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


/ nave never been the confdant of a
dumb animal that way before.
British Columbia in sulnmer must be
a most beautiful country The ride
from Victoria to Nainaimo by train is one
that seems like a beautiful dream The
smooth water of the strait is on your
right, and on the left the magnificent
forest with solemn messy frs that grow
to a great size. and every few moments
you cross a musical trout brook with a
milky waterfall that echoes far and away
through the answering woods There's
nothing SO peaceful unless it be the death
OF a good man could fish there for,
ever Some do You can get trout there
too
The conductor stepped down to a bah
bling brook while we loaded five trunks
and borrowed a willow rod with a line TO
il fixed up with IA boy at one end and a
worm at the other and whipped out two
rainbow trout before L could say seat
We showed in Victoria on Good FRI.
day as the date had been made months
ago n without due forethought Good
Friday IN an English city, and a ponrin.
$1,000 :" ~ til oI.A ~ -s4 Z pam IL NJ e
strolled into the opera house al the stage
entrance The steamer ride al day had
been dreary wet and cold. and at :
o'clock ! entered my dressing room weep.
ing softly as my valet aid our my hand
some costumes for the evening
The opera house manage came back
to see me / dried my eyes As well fs
possible, ddsting some powder on my
discolored nose, and expecting to near
him say You come to III al "a very un.
fortunate tim but some Of our best PEG
pie are here tonight, etc, but he rubbed
his hands cheerily and said. We will do
well to get room for them tonight, and
I'd hate to turn them away in the rain"
But how about Good Friday
oh, that Is all right. ! was only
afraid il would be a pleasant day. Then
all Of Victoria would have been fishing
all the daylight there was and been too
tired to come, but now they are all rested
and on hand"
Business men of Victoria are not slaves
to their work They get down to their
business at 10 o'clock, and if any one :s
waiting TO See them they make an en-
gagement for 8 o'clock. The house is
closed at lunchtime also. Good Friday
a holiday Saturday is a regular
holiday Sunday is the same, Of course,
for tired merchants then go fishing.
Monday was a holiday also. being Easter
Monday, and ON Tuesday many were so
worn out with fishing that it was also
observed as a holiday
We could not get into a bank by any
means. and so when we got to
we had a trunkful of Canadian
money Had we been a few days later
we would have had 90 per cent discount
to pay, as this is the rule since April Is.
1t is a retaliatory measure. The Cana
dams say that we started it, and the
Yankees say the Canadians started it.
do not know who started it, but ! can
put my hand on my heart and say of a
that ! had nothing to do with it.
All the time while there ! tried to think
Of something to smuggle, but ] could not
By going on board a Chinese steamship
we succeeded in buying some embroid-
cred handkerchiefs. and by being ex-
tremely foxy and free with our shillings
we got them off the steamer-the hand
kerchiefs. | mean-and across the line.
Ny heart was in my mouth all the time
] sent them since to my wife, who says
that they are very curious, but can be
bought cheaper at Asheville, n. C.
AT Nainaimo coal mining and football
IRE iu12l-ed in Coal mimi. isthe OIL.