The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-03-07

other Baptist, his voice was heard
crying in the wilderness, and hi
text continually was water! water
He was successful as a controver
sialist. So much so that he became
q terror to the advocates Of sprink,
ling, and placed many Of them
hors dc combat in gallant tourna.
ments. It came at last that the
most energetic Methodist avoided
him, and the circuit was abandoned
to the Hard Shell champion.
For d while the resident Metho.
dists were seen in attendance on biz
preaching, for they believed in re.
ligion even If had to be taken in .
great deal Of water, but they be-
came dissatisfied ard finally sent
for a champion whose power to sus-
tain the efficiency Of sprinkling
was proverbial, and then they in-
formed Brother Hill that his stand
ing challenge would be accepted,
and that le might get his lance in
rest for another bout.
The news that there was to be q
debate at the Bear Creek school,
house was received with great In
terest far and near. IL flew to
Jacksonville, Ashland, and Phenlx,
and every farmer and miner for
twenty miles around heard of it a
week beforehand.
| About this time Applegate ar.
rived on his electioneering mission
and had q hearing at the school,
house. He had been raised in south
ern Oregon, and everybody knew
"Lish," and his quaint wit and
knock-down jokes made even bis
abolition logic palatable, for Jack
son county was, and is yet, any
thing but 4 Republican stronghold.
The great debate was to come
off soon, and being tired with his
labors and willing to endure q rest,
Applegate concluded TO stay over
and attend it The beautiful au-
tnsnn day came that was TO zee che
discussion, and the interest that had
preceded it bore abundant fruit.
The old farmer came rolling up III
his fami wagon, or hack, and some
Of the lucky ones who had become
enriched by orchards when apples
were worth ten dollars q bushel
came in fine carriages. Fine horses
were the rule, for Jackson county
ever was and il, and will be, proud
Of its horses. The gallant miner
who had struck it rich'' was there
in style. He had ridden TO some
adjoining town, engaged some belle
Of the place and hired q livery
team, utterly regardless Of expense,
and in store clothes and plug hat
was doing his best devoir. The
less prosperous knight Of the pick
and shovel was there, on his cayuse,
escOrting a good-looking country
girl, who giggled as the city belle
and her stylish beau came in. Then,
there were cattle-herders from the
hills around !; young men who knew
"aIl the puts Of a critter,'' and
watched the market to buy beef
steers to drive to California. These
came like a whirlwild, gallaltilg
some girl who was able to ride
with any cavalier, aud especially
talcied one whose bruad-brimmel
Panama hat had such . wide rib
bon for 4 streamer; who wore
leather leggings, and whose spurs
were rugged with bells that broke
the silent echoes and drowned hls
confidential whispers III her praise.
They were all there from far and
near, not excepting the old miner,
whose trowsers Of stout duck ratified
as he walked.
The chool-house was delightful.
" situated on q wooded knoll be.
side hear creek, and tile black oaks
made majestic shade around II,
They served rs support for the
children's swings, and upheld from
their top branches mighty grape.
vines that lad furnished fruit ior
the red men before the 'Bostons'
had come IN claim sla rad rna,,Ss