The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-08-03
SOME EMBRYO MAZANAS.
Kniueteen Kids Kline the klit1
Two Others too Krafty.

want led a number of our young people TO
formulate some plan by which this intense
craving might be satisfied. This craving
consisted IN an intense desire t" satisfy
q long.felt want. About month ago d
committee was appointed to pernse ci"Seiy
the s.want" columns of the daily papers a''o
determine what kind of want the party
wanted They reported no progress Inc
Young people were growing desperate when
George F. Waggoner blandiy came to the
front with the suggestion that camping
trip. where all kinds of fresh air and noun !
tain scenery could he had at the slightest |
possibte cost. was the sort of want that was
desired This suggestion met with nearly
approval of the male Contingent, whose
purses are. affected by a leannesS winch mas
become chronic. Mr. Waggoner himself
was the recipient of numerous bursts OF
APPLAUSE and was compelled To answer
curtain call when he suggested Mary
Peak as the objective point. l"e day hf7c
set for carrying out the plan Was July ZlS''
b,,t when the sun arose on that morning a
difficulty arose with it. One member OF
the company, who had been worh ing upon
the sympathies of his parental ancestor on
his fathers sile for the loan OF horse
whose maternal ancestor gave Napoleon the
laugh at Waterloo, had not as yet accom-
pIished his desire. The old gentleman, with
that caution common to extreme age, was
standing off 3. W. with the excuse that
he did not like to trus. a youth of his ten
der years, so inexperienced IN hand ing
horses. with steed that could boast of such
an illustrious ancestry.
P. S.-B. w. stands for bew 're.
p. 5. 2.-Suffice to say the party did not
start as per schedule.
All the horses, wagons, tents, harness and
other necessary paraphernaila for the trip
had been either borrowed, begged or st"lei',
and ut 3 o'clock last Saturday afternoon the
party left town without single hitch, un-
less the house lining connections the horses
had with the vehicles co,hd be dignied
with the name.
All went ..merry as marriage beli' un-
til a point was reached where it WAS found
necessary to abandon the wagon road for a
narrow steep trail down the mountain si'le to
Rock creek Here consultation was he'd
to determine upon the best plan of trans
porting the camp plunder, grub, etc, from
this point to the head of navigation, some
two miles distant. Many and ingenious
were the methods proposed, but finally one
member coaxed an idea from under his hat,
that met with the hearty approval of the
assembly. This proposition was to pack
the stuff on the cuitans. and as each meu-
her had expressed thorough knowledge oi
the art of packing, it was thought that &c
trouble would ensue. Bat strange to relate
when they came to apply their knowledge
IL wouldn't work according to directions
What had promised to he diamond hitcf
turned out to he an old maids knot; one o
the fellows had Just completed packing hi
steed. and was viewing his work with great
satisfaction, when his admiration Wal
turned to supreme disgust by one of th'
ladies of the party, who informed him thu
it was customary to place the cinch abaf
the fore legs instead of under the animals
chin. Messrs. Allen and johnson wer'
among the first to complete their labors
and the manner in which th-y hal accom-
pilshed their work challenged the ad,nrH-
ton of the entire party. Their pack con
sisted of the greater portion OF the yield u
ten acre hay field, which nestled down or
top of the bedding and beds for six, tina
served as pad between the horse and hi
daily bread While the work was bein
completed the horse hat been assiduOusl
preparing blanket, sandwich by transfer
ring large mouthfuls of hay from his exter
iur To his iu.eri"r man. On removing tn
blind brid e, the horse discovered chat h
had been sro sly imposed UPON and entere
a kick that missed Johu len So closei
that he retired i'll disorder, leaving tn
coast (r,nge) clear to the hay-freishte
horse which plunged down the trail, iift
feet per plunge. Some few minutes pix
to the eqrine's sudden departure the ladie
OF the party becoming anxious to exploi
the trail before them, deserted the boys an
went gamboIng down tie mountain, laugl
ing and shouting at every gambol. At Il
first intimaticu Of open hostilities betwee
the boys and their long>sudering beas
George Waggoner, with lis accusto'ne
foresight, bounded down the path to az
prise the young ladies' of their DANCE
He had just gotten in one or two goC
bounds, when he heard the ma,idened an
NAL laundering down the canyon, dis
tributing hay and confusion in every dire
tion. He was closely. followed by Il
remaining lraves of the party, who we
yelling and screeching like band
Comanche warriors at chair raising bee
The scene presented such ludicrous al
pearance to the young ladies that they We
nearly driven into commissions with laugh
ter. This made young George so indigual
that he refused to eat during the remaind
of the trip call things come to bin vi
waits" and although George wasn't was
ing any time waiting, the horse got the
lust the same There was short and d
cisive struggle, George being declared Il
winner, and after considerable coaxing, ii
animal finally permitted the pack to
replaced. This being accomplished t.
party got started i'll good shape down Il
canyon, each of the fellows loaded to t.
guard with camp equipage. Owing to t
moor work in Dackino every few var