The herald., 1894-02-23
G. WASHINGTON IN THE CITY,
He Arrives Here on the Cele-
bration of His Birthday.
George Warrington and His Digni-
fled Companion See Things.
The Mayor Gives Them the Freedom of
the City and They Express Their
Opinions Gracious
Visitation.

man to his companion yesterday morn
ing aH they walked toward the chalet or
Echo mountain.
mot much like Virginia, SIR" replied
his companion, a dark complexioned
man with iron gray hair and somewhat
slender figure.
"Ah, what fair landl" continued the
first speaker. "There ia a plain that
seems to atretch to the limit of vision.
No; by my faith, it is water"
THE Pacific ocean," said George, quiz
city.
And clusters of houses that look like
cities. To be sure, it is that new coun-
try OF which we have heard"
Cad, look at thatl" said George.
1t was rift in the clouds, and the
sun had painted streak on the ocean
many miles wide. The contrast be-
tween the gray heavens and the glimpse
OF golden water was startling.
Train leaves in TWO minutes" The
voice that uttered this commonplace
WAS strident. 1t caused the friends to
pause in their walk and move towards
the top of the mountain. They wrapped
the cloaks which hung from their
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the car, which struck them with amaze
ment.
ut is the march of progress" whis-
pered the man addressed as George.
Truly, God moves in a mysterious
MANNER" replied the elderly gentle
man.
Down from the altitude of purty-in
stDosphere-the travellers descended.
Little by little their commanding posi-
ton was relegated into the shadows OF
recollection, and they whired through
the slopes and pleasant pictures that
were seen from the car windows until
the city of Los Angeles was announced.
George Warrington, as / live !"
The two men paused as they were
walking towards the entrance in the
Arcade depot. and the man with the
iron gray hair looked at the man who
had uttered the exclamation.
Franklin Jordan, is it not?" he
asked.
Yes" replied the sturdy gentleman
addressed.
II knew your grandfather very WE'LL"
he said, and remarked soto voice to his
companion, 1.-The Bonnie Homme Rich
ard.'
You look very much like MIN. But
what we want is to know where to CO."
During the colloquy the eyes of the
other gentleman we're moving about and
he seemed bewildered.
Il was going away on this train" said
Mr.. Jordan, but it can CO."
With their companion the two gentle-
men in their queer cloaks wrapped
| about them were driven up town and
domiciled at an inn. They declined the
Offers OF their chaperon to 20 to his
home, and he left them thinking that
the descendants OF the old families were
singularly austere.
George Warrington, if you betray
yourself go closely again, will resolve
myself into a thin dew" jocularly re-
marked the strangely dignitied man who
accompanied him.
II confess myself wrong" was the re-
ply, meekly, although the flashing black
eyes were not 80 resigned.
The twain took dinner, and both were,
from their eyes, sstonished at everything,
but they gave no Sign audibly.
Presently, in their rooms. gentleman
with very ample proportions was an
nounced, and was presented as Mayor
Thomas Rowan. Albeit possessed, like
Friar Tuck, with pounds Of flesh and
pounds of humor, he delicately an
nounced that the freedom of the city
was protered, and retired.
"Withal," remarked George, she has
flesh, but not like Fastaf. He has
delicacy, which Jack did not possess.''
Even now," remarked his compan-
ion, human nature is the same"
Strangely enough. the mysterious gen.
tlemen did not seek the ways of noto-
riety. They tried to escape from their
rooms without observation, but before
they could lock the door committee of
representative citizens blocked the way.
The two travellers were forced to sue
cumb to the opportunities OF the delega-
ton, and saw all there was to be seen.
1T is necessary" said George War
rington, "for US to see that mountain
railroad before we leave. We have
tickets. and you do not need to go fur
Their than the depot"
The committee on hospitality deter
mined, reluctantly resigned their func-
tions, but 1t WAS so peremptory that
they yielded. and George Warrington
| and his companion steamed away.
"Colonel Washington, l beg your
| pardon, did you see the flags, did you
hear the children, did you see the stop
! page of business ?"
George Warrington, if were a con-
ceited man would glow with pride, but
even though l did see those things,
was sad."
"Ah, my friend you are looking for
too much ?"
"Truly, no. There was man who
struck me as protesting too much, Nick
| ell. believe his name. He told US
there were many hundred men who
| knew not whence their next breaking of
fast would come. That is not as it
should be-"
MAY hap they labor not enough" said
Warrington, cynically.
Then when l asked about a man
who had several children, they said:
We'll, it is his hard luck Does it not
strike you that such treatment of mems
misfortunes is fippant and hard? Have
we struck upon a cruel generation ?"
'My dear friend, you are thinking OF
our old Virginia days, when we would
not see our fellows hungry or distressed.
AS | have heard, and you, those days
are passed."
1.-THE most singularly heartbreaking
thing" said the elderly man, "was re-
marx when we visited that terrible
place called Alameda street. One of the
men they call police commissioner
said. There is no hope for these
women"
'And yet" remarked Warrington, 81
heard ahout thu hittereet kind of falL