The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-08


himself TO be settled upon IT,
I need not describe in detail the incl
dents Of that journey, down the VIII
iIamette TO its mouth, and up the Colum-
bia TO what was at that time deemed
the head Of steam navigation.
would prefer to dwell for little
time upon my last visit to the sOmber
wildwood where my blighted buds were
buried felt a strange calmness as /
knelt upon the tangled ferns and bade
the precious dust Of my darlings a long
farewell. Maybe was very wicked
suppose was; but gould not help feel
ing that if Gerald, my husband, were
only lying there beside them il would
be no worse for him, and certainly far
better for my fve surviving daughters
and my own sick, sad self.
closed my eyes aud listened to the
signing breezes. The white clouds
floated over me, and the deep blue sky
sent down electric currents that filled
my sorrowing soul with a feeling Of
chastened joy. ] DO not think l fell
asleep. am sure my senses were well
about me, but again I saw a vision.
This time il was landscape, beautiful,
distinct, vivid, glorious. was afraid
to stir lest it might vanish. feared to
even think, lest might lose it.
But remembered Paul in the Third
Heaven, John in the Isle Of Patmos,
Swedenborg in the Sixth Sphere, and
/ Wesley in the Land Of Souls. / held
my breath lest l might blur the vision;
and then prayed, not audibly, but in
wardly, as 1 thought Of the dark valley
Of strife through which my earthly way
meandered, and the burden Of my
prayer was, "Father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from me forever"
AS prayed, a beautiful form, radiant
as the sun, and fair as the moon, ap-
preached me with a gliding motion. /
pressed my hand upon my eyes to shield
them from the overpowering light, but
the involuntary action did not dim the
vision.
"Mother, do you not recognize me ?"
asked voice, If voice it might be called,
that gave forth no audible sound.
And then knew that was addressed
by Gerald, my boy. But oh, how he
had changed How surely he had
emerged from the benighted surround
iugs Of his earthly life, and encompassed
the marvellous liberty Of our Father, God.
/ rose to clasp him in my arms, Out
the apparition vanished. l turned my
weary steps toward our former home,
from which every arrangement was
made for our final removal, and felt as
though were treading on air.
"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
nor hath il entered into the heart Of
man 10 conceive the possibilities of the
Hereafter" said softly to myself, as I
rejoined my family, and we repaired to-
gether to a steamer landing, hard by our
olden home.
OF the magnificent scenery of the
mighty Columbia my reader has heard
so much and so often that I will not
here attempt a description Of that
/ which, after all, must be seen to be i'm
agined. In the words of an illustrious
statesman, 1--WE paused, awe-struck and
astOnished, at the torrent Of the Colum-
bia where it bursts its boundaries and
tears its way through the mighty chasm
guarded by Mounts Hood and st. Helen,
in its onward way toward the sea-" We
gazed, silent and satisfied, upon the
swirling waters Of The Dalles, as they
T tore their way through their rocky road,
and sung the roaring monotone of the
ages. We gazed in speechless wonder
upon the treeless pampas Of the upper
river, where wild bunch grass waved in
the silent breezes, the vast monotony
! broken here and there by the wigwam
! Of the wild Indian, who watched for
, salmon in the foaming waters.
/ The Cascade Mountains, with hoary
! Hood as their eternal sentinel, were left
far in our rear, and their lesser sisters
: the Blue Range, loomed up in sight in
the purple distance, tree-crowDed and
2 beautiful.
J We landed upon a graveled beach
with no sign Of life near US save q
} prairie schooner, or ship of the desert
hard by a campfire where half-dozer
e men were cooking venison steaks. Tn,
D high wind blew the sand and gravel il
| all directions with a binding fury. Tn,
e evening was growing cold, and by tn,
D time We bad gathered driftwood anC
; built fire we were chilled through anC
= through. 1 was terribly disappointed
s with the outlook, the girls were crying
a and Gerald was cross.
s 81 have done my best to please you,
} he said, "but none Of you appreciat,
| me, or are satisfied with anything do. ,
} With this he strolled away, leaving
{ US to pitch our tent, prepare the suppe
e and wood, and fetch the water anC
! make the beds for the nights much
? needed rest. He had wandered away
, alone, so felt no particular apprehen
sions on account Of his absence, and
did not see him approach the bevy o
p campers before mentioned, else l shonl,
( have asked them not TO give him liquor
I All, mel
TO be continued
In the penitentiary at Auburn, New
= York, there are twenty-seven clergymen
forty-two lawyers. thirteen doctors, anC
three nriufars Nharanuon tho EIL,