Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-10-05

from defective memorg. I have
in mind one arising from lack
OF judgement. in mistakitg the
lfdentity Of one Of the Herald cor
respondents, installing him for anoth-
er mau. Both WELD ready pen. both
have spent weary days over Blackstone
and Kent, both have been disciples Of
Benn Pi.tmar, from whom they have
acquired the habit of abbreviating that
would cause them to use as a monde
plume the name Of the occupation,
dropping the final syliables and writing
merely "Steno." Now it may be that
each one may feel himself aggrieved at
my mistaking him for the other. but
unfortunately don't know TO which
an apology is due or 1 would offer one.
Davy Crockett said to the member of
congress who overheard himself COM
pared to an organ grinders monkey
by him, Convince me which is Injured
| by the comparison ana ] will apologize.
Now as | am out Of reach, and not
knowing the aggrieved party. don't
know where to offer an apology. /
confess / took the writer to be Billy
Beers, but as l find myself in error, l
can only recommend that he confer
with the other fellow and let him who
considers himself the most aggrieved
order pistols and coffee for two and
settle the matter between themselves.
Responses have come to my cores
pondence from North Dakota to the
nation capital city, showing that the
Herald is still widely read. l have
reached the age when fattering COM
mentaries on my weak literary efforts
fail to tickle the soles of my ambition
as in my more youthful days, yet to
say that do not take certain degree
of pardonable pride in the friendly com.
mentaries thus evoked would be to deny
one Of the common attributes Of weak
humanity; and | embrace this oppor-
tunity to extend my thanks for the
many kindly expressions thus re-
ceived
But now feel hat it is time for me
to bid the Herald and its readers fare
well, lit may be for years and it may
be forever. l trust my wanderings
are about over for this season, as In
this high degree of latitude and altitude
the nights are growing rather too cool
to make camp life comfortable. The
migratory birds are gathering in ffocks
preparatory to seeking warmer winter
quarters. The grass is sere and with
cred; the autumn flowers are folding
their petals for their final sleep, the
snow line is creeping farther and far
Their down toward the valleys. the
mountain sides have donned their rus
set autumn dress, with its variegated
trimmings, the scarlet berries Of the
mountain ash CLEAN through the eyer
greens like burning embers. while
from the snow line to the valley the
vine naples are glistening with scarlet
and gold; with the dreary haze of the
Indian summer throwing a melancholy
aspect over all. The moon hangs like
a silver disk on the mountain brow, a
low humming murmur from the canon
of the Tumwater (not Turnwa'er, as
you had it before) falls on the ear like
the ''voice of many waters, and the
song of the katydid and cricket, with
the distant plaintive notes of the whip
poorwill and heavy bass of the solemn
owl add to the music, as the shades of
evening fall; and through the cleaning
| see in fancy beyond the high barrier
of the romantic Cascade mountains, q
cozy little home on the picturesque shore
of Lake Washington, from the windows
of which CLINT the lights of the evening
lamps, and across them fit the shadows
of the loved ones within, the burden of
whose every letter is Come home"
Duty and inclination alike respond to
the call, as the necessity for my enforced
summer outing no longer exists, so
shall take the first train for Seattle.
H. S. KEENE,
Leavenworth, Wash, Sept. 23d, 1898.
Bradtville.