Wichita eagle., 1886-08-21

to dome echoed the old song. Burdett
failed to grasp the situation, but hammered
away for dear life through the first two
verses when seeing the futility of his efforts
to restore order until the boys had their say,
as it were, he caught ON and gracefully
submitted as the whole house did when
jeff Davis for the bilionth time was being
hung on an imaginary sour apple tree.
The cncampment made an admirable
choice in the selection of officers for the en-
suing year. Lucius Fairchild, the one
armed ex-governor of Wisconsin is an honor
to any organization. Kansas helped to
make him commender voting
nearly solid for him on both ballots
ST Louis won the prize of location for
the next encampment through the personal
efforts of General Sherman, even then it
was rub between her and Nashville.
At no previous encampment have visiting
comrades been the recipients of so much
kindness as the one that has taken place in
this city. The banquets and the excursions
| for one, have had surfeit Of There has
been an Oakland day-free ride and ban
quet, San Jose day ditto, a Sacramento
day with numerous stoppages, and banquet
at each place. Eighteen hundred persons sat
down to banquet under one roof in Sacra-
mento. Here about eight hundred filled
the chairs and listened to speeches from
Logan. Sherman, Black and other
celebrities. San Francisco did her
self proud | doubt if any city
on the continent can entertain so royalty
The decorations were equal to those of any
two cities where encampments have been
held.
There is something in the atmosphere of
this city that renders it very attractive at
this season of the year to a kansan. Talk
of delightful climates but the climate OF
San Francisco takes the cake The mer-
curry today stood at 60; it has gone but lit
tie higher than this during my stay here. |
have had to invest in heavy underclothing
and kick myself twice day for neglecting
to bring my overcoat along, and they tell
me the beauty of this climate is that it is no
colder in winter than in summer. Another
thing that surprises me is the cheapness of
living For instance my family-composed
of three-took supper tonight 0hey call 1t
dinner here) at the Palace restaurant The
e A. Of
condiments and pickles, celery, three kinds
of bread, butter, fried tender loin of
sole, sea bass, oyster patties, potatoes,
coffee and strawberries and cream-all for
80 cents, or, IS 1-3 cents for each one. My
little boy bought to-day fifteen pears for
nickel, and he has come home loaded
every day with a large paper bag filled with
plums, peaches, pears and grapes-all for
one dime l neglected to say that in the
bill of fare given, about ten cents added to
it would have purchased bottle of wine.
bear or ale. The sights to be seen in and
around the city are numerous and attrac-
tive The visit to Chinatown, either day
or night, is, in my judgment taking the
lead will, perhaps spread myself in an
other letter upon this subject and other
points of interest; but in case | do not, l
must not forget to state that met the Rev.
John Kirby the other day, and MIR.
Monser who used to live out
near the Cowskin. Kirby is
preaching at Stockton, but expects the con
ference will change him to a more agree
able location He is welded to California.
We tried to make Monser sick by telling
him that the farm he sold last spring was
about to be plated and taken into the city.
He replied that he would not give ten acres
of ground in the San Joaquin valley for
the best quarter section in Sedgwick county.
We wilted.
We are the last of our party to leave San
Francisco. Others may not leave it with
regret but we do, for lit may be for years
and it may be forever. NJ. 5.