The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-20
MOSAICS OF THE CITY.

Daniel Pullen. Of Lapush. who has resided In
the sound country for the past thirty years, has
been spending . short time in Seattle attending
to business connected with . lawsuitin which
he 10 immersed at present "Dan." - he is in.
variably called by his friends, 10 one of the first
white men who settled in the Quillayute valley,
where he now owns some 1.500 acres of land
that he 10 holding to enrich bis children, which
It's bound to do whenever that neck of the
woods 10 annexed to civilization BY means of q
railroad. He has lived in that valley for more
than twenty years. Previous to that time he
was engaged in logging camps, principally a.
"bull puncher," for whether employe or pro-
prietor Dan would drive oxen, and he had the
reputation of being able to get more ''pull" out
OF . team than any man in the business At one
time in his somewhat adventurous career he
ana his brother ran Q pilot schooner in the
Straits and were noted, Dan especially, a. being
afraid to tackle no wind that blew. On one o.
casion. when his brother had gone aboard some
vessel for pilot, Dan was ct the cape and wanted
to make Port Townsend. 1t blew terrific gale
and all kinds of craft were budding in the
bays waiting for good weather. But Dan was
not made OF that kind Of stun, and all alone In
the little schooner pointed his bowsprit for
Point Wilson. He Afterwards confessed that IL
was foolhardy. but in . surprisingly short space
of time he entered Port Townsend harbor, right
side up and spinning. When his little sail hove
- 49, e"SAO va = HkSoS WOAOCE eApIe1HeO ~
to what crazy or intoxicated mariner had VEN
tursd out in such weather, but one old salt
solved the problem BY exclaiming: "Whv,
that's Dan Pullen; he's the only mau that dare
do 1t, and he's neither crazy nor drunk"
When Dan and his brother settled on the Quill.
layute prairie. which contains about 1000 acres,
the country was infested with the big timber
wolves. now nearly extinct there, and bands of
elk freQueuted the prairie They had Q lot Of
cattle and sheep and the wolves proved very
destructive to their stock. The savage brutss
would attack cattle or sheep in the daytime and
killed many Of them. The Pullons had occasion
more than once to mount their horses and ride
among the wolves to brighten them on 1t was
OF NO use to shoot them % it did not materially
lessen their number. 30 they resorted to poison.
For instance, on one occasion, when they had
been obliged to drive in the STOCK In the day
time, Dan shot pig, salted him with stIych.
nine. tied lariat to him. mounted his horse
aud dragged the pork out into tho prairie The
next morning the bones of that pig were sur
rounded by band Of dead wolvea He has had
many an adventure with these snining, bowling
CANNES which used to drive his dogs under the
house and show their teeth within sight of his
door Tor evening pastime. Dan used to be
something OF . nimrod a. we'll and was In the
habit OF going hunting IN the evening with a
light On one occasion he and Q companion
were prowling over the prairie with Q Ian
tern after game, when the light revealed
. pair OF flaming eyes quite close to them
Dan carried Misunderstanding rifle, which he
disliked to empty, so he took his companions
double-barrslsd shotgun to try the game They
could not recognise the eyes, which were too
large for wolf and more curious than any they
remembered. After gazing for some time at the
eyes, which appeared to grow bigger and bigger,
Dan discharged one barrel OF the shotgun in
the brute's face. No sooner had the gun ex-
ploded than they heard . violent threshing
about, and the eyes disappeared. They az.
preached the spot and soon Dan felt the nose of
one of his own horses. 1t was . "whiteeyed'
cayuse. and he was not seriously wounded.
Ever since that time Dan insists that he can
tell horses eyes in the dark.
There IL at least one man In the present lecis.
isture who pus up his assessment to pay the sx.
penses OF his election like q man aud who il
ready to resent any abatement to the contrary.
That man Is }. }. Foster, Of Csthlamet, the Dem.
ocratic member Of the house for Wahkiakum
His opponent was J. G.. Megler, who added
popularity to . liberal expenditure OF money.
but Mr.. Foster. by his learned expositions OF
Jefersonian Democracy and the charm of his
superabundant whiskers, overcsme him. Those
whiskers had an Irresistible effect ON the I'M.
sophisticated dwellers in Wahkiakum, for they
are familiar sight. having been growing ever
since Mr. Foster came to Washington, nearly
thirty years ago. They are not frivolous, gay
gaudy whiskers like those which adorn the
smiling vissge OF . certain gentleman whose
name 10 not ~ frequently heard ~ it was a year
ago: no. they are grey and grave, and with the
hair, which matches the top of Mr.. Fosters
head, they form fringe eucircling Mr.. Fosters
honest Jefersonian face a. the clouds some.
times fringe the moon. One day thought.ess
writer in an Astoria paper reflected on Mr. Eos.
tsrs readiness to express his devotion with his
pocketbook by saying that, while Mr. Mager
hal spent $500 on the election, Mr.. Foster had
only put up 3l.5o. One OF the slandered mem.
ber's colleagues showed him the paper, expect.
ing that he would Immediately start for Astoria
to pulvsrize the editor. When MI Foster saw
the paragraph his whiskers stood out like the
fur on an angry cat, and he exclaimed In tones
that rang through the hail: 'Its .
lie; put up $40 in cash"
Mr.. William f. Sears, OF New York, Is At ths
Grand with Mrs. sears and their child. combin-
Ing business with pleasure. He is travelling for
the Acme stationery and Paper Company.
which operates one OF the largest paper miI,s
in the country a, Ticonderoga, NY ~ do not
think the new frsigh rates on the railroads WILL
help Us much" lie said, "for We ship our goods
by clipper ship az about IS cents q hundred
pounds. and believe the rail- rates are still sew.
ersl times that amount I have found business
very good. although people are complaining of
dg.l timea"
II wish / was a boy" said 4-year-oid Phnbe
Proseh TO her grandma the other day, after at
tending two sessions Of q kindergarten school
"W by do you wish you wasa boyf" asked her
grandma because the teacher lets the BOYS
play N the SAND in school aud won't 10. tss
gir.s play" replied Phoebe. Then. after brief
interval, she said: II think will die and get
male into q boy, for boys have most fun"
Grandrns promised TO see the teacher and get
permission for Phpbs 10 play in the rand, and
this rsconciled the little one 20 her sex
How . Woman Kills Jack Rabbits.
Wilbur Register.
Mrs Z. r Mershon. owner Of the nursery
south OF town .sw miles, mas killed hundreds