The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-03-19
Chicken Bristle.

"Dont you know me, Brlck,n she
yelled, as the door OF my elegant
summer residence was thrown open
TO admit fair creature, upon whose
face could bs plainly seen the pencil
marks OF fvrty.three or four summers
and half. As her voice went rush.
Ing round the rooms coIdness seemed
to creep down my back and kind OF
way-hack feeling swept over my 81.
gantlc frame. In voice, faint and
trembling, wanted to know where
she came from. Giving me look
that would have stopped clock, and
In q voice that told OF heart crushed
and broken, che said she came from
Brownsville. Leaning my pale, cold
cheek on her graceful shouldor !
wanted TO know who she was, and
what she came for,and II her clothes
didn't fit h0r, and which one Of the
girls she was. Striking an attitude
that would have made cigar sign
turn pale With envy, and In = voice
that shook my cabin and made the
window blinds turn yellow, she called
mo hoartless villain and told mo TO
let my mind wander back through
the hazy past to the time Of long ago
when ! was young, happy, gladsome
boy, and she q winsome, trusting, lit
Ito maiden. "Do you think" she
cried, "that have forgotten the hap
py days Of yore, when hand in hand
together we tripped lightly o'er the
beautiful meadows and plucked the
daisies and the butter-cups, and you
wOve them into garlands, and with
the love light shining In your eyes,
you placed those sweet fragrant flow.
0rs on my brow and told me | was
the sweetest posy of them oil. y
"Stop," cried, as the light begau 10
break In upon my clouded mind
Taking her gently in my arms, and,
as her beautiful head clothed H.
wavy masses OF fino silky hair sank
upon my ducking vest, ! told hor
THAT never wandered In any ones
meadow nor ever wove any garlands
and that was too nice q little boy q
60 hopping around Ia the tall grass
with any little wInsome maid. But
that / knew a man that used to be up
to that racket, and that he now rode
around the country In q Racine cart,
and carried blue patent gate and
. look Of woe.
Friday, March 5th, we spent the
night with Mr.. A. b. Morris and fam
lily. Mrs. NJ, as her many friends
will be glad to hearts fast recovering
from the injuries she sustained by
being threwn from a cart not Ions
ago, although hor hard and arm still
give her some pain and inconvenience
Saturday night aud Sunday, the
9th and 7th, We were kindly cared
for By Mr. Ed. Knex and his very
pleasant and agreeable lady. The
Knox brothers have fine farm, and
are solid temperance nen.
| Last Saturday We struck tho bis
toric town OF Tangent in the shani
Of the evening, accepted the hearty
Invitation from tho wholo-souleC
Mayor OF the city, j. J. Beard, Esq
10 tarry over night. Mr.. and Mira
BeSrd left nothing undone TO make
our stay pleasant.
We are under many obligations q
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Bridgefarmer fo
the pleasant evening spent at theIl
place.
While at Tangent We visited ou
friend, James B. jerks, and wer,
shown some very fine thoroughbred
Jersey red hogs, owned by his son
James Il. Those hogs are well worth
the attention Of the hog raIsers o.
Oregon, being locked upon by breederi
IN the East as superior TO all others.
Brick DUsT.