The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-25
EDITORIAL OORRBsPoNDENOE.

DEAR READERS OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
The following correspondence, which
was crowded out last week 10 make
room for Mrs. Coburn's excellent edito-
rial letter, though a little out of date,
may not prove wholly uninteresting to
our numerous patrons.
It was Friday evening, aud we took
tram for Milwaukee, giving ourself
ample time TO reach the ferry by
scrimping that universally scant COM
modify Of busy people through hurry,
till we were cut Of breath as well as out
OF sorts. The ride to Milwaukee station
is a short one; fare, two bits. The walk
from the station to the village Is long
one; fare, mud and water. We fingered
a while at the home of good Mrs Van
Rensaeller, at the station, aud then,
supposing we had ample time to reach
the village proper before nightfall,
started, valise in hand, to pick our pc
destrian way along a road that the
speedily falling night soon made as
black as Egyptian darkness. For a
while We were enabled TO see the mud
diest places, and, with care, avoid them,
but the short twilight came to an end,
and then came tussle for solid terra
frmd that would have been laughable
to disinterested owl, or any other bird
or beast that might see in the dark.
We swamped, and pulled a shoe-string
in twain; swamped again, aud dropped
the valise; groped and found it and
loundered on, reassuring Ourself by
saying audibly, as we thought sympa-
thetically of the restless ocean:
a. /, too. am a wave on a stormy sea,
l. too, am a wanderer, driven like thee.
| ], too, am seeking "a distant land,
To be lost and gone, ere reach the strand"
Bye-and-bye a glimmer appeared in
the darkness here aud there, betokening
human habitations, but we were as un-
certain of our course as we were certain
Of the mud. a man passed not far of,
carrying some hay and lantern.
"Can you direct me to Miller's board
ing-house ?" we asked, painting from IA
tigue and timidity.
"Over yonder, across the street,
where you see two lighted windows" F."
said our benefactor.
All, that street crossingi Ankle deep,
If an inch, and one shOe-string broken
Luckily, We remembered the wife oi
sally billiards. cousin, and initiated hel
example. We "h'isted coats and wadec
it," but what OF that? Can't you SEE
} such sight at any hour Of the day OIL
, an A street crossing in Portland?
, The folks welcomed Us at Miller,
with hospitality that was genuine
} They keep a first-class boarding-hOus,
: and inn, the building once occupied ant
= known as St. HeleD's Hall, built unde
! the auspices of Bishop Scott, but nov
5 for a long time abandoned, being 1
, commodious, pretentious, and imposing
Z structure, where the school-room over
. head makes fine dancing hall and con
: cert or lecture-room, and an upper par
1 Tor constitutes "circle-room," wher,
! spirits from the vastly deep Of invisible
: nature are evoked, to commune will
d mortals, after the manner Of the days o
B. saul and Cesar
= Saturday evening We met a good audi
ence in the district sehool-house, an,
} broke the bread of the gospel Of liberty
for waiting and eager multitude.
= The funeral Of Mr.. John Packer, o
! East Portland, occurred on Sunday, un
! der the auspices Of the Good Templars
Of whom he was a well-known ant
b worthy member. \ large concourse o
people attended, a minister officiating
: who gave a novel disquisition upon sci
p ence and Immortality which disguste'
many and amused not a few, ourself be
3 ing of the latter class. Evidently th
e | gentleman was fioundering in theolog
ical mud, analogous to the physica
2 mud, in which we had flOundered o
D Friday, the only difference being tina
I one Of US was sensible Of the condition
and the other wasn't.
Dinner at the home of our friends, th
Luellings. These good people use d
meat, butter, lard, salt, pepper, spices
tea or coffee; yet they set a generou
table, abounding in vegetables and fruit
Of every description, not omitting crear
y and bread and syrup aud honey. To on
e accustomed TO the usual diet Of tn
5 times, these victuals are at first fiat an
l. almost tasteless, but after a little Will
: you are surprised at the excellence {
: their flavor. II we were to attempt
, strictly vegetarian diet, we should Gel
tainly want to board with Mrs. Luellinl
d Monday was spent in canvassinl
d with the usual gratifying results.
o visit, in our rambles, at the Rleasau
e suburban home Of Mr.. J. II. Lambel
: was Of itself worth big days worl
Milwaukee is perfect garden spot fc
Dr. fruits. At another time We hope to Wis
the fruit-dying, packing, and cannin
establishments here, and write them u
o properly. They deserve it, and the Ell
\ terprise Ct these people is worthy 4,
p high praise.
mi We had been almost everywhere els
in the little burg, and were about read
to close the active labors Of the da
when We were directed to a little stor,
where a woman deals in tobacco an
l. molasses and dry goods, aud her pics