The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-18

wished to pay her tribute of respect to the mem.
DRY OF her friend, the father of Seattle. The
poor old woman, bent under the load OF be-
tween 20 and 50 years, hobbied TO the door. pre-
ceded by of the several dogs that inhabit
the cabin with her, and showed the reporter in.
After seating himself on a candle box, in the
center OF the room, he took IN the surroundings
The cabin consists OF one Toom about 12xt2,
built of rough lumber, with good roof, and q
weli-built fireplace ia the end opposite the
door. On one side are two hunks or beds,
where the princess and her grandson Joe Foster
sleep. On shelf in one corner are piled half a
hundred old dress skirts waists. and other cast
off clothing which old Angelina has accumu-
lated in Der daily pilgrimsges about the city.
When asked il she wished to make . state
me 1T about Ar. Yesler, she said
'sNowitka- Nika rImtum hias.sick. Mr.. Yes
Ter deate close tiiacGm capa nika: close tia
cum capa nika papa Chief Seattle, HAS ancudy.
Conway mimaioose Boston clip charco"
Translated this means: 'sfell the people that
feel very badly over Mr.. Yesler's death. NV
heart aches Mr.. Yesler has always been good
friend 10 me. and he and my father--Chief Seat
tle--were good friends. The old settlers are
rapidly passing away"
After taking BREATH she continued: CDR.
Maynard died first; then Charley Terry and
Tom and Bob Russell; then old man Bell, and
now Mr.. Yesler is gone. Soon l will have no
friends left Arthur Denny, Dave Denny, Amos
Brown. Butler and Fred Gasch are good friends
OF mine.
"Chee Boston halo cockwa nika" That is:
"The " hite people who have come here of late
years do not know me; they are not like the old
setilers.",
Speaking further, Angelina said: "The first
time saw Mr.. Yesier was very few days after
he arrived In Seattle. had been up to Black
river visiting some friends, aud on returning
went to the homo Of DR.. Maynard. Mrs. May
nard was away from home, and Yesler was
cooking supper for DR.. Maynard and himself.
Since that time i have known him well. For
years after Mrs Yesler came did the washing
for the family
The only white men living in Seattle when
Mr. Yesler came, she says, were DR.. Maynard,
Arthur A. and David T. Denny, C. D. Boren and
w. ~ Bell. A man named Eoubin lived on the
fats south OF town, and Collins lived where the
race track now is. After while the white
folks came by twos and threes and then by the
score, until finally they became like the pebbles
on the shore. She continued:
s'Nr. fesler was always good to me, and since
have been unable to work and support myself,
he has always contributed to my support.
few days ago heard he was sick and went to
see him. but the servants did not know me and
could not understand what said and drove me
away. When / heard he was dead cried ali
day. Today l went TO the house and Mr.. Low,
man let me in to see my old friend. and just
got back. / went in and saw him laying the re-
dead 1t made my desrt ache aud / had 70 cry.
stayed by the cof IA long time. because
knew l would never see him again on this
earth"
In order TO find out Angeline's age the re-
porter asked her how old she was when Mr.
Yesler came to Seattle To this she replied tina,
at that time she was a woman grown and had q
daughter about 10 years of age.
"Do you fear death, Angeline?'
"No, am not afraid to Gle, because know
will so to heaven and live with the Socale Twee'
tGodl.
"MaRt. are you Christian"
"Sowitsa; / am o Catholic, aud have a cruel.
III and leads, and, reaching up on shelf, she
took down little brass cross with an image OF
the savior nailed 10 il and number of other