The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
VOTES OF A WESTERN TRIP.
o.,.r Happenings and Anecdotes Encouu.
tered on tho WAY.

,r unppen,uxs and Anecdotes Eneouu.
tered on tho WAY.
Noctinac. on tho island OF that name. is not
,vnirai Western watering place. but 1t is
,s,haus the finest summer resort In the West
,,is nlrely Western. m ain tanned and frequent
.shv nersons from all over the Western coun-
~, I'M, 1t 10 little too high priced and grand to
W. nc typical as Petoskey. Lake Minnstonka.
sud tho other cheaper and more crowded re-
.nr,s Bat Mackinac ia Q decidedly interest
,ov Mace for an Eastern man to visit. The
hsanty %. is surroundings is marvellous A
bIrb almost precipttous-siied rock. 1t rises
M, 81 no chroma ic waters that connect Lakes
y,n,cn nua Michigan, q great mass OF dense
,oI,ar, edged with lighter green where the
,v,,,r ia sha low. and confronting dark blue
sao lo,,eI with other beautiful ISLANDS.
7, Jar achoi only by boats that make their
landing opposite tho spot where John Jacob
Astors American Fur Company established
ana o; It's IN ain trading post. ca ly In the Gen.
tury and began to wrest commercial su.
nremncv In Il land that had been the work.
Ground of no white men except priests and
.,plorers The old trading post Is now ho-
,s called the John Jacob Aston House. and
On, great trading room. where the Indians
throw down their bundles OF skins to DO sorted
,nI valued BY the factors clerks. Is now ball
.ion house has become u hotel. called tho Mis-
.ion House, and all around tho two are the
.oros and colt ,gos. the hotels and boarding
nousss, shoe ing galleries. peanut stands.
,Irs,v stables and photograph parlors that
waite in II timinutive but close huddled sum-
u.rtoyn and a half.Le erted. dead and alive
winter village. over which Mt all times glisten
,bs whit. walls o. q fortress manned by our
,roop,. aid still revealing. here and there. the
haavy,wooden slitted towers OF the blookhouse
that offered haven against turbulent Indians
in days LONG gone by.
There arc Indians there yet but they are OF
cha strictly modern type. more white than
red and more Fronch than Indian. They live
in houses, and for 4 livelihood hey fish. ned
die, and row visitors around the island. They
can awaken romantic memories only In the
minds Of the younger readers OF Hiawatha.
nut Eastern folks would call Mackinac a
very dull place for all except old ladies' and
gentlemen. invaliis. and true lovers. II 1t
ware true. as VIZ all pretend. that wat RINK re-
sorts are places for rest. Mackinac would be
the be-s ri zee OF the Kind in oil the world. OK
capt tho deck OF n slow ship. But in reality.
,hose who go away GU summer vacations seek
change and not merely change OF scene, but
OF occupation also. After any one has taken
the eisht.milo drive through tue woods. and
has seen the so.called English Landing. the
eoast fort, the hummocks that mark the site Of
an e,rly interior fort. the fairy arch. and the
monumental rock. there is nothing else to do
but to Z, down and soc the people land from
the lake boats or take row around the island.
OF cours,. this Limitation is not felt by
couples who are in love. The woods are ever
now o them. and that ssQuestered and rather
lonely bit of sandy beach where the British
landed in ancient times Is freshly delightful to
them on every succeeding day-if NO one else
is there when they visit 1t.
Mackina is a perfect heaven for lovers. The
Grand Hotel, the best Of the inns. has its front
all dotted with little balconies. one to every
other window and each strongly suggestive OF
the prettiest scene In " Romeo and Juliet" On q
distant balcony I have seen q lovely girl az
pear to hold long whispered conversation
with her beau three times after leaving him
for the night below stairs-once when she
reached her room. again when she thought OF
another thing to say before disrobing and yet
again. in her wrapper. after she had made her-
self otherwise ready for bed. And at that time
there wore other lovers talking from one
balcony to another, others in the grove In front
Of the great hotel. others on the board walks
leading o the village. and still others. doubt
HSs anned the s % Tns
noiety OF this colony OF lovers contained
very pretty acIi se nnd n asu,ss' w sns
" m ~s ca IS those OF tie best fam es in the
VEST. was chagrined. therefore, to see
dia a, table aud few q them stand and talk
tocnch other and to their male friends. with
80 gIacoIulyI viii admit-bnt toothpick g new
Or hees-. As say nothing Of this SORT In Du-
Mp ,Rs ap0 Us. ca ang 1.1fr eis
j oyerhslrh two ladies talking o one another
~ Nk,, ,Nf f,raT nd n Al md
the da oru lev was ss thorouehis Occidental: '
You must como and SEQ me on your way
hoT N. i. i FAR p 'e e.. other asked. :.
oh. no." replied number one. It's only
twenty.fonr hour ont OF your way You can
''@iA. C. tan n VIII" 'p Replied number two.
The italics are mine. SO to sneak. The two
women tn 'nght no more or travelling a day
aud anght ~ the oars than a. born New Yorker
would think OF going 20 Brooklyn-not SO
there are two funny characters in Mackinac
Of the trip to their bniliw.ck. One is nn old
button headed hack driver. who is 80 tnnta-
IS SEQ contn s w in "a" high STATE tue 81 rr,sby
But being Irish he has Q sense Of humor. He
81 sndns to
acsd a dollar q a visitor to the house Of q
and asked how he could dae to charge the
visitor Tour times the right Tee.
what was my name. ! told him It was Corrl-
Gan. Well say. he Mr.. Corrigan. what do
yon Ask A dollar to You says ]. IL H. my
rule 70 charge q quarter to AZ who call r.
me c"rrigan charge a dollar And. sorr. no
Then there is 4 darby with u sub.cellar voice.
WHO business II Is to capture new arrivals
nSnd conduct them to the John Jacob Astor
House lie stands on the wharf and. with the
vol OF n f"giorn. delivers himself Of this rig.
matoIs over and over again, While crowd
gathers to hear him:
"Astor House Astor House! we'll do re-
member the old fami lar homestead. That's
where the people all 90. Idnn't DO anything to
s,op en-. John Jacob Astor HOUSE: uD the
street I, the right und Q little to the left. You
cant miss Il, declare"
This mans name IL Isaac. aud no has q
slngu ar habit OF q idressing peonls with tiles
R.r;si az 'ord!ng to the tips they nnve nv ayen
Lnarteris called Colonel. and for ten cents u
visitor Il add sssed as Captain. He has run
across great many persons who have given
Ll,n dollar 1T time and these ne calls en-
sral and Mr-.Gsnerai" according 10 their Sex.
Dut this summer he enrOupte ed lady who