The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-13
OLYMPIA IN oLDKs TIMES.

OLYMPIA IN OLDRN TIMES.
How true it il. that after Q certain
age has bean reached , persoa lives
more in the past than 10 the present.
This truth 10 made very evident 10 me
when l find myself. il thought. living
over again the pleasant years spent in
Olympia in the olden days. Those
years are the white spot in . pretty
long aud checkered life.
Socially. Olympic in those days was
Is agreeable . village - could 10 found
IN any country. Every oae knew every
other person. and every ons tried 70
ts agreeable to the others. Men had
tier differences politically asd in bus-
mess matters. bat those were ieit as the
Office or store. and never carried int
the families. Among the ladies' there
seemed to bs . perfectly pleasant feel-
ing. No enyy-for all were about
equal IN ciy6umstauces. No beci-his-
ing or scandal. for all were above re.
prAch. In my fvs years tnEefsourss
with them I never hesfd nas woman
cay IN illnatnssd tAine o. snothse:
This 10 not al sxagserated account: my
old friend. Charley Reed. sDd I have
often talked Of and wandered st the
social phspemenon. i .Eal 81
As nothing will be written that will
offend any one. there ssems n reason
why names csnrot be mentioned. and ]
will stats Of whom thesocissy il Olyn>
pis consisted in part, beginning
with Governor .Stsvens. aud family.
Secretary Mason. Surveyor General
Tiiton snd family. and Jsdgs Lsnder.
and officials; then Sylvester, Barnes.
Giddipgs. Evans. Col. Cock. McElrey.
Jack Baldwin. and Moses. Horned,
Gsl!iher. Ysntis. Percival. Kutlsdge.
r NJ Walker, and others. all with nice
looking and agreeable l,dies for wives.
In our social hop 81 the eapitol
building. We met aud enjoyed OURSELVES
- if it MAS one big family. OF men
without famil,es there were quite =
number. and occasionally the advent
of military man from Vancouver or
from one Of the posts down the Sound,
would enlivcn US for DAY or 50. We
had wags among US. Poe aud Jack
P-rkin. aud Giddiugs weuld play
prank. m. -ach ether. and then JOIN
forces AMI s.'go fos'' snaS eutsider !;
Be,tnan may live to bssn old man.
aud hope hs will. but hs will never
forget his arrest and (mock) trial. In
those days the ladies inaugurated
saving society. the proceeds to be used
for church purposes. Ramor said that
at the meeting OF this society 'tbs mo-
rails cf this men we're discussed. and
vsted to he not So good IasS they should
be. and it was thought that the ladies.
by stsrnly frowning upon those who
practiced immorality. could improve
the condition of affsirs; aud it was de-
tsrmined 10 hold special meetings and
call 10 witnesses some lndisn women
who we're supposed to know Of these
matters. Now Poe and Psrkins and
Henry Cock got wind of 1t and put up
. Job on the ladiss. They tsu6Gt two
or thres of the Indian vnmen uhxtto
say when they were called npon.! 1hs
time came, the society met in sscgUt
session. aud the witnesses were called
one at time; certain questions were
asked about which men did 90 and 30;
the klootchmsn replied. giving the
names Of the ladies' husbands; the next
WAS called and she repeated her lesson,
beginning with the sane name. snd %
IN Gill four wers exAniuH1.p The 15fth
was on the stand and began saying
Mister -. when the wife of the much
msligned gentleman arose. ''tts ."
no such thing; get out you iwpu-
dent"- burst into tears and then said.
oh. I'm ~ cory that va began this
nonsouss." AID It euiIDd there. The
men were left to look after their own
morals, and the ladies to b nice and
plsaaAnt and hoep;tAbl = befoss. This
little xffsir made lots OF fh1 fof the
boys-ws were Ill boyg thU. gThoss
that are LEFT Of us-bow ven We can
remembsr old Mike SimuouA Jaigs
Ford, and Uncle Gsbss Jsbss--g0sd
men and true. Thay have sn passsd
over to the other shore. Whst fun
when they came to town; how welcome
they were at Masoass house with him
to entertain thsm; and old Hsfssaat
Linder-sosns of .yos. will Tesasnber
his taking Rics Tiilsy TO tssk soane-
what 10 this way: Rise Diily. I wants
you to have soms reshets fnf my fom-
billy. etc." -
Gov Stevens - too 4alnose 3 man AID
too much absorbed In business s66airss
to shine socially. intellectually.
though. he Was the 6rst nan IN the
Teyfrtosy. and wilkes dispa1pn3nE
thoss whs have succe6dsd HIN. I think
the opinion Of those who knew him
well, aud have compared his suecessora
to hin, is tho ssos = ny swus vlc III
be had been shoaguA and theY al
tied together tee > Fs0rotl. 4 would not
b half long enough" Elwood Evsna
will think that slsngy oo0rar,sen q
bad tasfe and not efammatically sx-
pressed. He VIII 6 s3ght, but il i
trae. Stevens went to Congress and
We had another 0ovexsos. -His nams
wAs NcNullan. and ~ xwas -Avnot .
aaily. besA sep1 ofs h6Jly HON RbAsd
lots OF fan with No. He threatened
to call nut she usilitia 20 stop . dapca
in the capitol, end vhsn ihs Indian
Dspsrtnsnt men OltrJs 20 sead hsni
Tndiss sllsss - hslp bslan 80
then kscw, il ms . ssll bns ta6s9ht il
hardly sac. He sccomplishe1 his
ends q any rs oOs ad:vone froa
wife one and found number two In Tie
Woods a Rugst 6qlnd VIII 0evsr-
nor NcNullen came Poker Williams,
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