Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-03


push "a.
81 suppose. he continued. many 81
these people we see along here are IN
mousy'
"Oh, yrs. more or less. replied Stev
ens. Great men hre common in Wash.
ington. That man on ahead with =
slouch hat and baggy trousers Is Sen.
stor -"
Really" exclaimed Windward. 81
very much interested that Stevens
laughed and said congressman did not
amount to much ON Pennsylvania ave
nue.. And to prove 1t he pointed out two
or three more celebrities whose person
and fame he treated with scant respect
They were by this time mounting the
long flight Of steps by which the visitor
from the west reaches the main noor ~
the Capitol. The scenery. as they rose.
expanded and grew delightful aud In.
spring. and before and far above them
doomed the vast white dome. like the
solemn throne Of liberty.
"Wait . minute" said windward a,
they reached the upper plateau.
These steps do tire one. don't they
exclaimed Stevens. parting.
"YeH. but IL isn't that" said Wind.
ward. Il want 30 look at the building
How noble. how truly noble Il isi Peter,
am proud OF my country
Yea" said Peter. with shrus. hut
then you must not live In Washington. -
"Oh. ! don't know" retorted Wind.
ward. . little vexed at his friends cyn.
icism. 1T didn't spoil my Uncle Tom
One ~ the last things hc said 10 the was
20 love my country. and that i,s beauty
anil value rose above thu petty. every
day scrambles for advantage a. this great
dome rises nbove the shsntie. q, its bass.
! see now the very shanties he meant. bat
] do not propo~e 10 let them sver shut
out the dome. and You mus, not Hon.
estiy. don't like to SEQ you losing your
old fashioned enthusiasm. You rrmem'
Der Hawthorns's story u the 'Ures,
stons Face ws read In college the hoy.
you know. who lived b~neath the Old
Man % tho Mountain. and who came "a
love and revere tho prodls 30 mueh tina,
6nAlly his own face assumed lts nol,is
outlines; ] am sure ons might live o.
here. under the dome. that his character
woaid mature HE tina, grand. white,
rounded rrvwn."
"yoa sss right. windwar,i." said sie
vens thsashtfally And q. have said
before, ! sm glad yos have cosae.
aeed~d you"
They nov entered the baiiiins. push.
Ing open mean, sHaii. swinging doors
that sprana back utsm them Lib. snap
ping turtles II ~ss not q very gracious
weicome, aud once inside they saw
nothing foe the moment IA impress them
A p~snut stand guarded the portal ~
che sssnpls ~ liberty. b.yoni u Foae yet
another Night ~ steps. aud q. either
hand vcrs vis,ss Of sloosay bassmen,
hsils
what sa extraordinary enirancvi"
sssiained wind~arsi.
oh. sspisinssi stsvess. - long ago
sp~culssiaa IN real estate tufnesi Wash
lnxton wrsns side around. ~ We have
10 snest Into the tempt. through q hnls
In the h~rk fsnes sad M the Kitchen
stairs yoa will o.. where yuu are In .
moment Come. one mare fight"
''Esesisi"ri" esis-i windward. and up
they went Then . step. aud they hal
eschans~d, ss by magie. dunssoa Ut
spsiane
He mnst have cheap assul who can
enter the rsunda "a IA. CsIatsi and
unmoved survey f,s the nfsi tim. the
minnie armament u he dums aui tbs
memorable paintings thai Kinfif, the
walla Lven tho Iasi.i clerk. b. whuln
the vision wa familiar. felt - lseauty
aud windwsri. as hs siolsIs-l ~ the
threshold. ooald foF th. mDn-nt onls
book up and a,seu, him With slreals,ioas
~ wonder aud ave
Peter. he Aaii II isaath. with sin
piicity that made bis words ,l.s m"rv
toachiag. "thi. 10 ouFs We nwh this
sou aud AMI our fsllow eiilssns ~
bo'iy came oveF' "a tulu usl nolH@iY las
. divine right a. 'ls@s' "a Tits u ous
dome. our ooantry. Peter Do fua knnw
I feel half sshamssi. standing lseTu that
wss tso young ~ the waI h. hight f.s
~. Ani ~ have ali this - n wpfe fps
sashingF"
hat The esiis wss toe stirring foF
Frs~Fi~ The wide space. ~ 90. nssF
~srs suuwde'i with busiliua tnaia q
visitor, AMI in ~. midst fluws'i the
swift fali channel 4 Ibe s,svala q Walsh
th'~ clusters wsfe the fearh.s and
s-isiiss Into this aideaFrsnI the twn
yunng men we're Hssn dfAwn. aui thsn
sssp, saith ~ ~. the Jam ssi tuuuli
isersAsina a. they rfs-ree'isi ,il She isf
Fent hsssks Ia a ssfaF n Csf,ls aua uus-
,l"ns agains, ten bna, isslTt.slzr-. snA
was ,hsfe sni w them dsf., tel east
snl wet Ia rssnfnsiun
The honss l. night insi h ihesa. saii
Stevens. stopping ana plotting "a pat
tbe ds-a kssp~rs
wish "a 80 Anybody" sskei one -
th~-s hard worked unsoeFs ~ ,s,li,s has
shoft, sharp sones. a. lhey fingered 10
FRAT ~ the issf stand aside, then.