Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-14
BRADY NUTTEEs.
A HEAVY sroRM.

A HEAVY STORM.
"WiQQins appears to have got left
hard, !" remarked one Of tbs crowd, chas-
ing piece Of lemon peel to the bottom
"Weli, should remark!' emphasized
another. II don't believe Virgins
would know . storm IL he saw ons."
fright you are, stranger" observed
Quiet man at another table. I've seen
storms that would break the back OF
anything he eyer thought or and not
may ask in What section you saw
that meteorological effort manifestedf
inquired the heavy man OF the party,
making room for the stranger, who ad-
vsnsed, with glass IN hand, to join the
IN Northern Greenland" replied the
new conner.
"That's pitching II pretty high" sug
go0ted another.
And Il vas winter thunder shower
shower at that" continued the stranger.
needless of the interruption. :" spent
ono winter up there cutting black wal
nut, and " had IL hefty the whole sea-
son. bot that thunder shower Was one
Of the worst things Of its kind ever
took hand in"
"Would you rsplenish your glaas and
toll % tho dstailsr asked the heavy
man, politely.
stranger, stirring his glass redectively.
I'd hssrd there was q good deal OF wal
nut timber IN them sections, and was
keen TO ct u. So me and my son took
. steamer and went mp on the northern
coast, where NO white man had ever been
before. A soon a. We landed we kn0wed
ws'd struck Il rich. Gentlemen, there
was millions Of acres, all out and ready
for the market"
"Mighs I inquire who cut it?" in
tesro9atsd the heavy man, solemnly.
"You say no white man had ever been
there"
"The polar hears had guawed IL of,
searching for honey" replied the stran-
Ter, calmly: The bces settles thick IN
walnut all throueh that country, and the
bears bitss down the trees to got the
stu2. tell You, CIR, q man can get rich
10 ono season there, Il he'd plant them
trees full Of bees at different nights in
them trees"
"WhAS would he want the bees at diff
fsrent nights for?" asked another.
You don't want your walnut timber
al the came lengths. do your" retorted
nest there's where the bears going to
bite. 10, II q man puts In his bees at
the proper nights from the ground, he's
eoine % get the timber any length he
.Trus," asssnted the heavy man. "Go
on With your thunder shower"
"Weli, AZ ! was telling you, We started
right In, and In three weeks we were
richer than any eight men In the States.
There was NO end TO the luck. Every
had all the loQs down on the dock and
were only waiting for the boat 10 como
and take ~ Oh, when seen clouds max
Ing 10 north'ard and knowsd IL was
RoinQ 10 aottle In for thick weather.
told nv con 70 look ont, and In less than
half an hour there broke the doggoned-
ct Storm ever seed. Rain! Why, gen.
tlomen. q rained % hard into the muxzie
Of nv gun that u busted the derned
thing q The breech. Yes, sirl And the
water beam 10 riss on Ne, too. Talk
abcat your floods down south! Why.
gontlsmen. the water rosa % rapidly In
ear house that u flowed mp the ohimney
and slsoamed three hundred feet up in
sAs ai.l We Cos Il both ways that trip,
ado - understand that you are re-
lating facts within the scope of your OF.
poeionce2" demardcd the heavy man,
With his mouth wide open.
Partially mine and partially my
sousas answered the una6ashed stran-
81. ~ watched Il 20 up and my con
wsishsd d come down. The man don't
live Who vas quick enough 10 watch both
vays q the same time. Rain! Gentle
msn, ] wont deceive you about that
Storm. I'll draw u very mild. Thele
vers thinQs about ID that you might not
bolieve. Those details / will leave out.
But you can get some idea Of how Il
sAined When tell you that ws put ont
. barrel without any heads into u, and
u salued into the bunghole Of that
barrsl faslsr than Il could run out At
belh sads."
which Of yoa sav thats' inquired
Ne li1(saer.
sWs sash watched An end, my son and
me-" rsturned the stranger. I'm tsll-
IN you about . storm now, gentlemen.
Hat The worst Of al vas the lightning.
u wasn't In streakx; Il lost stood still in
90 0eah, and when u got through you
ehoald have taken look ~ that timber.
That timber waa chopped into the finest
oAWduge yo0 ever got your eyea ON. Fine
- onu6. Wasn't 4 stick left half An
inch long. You never cav anything like
u There vsa over twelve Billion dol
laxs gone. We thought We might cave
tAe eAVdust 10 mix painta with, and save
q oo1pae Of million out Of the wreck;
bat while ~ Wses thinking that over the
Wind eueang up, and then there waa mu-
oto. I've zen some wind In my time.
bat no such wind ~ that ever blowed
before there or anywhere else. Well.
zoo can eet an Imperfect notion OF how
That Wind blew when I tell you that Il
bloved that Avduse right back into is
former shApe. and when that storm
paaasd Oh there stood them trees Just
vssss sAsy STOOD before the bess got
~ snpposs ron had 10 wait until The
6earu BIZ The trees down again, didn't
youl" asked bysaaader.
No bear could ever bite thsm tres
again, !" replied the ssraneer, mourufully.
THAT Wind PACKED them % hard that
bear eouldnt Get claw in II be had q
ban ~ 70 help him for Q staPter.o
"Thea The bees are pretty safe In that
eeseIon nov. take II" said another in
tssee9ed listener.
sTha1 vas The worst at all.s returned
~ stranger. "0sntlemsn, every be-
On the nosthssn coast Of Greenland was
blown inside ouA his hoaes was melted
A. a - - L. - =
power vaahsd away BY the rain"
DID ycu manage 10 keep dryr asked
the hoavy man. With siQh Of relief a.
the narrative wAs concluded.
"0eotismen. being a. you vamt
thsrss I've 9ot an opportunity TO deceive |
90. Bat ! Won't didn't keep dry. |
] haven't beea dry aimee. I'm mot dfy |
peu. II vas, I'd reciprooats your |
NJ =: = hs,gitaiisy By sstsine Of 'su up. |
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