The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-04

concerning his particular hobby forever
ready at his tongues end.
Well, we, that j., Uucle Caleb and
Ourself, started through the meadow TO
the camping ground, a quarter OF mile
away. He, that is, Uncle Caleb, got in
terested in talking Of his theme, and we
were equally interested in keeping
within hearing distance, as we demurely
trotted behind him along the winding
low paths. Finally, after an hour or so
more or less-we ventured to recall
our friend from the lofty heights of his
theme, and we did it thusly:
"Cncle Caleb, didn't you say the camp
ground wasn't but quarter or 50 from
the store 80
"Yes; it's right over yonder," said
he, pointing towards an alder grove that
nestled itself in undulating loveliness
upon eopse of hazel and luxuriant vine
maple.
Following the path, we soon reached
the grove, but the camp-meeting-
,cdsn't there.
Felt sorry for Uncle Caleb in his ludl-
crous perplexity.
"rm sure we've walked n mile and a
half" we said, by way of wise encour-
agement, and laughing in spite Of the
heat OF the MONDAY and the exertion of
the long and hurried ramble.
"You'd better sit down here on the
river bank till / go below an get a
boat" said he.
We thought oil our own forty years
and his nearly seventy, and couldn't
stand that; so back We plodded in the
direction whence we came, and In about
half an hour found the place of our des-
/ tinatiOn and host of genial friends,
I who had been wondering at our long de-
lay.
Uncle Caleb thought the joke was too
| good to tell. We thought il too good TO
keep; and so, reader, there you have it.
The attendance at the meeting,
though good, was not so large rs was
anticipated, owing to a panic about the
smallpox several miles away, but We
have never anywhere seen better order
or more harmonious gathering.
All were anxious TO hear from us upon
the "Woman Question" and We did the
best we could to prevent them from be
ing disappointed.
Dr. Cleveland, the noted trance
/ speaker, gave some excellent addresses
but he only partially succeeded in max.
ing the masses believe that it wa'
Michael Servetus or some other dear de
parted, and not Al. Cleveland himself
who was regaling us by the hour will
history, ancient and modern, sacred anC
profane. We sincerely believe the mar
is honest, and shall, of course, retain on
present conviction until the contrary 4
proven. Certcs, If everybody wOul,
obey his injunctlons, given when in th'
superior condition" called the trance
the millennium would soon be ushereJ
in upon the earth.
Mrs. Fain, one of the crusadlng ban,
Of this city, was going to FreepOrt, an,
by her We sent posters announcing ;
Sunday evening lecture in the churcl
at that place, upon the "Temperanct
Question: Ii was raining heavily a
the steamer landed, and the prospects
were decidedly JlUe for an audience
but the good people, nothing daunte,
by the shower, filled the church, an,
gave attentive heed to 4 speech OF ont
and half hours duration. At the clos,
of the lecture we We're Unexpectedly
pleased TO meet Brother Tharp, younl
Methodist minister recently placed upoI
the circuit here, a sprightly, agreeabl,
and exemplary gentleman, and, o
course, an uncompromising Woman
Sufiragist. We are sure that he will Il,
We're also Hospitality entertained by :
bevy OF agreeable and intelligent ladie
who had been on an excursion TO tn,
camp-meeting, and who took us TO thei
home in Freeport, where we met thei
genial parents, in perfect birds nest O
a place, where clover and apple-tTee
and petunias and honeysuckles smile,
an accompanying welcome to the greet
ings of the worthy host and hostess.
Spent the night on the little steame
where she rested against the bank q
Freeport, and ON the morrow awolle q
seven, TO find that we had been on tn
wing, or, rather, wave, for two hours
and had consequently bid,len uncon
scious goodbye TO the unpretendinl
Cowlitz, and were steaming onwar'
through the current of the ostentatiOu
and mighty River of the West.
Home again by twelve o'clock Mon
day, where we sat down TO rest as usua
by writing this letter and another chap
ter Of the ''Spheres Of the Sexes"
On Friday we are to go TO Rainier
and on Saturday TO Astoria, where yol
may, If you have had patience to rear
this letter, be furnished with anOthe
opportunity to follow the peregrination
Of your humble servant, \. J. ID.
CHILDRBN'S TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
At n meeting called at the close of DR.