The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-03


'T am sorry I cannot invite you to my
lodgings, but board with my sister, at
the house of private family who are
already crowded with company. Ifyou
will put up at the -- hotel, 1 will foot
the bill, and breakfast with you in the
morning.
'I'm much obleeged, but Pve looked
out for campin' privileges. My wagon
has good kiver, AM my bucket is chuck
full o. nlltck-G-D1atck."
"Do you talk the Jargon, Captain?"
'sNot ofen. Once in while 1 slip
out word of the miserable stuff. Pve
hearn it till it comes handy an natural
like"
'T'llsee you again in the eevening, Cap
-tain," aud Herbert stepped up to his
sisters side, as she passed out of the
doorway. Farmer Gray greeted her
with cordial hand-shake, and walked
away, muttering to himself, 81 wonder
what's come over that boy? He
wouldn't talk about one thing half a
minute at time. don't see no use in
his bein' in sich pesky hurry"
The evening entertainment was a sue
cess. The piano and melo1eon were
skillfully palyed by Winnie Holmes and
Augusta Howard; and flute and guitar
were agreeable accompaniments in the
practiced powerof two younggentlemen,
who had been students at the Institute
from its infancy.
Our friends we're almost wholly unac-
quainted with instrumental music, but
their skill as vocalists won the most up
roarious applause. Herbert's deep-toned
bass, resounding to the liquid tones of
Effie's mOdulated treble, produced an
effect at once pleasing and sublime.
They bad arranged piece of manu-
script music, to be sung at the close of
the evenings entertainment, and while
Winnie throbbed the accompaniments
with pleasing skill, they sang alter
nately the heartfelt words of their own
composition:
| EoLsISly NldI II thy suuSulne
Thy pathway of effulgent light,
Were all at once beclouded DER,
With disappointments, deep and sore;
! WOuldst thou not faint, wouldst thou not sigh,
And seek from troubles darts to fly?
Or wOuldst thou rise with beaming eye,
And say, I'll overcome or die 80
Brother, dependency and woe
Outlines o'ercome the high and low,
The eye most bright, the cheek most fair,
Are victimsott OF dark despair;
But he who would such thoughts defy
Must set his star Of frmness high;
Must hope, and trust, and watch, and pray,
And he'll have grace to suit his day"
'Sister, this trust has been TO me
y beacon on life's rugged sea;
Has guided oft my wind-tossed bark,
Through stormy weather, through tempests
dark;
And have thought that faith and hope
Would ever buoy my spirits up.
But then, alas! unlooked-for woe
Has often laid ambition low."
Brother, as you and must brave
Alone the dangers of life's wave,
Let's here and now breathe new vow:
Let's say to anguish We'll meier bow,
! But through the darkest hours of life
In deep despair, or sorrows strife,
Well trust our mothers God of love,
Who sees our acts from realms above"
They withdrew from the stage amid a
grand out-pouring of music from piano,
melodeon, flute and guitar; and the ap-
plause, earnest, though subdued, from
the audience, told the brother and sister
that sympathy had pervaded the breasts
of their attentive listeners.
The moonlight was stealing through
the shutters of Effie's window, and
breaking across her bed in irregular
pencilings of gold and amber when she
entered her room to seek repose. She
was excited and wearied with the inces.
SAINT duties of the day, so new and un,
usual to her, and without disrobing, she
sat down to mediate. She remained
motionless until her thoughts grew
calm, when she arose and knelt, throw.
ing her whole spirit into fervent out.
pouring of thanksgiving to Him who is
ready and willing to hearken to the
most humble petition. She earnestly
sought forgiveness for hidden sins, and
prayed with child-like confidence to be
kept from guile.
The months vacation was a season OF
delight to the successful students. Win
ME gave splendid party in honor oi
her guests, and those who had done
most to make them feel their degrade
ton as servants were most anxious tC
win their notice, now that their place in
the first society was securely estab.
lished. Effie kindly forgave them fol
past offenses, but Herbert did not like
to notice those who had slighted his sis.
ter in adversely.
'pm sure, brother, that we're SC
happy now we ought to overlook past
neglect. Just so long as We refuse tC
forgive and forget the insults of the
past, just so long will we have painful
remembrances, which we had bettel
consign to oblivion"
"Well, Pll treat offenses as graciously
as possible, but Pll arm myself with un,
mistakable condeseension when L am
thrown into the company of Augusta ol
DeIphine."
And he kept his word. No cunning
devices, or, as he said, "evil machina
tions" of theirs, could draw from hin