The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-22

also urged the necessity of a Federal
Government fund, to be used at the dis
cretion of the Governors wife in Utah,
in ameliorating such conditions as the
one described, and showed that if men,
or even animals, were thus oppressed,
princely appropriations would at once
be made for their relief; that this Gov
ernment was made by men and for men,
and carried on exclusively in their in
terest; that the mothers of men are
scarcely even an after thought; that our
our whole system of legislation tends to
degrade women into dolls or drudges;
that one condition is as much vassal-
age as the other; and that women as CO.
legislators, Congressional. Representa-
tives and United States Senators, would
soon open the eyes of men to the idea that
womanhood has equal inalienable rights
with manhood. One old gentleman
who was introduced at the close of the
lecture, said to US, az have always been
opposed Woman's Rights, but there's
no chance for opposing such logic as
this. want the NEW NORTHWEST.
want to investigate this matter thor
oughly. Go on, and God speed you"
A half dozen urgent invitations to ac-
eept the hospitality of the villagers
were regretfully declined, and embark
ing at late hour in an open boat with
crowd of st. Helens friends, we spent
an hour in a sail upon the heaving
waters of the mighty river, and heard
his dashings in the dim distance as his
white waves lashed the beach i'm sullen,
moaning agony. Miles away, across
the river, loomed up in the ghastly
night a burning forest, whose great
tongues of lurid flame leaped heaven
ward, and whose black volumes of
heavy smoke hung over the mighty
rocks as If in mute, yet eloquent grief
over the wanton work of the fire king.
But if our surroundings were gloomy in
their wierd magnificence our party was
gay enough TO atone for the gloom.
'How do you fare in the steerage p"
queried one lady, who, seated at the
stern or cabin end of the little sail-boat,
pretended to put on airs.
A wave suddenly lashed our craft,
and treated the members of the middle
seats to a delightful shower bath. "Bail
the boat" sang out the gentleman Mt
the sail. A tin pan was pressed into
service as both pump and bucket.
"An attorney isn't permitted to go
BAIL" replied the lawyer of the crowd,
who boasted that he could constitu-
tionally endure reasonable amount of
ease.
"LOok out for that log, captainw but
it was too late; we were already upon it.
It's black sides scraped our keel, and
tilted us fearfully, first to one side and
then the other, but We cleared it with
out capsizing, and bounded merrily on
in the darkness. Suddenly the tickle
wind took whim of pouting, and left
us becalmed on the water. "Dave" and
the attorney manned the oars, and
literally worked our passage for half an
hour. At last We reached st. Helens,
the ladies with wet feet and bedraggled
skirts, and the gentlemen-one at least
with a lame wrist, the result of row.
ing against current and tide. Some of
our party were sea-sick, but we were
all merry; yet as an individual we
cannot say that we enjoy open boat
rides on the Columbia upon moonless
nights. Our education in that line has
been neglected.
Tuesday morning at six o'clock, and
we were again on board the Maria
Wilkens, homeward bound. Stopped on
the way for passengers and freight, and
once at dairy farm for five or six
gallons ofdelicious buttermilk. Reached
home by eleven o'clock, tired, warm
and yet refreshed from our original style
of entertainment and travelling, as well
as the financial success, hearty SYM
pathy and hospitable appreciation OF
old friends and new ones. We hope
soon to visit these points again.