-Jas. A. Pennybaker, J. B. Ir.
vine, John Ostrander.
franklin Butte-Rfchard POLAND
Hon. John Bryant, Isaac Arnold.
Sontidm-B. Burtenshaw, Henry
Durthiek. A. B. Griggs.
WaterIoo-J. w. Mack, Francis Bel
linger, Hiram Smead.
Street Home-John Gilliland, II. G
Moss, Nathan Russell.
Lebanon-Joseph R~alston. Rober
Miller, Samuel Nickerson.
Syrdcuse-Dayton Sinerson, Elias N
Miller, Christian Farlow.
Albany, LIST PoH-George Humphrey
D. NJ. Thompson, Eli Carter.
albany, I'd PoU-David Froman
George Patterson, Nimrod Price.
lOrLeans-Wm. Mcbride, JOSEPH
Hamilten, Joseph Yates.
Center-G. F. Crawford, John Fronk
Alexander Brandon.
Hdtsey-S. D. Haley, D. P. Porter
Frank Shedd.
Hdrrisbury-B. r. Holt, B. E
Grimes, Joseph SommerviIle.
Brownsvitte-W. B. Smith, o. I
Cosllow, W. R. Kirk.
Brush Creek-Timothy Riggs, C. L
Miller, Miles Carey.
UMATILLA DEMocRAcy.-Our oil
friend, 7. p. Mcknight, sends us th
following list of Democratic candidate
for Umatiila county, nominated g
Pendleton, Marah 3Oth: Sheriff. A
w. Nye; County Judge, III. G. Yokun
Clerk, F. M. Crockett; Treasurer, u
ID. Marshall; Assessor, Vim. Mitchell
School Superintendent, J. Jugles; SUI
vey9r,t 0. F. Clark; Representative
Geo. a. La Dow, Jas. Curren; Coror
er, Br. Morris. Our Correspondent il
forms US that the Convention wss tb
most harmonious and peaceabIe one /
e attended and its action insures I'll