Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-09-04
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WARM SPRINGS, Aug. 60, 1850.


EDS. LEADER-Gentlem.en: It il almost |
universally conceded that to those who are !
worn with the duties or cioyed with the pleas
ures Of city life, "csmping ont" il a delightful
and healthful recreaBion. Whether thus is
dae tp the fact that such life 10 simply .
return to the original mode of living indulged |
in by our remote ancsstors or that the pleas.
ure is derived solely from the relaxation Of
the conveationaa restraints civilization i'm.
poses upon Us lfor 1t seems that the more civi.
lized We ara, the less natural We bsoome); il
not my province at present to Determine. All
desire to aay i, tkSt Camping out" under
certain circumstances and conditions. nav be
all, and more. than its warnest advocate,
claim for it At least fonnd it nore-snd
different. It is agreed that sleeping in the
spsn sir i one of its greatest attractions.
When the night Is clexr. and not too cold,
shis may be true; but whea the wind howls
through the narrow canyons like the savage
spirits Of dsfunct sbonginss, seeking revenge
or rest, one gets more open atmosphere than
is pleasant or desirable. Pure air and plenty
Of it are doubtless necessary to mans wsll-be.
ing and comfort. But when the pure air of
ths mountains rushes down on him with the
fury Of an enraged tempest and laden with
the cold Of higher attitudes, its benign infu-
eacs on his sanitary condition may we'll be
Questioned. And when the rain comes down
in torrents with nothing between the camper
and its anger save the tapping canvass or
the soaking blanket, when the feeble fame
of the campfire fiskers and splutters and
finally dies, when the shrieking pines sway
to and fro, wailing as if in agony, and strain.
ing ever, limb to ward of the harrass Of the
storm. and when darkness damp and drear
settles down on all around, one feels the tull
force of Byronis lines.
"oh, night most glorious night,
| Thou vert not made for alunssr Let mo be
A sharcr In thy fierce delight,
portion OF the tempest and Of thee"
| Slumber forsoothl should think not
And to be a sharer in any delight, however
| fierce, would be relief to the uamitigated
| misery of such night. With water above,
below and all around, we were surely por-
! tioH of the tempest, and however fierce we
may have been, there was very little of de.
! light in us. But it 10 not always night when
camping out, nor is slumber its principal pleas.
urs. There is the glorious sport of angling,
| II is well known that the Umatilla abounds
in trout Of different kinds. And what royal
sport it is to catca the same and bear the
speckled beauties in triumph to the camp.
And thus it seemed to the fertile imagination
of our Mac. SO early one morning, accom-.
panied by Grif., that prince of piseatorial
sports, he sailed forth with rod and line
Along in the afternoon he returned, laden
with dust and disappointment. He had four
small trout that would not weigh An ounce
apiece. and the rattle of = snake, He was
flushed ~ith exercise. aud tugged viciously
at liis cigar he related the fearful encoun.
ter he had with that rattissnake. When
asked sbout the f-bing, he looks wise and
says. 81 don't think there is much fun in
wading up to your knees to catch your death
fof cold" Mac don't like even to talk about
fishing-H. B. docs.
Judge Crawford and Mr.. Mc.Aplih swooped
down on our serenity last week, bringing the
latest news, which is even here in much re.
quest. From, their short stay, it was difficult
to say whether business or pleasure waited
them hither. if such persons could be ,uafted
by anything. Perhaps q combination of both.
The LEADER man, As might have been ex-
peetsd, has gone up the stream. Whether
or no he foated up. is . question. Anyway,
his lengthy visage is no longer here-that is.
it is not here ut all. But he did not have &c
eat the toughest piece Of the cougar. That
colt-devouring boast is yet at large. Th'
grand hunt flashed in the pan.
should add in conclusion that even at tn.
time Of my last writing, strong party wa
At work OH this road They worked from
b Oh ends, and will soon meet. All the loos'
rocks have been removed. places that wer
washed out have been filled up, aud ths roa.
ID now in splendid condition.
Yours truly.
fIEM