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

LOWERS TRIALS.
We have been told the story of the
difficulties OF a.niee young man "who
loved not wisely but too welln and who
visited his inamorata residing not far
from town on last Sunday evening. It
was late in the afternoon when he
reined his fiery charger in front of the
domicile where dwelt The object of his
affection. His name was Sweet; the
zephyrs laden with the sweet oior of a
thousand flowers, played among his
glossy locks; a feeling, sweet as the
joys of Alden pervaied his frame and
caused his heart to beat the devils
tattoo against his boiled shirt bosom
as he entered the abode of his sweet
Evangeline. The reception he met
with would probably have caused one
less infatuated than Mr. Sweet to have
doubted that his sweet sentiment was
reciprocated by the sweet maiden who
rose somewhat coolly to receive him.
But sweet Inconsistencies of every
thing except his own sweet dream of
love had possession OF our hero Sweet.
He sat down and began to say sweet
things 10 which the sweet maiden
gave answer in monosyliables but Mr..
Sweet needed not the distant manner
of his enchantress. The evening passed
and to nr. Sweet the fleeting hours
were .'lengthened sweetness long
drawn out Night came and 4ur.
Sweets fine bright bay charger was
turned out to grass in the orchard
Morning dawned and that glossy steed
had undergone a mysterious transfor-
nation since he last hailed the setting
sun. Some deEon of darkness, with
brush and paint had converted him in
to a n. is aable looking Appa!oosa- He
was ring streaked and striped to II
horrible degree. Mr. Sweet surveyed
him with sweet smile which was at
once Hchildlille and bland" He call
ed for soap, water AMI a coarse towel
which were furnished AMI he began a
series of rubbing an,l scrubhin9 but al
to M purpose. The more he rubhe |
and scrubbed the brighter and more
distinct became those horrid blotchcs.
The more he cried .sout damned s;,ot''
the more the spots wouldn't out. Mr.
Sweet became discouraged and with u
sweet submissiveness he sadiIed his
appaloosa and started for home SEEM
ing TO doubt which one of the boys he
was. When last seen he was passing
through town humming "Holne. Sweet
Home" in a sweet but somewhat mel
ancholy tone and seeming to he sweet
" oblivious of the boys hal!oing,
'.there goes Sweet on his spotted
cayuse"
FAKNERs' MEETIxG-The stock
holders of the Albany Farmers Com
pany met at the Court Honse in this
city on last Monday for the purpose OF
effecting a permanent Organization
Seven thousand three hundred and fif.
ty dollars is the amount of stock re-
ported taken. C. p. Burkiart was
chosen President and Messrs. Bievins
and Churchill, Secretaries. The elec-
tion of Directors resulted in the choice
of Messrs. A. Whealiion, C. +. Craw-
ford, Il. S. Powell, IL. WiIds, e. ".
Vernon, G. +. Simpson, and Churchill
On Tuesday the Directors held meet
ing and elected G. " Vernon Presi-
dent of the Board, and Mr.. Blevins
Secretary. The prospects of the Com.
pany are all that its friends could wish
Stock to any desired amount can be
obtained, and the enterprise is certain
to be success. Owing to the indispo-
sition of 11r. Brown on the day of the
meeting no reporter was present foi
this paper, hence our notice of the pro-
ceedings is necessarily brief
FINE HAcK.-Messrs Peters & Spei
del, offhis city, are the makersof thai
fine hack Sol. King drives between
here and Corvallis. Messrs. Margrat
Parks did the painting. Peters & Spei
del are turning off from their shop 81,
new wagons each week. They are rap
idly earning an enviabIe reputation al
superior workmen in their line as il
shown by the ready sale their wagons
hacks and buggies find in the market
Go and see their wagons before yo.
buy an Eastern vehicle and send you
money out of the country.
A Coop SHoT-A correspondent
writing from Lost River says: .Oi
the 25th of May seven pelicans lit in
small lake near my house when fires
on them with my rifle. killing four OH
of the seven at a single shot. Til
birds would each have measured sevel
feet from tip to the tipof the wings an
the shortest OF their bills MEASURES
fifteen inches in length.1' Those hug
birts are very numerous in the VIGIL
ity of the lakes in. Southern Oregol
though they are seldom seen in tn
valley.
FRATERNAL REUNIoN.-Last Mon
day night the Royal Arch Masons 9
Corvallis and Albany held fraterna
reunion at Masonic LaIl, in this city
at which a festive time, was had
Grand High Priest. J. r. Bayley Pas
Grand Master ID. 6. Clarke, and man.
other distinguished Masons were pres
ent. A COLLATION., spread at the ST
Charles by Bro. Du Bois, was happii.
relished by the Companions, all 0
whom pronounced it a very superio
"lay-out.s, It takes Du Bois to d
these things.
Nor PARDoNED. The rapist, Nc
Cord, was not pardoned out, as we sta
ted last week, but was discharged b,