The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-27

"I have no news for you but heart-messages.
The many objects OF curiosity and interest
which see daily are not half so important be-
tween you and me as are these plain and real,
heart-spoken feelings of the soul. You are now
the embodiment OF all that Is pure and trust
worthy and true. BIst my own dear little treas
ure you imagine but little concerning this
treacherous object, this two-faced companion
thai we call Society "a .i.,' -s.--. -l.H.-
Before L see Jon again, you will have become
a belle, as you are now beauty. want you
to form an aaable and agreeable acquaintance
with gentlemen, but what l, as one who loves
you better than life itself, may presume TO ask
you TO guard against, is the art OF filtration, so
common with young ladies attending school.
Truth is your beacon star; let Virtue and
Honor be the helm TO guide you in the high
way of maidenly duty.
"This is the fifth letter have written you.
The news is all recorded in an epistle to my
father, which shall mail with this. II he asks
you about the news, tell him that your letter
contains matter more important than incidents
of daily travel Show him this, as we'll as my
other letters, that he may know that my senti-
ments in regard to you remain unchanged.
With many imaginary embraces, now bid
you adieu."
"Will / ever be worthy of him ?" she
soliloquized, as she folded the uncom-
mon love message and broke the seal of
her brothers epistle.
"The car of fortune has passed into other
hands, my dear sister, and as I am no longer
making money here, I intend 10 take what L
have 10 you, as soon as the weather and roads
will permit me TO travel.
'NIy placer was exhausted about a month
ago. O'DonaldsOn worked with me and be-
hayed like u gentleman, doing half the work
and pocketing half the gains until our claim
was thoroughly worked. We each possessed
the comfortable sum of eight thousand dollars,
and tried hard to persuade him TO keep his
money and return with me to the valley. He
promised to do so, but while we were waiting
for better weather he was induced to drink and
gamble, and some sharpers soon seized the last
dollar of his hard earnings. He raved. They
taunted him. He grew furious and felled the
ringleadcr 10 the ground by a sklllrul stroke of
his shillalah. The fellow did not arise, and
when, half-hour afterwards, we tried TO
arouse him, he was dead What an awful
scene! A gambler hurried into his Makers
presence without a seconds warning Man
giveth up the ghost and where is he - 1 have
seen enough of miners life, aud am sick OF
witnessing the appalling acts of iniquity that
are everywhere visible. 1t is true, the miners
have their laws respecting order and govern
ment, but the more refined acts of civilization
the decorum of speech and action, the honor
due to the God of the Universe, the religious
observance of the Sabbath-thcse things are
scuned al, riuIcuIeu
"The gambler was buried without any cere-
mony, except rev revolving curses from
some neece1 oystanders - .
"O'DOnaldson was taken 10 the city 1ail "a
ssit 81 sfi-.i' tesf ss'ls y! now Pitleriy ulo
ne Deslii 70 reap the reward '. Oh Wfohs-uolhg.
VisiteU nun 10 .le evening" ne CONFESSED ina,
ne was suh9 no hen s@ii,"ie"' ou' eu
''it nc ui" gnu N Aiiti"s IA" "ieu
he would not he convinced. At his dictatiop
and in compliance with his request, penned
brief history OF ms past me, which he re-
%t1" IaF, ,,t,,, Nth 1 bonrv ] beor, '' "
"Iast night a mob collected around the jail
forced open the door of his cell, and hung hin
without judge or jury! But VIII not dwell or
'n.c ..coId oDCI, ,rhtoh ysod 20 nrize co
become so common that a monte-tabIe groan
ing beneath the weight of a ponderous heap, il
sight hourly witness. MY own 'plle, IS Sc
n ten'ntotion ] to bat % or gamhIe viii M rob Won
nv dear sister, of your coming pleasure. Star
to school tomorrow, if you wish; your brothe
can loot the oiiis. .o......-.
oron % a. U,orn ~ rn morn l., ra,n a, M noon and "on
siderablv more rain at night. We live in can
vas houses, cook by outdoor fires, under big ii
trees and spend the time In occupations tina
tSo riror 'f hors and - tboso Iyho canmot yTorI NJ
upon the elevated lands, or in the bluffs, ar
out of employment. But this letter Is CROWN
teolous anu wiz Stop nope soon 70 see ~
leisure -
-,
oleeP hau lOlSahei I-h'o y CO. 81"
slumber her eye-lids. she Thought ther
was too much low in her cup for th
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S'' -N'
10 DC rear oHe'
One thing was mystery. She ma
not received the other three letters Hu
-. IA ,>ol,o, oe ho,.;,o, ,,,r;ttor
OC n"u
Had Mrs. Munson suppressed those lei
ters? She had not met Mr.. Munson a
tti,o do,. for n,ony waats Had ba oyiva
- - .;r. ..,.;,,s. =,
her ies'etS :" HIe "lie' SuPP0'i"s ."
would get tnem? All was mystery
and without thinking of sleep, she 50
5o,,,,, ond 1,rote q long Iatter inforuoin
~" = 80 -: 90
, rhuoeEI vi net susPioiOne. Hho WIZ
concerning her schooli OF derberts al
of ~, 49,, .