The record-union., 1893-01-23
CHATTER FROM UP NORTH.
"Beselena" Tells About 0lympia's
Inaugural Ball.
The Handsomest Native Son of Sacra-
mento Visits Seattle-Mar-
riage and Divorce.

ASAtS CSstIlAS--AdI-
riage and Divorce.
Society in Seattle was rather dull last
week, but the little town of Olympia was
all agog to celebrate the inaugural of the
new Governor of the State of Washing
ton. The affair was a success in every
particular. OF course the only hotel in
town was full to overflowing; cots even
were at a premium, and were erected in
every conceivable place, reminding one
OF nothing so much as hospital during
war times.
An excursion train of eight cars left
this city at A. NJ. Wednesday morning.
The train was due at the capital city
Just fifteen minutes before the parade,
but owing to an unavoidable delay did
not reach there until nearly II o'clock.
In the afternoon the newly elected Gov
ernor held reception at which officers
of the regular army and those of the
State MALTA were presented to him.
When saw the hearty grip with which
each newly presented person bestowed
upon his hand did not envy him his po-
sition.
MIR. McGrau is not handsome man
by any means but he has good face, and
think will make the State good rep
resentative. After the reception all ad-
journed to the plaza where. speeches were
made amid great enthusiasm.
L stood listening in the cold until an
ungovernable desire to see the city got
the better OF my patriotism, and L took
the electric car bound for Tumwater. The
road runs through the residence portion
oftown, then through a picturesque forest
on either side, bounded by pleasant
meadows and well-kept farms. and be-
low this the blue waters of Puget Sound.
AT the terminus of the road you walk
over a narrow little bridge, and ere you
know it the beautiful falls of Tumwater
are before you, leaping in white feathery
spray over the rocks, cleaning and
scIntlllatlng in the SUMS rays like myriad
diamonds, and anon breaking with a
sudden rush and roar into the waters of
the Sound.
l stood in awe-struck amazement be-
fore them, drinking in their beauty, lost
to the outside world completely, when
the ting-a-ting of the street-car bell awoke o
me, and L turned my back reluctantly
upon them and rode back to the city. I
tried in vain to procure rooms at the
hotel, but even the handsome clerk had
given up his own private sanctum, and
the erstwhlle bachelor den was quickly
converted into a ladies' hair-dressing
parlor in full blast; the knight Of the
pen came up once during the evening,
but the array of waiting damsels with
unbound tresses streaming over their
shoulders was too much for his nerves,
and he backed out without saying word.
About an hour later he returned and
requested meekly to be allowed the priv
ilege of getting his dress suit adding
apologetically, that he could put it on in
the bathroom, which he did.
1t is estimated that fully 1000 people
were at the ball. The decorations were
simple and pretty, consisting of bunting,
flags and evergreens. One of the pretti-
est was large blue silk banner in the
Father OF His Country" Above was
the State and beneath the words, Estate
of Washington" The music was excel
lent, and there was not heard a word of
complaint from any of the visitors.
After dancing until after 4 A. NJ. con-
cluded l needed little rest, especially as
] had to be on the road again the next
day. By dint OF the persuasive eIoquence
of my masculine escort we procured rooms
at little tumble-down, white cottage,
with neither bolt nor bar on the front
door. l am in motal terror of bold, bad
burglars, and to add fuel to my dread my
companion assured me that we would
never come from that house alive. At
any other time l should have been dread
a
of utter fatigue. l said recklessly as I
tumbled half-dressed into bed, even neg
lecting to look under it for the bold, bad
man us women so diligently seek every
night, and never find, LET them rob if
they want. l don't care" Thereupon
turned around and was soon away off
in the land of Nod in the embrace of old
Morpheus.
The next afternoon we left for Seattle,
and when l looked at myself in the glass
a few hours later 1 saw a very tired
looking little woman, with disheveled
locks, hat on awry and general out-all-
night air about her. 1t didn't take me
long to recuperate, however and now
am ready to dance the night away again.
few weeks ago one of Sacramento's
most popular native sons payed a flying
visit to this city. The gentleman's eX-
cessive modesty prevents me mentioning
his name, as when l asked him if /
shouldn't give him a little personal he
begged me most pathetically and with
tears in his eyes to refrain. The gentle
man in question had not been in Seattle
more than few hours when he was seen
decorated in the Portland colors, of red
and white (it was during the football
tournament between Portland and Seat
tle), at the theater with three young ladies;
needless to say the gentleman was the
cynosnre of every feminine eye in the
house, and the number of billet deux he
received turned the beauX of the Queen
City green with envy.
have great personal regard for the
subject OF this sketch, hence my unwlil-
ingness to hurt his feelings by disclosing
his identity, but as he is known as the
handsomest man in Sacramento, l will
leave my readers to guess who he is.
There are great many people on this
wide earth who are fond of giving advice
upon any and every subject, without
even as much as or by your leave. Now
we are often tempted to ask people for ad-
vice, but we usually end by acting for
ourselves, because the only advice we
care the least bit about is that which cost
us something. In other words, that which
we have paid for in cold hard cash. We
pay the doctor to look at our tongue, we
pay the dentist to look at our teeth, we
pay the minister to make us happy Tor
miserable), and we pay the trades people
for whatever they do for us.
/ don't like advice gratis, I don't like
anything gratis. What l take l pay for.
That is what l call American indepen-
dence.
a great deal has been said and written
lately upon the subject of divorce; in fact,
this all-lmportant question has agitated
the great minds of both America and
Europe, but since the great and wise
body of the law have set their seal of ap-
proval upon it, it must for that reason
alone be right and just. There can be no
sadder spectacle than for two people
bound for life by chains which should be
golden, yet gall and chate like leaden
weights. No one should lack the moral
courage to seek freedom from such life
of a araT INIT l.