The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-20


immense serpent. Sinbad was terri
bly, alarmed to find himself lit was
bad enough to stay in such place
without being compelled to find him
self in deep valley peopled mainly
by serpents.
He thought at first he had been
drinking hard. but Immediately recol-
lecting that it was the easiest thing in
the world for him to drink he knew
those snakes were not confined to his
boots They kept him awake all night.
and nearly Kissed him off the stage, q
calamity that never happened Lydia
Thompson when she played the char
acter. When daylight appeared the
snakes retired, out Of Difference to the
roc. who was still lowering around.
Sinbal discovered that the valley was
knee deep with diamonds. He tried
to get away with the biggest OF them
the ace of diamonds. rs one might
say--but he wasn't the trump to take
it.
lie laid down to sleep, but was aWak-
ened by a great piece Of meat falling
close to him. (fhis he considered the
most remarkable event in his travels
as meat Is constantly going mp, and
never fillls.) He saw other pieces fall
ing, and then he recollected the stories
he had read about the valley Of dia-
monds-although he knew very little
about the GALLEY Of diamonds himself
how merchants, in order TO get those
diamonds, threw huge pieces Of meat
down into the valley, into which the
diamonds became imbetlded. Then,
when the eagles convey these pieces OF
meat to their nests to feed their young,
the merchants frighten away the old
bird, and the diamonds become their
meat. Sometimes an eagle $50 is
worth $4,000 in diamonds. If an
eaglet had any sense at all, after accu-
mnlating such a fine nest-egg as that
we should see Mr.. Eag let 1t out at
good interest, retiring from business
on competency.
Sinbad wanted to get away--that Is.
he wanted to get away with as many
diamonds as lie could-so he filled all
his pockets with the precious cargo
and, laying flat down on his face, an
eagle came along and, picking him mp
by the seat of his trowsers, SCARED
away to her nest, atfording him a view
of the Outspreading country he could
not otherwise obtain. The merchants
were on had as usual for their jewelry,
and Sinbad was released on deposit
ing his diamonds as collateral.
Space will not allow us to follow
Sinbad in his adventures. He made
six voyages in all, returning home
each time with more wealth and big
ger stories. He tells about finding the
camphor tree, which had only to be
tapped to fill every "camfire bottle
in creation. We have been to war,
and heard many big yarns told about
the camp fire, but the yarns Slnbad
tells about that "camfire" beats all
we ever heard.
He tell into the hands of 4 giant one
day, d tremendous black fellow, az
high as q tall palm tree. lie had one
eve in the center Of his forehead, teeth
like those in a two-horse drag, and
ten-pcnny nails on his fingers. He
desired to have Sinbad cooked for din
ner but considering him too lean, turned
him out to pasture awhile, which gave
Sinbad an opportunity to lean for home.
Most people are familiar with Sin
bad's adventure with "Ihe Old Man
of the Sea-" lie has been referred to
occasionally by writer's and speakers.
lie wasn't a very good figure. but he
has been used a good many times
as a figure of fspeech. Sinbad met him
in one of his wanderings among un-
known lands. and the old gentleman.
who appeared feeble, asked to ride OIL
his shoulders. Sinbad complied, and
then, like good many others who
have taken a load upon themselves
that didn't really belong to them found
it impossible to "shake the old man.
He accomplished it at length, however.
by getting the old fellow tight on some
soft shell crabs lie stumbled on, when
he fell off.
Sinbad saved enough from his voy-
ages (he was very saving OF every
thing. especially Of the truth to pass
his old age in aseand afiluence, anus
ing himself by telling the biggest kind
Of stories to his neighbors and grand
childron