The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-14
FDIToRIAL ooRREsPONpENOB.

DEAR READERS OF THE NEW NORTHWEST;
The chronicliug Of these peregrina-
tions having ceased during the past
month because of the cessation Of the
peregrinations themselves, thereby CIV
ing you a respite from the task OF read
ing, as well as Ourself respite from the
task Of writing, have patience now aud
behold US aboard the. east-side train'
bound Salemward, our destination the
city Of politics and the Changers picnic.
a month has vastly changed the
verdure along the line Of travel. The
dogwood blossom no longer blinks its
great round eyes at US from the bill
sides, and the pendent, pea green maple
blooms have given way to the wealth OF
teathery, pea-like seed pods that always
follow in their wake. The fern and
hazel and brier-rose are in their glory.
Rocks that erewhile gazed at you In
shameless nudity are draped in dOwny
robes Of emerald hue, surmOunted by
tiaras of Isirest white. Farm-houses
rise up from amid wild abandon OF
variegated loveliness, flanked here aud
there by vegetable gardens, near which
crimson laden cherry trees stand as seu-
unels, their feet adorned by mammoth
clumps Of scarlet straw berries. Dimin-
utive apples peep in friendly clusters
from their parent stems. Pears, equally
iiminutive, hang pendent from theii
maternal twigs. Hay by the million
tons Is ready for the mower. Wheat
covering countless acres already Lift
iloft its myriads Of forming heads. And
The cattle and horses are glad, and the
children are happy, aud the song Of the
wild bird is heard in the land. Verify,
The denizens Of the land OF Webfoot
nave gOOdly heritage. No drought,
40 floods, no extremely cold or sultry
weather, no famine, little sickness, less
ieath, aud no pestilence. IL is little
wonder that they think no home is like
their own.
IL is almost night when we reach Sa-
EN-, where we find mine host and lady
1f the Chemeketa Hotel engaged in rem
1vating the great building from base
ment to attic, making the best possible
use Of the meager materials at hand to
render the old carpets and furniture pre-
senta6le. And they are succeeding, too,
iespite the fact that the proprietor, Mr
Bush, considers himself too impecuni-
pus to spare few hundred dollars Of the
thousands he annually receives for rent
TO refuruish the few dozen rooms that
most need it. But Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
,hews, make the best Of everything, and
iully sustain the reputation Of the house
Politics boil, bubble, aud seethe ia
salem. Candidates for the United States
senate are as thick as strawberries in
May. The number OF men who are
willing TO sacrifice themselves for their
;ouutry's good is a matter Of sublimest
wonder.
But we went on Friday to the
Changers picnic, and for the nonce for
got everything in relation to polite,
kept the all-important and humiliat-
ng fact that one half of the people are
iaxed without representation aud gov
-rned without consent. The picnic was
neld on the State Fair grounds, and 10
vas estimated that there were at least
tour thousand persons present. The DAY
was delightfully."- pleasant. The speech
" Judge Boise was exceedingly we'll
received, as were all the other exercises,
not the least enjoyable Of which wa>
singing by Mr.. Mimic, who is really get
Ting young again. Then, that dinner.
Ah' reader, if you want the best OF
everything this goodly land affords, jus,
let Flora, Ceres, aud Pomona come 10
the front as cooks. They may have
babes in their arms, aud they may be
nowed-shouldered, sunkeu-eyed, and
horny-handed, for they toll like Troians,
these supported divinities, but they
nave good and honest hearts aud clear.
well-balanced heads, and they can feed
you like kings and talk woman question
like oracles. Small need for us to talk
this last among the women nowadays;
for there are always sentinels upon the
outer walls, ready to proclaim the gos-
pei Of freedom in their own glad way.
while We look on complaceutly, and
strayers stare at Us and wonder that we
are not only not cursed with horns and
hoofs, but are as handsome aud good
natured as themselves. Verify, the
leaven Of human rights is working, and
woman will be free.
Saturday, and homeward bound. Al
New Era, on our return, we encounter
the Portland Unitarian picnicers, and
nur train halts and takes them aboard.
They pronounce New Era the place for
picnies, whereat we are glad, for our
whole-souled suffrage friends, the Castos,
live there, aud those who visit the place
for day only will snuff the very air Of
freedom.
But adieu. Next week you may hear
from US from Walla Walla. AID.
June $, ls7S.
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