, 1889-06-13

stomach is getting delicate and can
eat more than one hind quarter at ;
sitting now" Sol said he had heard 0
Fishers Queen Anne sauce, and though
it was equal to anchovy, particularly
when you are righ. smart hungry" So
has been living at Montesano, but ex
poets to visit his old friend Fisher thii
summer.
Il haven't seen Fisher" said he
''since he and Charley Bradshaw went
to the mines together, years ago, and ]
want to see him and swap few lies of
just for a change"
Wednesday, June 5, the pioneers met
at 10 a. m, pursuant to adjournment
President Ferguson 10 the chair. His
Excellency, Governor Moore, and Sec
retary White we're introduced and
joined the association both having re,
sided in the territory the required time
1t was explained to the governor that
formerly, under Governor Pickering, il
was his custom when any one Joined an
order, to administer the iroa clad oath
in the shape of Il tin dipper full of old
Hudson Bay rum. But as war times
have passed, and with them the stern
necessity of iron clad rules, the society
has waived the iron clad oath, and ban
ished the dipper and Hudson Bay rum
from our councils, but they may be
found with the governors boots in the
museum in the capital. Governor
Moore expressed himself as pleased
with the Spartan like simplicity OF the
rites observed by the society when ad-
mitting members. He says be is sure
that the Society of Pioneers of Wash
ington Territory will be of very great
benefit in preserving the archives and
early records OF the territory, and he
promised his active aid in all he could
do to advance the interests of the asso-
citation.
Remarks were made by several mem
bers on the disappointment felt that so
few were present, and it was resolved
that the executive committee be in
struc..ad to call further meeting of the
association at the time our territory be-
comes state aud that every member be
served with q notice of such meeting, so
that We may have q big gathering.
The president called attention to
the necessity of appointing some
person to collect and preserve
everything of manuscript form
pertaining to the history of our
territory, and Hon e.. G. Strive
was unanimously chosen historian OF
the Pioneer Association, and accepted
the position with few exceedingly well
termed and appropriate remarks. The
meeting then adjourned, and the mem
bers remained conyersing with each
other and exchanging the courtesies
and expressions of friendship which the
pioneers feel so eenly for each other,
and absent members we're kindly en-
quired after. Many we're the questions
asked me about the pioneers of Jeffer-
son and Olallam, with regrets that they
we're not present. Especially were
mentioned ltr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Ham,
mond, Judge Briggs, Mrs. Hastings,
Mrs. Plummer, the Pettygroves, Major
Van Bokkelen, Charles Ii. Joues, Geo.
Il. Gerrish, Honest John Thornton,
R. Nj. Travers, Thos. Berger. James
Keynes, Thos. Brackep, Capt. Fred
Dyer, Capt. John Slater, Quincy A.
Brooks, G. NJ. Bradshaw, E. D. War
bass, N. D. Hill, R. C Hill, R. NJ. Rob-
inson, Capt James Riley, John F. Tukey
Henry Webber and lots Of others.
1 enjoyed the meeting very much be-
cause the old pioneers could talk over
old times without restraint. aud there
vas no fuss and feathers. no fanfaronade
OF trumpets. We came as the true
hearted come, we met and greeted our
friends as we used to in old times.
One lady, however, upbrsided Frank
Henry whom she blamed for misunder-
standing about the meeting. 81 am
ashamed and mortified" said she, "that
the pioneers have come here and we
have offered them nothing to eat"
"Tbats all right" said Frank, swat till
low tide when the fats are bare, then
the table is set and every pioneer can
dig all the clans be wants to eat, they
know how, they have all had experience.
But Frank forgot the clam sticks; If he
had furnished each man with stick to
dig the CLANS, and a bunch OF matches
to kindle the fire to cook them, we
would have known how to keep hunger
off. As il was We had no fault to find,
we bad good time, at least did, en-
jeyed myself hugely.
At $50 p. m. Mr.. Struve, Mr.. John
Izette. Mr.. Kineth and took Tenino
tram for Tacoma. / wanted to see the
old forest and prairie sights again. We
found the Tenino road model one, the
cars stopped on Mound prairie half an
hour 10 let the passengers get out TO pick
wild strawberries which were plenty.
The engine meanwhile had Rone off on
a side track with lot of logging cars
and we waited till it came back Char
ley Weed, the genial, told me in Olym-
pia that formerly this road was a go-as-
you-please and charge what you please
institution; no tickets were issued and
the cond motor took all he could get.
One time when Charlie was passing over
the road he was entirely cleaued out ot
HIS finances. Looking strongly at the
conductor he asked: DO You know who
1 am?" "No;" replied that humble Off
ciaI, ST don't know you from a crow, OIL
side of sole leather" "Well,' says
Charlie, 81 am Vanderbilt, and when
cross this road again charge me thou
sand dollars, will cheerfully pay it as
have plenty of money and I like tht
scenery OF this part of the world" Th'
conductor treated him with marked re
spect the rest of the journey, but Char
lie didn't travel that way again till fare
were cheaper. The price now IS one dol
L L. 80 Ia us