The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-06-27

hlSIlCz RAMBLtsS.--A quartette oil
ladies' and gentleman (of whom the
writer was component part,) during
the past week spent three days among
the 'tbrooks and breas't of the foothills
of the Cascades, on the North Santiam;
and to say that much pleasure was ex-
tracted from the short season of recre-
alton would be drawing 1t mild indeed.
A great portion of the time we were
the guests of Mr.. e. ]. States two-acre
strawberry and cream patch, where
We made ourselves immensely con-
spieuous as devourers of that luscious
provender. At least, when we left,
there weren't near as many straw ber-
ries and cream as when we arrived
there.
Our party, the ladies included, climb
ed a mountain a mile high and perpen.
dicular. We had heard there was a
rattle snake den up there and wanted
to interview il. Somehow we never
got to the snake den. IFhen we ar
rived in its vicinity the ladies became
very much fatigued and wanted to sit
down. and of course we wouldn't go on
Ind leave them! What? Leave them,
and as soon as we had run the snakes
out of the den let them slip around and
crawl covertly up to the unsuspecting
ladies and sink their poisonous fangs
into 'em! Breathes there man with
soul so dead that would press on to d
snake den under such circumstances?
Not only did we not hove forward to
the snake den, but, hearing a kissing
noise in the grass near our seat, and
fearing the ladies might also hear the
sound and be dangerously frightened,
we hurried off down the mountain
side, with something of the velocity
of an avalanche, in order to decoy the
snake away from their vicinity, know
ing, as we did, that snake likes a
brave foe and would follow where we
led. After speeding along furiously
but gallantly for about quarter of
a mile we were saluted with another
kissing sound, AM Immediately n
brilliant strategic thought flashed into
eur mind-and we climbed a tree aud
began to whistle. This whistling was
success. Not a snake showed his
head after that land we can't swear
that any did before). That whistle of
ours was too much even for n snake to
face. Not however until the ladies
came down to our tree and coaxed
US out of our roost and thanked
us with gush of tears for our gall
lantry and devotion to them, did We
fully realize the force of our brave
contiucti JIe. felt then that we had
not lived in vain, but that our name
would be handed down to posteriors in
q blaze of refulgent glory. Placing
ourself between the two ladies, and
having 4 gentleman friend in front
armed with shotgun and our rear
protected by pair of hunting dogs,
we marched proudly and yictoriously
down the mountain. longing for more
worlds to conquer.
zRe exeavated worms and " vent
fishing one day, in the Santiam. y
gentleman showed US good hole and
we baiteslour hook and thrust it into
the water, bracing our feet firmly
against the ground and preparing our
self for vigorous jerk at the proper
time. That time never came. The
fish acted just like our delinquent sub
scribers-never came near us. After
splitting on the bait until our salivary
ducts were drained as dry as church
treasury, and after sitting on rock
until we had cultivated corns on it,
and after having our nose fried to the
consistency of ain army beefsteak, and
afterthe lwormshad retted Oft the hook
and the hook had become blunt by
beating listiessly against the boulders,
we wound up our pole and returned
sadly to the strawberry and cream
patch, feeling the necessity of a camp
meeting to preserve us from a chronic
attack of profanity.
SKEEDADDLE or THE OLDEST IN
HABITANT.-luite a sensation was
created in this community last week
by the announcement that Mr. Martin
Luper, sone< of the oldest, wea!thIest.
and most respected citizens of Linn
county, had fed the country for parts
unknown. It seems that he had con-
tempiated the act for some time and
had carefully matured his plans before
putting his design into execution. He
had considerable money out atinterest,
all which he called in; also drew out of
Conner's bank all the money which he
had upon deposit, and, after mortgag-
ing his farm for $4,000, he went to
Portland and sold several thousand
bushels of wheat which he had stored
in that city. for which he took bills of
exchange on San Francisco in pay
ment. He then wrote letter to his
wife and children at this city, acqHaint-
ing them with his design; and the next
day-saiIed on the San Francisco steam
er. Its said that he took about S19,-
900 away with him. He hadhis affairs
carefully arranged here, so we are gin-
formed, and left his children well pro-
vided for. He did not tell any one
where he was going, and no one seems
to know his destination. Various ru-
sTnors are afloat in the community as to
his provocation or object in leaving his
home and family, but as they are of a
domestic or family paturez we do not
care to parade them before the public.
Mr.. Iuper was one Of the most enter