, 1889-08-22

| SouPyi souPy, souPyi Wi'ho"V 9'"h'N
porky, porky, porky, without streak of
| lean.
in which there is about as much truth
as in the Interpretation of reveille, for
| we looked into the ranges and saw them
steaming with juicy rounds of roast bacf
and the usual accompaniments. Dur
ing the heat of the day the men were
allowed to rest. Late in the afternoon
suddenly came
THE ALARM OF "fIREW
and all hands turned out to find II not q
real conilagration, but the fire drill,
through which the troops are occasion
ally as u necessary preparation for emer-
gencies, which often arise In this dry
climate. As the trumpets sounded the
fire call, every man sprang 10 his place,
some In the bucket brigade, some to the
ladders, others to the fire engine; mot
ley looking throng they wore, very diff
ferent from the bluo-coatod, white
eloved figures we had lately seen ON
parade for some came from the kltchen
with their white coats and aprons; some
from work in the garden or. grounds,
dressed in butternut oVerhAllb and
"wampus,' but all making double'quick
time.
This being the last day of the month
was muster day, when every man IN the
llpAl II blOuElll .llilO llllt, NhNl
his acCoutermcnts thoroughly inspected,
not only by the company officers but by
the colonel, who hears each man answer
TO his name that he may testify to his
presence in making out the payroll
The day closed with II delightful con-
cert by the band. Every other evening
from to they gave one OF these con,
ccrts. Sunday night IL was of sacred
music, This regiment has a very fine
band OF twcnty-iour pieces, said TO be
the best one on the coast. 1t certainly
discoursCs very fine music reminding
me of that of the Marine band, Wash
ington. The band and the n.commis-
stoned officers occupy the same barracks,
and in it Is the post reading-room where
ing the lntcr-Occan. The ! Weekly
lnter'Ocean | found ON file
in the troop reading.room.
Walla Walla is a sort of paradise en-.
tered through purgatory. You enter it
from the Northern Pacific route by q
branch road running through scorching
olkall sands that blister and blind you;
ON the east it is guarded by thp NOUN
tains through which, Whitman
and spaulding struggled so pain
fully. No wonder that TO thcir
aching eyes il seemed "well
watered and like the garden of the
Lord" Nor did they overcstimato its
beauty and fertility. To-day looking
out from the window, | see peach trees
so loaded with fruit that no amount of
propping will keep the limbs from
breaking; native pltims rs big as the
average Chicago peaches and more lus-
cious in tlavorng; apples, pears, apri-
cots and prunes grow luNuriantlN, While
Walla Walla wheat is noted the world
over. One of the prettiest views / have
seen lately is that of the bright golden
. -. 4. 4,
mingled with the brilliant green of
clover and alfalfa against the dark back
ground of tile blue mountains. In them
are the springs from which flows the
stream giving name to this valley, Walla
Walla, being tue Indian for many
waters"
All this beautiful region, stretching
away Oft to Puget sound and the Pacific,
was saved TO the nation by the combined
heroism and common sense of the mis-
sionaries Whitman and SpauldinS.
THE DISASTROUS FAILURE
of John Jacob Astor to gain foothold
at Astoria had discouraged attempts To
settle this territory, and the British fur
traders had systematically laborcd TO
make Americans believe that this region
never could become the home of civili-
cation.
British cupidity, backed by British
golu, came very near persuudlig con-
ErGss thnt OregOh was not worth having.
All ulGohsciously,o our government WAS
ui%!. ,ha. lfc uule OF those VINO icPiesen,ed
u'', ,.ln county M WE on no caItnly VaIuc
10 ullNt1lhe Nt'h put iur lrH9erS, thHt II was m
cHyytiSlulc rom ttle Esst anu uiiiilhaolt-
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y, ~ i1oo lne htss.i,0llarIes OF the
',T,Il aineTlGuh ooerH' pr. " hithla'l and Ar
'I"!uiulIiE' WIN thelr ptiues, proved tne
r,IF Hi uioSG ivpresehtatlons ~ max, max
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thiousU upasNHE bHusN traaefs mat
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nis W '"'s FtEloli 10 IlEiaI'l, retrateu
nls fItps u, 'lu "eIt OF WiitS,,E,A most
po'loNs louiiV! .-uIlu ItaCHcu w es.lhS-
.Ul JuSt !,i ,',it &c prevent congress from
slEping away 'Ilis .nHHsllhc@ht domain;
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