The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-20

Mount Hood. Mount Rainier, Mount
Tacoma or Mount Baker for the rain
Mount Tacoma and Mount Rainier are
the sane. but called by different names
according to whether you live at Tacoma
or Seattle. | have referred to this before.
Each large city aims to be the terminus
of some great transcontinental road. In
some countries people are divided into
Episcopaiians, Metnodists. Baptists and
Presbyterians. but here one must at nee
become IA follower of Jim Hall. the n
p. the c. P. or the L. p
was about 90 say that P's hath her
victory no less than war. but the customs
officer told ms : had no right 10 bring
such a thing as that into this country
free unless ! wanted 1t for my own per-
sonal rse.
At Nainaimo we took the little steamer
Clutch to Vancouver. In crossing the
wharf at Nainaimo | sat my bag down
on the dock ii order to peel my urnher-
, ella and hit a rainin. \ young man
with a haggara look took it up and held
it for me. He continued to hold it till |
paid him wharfage on it.
1t is a private wharf and is all the poor
man has TO keep him in liquor. If you
send your trunks down TO the steamer he
holds them until you ransom them.
An old resident told me that once this
man stopped a funeral procession because
the bearers put down the remains on the
dock to spit On their hands. and they had
to pay Il dollar before the procession
could move. This keeps the respectable
people with baggage from going to Mai
naimo. and especially as they wish in
case of death to be buried elsewhere
Even the Chinaman does not want his
body to be found dead at this place and
has it sent back to China.
The steamship Empress of India sailed
from Vancouver while we We're there
and carried quite a large cargo Of China
men who had died at Nainaimo, paid
dockage and started for home.
In my last letter | spoke a little dis
respectfully of the Young English tourist
who runs so much to l~er-inys and SO little
to legs. wearing leggings even to get mar
ried in, but ! nov find that | was hasty
He. of course. boinga younger son who
inherited the old family pants. finds that
they wrinkle and become finally BRAIDED
and fiutet at the bottoms. so he puts on
leggin.s After he has worn them awhile
the trousers or pants naturally, as a re-
suit Of the warmth of the person and
having been tightly folded for some time. |
especially il sept IN. become hopelessly
wrinkled, SD that leggings become "a ne
cessity. and at last one Logging seems to
call for another. like the drink habit.
One man F! saw had two pairs on at the
same time.
But now that | know the cause, and
that it is actual want which lies at the
bottom Of all TINS. | regret very much the
nasty manner in which !! spoke. Under
those wrlnkled and passe trousers may
throb a warm, true English heart
OMEN sabe:
We liked Victoria and Vancouver,
though the latter is the coming city Of
that country. The buildings are excel
lent, the hotel first class. though crowded
on steamer days, and one of the finest
opera houses on the coast is there. ably
managed by Mr.. Goldsmith, a Jewish
gentleman VINO was born in Australia.
tie says that he was characterized as a
Sheeny Kangaroo in his early life, but
now,' said he. Il call myself a Siwasb
Chinaman
AT the opera house l was called upon
to show my ready wit and explain it
to several people who re-
manned after the opera was over
Part of a football team came after all
seats Were occupiedand were given
the chairs usually occupied by the OF.
Several of them came in a
beastly state Of intoxication and one in
a long white nightshirt. This joke comes
from William the Conqueror, but the
lick just behind the ear which this young
nan got came from Mr.. Goldsmith, who
was at the door at the time.
SO the man with the nightshirt was
pulled out of the mud At the door and
sent home N q wide board
The others came in and made remarks
our overture, thus annoying the
audience and cutting into our remarks.
It was SO de trop that ] saw we must
execute a coup d'etat or receive a faux
pas.