The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-29

LADIES.
The mission at Santa Barbara IS an
elderly building of some size, anG inside
of the monastery through the iron barred
windows monks may be observed ell
gagged in '~monking," as Mr.. Barnabee
might say.
Inside the chapel a middle aged monk
was busting the nave with "A feather
duster and polishing the hard benches so
as to make it more difficult to sit on
them. By and by perhaps he will make
it impossible. | trust SO. At present
each attendant supplies his own .'roz-
yum"
Several attractive ladies accompanied
me, and when the monk heard their
voices he turned. looked the other way
and said something to himself. A man
can't be too careful that way if he be
connected with the monking industry.
Only two women have ever crossed the
threshold of the monastery proper. They
We're Princess Louise and Mrs. Harrison.
Ever since then the brotherhood have
been engaged in trying to overcome this
by a rigid course Of devotions worthy of
"A better cause.
Looking over the rules required of
these monks, | can see how eminentlv
untitled | am for such a life. Nothing
could be more widely different than their
lives and the gay. butterfly existence |
now lead. fitting rs ! do from place 10
place, pausing only here and there to earn
an honest dollar if possible. bat taking
silver, of course. in some instances here
on the coast.
| do rot know exactly how old thesa
missions are, but they are pretty old and
rather picturesque. There should be
better facilities there for the tourist to
drop Il shilling IN the box for the aid Of
the mission. for they would not mind it.
They get accustomed to the act of con
tributins to most everything as they go
along.
One lady III our party is very fond of
dogs. She found that there was IA col
lection of these animals stopping at Red
lands. 1t was a troop of educated dogs
seeking to elevate the stage. They We're
spending the Sabbath at a livery stable
there. having played to S. K. @. STAND
ing room only at San Bernardino on
Saturday evening.
iauy was dilAlDtlS 10 Stt tIttl. ANA
SO asked a large man in a white hat and
shirt sleeves who was oiling a buggy if
he could tell her where they We're. He
opened a door, took down d fence an!
helped her find them after some trouble.
When she came away she gave him a
shilling for his trouble, but he said the
dogs We're not his, and tina. it was no
trouble, etc: When hegot to the hotel.
tAe found that he was one Of the most
wealthy men in the state.
This reminds me of an incident which
occurred when | was i'll France. Ny
letter of credit was payable at the main
bank of the Credit Lyonnaise, "a YER:
thriving concern with branches al over
Europe. ! used to go to this bank very
often, as it is very kind to Americans
and has beautiful reading and writing
parlors and IA night school for wealthy
Americans who wish to learn reading
and writing. but who have never had
time to attend to it.
was always waited upon by one of
the officials. who Was extremelycourteous
ome. His name was NJ. TroZeauleboug.
When l came away n day, | expressed
my gratitude to him, and from force
of habit alone pressed into his palm a
5-franc piece. Heacceptedit with a Levy
Quadroon bow, and as he placed it with
his other francs in his purse he said:
Perhaps monsieur has no engagements
for tomorrow-Sunday-if 30 would he
honor me with Il visit to my country
place near Versailles: ] should be most
JOYFUL 10 call for him at his address with
my drag in the morning, and monsieur
could remain at Versailles until MONDAY
If he chose"