Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-09-25
FROM HEPPNER,
HEPPNER, Sept 20. 1880.

persons upon our streets, in our Hotels, and
nlling our saloons, would naturally wonder |
what there could be in or around this little
isolated town to support so large population;
but ere lie has been here an hour he would |
learn that various causes were working to- |
gather to bring the molly crew here the great
est attraction perhaps for the average Oregon
ian Is the horse race which comes off the 23d |
sf this month next in order comes the NJ f.
Church campmeeting now under full head
way, engineered by the Rev. Mr.. Pettis who
has the enviable reputation here of being a
much married man, and consequently quite
an attraction to the ladies', but he, seemingly
unconscious of the storm of indignation that
is being poured out upon him by those of US
who can boast of but one wife, as we gather
around the card tables at our usual resorts,
1.-THE saloon) and spend what little we earn,
while that wife of ours sits sewing the rags to-
gether that are to shield herself and children
from the inclemency of the weather, and with
aching head and heart waits patiently far into
the night for our coming-goes OH with his
work of love, trying if perchance he might
lead some of us from the evil of our ways
And SO the world moves along, while day
after day and year after year we continue to
thank God that we are not like that publican
| But moraliZing is not our forte so we will
change the subject.
Will. Theadore l. Morrow have returned
from their trip below, looking hale, hearty
and happy, and tens upon tons Of new goods
which they purchased while below, are arriv-
ing daily. They both came home single,
thou.h seemingly sadder men, much to the
joy Of = couple OF young ladies, who, rumor
says are some time to have the legal right to
stay at home and like the rest OF our wives,
wait the coming of their lord and master
Loeher's new hall is about enclosed, and the
Hancock and English Club, of this place, in
tend giving grand hop in it on the evening
OF the 2Sth. Tickets including supper S3 A
grand time is anticipated.
There will be three new general merchan-
disc stores started here this fall. fear that
kind of business is likely to be overdone
There WIS a slight misunderstanding be-
! tween two old friends here II few days ago,
, which eliminated in one of them speaking
disrespecfully of the others near relations
, The language having been used in the hearing
Of Justice Clark. he caused the offender to
. be brought before him and very properly re-
< quired him to increase the school fund to the
a tune of SIS, which luckily for the fund he
was able to borrow. lie has since grown old.
er, and it is to be hoped wiser.
: We hear some talk of the starting of sew.
j. inc niachne f.rtnry horo hv bo Notl,,l
% Brothers. i'll connection with their other bus
s ness. They are cnereeti, men and ought t,
IL succeed.
{ We have just learned that there will be an
j" other horse race over the hcppner track Sept
25tl, for purse ~ 500 raised by the lovers
of the sport The race will lie. one half mile
and free to all horses entering.
Why is Fred Hawker like Hr Shohe's new
- stable? Because he looks Squatty- but the,
are both ornaments to the town.
:, There are facts coming to light which W,
are not at liberty to disclose at present, which
>, leaves but little doubt of the guilt of the bo,
y Brooks, charged with the murder of Thonp
son, near this place last May.
But l must close this long letter with tn
promise of more anon. AJAX.
8 1t seems to be an inevitable concomitant G
civilization that people will make pretension
to knowledge of which they are entirely nne
cent. This pretense pervades the realms c
W literature, science and the fine arts. 1t is b.
70 many considered so disgraceful to be ignoral,
81 of certain matters that it is too much for the
~ moral courage to admit the true state of the
knowledge. Ask a young man if he has rea
Shakespeare and the reply is very apt to
"Oh yes. he is my favorite author" while
Id continuation OF the conversation will tlra
lie from him the information that he consider
st "Pinafore" as one of Shakespeare's fine
er pieces. 1t seems to be the proper thing
st have read Shakespeare and to admire Milton
3 and it requires no small measure of hero
in truthfulncss for person, who would fain
ly considered genteely educated, to avow his il
IN norance of the one or his lack of appreciate
,d of the other. And yet it is more than pro
nd able that person may be Of at least ordinal
ar Intelligence and culture. and hive ncv
studied the writings of the bard of Avon
admired Paradise Lost. We do wish to
understood implying that this pretence
which we are speaking is found concerns
the productions of these two great autho
alone; We merely take them as example
Ner do we wish to criticise the good taste
these who pay appreciative homage at t
shrine of Shakespearian or Aliltonian gres
ness. What object to is the conlm
81 habit of literary lying"-of prctend ding
ID. admire works OF which we know very lit
an and of which if we knew more We would ca
,,, les, 1t is better to hear the. ridicule, whi
, eniy Vulgar people will heap upon us becau
Us Of Ignorance, than to misreprescnt it.
of There are certain literary works that ha
md received the sanction and favor of many &c
49, erations, and the more nearly our ideas =;
'e' cord with these settled opinions the mt
49, nearly correct we are apt TO be. But the
ave may he some even of those works that do I
au commend themselves tu our unbiased Jut
NM ment, and there may be many more Of thu
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