The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
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needs some kind of amusement. Some.
times Il is difficult to 6nd the kind in
which he takes much interest. But
strange as 1t may seem, Caelebs seldom
fails to find enjoyment in watching the
effects Of Cupid's random shooting Per-
haps 1t is wicked in him to be amused
when he sees that two have been wound.
ed by the reckless shooting of the
naughty little shooter. How wicked
such Amusement is he will allow the
reader to Judge from few specimens.
few weeks ago, young man and
his girl from Corvallis drove up to the
hotel about noon on Sunday. It did not
require much eumption to see that both
had been hit by Cupid arrows and we:e
still suffering from the effects OF the
wounds. In helping his girl out OF the
buggy, the young man was evidently very
much afraid the dear creature wonld
make some slip and be badly hurt. To
prevent any dirsful calamity, he took the
precious treasure in his arms and land
ed her safely on the sidewalk. Whsn
they went to the Mineral Spring to
quench their thirst after long ride, they
walked in close proximity, and the young
man seemed to have great difficulty in
keeping his arm from getting out Of place
in broad daylight in front Of the hotel.
Once In the afternoon they happened to
be the only occupants OF the sitting rrom.
A eide glance through the door revealed
the fact that they were not sitting at
opposite sides Of theroom. Was It wick.
ed in Caelebs to be amueedr
For three successive weeks. in Camp
Dewey. there Was an attraction, whose
influence was felt twenty miles away and
was 90 great that it never failed to draw
a young man Of Albany to the center Of
attraction every Sunday. Well, there
is nothing very amazing in that, perhaps
some one says. I admit It. But just
walt little while. You have heard all.
here was q marked difference between
he attracting body and the attrated one,
In one respect. One was long for this
world" and the other vas not. The diff.
ference, in connection with the concomi.
tant circumstances, which have to be
seen to be appreciated, furnished amuse-
ment TO Cselebs and called forth from
him the remark, that he had long ago
decided that he would meyer marry &
woman 10 whom be would hsve to lool
up, when he was walking by her side.
Six feet and three inches would oe toe
much Of . good thing and would deprive
, him of the pleasure OF ever addressing
her 90 his dear little wiie." Do you zee
why Caslebs wss amused?
There is attraction here for another
| Albany young man but he has been shy
enough to deprive CAelebs OF any amuse.
ment except in his shyness. He does
not bring his girl to the hotel for dinner
but dimes with her, thus giving the
boarders no opportunity Of seeing how
badly be is smit,en. Ny private opinion
Is, that the wound is q serious one. hQs
be does not make much ado sbout it.
think his case 10 similar to that OF an
other young man in Albany, VINO. NOS
many weeks ago, visited SodaviIle in
company with his girl. Neither Of than
10 the sick kitten" kind OF lover, who
furnishes amusement to some observers
and disgusts Others. But both act more
like men who had been married several
mcnths.
SOon after my arrival in Sodaville.
made the discovery, that Cupid during
the past year. either by reckless or inten.
tial shooting had wounded two Of the
town. A careful diagnosis Of the case
leads me TO the belief. that the wounds
are likely to prove fatal. /, have been
unable to observe any improvement in
the last six weeks. In fact, believe the
symptoms are more alarming than they
were when the diagnosis was made. /
am very much inclined 20 believe that
nothing will cure them but dose og-
matrimony.
If time and space permitted, I might
tell of three young men of Albany with
their best girls who visited Sodaville last
Sunday but viii not. will merely say
that the young men were very devoted
and the girls were highly pleased with
their devotion. At any rate that was
the impression made on CAELEBs.