Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-04

IL matlered very seriously 70 no less
parsonage, in my admitting eyes, than
Buck Leathcrwood.
That always naughty and at times
imperious young gentleman. having.
IS is not infrequently tho case in stern
looking people, very equable. and
even companionable vein underlying
the surface rock of his harsh exterior
was in a tempest OF wrathful disgust at
Bogus Leatherwood.
by gum! he's got to DO mighty nigh
plum cejut Gdiot) en- the last week."
Buck said to me. with rising indigna-
ton, as the burly form Of the landlord
f'irly danced through tho wide entry
/ up the box stairway. followed by
at least thirty of the constitutional
free boarders at the Leatherwood
house. "Nuvver see any man thess
go lack he has en- all my life He
don't k-yur how thengs 60! No. sirl
Nut copperl He haint paid NO ton
tion to the .plaist for plum week. 20
be haint. Tearun roun h-yur lack
New-founlun pup. by gum! more'n
lack man tendun to his right busi-
ness Less 20 up and see what the
destination they're IT. anyhow"
Getting upstairs through . stray.
Cling crowd that was both going up
and coming down, we found both doors
open and the two rooms filed with
crowd Of jostling fellows getting
dressed hurrisdly In aquser loose black
half-sailor dress Heaps Of these uni
forms were upon the beds, from which
this and that article were being jerked
this way and that in = scramble to get
garments to Rt and have them ON ~
soon - possible The rattle Of clang-
ing steel could b heard. too. ~ broad
belts were being fastened round the
black-jacksted crew. Short swords,
iaggers. pistols and oarbinss were
1ourishing this way and that In little
half-cirelss Of confusion. In the indi-
v.dual and separate effort Of each pair
Of hands to dress and arm without 70
gard to any other. In the midst Of
these. rushing from man to man or
S.o.f e'OwnuS Ou' ultoo-
Lsathsrwood, his face irradiatsd with
: wild, fierce CLEAN Of irrspressible. un-
accountable delight.
Teve1 oelvFe NO. since nave nao
scene with the towering. and gigantic
form Of Bogus Leatherwood, it, oen-
sAs s.4 ovoI...uo"in8 ngure' ana tne
.uy ny m.sse[,ne or suent mAskeF:
eDoa' .aA.' ~ "mlnne ~ : sane'ec
s s..s .u. .: m.ae me leel Even IN 'ne OF
w. ~ sung" oS' any 'olnS OF any
10y
Dus - sne .u.1y snc ING romanuo
's.an eAsss % ms "l.o nagnt-scene'
"'.n .ae oncur,anea windows Of the
.ppsr ,oo"s sDla-e I,Ie me ecntin-
aous e,sle o. sne ngnsning ana the
nass ~ my iamnisr everyday 20
laslnIaIces' transformed p curious
anu wa.nks sro Of some otner coen-
~ q ume' in1o ssrangers-an TINS
Sou1u nvs pleven' me rom nos'oinG
s''a III .u rs Iec, IA o we're eimoet oare.
- a.. - 49, ~ .~ c
-. 49,. -'- s.e nv !" osno-
"~A' sue no~vy "ifr0.s' tno msnoe-
any oressing-case ana bureau that 1
naa SEEN IN fonys room.in Short
sas wnole movap,e ana vain able iur-
a,sn.ne w. gone: Inc great wooden
sass' ,em.lnec. put H. TOO had been
'l'i'e1 '1om is pace ana ssood di-
'"naAy scsoss the soutneass corner
!" tue room' ana nence IN iront OF the
TWO smsu windows 20 ODDLY cut down
70 tho moor ana having hinged sashes
tor opening. The room looked large
and strange-almost unacceptable.
IS II IL too, had put on the salt-water
saro OF Bogus Leatherwood and his
companions. had strong desire to
sske : peep INTO the great chest but
me music straking up with unusual
vlvaclty nom the dining-rooua. Buck
.eized me ~ the arm and almost
ragged me down tho narrow stairway
ana into the presence OF the company.
ihere was . compact oval ring OF
men ana women pressed together about