The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-23

his AIR Is that of one who gives Won the
Key 10 the premises and then saws helm
yourself. The etiquette of being a host
cannot be learned from books or bought
with money. Kindliness of heart and un-
seilshness OF purpose are the spinal
column OF hospitality. With them fried
musn and molasses are toothsome, and
without them magnifcence is misery and
pomp and pie are poweriess.
Good hunting and fishing occur near the
Jefferson and Cleveland homes. Deer are
plenty, and we ran upon bear while out
waking Hist" said Charles. az will
creep up on him." I said why not 90
home and spend the evening pleasantly at
baccarat? Why kill, perhaps, parent
bear whose little ones might come TO
wantI AT this started toward the house
deity bounding over a sassafras bush and
carromlng on tree by means of my head.
At that moment the crack of Charlev's
Tine rang out through the gathering twI-
nght 1 saw the head of the low, coarse
brute droop and fall from the log over
which il had been peering.
linen we all rushed forward to see him
though hung back a little, being only a
guest. OF course, and so a little reticent.
also remembering, too, that one of my an
cestors who once went up to take the temp
erature of a wounded bear never came home
any more, though over one hundred wears
have now crept slowly by. When we got
there We saw that the bear was dead.
we also saw a strlng-a long white
string-attached to the bear and leading
off toward large tree. 1t was attached to
Thomas Jefferson also. The bear was a
taxidermed rug. which the reader NAV see
at the home of Mr.. Jefferson on a still dav
Several present laughed at this. /
laughed with them, but il was like the hol-
low and simulated mirth of a man who
has bright little son of his own but who
is compelled 10 laugh at the humorous
remarks of another boy as given by his
father.
Buzzard's bay is destined to be a very
prosperous and well-known locality-pos-
sibiy too much so 10 please those who
have gone there 10 make a quiet home
While We sat on Mr.. Jefferson's porch sew
eral carriages were driven In over the pri-
waite drive, came up timidly, turned so that
the occupants could get good view of the
group, a kodak lunch box clicked and then
they drove reluctantly away. At such
times it was amusing to see Mr.. Booth and
Mr.. Jefferson apparently take it for
granted that they were the objects of the
visitors curiosity. | allowed them to
think SO. They still think so.
Pleasant people also drive up in front of
. Mr.. Robson's and Mr. Cranes and Mr.
Barrett's homes at Cohasset; then, having
mentally criticised the housekeeping and
checked off the clothes on the line in the
back yard, they go away with distorted
two-inch photograph and happy heart.
The American people are certainly push
ing people. They will some day become
so confident and so selfpossessed that every
country home will have its drawbridge, its
cataput and its shot gun.
Sometimes visitors get Robson and
Crane mixed up and SO put them in the
wrong residences. For instance, we will
say Robson is raking up some of his justly
celebrated lignum vita seek-no-further APP
piles. Seeing Mr.. Smarty and his party
drive up TO survey the grounds and enum-
crate the servants he turns his back on the
audience. hoping to be taken for his gar
dener. He is successful. Great men are
often mistaken for their employees. / was
taken for my wife's coachman last sum-
mer, and may add that il was the proud
est moment of my life.
The visitor now begins to shed and ex-
ude information over those in the carriage.
This" he Gays, lis where Crane lives.
Robertson lives over in the red house.
They used to play the Merry Wives of
Windsor and you couldn't tell which was
which," While doing this he gently runs
Robertson down, and then goes over to
Cranes house and runs him down, az the
same time giving pleasant items of recol-
lections and "Reminiscences regarding the
drama.
He is generally one of a group of people
who were present when the elder Booth
drove Richmond off the stage Mr. Booth
says that if all the people were present at
that time who have admitted to him that
they were there, his father must have had
a good deal bigger business than he used
to let on TO his family that he had.
Mrs. Cleveland called at the Jefferson
home while l was there. She seemed TO