The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-13
''ADAM."
Schoolboy's Composition and What he
DevelOqes Out of 1T.
Adam takes precedence in this !:

| Adam takes precedence in this:
Adam was the first man. According
to Ayers almanac there never had been
man before Adam. Adam was Just
man and his views were broad and
liberal.
This man Adam was well versed in
political economy, but he was too honest
and high minded to run after office him
self, so he much preferred to be chased
down by the Office he was willing to
take.
1t is said that this man Adam once
dwelt in the ancient city of The Dalles,
many centuries ago, when the founders
of the ancient burg found no pleasanter
pastime, than riding on the backs of the
sportive salmon, using the Columbia at
that time as sort of summer resort.
1t is recorded that salmon were plentiful
in those days and cheap; SO many that
it was with considerable difficulty
even the water in the Columbia could
manage to get past the salmon on it's
trip down to the sea.
Salmon were not only plentiful, but
they were awfully cheap: so cheap that
the proud spirit of the noble red man
forbade him even dealing in that sort of
truck. OIL It is even told at this day,
by some of our most reliable citizens,
that many aborigines came from afar
to the ancient townsite, for the sole pur-
pose of demonstrating the fact, one
could safely cross the river on salmon
backs and without moisteing his socks,
and when they found such to be the
fact, and that the Rockland ferry
thereby was prevented from making
regular trips, these very Indians, in
great numbers, rolled themselves up in
despair and their red blankets, and re-
fused to live. The verdict of the coron-
er's jury was "these Indians came to
their death by starvation induced by ex-
uberant hopes founded on the salmon
prospect.
We have digressed somewhat; let us
return to Adam.
Adam continued to live here; in fact,
as near as we are able to trace his origin,
he was born here, or hereabouts. He
had travelled considerably in his youth,
but this place seemed to possess more
attractions for him than any other he
remembered of seeing, and SO he con-
cluded to make The Dalles his perma-
nent residence.
As l read history, one day Adam was
kind of perambulating on Main street,
when he suddenly encountered, to him,
a strange being. This was Eve. Adam
didn't know it at the time, but
found it out afterwards. Her sudden
appearance and queer attire seemed to
throw Adam off his base, SO to speak,
which was quickly observed by Eve,
and, quick as lightning, she handed
a red-cheeked pippin to him, covered
with SMILES Adam took the bait read
lily. He bit, and seemed much pleased
with the flavor of the fruit; in fact, it is
said Adam offered to take all of that
kind of fruit Eve could furnish, by the
season, and at her own price. Apples
were scarce in those days, much scarcer
than salmon.
1t might be well to note here that Eve
had just arrived in the country at the
time she met Adam, and, having left
home in sudden freak and without
much preparation for her future conven-
ience, determined to pool her interests
with Adam, to all of which Adam
agreed, and from thenceforth, and ac-
cording to the articles of their agree
ment, they started out, SO TO speak,
down life's pathway hand in hand.