, 1878-01-25

town, whose ambitions nave from time
tnIinc been manifest IN the cultivation Of
Imitation eyebrows across their upper
Iiu,. have been iavOring Others aS well IL
themselves with an entertainment which.
ior amateurs, does pretty we'll Some
time ago about hai-a.dozen of them en-
tered into IA solemn agre, ment not to yiO-
late the scriptural injunction about mar
unp the corners of their boards until the
lst of next March, fixing upon the cul-
prit who might do so the penalty of pay
ing for an oyster supper for the crowd.
As the venerable carrier of the emblem
attic scythe wended his way apace, and
the courage of the varions members Of
This mystic roncave seemed to be hero
ically holding out--even in the face OF al
most inbearabe taunts and entreaties
from their respective dears--it became
evident that something must be done. Al
ready the unShorn ftlzz" on their manly
ch, eks was approaching degree of pro-
fusion in some cases easily perceptibIe
without the aid OF a microscope, and their
consequent seclusion flom society was be-
ing painfully apparent. II some one of
the crowd would only break over and
shave. the rest would be at liberty to do
so. The intcrcessions of many of the fair
sex were secured to induce one member
lao, atn N nh
whose vulnerable points were only too
well known TO his fellows to improve his
personal looks by the use of his razor, but
IN vain. At last the elder and more crafty
members hit upon plan. Arranging a
magnificent supper, to which the Others
were cordially invited, they fell upon and
tied first one and then another, shaving
only portion Of their faces. This only
increased the perplexity of the dilemma,
for each still stoutly proclaimed his in
tcntion to hold out; true to prediction,
however, the cracker anipulator-whose
new style cut resembled somewhat Chief
Joseph, or Sitka Jack, in its sunique design
concluded his "duxy" would be forever
lost If he returned not to former customs
so u clean shave was the result. The boys
enjoyed the oysters very much.
MARINE ACClDENT.-The bark Martha
Rideout, engaged in carrying lumber
from Port Blakely to San Francisco, ar
rived at this port, nine days from below,
on the 10Th inst. On the 18th, while off
Dungeness, in gale of wind. a young
Swedish sailor (23 years Old fell from the
main yard to the deck as he was taking in
sail. The poor 'ellow, W. l.. Groth by
name. was so mangled and bruized by the
fall that he died in about an hour after the
accident. He was brought to this place,
and accorded n respectable burial, On the
10Th inst. IL seems hard to be thus called
away, Il stranger IN strange land, the
cold. needless world passing on with hard
" second thought over the event. Yet
such incidents are not without their uses
and appropriate lessons.
GONE BELow.-0ur young friend
Louis Scavey departed last week to re-
Slime his studies again in California.
His vacation was pleasantly spent with
friends and relatives 1T this place, and
now that it Is over he will doubtless return
to school duties with renewed zest and
yigor. We wish this young man the sue
cessfll and brilliant future which his
sanguinary friends predict for him, and
hope that when graduating time comes ne
will return to ill citizens place as cred
itab!y rs present indications foreshadow.
HYMENEAL. From slyly whispered re-
marks. 1t seems wedding is on the tapis
in town, which will perhaps be consum-
mated ere another issue of this paper
reaches our readers. From the numerous
visits to Port Townsend by the gentleman
during the past eight months, numerous
predictions have long been made. Re-
member us please, when the cake is distri-
buted.
LAST week we received copy of the
"Ogden Fireman." a well-fiIed, twelve
page paper, published by Leigh Freeman,
otOgden, Utah. The publisher is evident
Iy deserving OF much credit, and we under
stand, has been much noted for his teaI-
less expose of Mormonism. If he can
correct any evils In this respect, liberal
support ought to be extended to his
worthy pub ication.
Mr.. Thos. Hammond brought down
from Seattle fine span Of four year old
bay horses, this week. He will make
things more lively hereafter.
TIE Portland Bee" comes to us sport