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

One quiet day in leafy June, when
when bees aud birds were all in tune,
two lovers walked beneath the moon.
The night was fair, 50 was the maid !;
they walked and talked beneath the
shade, with none TO harm or make
afraid
Her name was Sal. and his was
Jim. and he was fat and she was
slim; he took to her, and she to
him.
Says Jim 10 Sal, "By all the snakes
that squirm among the brush and
brakes, I love you better'n buck
wheat cakes"
Says Sal TO jim "Since you've be-
gun it. and been and gone and done
it, / love you next TO new spring
bonnet"
Says Jim to Sal, my heart you've
busted. but have always girls mis-
trusted"
Says Sal to Jim, Through thick
aud thin for your true lover count me
in, I'll spark no other man again.
Jim leaned to Sal, Sal leaned to
Jim, his nose touched just above her
chin; four lips met--went-ahem
-aheml and then--and then-and
then. o galsl beware of men in
June, and underneath the silvery
moon, when frogs aud June-bugs are
in tune, lest you get your names in
the paper soon.
A SAGAcloUs DoG.-Sheriff Atkin-
son, OF Virginia City, is the owner of
remarkably knowing dog, which,
under the cognomen of "Jailer," seems
destined TO take rank as historical
parsonage along with lazarus" and
"Bummer" of San Francisco, and our
own lamented "Kyzer." "Jailer" is
by no means handsome dog-far
from it; but what he lacks in person
al attractions he makes up in natural
goodness of heart. He has such
winning ways about hum that notwith-
standing his homeliness he is an es-
tablished favorite with everybody,
even to the most vicious boy that he
meets in the street. "Jailer" has
spent the most of his time in the
County Jail, until he has got to re-
gard himself as the major domo oil
the establishment, the veritable .sFath-
er of the Marshalsea." His speciality
is fires. When the alarm of fire is
sounded he makes break for b
street, and if the door of the Jail is
closed against him. he makes no bones
at all of jumping through window.
Arrived on, the street, he watches pa
tiently to ascertain the direction ta-
ken by No. As engine and governs
his own movements accordingly
During the progress Of a fire he usu-
ally takes up his position on SOME
commanding eminence and takes q
general survey of the situation, never
leaving his post until the last spark is
extinguished. An alarm Of fire in Vir.
ginia City last evening caused "Jailer'
a good deal of perplexitys He first
made his way at the top of his speed
/ down G street to Fizmier's saloon
where No. SIS steamer was stationed
and on discovering that there was .
heap OF smoke andsno fire he dashed
up G street again to the Magnolia
Saloon, in front of which No. 2,
steamer had taken up position. Meet
| ing with no better luck here he hnr
riesl back to the Jail, crestfallen, ant
and communicated to bis master, al
lplainly as he could by the dog alpha
/ bet, the intelligence that "there wa
| no fire at all.
i A terrible tornado passed owe
Washington county, Iowa, last Fri
day, blowing down houses, uprootin:
trees, and killing several people
4 One woman was picked up and car
5 ried by the wind about half q mil
3 o,d dSebad 10 ,allv a s;mila