, 1890-05-04

fact in most phases wagons could not be
tenderfoOt- Cords and cords of two and
four foos wood come down these fumes to
the steamboat landing, wet and surprised,
but otherwise in good order.
In Portland | met an actor who had
Just returned from Alaska. He says that
Alaska as yet is not a good show place.
He saw the country, however. l asked
him how the scenery was and other works
of creation. He said they were very
clever" | had never heard the works Of
God Endorsed so heartily by an actor be
fore and SO | speak of it here. | do it in
order to prove that many of the unkind
criticisms we hear relative to the creation
are really unjust, and arise from a feeling
ofeuvy and jealousy worthy only Of smaller
minds. A truly great man will not try
to belittle others. No matter whether we
are trying to construct sailor systems or
elevate the American stage, nothing can
be gained by the exhibition OF a small
jealousy.
Do not order broiled oysters in Port.
land. Oregon. Other yictuals are reason
able in price and well prepared, but there
is no economy in buying broiled oysters.
| paid sixty cents tor six brOile1 oysters,
aud each one was smaller than a collar
button. On the coast the clam is the
Ward McAllister of nautical circles. He
grows to an enormous size. and u arro-
CANT to a degree. | saw in San Francis
co a clam shell which had been used for
years as a horse block-that is, ! saw a
man who said he saw it. His name was
Samuel Post Davis, and a letter addressed
to him at Carson, New will call forth a
pleased and happy response.
At Tacoma | say several of the Slwash
tribe Of Indians. | paused to scrntinizs
them more carefully. Especially n bright
young Atlanta squaw with white teeth
and black eyes. They had been blacked
by her husband, | presume. But she
was quite pretty. and therefore a great
curiosity among the Siwashes, who are a
low, %trifling {
| looked at her earnestly until she came
timidly tDwa,d me with n large, wet mack
erel in one hand and a blood -curdling oath
10 the other. Then | said to MIR. Lacy:
I'VE wi now 60 and loIk at those lots of
yours. il YOU are not too busy lie said
perhaps that would be the better plan. so
we trudgel away.
The Chinooks are a more peaceable
people, fond of out door sports and Hol-
land gin. Their lives are spent mostly in
their canoes, which gives them wonderful
depth of chest and a paucty Of legs
which is quite remarkable. One OF them
looks very r ,bust as he rows. rs he rows,
but when on land he goes, with his ten
converging toes, it would make you sure
TO griu at the way his toes turn in
On the shore.
And his string halt style of walk, and
his Waterbury tGlk make you smile. For
his knees are out of plumb, even when
he's out ri rum, and his language knocks
you dumb
Evermore.
When George Francis Train got ready
to go around the world a few weeks ago,
making Tacoma the starting point, it was
suggested that he take with him Queen
Duodessimo, daughter of old Chief Seat
tie, duchess of Yamhil and heir to the
throne of Puyallop. She is now over 80
years of age and no longer cursed with the
fatal gift of beauty, but she said that her
parents were both dead, and in their alb
sence she certainly would not consent to
take such a journey with a man of whom
she knew very little indeed. She said
that there was scandal enough already in
royal families elsewhere, without any con
tribution from her family. The queen
then took a small bite Of Piper Heidseick
tobacco and declared the audience at an
end. As she swept proudly
out of the room, cutting another notch
in her scepter, she resumed her pail OF
clans, and. as she moved of down town,
she looked every inch a queen. More
prosperous monarchics NAV learn Il valu-
able lesson from the conduct of this gen
lie savage, who, divtsted Of her kingdom
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