The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-16
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such proportions, we had viewed the
cite. But the question above kept
agitating us, and its consideration re-
ceived much attention in the inter-
walls of repeated and emphasized adj
monitions to our assistants Immediate
ly in front of us; to haw or gee as
the furrow required. AT last happy
thought struck us, and something
must have struck the near OK, for he
moved more rapidly and with appar-
ent ease. We resolved to investigate
the matter as soon as possible. With
out accident or loss of life we entered
the town. A cursory examination
satisfied us that the center was in an
embryonic state, and that the circum-
ference must be very incomplete
semi chaotic, as it were. And that
the diameter must be very small
scarcely perceptible. But we don't
wish to be understood as saying any
thing to discourage the founders of
the town, for it surely has ample
scope for improvement. AT present,
nature has done more for the region
than art.
The Patrons of Husbandry have an
organization in working order. We
have reference to the order sometimes
styled Changers. Whether the lady
patronizers of husbandry have an or
ganization in existence, or no, we are
not informed. The Good Templars
are busily engaged in their good cause.
But we will not attempt to enumerate
the various organizations. Without
the aid of policeman we found our
friends Messrs. Miller & Gather the
popular merchants. They are doing
a thriving business this winter in their
enlarged store. Here we met our in
dustrious country surveyor, engaged
in laying off town lots, city parks, &c.
Mac. is skeptical about the advance
ment of the Center. Oh would that
he had faith like pumpkin seed!
While we were there we attended
an amateur entertainment. The
young people of the neighborhood
got up the affair for pastime and i'm
provement. We didn't hear much
that was said on the stage, for, being
strangers we followed the example of
the residents, and with them it wasn't
popular to preserve order or listen to
the performers. The town hall for
the time being was miniature Bed
lam. Possibly they all liked it, and
perhaps it is fattering to the players
who have spent hours of arduous toll
in preparing for free exhibition,
working for glory and not for coin.
Coming from the country we of course
can't express a well founded opinion
on the proprieties of city life. But
many would have preferred to have
heard the performers on the stage, and |
the acrobats might have had chance
by themselves. We observed many |
of the more respectable trying to sus-
tain order, but finally giving up in
despair. Right here let us parenthet-
ically refer to a supposed injustice
done the Pioneer neighborhood, in
our report of Miss Rounds school ex-
hibition. Because we made some
proper, but mild structures on those
who entered carelessly and otherwise
made a racket, some of the over SEN
sitive, DESTROYS of preserving the good
repute of the community, objected de-
cidedly. 1t appears obviously unnec-
essary to state in an account of pub
lie gathering at Pioneer-a communi-
ty so justly famed for the moral, law
abiding and religious character of its
citizens-that, generally speaking, ex-
cellent order was preserved. If we
had to re-write the account. we MIGHT