, 1875-07-15
Items on the Way.

:
down the western State road through
one of the finest wheat Country on the
Pacific Coast. Thousands of acres of
wheat and oats can be seen on every
side, that is from 8 to 6 feet high and
we'll filled. Stayed over night at Sher-
idan, a quiet little town with 3stores. a
blacksmith shop and 3 churches, a
butcher shop. ETC.. number Of inhabi-
tants, 800. During the night the young
folks of the burg INDUCED in social
dance, which was q decided success,
both socially and financially.
Came on down from Sheridan on
Sunday morning. the 4th, to McMinn-
vile in Yamhill county, all along either
side Of the road can be seen almost as
far as the eye can reach, in places.
magnificent fields of grain and gener-
al indication of thrift and prosperity.
Had breakfast in the renowned and fare
famed McMinnville Hotel. They did not
announce the fact that the hash was bill
ed by the firing OF canon neither was it
by the blare of trumpets and clash Of
cymbals, nor yet by the braying of a
platoon of asses, but the old lady sim
ply ''yanked" 10 year o.d boy by the
ear and calculated, git, and he got.
That boy was in training. The way
be lit out over three legged stool and
cleared at one bound rickety table as
he made for the door, would have done
an OH Roman gladiator's soul good to
see. As he.went he graspsd a rusty,
crooked piece of iron in one hand and
old "plow clevis" in the other and did :
MT be 90 for it. We waited for some
time to see if he would stop but that
boy had struck his long suit and strong
slit and he did not stop. We approach
ed hin mildly and implored him to de-
sist. but be only yent it stronger. We
spoke louder, thinking prehaps that
he was deaf, still he went on. We sat
down and stuck our fingers III our ears
and assumed an imploring atl,,' ,'ude' put
it was no 60. That boy was now l.shef
of sweat. We backed out ana eyed the
Surroundings; by chanes our classic eye
fell on an anticipated boot;we seized that
boot and hutled i. at that boy. Itstruck
his Internal instrument, when be fed
in doors, running over, as he went,
good sized shoat that was bl.ndly sniff
fing the odor that was being emitted
from tremendous pot OF hash setting
or stone in the further end of the
room. The old lady patted him on the
back and said, Il guess that'll fetch
en- sonny, and likewise uad." l did not
know exactly what this last expression
meant until happened to- look across
the street and see Dad" coming home.
Just where he had been that 1t took
such noise to fetch him never found
out. We set down 20 the table and
mildly asked the waiter of what particu-
lar Bind of cloth entered in to the com.
position of the table cloth; was it relic
of antiquity preserved from the wreck
Of ages, or did it come from the looms
of Persia? He stared at us while and
lodged IN to the kitchen and said in q
stage whisper, imam that feller Is
drunk-sure." We partook of the good
things set before us-went to bed
amidst the din and dash of bed buggs,
chinchs, fees,lice, graybacks and other
fellow critters and fit 1t out on that
line. Arose pale and emaciated from
the loss of blood and again seated our
selves to the desperate undertaking Of
again wrestling with that beef steak.
On Saturday. aiter our arrival, we
went out to the grove to hear and see
the good people of the place celebrate
the 4th. The Hon. Sye Simpson was
the orator of the day, and his oration,
although not delivered with the fire of
eloqdence, was a perfect epitome of
logic and patriotic sentiments, and
showed him to be not only ripe scholar
but a complete logician.
To be continued If the Gods permit
and the Editor will allow.
A CHILD OF WEBFooT.