The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-26
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


DEAR READERS OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
If you could know how hard it is for
the compiler of these continued chroni-
cles to content herself to attempt an-
other editorial letter when it would SO
much more thoroughly accord with her
desires to be hurrying homeward, you
would allow your sympathies to extend |
to the wanderer, and join with her and
her loved ones in united prayer for her
speedy march toward the setting sun.
After the meetings in Mt. Pulaski had
closed, and we had so far recovered from
a serious fit of illness as to render field
work practicable, we made journey to
Lincoln, where, at the residence of
Judge S. c. Parks, erewhile of Idaho,
we were made welcome by the CHEEKY
greetings and radiant smiles of his wife,
family and self.
The evening before the lectures began
we were the honored guest of Rev. w.
C. Bell and lady, upon the occasion of
their daughters wedding. How strange
it seemed to see our old-time schoolmate
leading his accomplished and beautiful
daughter to the altar, while upon his
own brow the frosts of life have scarcely
yet begun to settle.
The bride, Miss Lizzie Bell, is one of
the foremost young ladies in the prairie
State in intelligence, beauty, and social
position. The groom, Mr.. Andrew
Mills, is, like herself, a graduate of the
Lincoln University, and is well and
honorably connected. The marriage
seems an auspicious one, and we tender
the happy couple the congratulations of
an overfiowing heart.
At the risk of again seeing our lueu-
brations eliminated from these columns,
we insert the following "mark," which
is clipped from the Lincoln Herald of
the 4th inst:
| "CoNJUGAL CONCLUSION"
A novel feature of the wedding at the resi-
dence of Rev. W. C. Bell on Tuesday evening
was the rendition of the following supple
ment" to the marriage ceremony, offered by
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, of Oregon, and
which will explain itself:
al want a verb to conjugate,
That's running in my mind of late
The boundleSs verb 'to marry"
said Andy Mills one summers day,
As home he sought to wend his way,
But called at Mr.. Bell's TO pay
His respects. What made him tarry?
Good friends, the plain and simple truth
| I'll tell about this studious youth.
| The boundless verb "to marry"
Alone he could not conjugate,
| Although a classic graduate,
And so ne called, his griefto state,
| Before gentle fairie.
"'To marry is infnitive-
| And like 'to be, to love, to live'"-
| The lady hesitated.
Then Mr.. Mills exclaimed, "'Tis well
| To marry you, dear Lizzie Bell,
VIII all my puzzliug doubts dispel."
The verb was corrugated.
Lectures began in the Christian
Church on Thursday evening and con
tinued with overfowing houses and un
abated interest as long as we haC
strength to protraet the meetings.
On Sunday evening we met fine au
dience in the Baptist Church, and oil
Monday, sick again from protracted toll
we returned to Mt Pulaski, where, afte
) brief rest, accompanied by Mrs. Bean
and Mrs. Turley, we took an excursion
train for Springfield, just one day to-
late, owing to our own indisposition, t.
: witness the Inauguration of Governo
: Cullom, who is also an old schoolmat
: from Tazewell county, upon whose hea,
0 the honors gubernatorial are restin
gracefully.
Colonel Harlow, the obliging Seere
q tary of State, is also Tazewell count
q gentleman. We should have bee
n pleased, had time and strength pei
# mitted, to have remained for a season i
Springfield. We wanted to address tn
Legislature upon constitutional Lit
- erty," and should yet do so, only th
doL-orous cry for needed dollars to sus
tain the New NORTHWEST whic
reached US last night has so unnerve
US that we've good mind to get eve
on every individual borrower or delir
quent who reads these pages at the ex
pense of our life and mission, not t
speak of the discomfort of our dear one
at home, by getting up an Ashtabul
y horror that will get you every on
e placed on trial for murder. Why is
- that you can't pay your newspaper due
u without waiting for special visit fror
'e US, when you know we are winter boun
u in other quarters and carrying our mis-
sion and yours wherever we go, is
y mystery that can only be solved throug
" capital punishment unless you pay IN
&c You'd think it dagful if you didn't g
= your paper regularly, but you won't g
) it much longer unless you do pay u
y for we are sick to death of working fC
e nothing, boarding ourself, and bein
y 6unned for bills incurred in placing IL
II paper before you. Our sage associa
C. doesn't like to dun you and we do.
" is not our work or mission any mo-
lS than yours that we are sustaining, ar
we've just about borne our share of t.
load.
Next week, after delinquents hav
paid up, so our gracious liege can ord
70 another stock of paper, We'll give yC
al an account of the Illinois State hou
of and some of the incidents connectt
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