The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-04-17
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The perennial SHOWS of our lofty
SUBMITS grandly sparkled in tie reful'
gent rays of the setting sun like bril-
liants in the diadem Of Nature
No ; mona of that.
Three gaily decked equestriAns Slow
ly wended their peaceful way mid ver-
dant groves and fragrant flowers IN the
balmy shades of dewy eve
No /; nothing of the sort.
Contra.
There might have been sesn one
dark, foggv evenins, ,lata in aatuma.not
many years ago, three frisky chaps
j. e. friend George s., neishhor Quipes'
,'big yaller dog" an | self-se4mpesing
OF toward the murky banks &c the Gala +.
pooia, few niles south of Albany.
had frequently heard INV friend
George extol the singularly refreshing
and GLORIOUS sport" Of coon-huntiog.
I had, also, oflsn heard him, ia most
animated manner dilAte on the wonder
ful faculty The aforesaid dlz hal fir
firing coons and how for genuine,
lively American sport this excellsd all
things else.
Having been many times earnestly
importuned by my friend to partake oI
these delcctable sports, to which l wat
q stranger. and the evening in question
according to my friead's opiaion, being
peculiarly adapted thereto, l dstermin
ed on short respite from the plodding
diligence OF daily toll, wherein ] should
enjoy fun alive.
When We arrived on the hunting
ground darkness reigned supreme. The
FOG had thickened iato gentle INST
but it xas Inst the right kinl of night
for coon.
We startsl the dog into TIN timb.r
and leisurely wandered along up the
stream, occasionally hearing the dog
give few yelps-"ohly this aud no b.
Ing more"
This sPrightly Amusement had beer
going on for about two hours and
half.
The CAIapooia here is very crooked
aud for most part bCrdered With mar
row belt OF timber aud under hrusn
while here and there the open grount
extends to the stream, at which place'
tho bank is perpendicular. My frien'
George being : good ~oodsmAn, and
well acquainted with he locality,
kept close by his side with the ntmost
confidence.
Suddenly ani simultaneously vi
plum yed hesd!ong into the turbid waters
| think we measured about seventeen
feet Of the depth of the stream. bu
fund no bottom.
Being but poor swimmer, on gain
ink the surface, in votivs mood kn'
ilbilistic tones 7 shouted, Save me
Lord, save me r.
Ny friend, who had gained bold oI
some prOjectirg willows, replied
"Courage, boy we'll have some fu'
yet p
By some fort rtnitions turn If oven,
We gained the shore.
Renewing our hunt, We bad proceed
eI for sometime when tho rain com
msnced falling in torrents. Though VI
were wet as drowned rats We conclude,
TO take she tier under large hr tree
We had been here quite a while-al
thu time ,upposing the dog was bus
bunting the coon-when my friend, 70
relief, changed his position. Th'
motion brought that very prominen
nasal organ Of his in violent contac
with dropping limb Of the tree. Th'
recoil incident thereto resulted in
boot.heel alighting with two hundre'
and twenty pounds avoiduroiss fcrc
ON the candll extremity of our poo
dog. Such o LeIlo wing as was then AM
there set up was never before heard il
these woods. We continued to hear
until the brute reached the dwellir
place of neighbor Qnipes, several mile
away.
Oar hunt was now at an end. i
seek the comfortable quarters of n
friend was the next thing in order.
The darkness at this time was in
tensp. We Travelled slowly and canti
! nualy-mv fri~n' directly in the lea
now. We bad proceeded hut shor
distance when again | heard a noise
similar to that heard before, almos
beneath NY feet. 1t recognized it a
the sound of troubled waters.
Friend George had taken anothe
dive !
I was paralyzed. Visions of tn
river S.yx and the regions beyond ros
vividly to my mind, like panorama
despair.
, After waiting some moments, whic
seemed hours, I heard noise in tn
waters below, much like that Of bigt
pressure Mississippi steam boa.
knew it was George.