Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-27
An AAeRICAN TgyDERfoor ~
VICTORIA.
VICTORIA, July Is, 1894.

hecanse II cost 40 much to Be buried.
and nv a similar process of reasoning
arrived AT the conclusion that It was
cheaner TO travel Just nov Oh Puget
Sound steamboats, than to rsnaln IN |
one place and pay board. The result
of this tremendous discovery was tntt
Yesterday morning | found myself ana
pripsack saili3g out OF Seattle on tue
steamer Oiympian, bound for victoria:
The Seattls sun rose, as usuai, OUT OF
bank Of crimson, gold ana anetnssI
and the fine Olympic range was IN ~
ueual place. stretching clesr across the
horizon ana eating tue blue sky Ike
hnoe celestial saw. A brsciug sra
breeze swept up the bay, Just free
enough to blossom out the white CA 8
like a field of Guelder roses livery.
BODY Was a little sleepy, bot jolly.
The passengers were about as usual
a few tourists, half dozen y1ung
Enclishmen. a worn woman Win
bakers dozen Of children and several
baskets, two cattle men from Texas,
a preacher from Boston, and his wife
who xore glasses, and two well known
Seattle men, to Wit his Honor Mayor
elect I,eary and Judge Lewis.
Judge Lewis had q volume of Chitty
ON Contracts,- which he had brought
along fo- light reading. Mayor elect
Ieary. who stood with his hat of, look
ing back at the Queen City, was heard
70 mutter, " Seattle first, Seattle last,
and Seattle all the time"
Everybody knows how Ports Madi-
son. Camille and Ludlow look. The
mills we're all ruAniug, but on eurtailed
time, some one said. Port Townsend,
with it's fine tovnsite, WAS brautiful bat
drowsy. Blue flies buZzed IN the win
dows of the excellent stores. Few
solemn, tranquil looking men we're
playing freeze ont IN the saloons:
Counsellor G. II. Jones, of Port
Townsend, joined us here, with his as
complished young wife--a bright, Jolly
couple-and they seem well satisfied
with the nominations they have made.
The HONEYMOON isnot yet over, but
the counsellor says he il growing bald.
As We came away Evangelical Cap
tain Beecher, wit. his tim EvanRel,
gave the Oiympian race and got
ava, with her He handles his boat
as skillfully as his father can wind up
Iayman on the question OF preordina-
ton or infant baptism.
"Wbat shall It be, Rentleme q
asked somebody at the bar OF the Dri-
ard House soon after our arrival In VIC
toria.
Lemonade for me-" said Judge
Lewis. Zone slice Of lemon and half q
teaspoonful of sugar. Be little parties
lar about the sugar. Major, IFS apt to
give one the govt, and the best place in
the world to sure the govt, sir, is the hot
springs of Arkansas"
Same fer me, Major, with just one
squirt of Anoostura bittsrs," observed
His Honor, Mayor elect Learv. Seat
tie first, Seattle last and Seattle all the
- Well, here we ""
"May l ask, Mr.. Mayor elect, what
has brought your Honor TO Victoria =
Whisht not so loud" replied His
Honor, looking around cautiously.
came over he continued, to see His
Exoellsncy Governor Cornwall about
making Vancouver Island the thirty sew
enth addition to Seattle, and 20 ar
range with the Canadian Pacific Rail
road to make their terminus at Seattle.
Seattle first. seattle last and Seattle all
the -"
Just a shade less sugar this time,
Major. IL you please, and little more
of the lemon PEEL" said the Judge, land
by the way, Mr.. renderfoot, how much
you resemble my old friend Major Carl
boo, don't you think so, Your Honor ~
Yes, Judge, very mach indeed, aud
better looking" replied the Mayoe elect;
land | may also add" he continued,
that one of the main reasons for our
visit TO Victoria at the present time il
to eat one of the alluring and most se
ductive dinners at the Driard House"
These two gentlemen went home this
morning. The baby finger of the
giant mass of things to oome points
at Judge Lewis as one of the first Sena-
tors to Congress from the young State
of Washington, and be- can gracefully
fill the bill, for, under his rather ancient
plug hat are q great many cubic inches
OF solid good sense.
The Governor of British Columbia
lives in fine but rather Moorish look
ing mansion just out of town. 1t Is de
lightfuliy located, and the grounds aru
spacious aud we'll kept.
Your Exsellepcy, Governor Corn
WALL" said Tendertoot to a tall, dark
complexioned man, about 30 years old.
You have n beautiful little city her.
IL Is pleasantly situated the streets
and roads are excellent the houses are
neat and pretty, aud the gardens and
grounds are bright with a profcsion of
flowers. | wish, sir, to congratulate
you upon all this, and more. Especial
iy upon the glowing health and lowell
ness of the ladies of Victoria ~
"Sir Fenderfoot," replied His Excel
lency, the Governor, with deep emo
tion. Il am prond to avow that we can
merit your appreciation in the latter re-
gard. What, may ask, is your partic-
ular vanityf"
II have none; that Is. seldom. OH
RYE, IL You please, your Exoelleney."
will join You, sir, aud let rs drink
to the ladies of the Northwest, both
English and American. God bless
'em y
Have you seen the ladies' vote yetS'
continued HIS Excellency and II 80,
in view Of the fact that female suffrage
IL at present very powerfully agitated in
England, I should like your opinion of
the matter, Mr.. Tenaerfoot."
Yes, your Exoellency. l saw them
vote week or two ago IN Seattl-. The
ballot boxes were placed in the front
window OF an engine house a hundred
feet or 30 of sidewalk was fenced from
the street, and along this came the pro
cession OF voters women aud men
men and women black aud tan; old
and young; handsome and homely, and
cast their snow flakes, aud think
that women can poie Just as sveetly and
wisely as they do many other things.
In the golden days that are coming
women will vote everywhere in Chris
tendon. No, thank you. M more
Rye. Good day 10 your Excellency."
l went through the Jail here today,
where prisoners are confined for often.
Gee punished by less than two years
imprisonment.
IL IL the most scrupulously neat place
1 ever saw. and the smell of the sour
made me feel like cutting up sotne
shine that would send me up for q
while.
There are no "treasons, stratagems
nor spoils" about High Sheriff Harris
de IL a voluminous embodiment OF all
that 10 jolly and benignant he says
he has fallen away lately, but be still
weighs S6s pounds.
Commodore Wright, o. the Eliza Au-
derson. sang "why Do Sammer Hoses
Fade" for ~ here a, the hotel last
evening. with n voice like nightingale
he sings better now and In fall a. Jolly
as he was 30 years ago, when made Ga,
trip with him from Honolulu TO Frisco
on bis fathers steamer, the Sea Bird,
Hanf EA,aw