The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-01-25
IN FACT and SENTIMENT
The Doctor Discusses Children, Char.
lotte and Sea Lions.
he TELLS Us ABOUT INDIANS, TOO.
white Visiting This City He Met
Chariotte-The Situation Rent nd.
cd Hin Of u SsuG-The Indian
Maiden ana the seamssress.

EDITOR YAKIMA HERALD II have got.
ten back to my pest after my little vacs.
ton, which was delightfully."- spent In
North Yakima. It seemed good to be
back In Gods country. 70 mingle with the
dear ones at home, and to take friends By
the hand and know by the hearty shake
that they are contented in that land oil
sunshine, hops, fine fruits, big water.
melons and pretty women. A little wan.
dering up and down this western sea will
convince the most skeptical that Yakima
is the place to stop in and build up q
home; and what is man without home,
even If it be plain and humble, II love
abide in IL? There is no place so sacred
in all the big, round world, and I do no,
think much of home without children.
No hour is complete without them. Nc
day ia so holy but what the laugh of q
child will make it hoiier still. / do not
believe in total depravity, or the damna.
ton of infants. Neither do | think you
do, gentle reader; but If you do, may God
have mercy on your soul.
During my stay in Yakima had the
pleasure OF attending the state teachers,
meeting and ! was somewhat surprised at
the morning session on Thursday to see
blue-eyed little lady coming directly
toward me. made room for her and
she sat down. After resting for a moment,
she looked up rather earnestly and asked:
"Are you the 'fellar' that has been writ.
ing those letters in The YAKIMA HERALp?"
The question came like clap of thunder
from clear sky, and for a moment was
considerably agitated; but one look into
those eyes that seemed to get their color
ing from Heaven itself gave me conf
dence and | answered. 81 am he." She
smiled sweetly and said "Well, Doctor,
let's shake" and as she did 80 she put
forward beautiful little hand, and as
held it fancied the heart of my new.
found friend caught the rhythm and shook
a little, too. In this / might have been
mistaken, as was considerably excited.
1t took but little time, however, for this
excitement to calm down, but when the
calm came l was timid and tractable.
Charlotte wanted to know all about our
Indians. She said she would be delighted
to attend one OF our taffy-pullin's and
wanted me to promise to make her
candy goose. told her would. She
then told me all about the city of Ellens-
burgh. This did not take long.) Then
her big blue eyes sparkled when she said I:
Lets go back to my former home lin our
minGs);" and back We went. She said
she was from that good old Quaker City
of Philadelphia and was a member of
John Wannamaker's Sunday school class
She told me many things about Ben
Franklin and Stephen Gerard. I told
her my people were Quakers, and she
seemed delighted and said her people
leaned that way, and while saying this
she leaned over toward me little. The
song we hear 80 much on the streets
came unbidden to my mind: "There are
moments when one wants to be alone. !"
She took me through the sewing schools
of Philadelphia and Boston and quite
agreed with her as to the practical side of
education and think sewing should be
added to the curriculum of our common
schools. have seen the good effects of
it here among our little dusky madens.
The seamstress has her regular hours with
the different classes and it would surprise
you to see the girls of this school at our
socials on Friday nights and on Sunday,
drt ssed in gowns they have made entirely
alone.
l trust the time will soon come when
our boys and girls in the state OF Wash
ingtoH can get an education at least equal
to that furnished the red man by the
great father at Washington.
Our Indians are making great prepara-
tons for sealing. Many OF them will start
out this month. The decision Of the
arbitrators in the sealing matter gives the
Ahuiauo tho au'ahiasct do clOotiuS 10 TOT
hidden. The Indians can WELD the spear
with more dexterity and effort than the
white man.
l am glad the governments OF the world
are taking an interest in these animals
that seem half human. OF course most
of the seals that are killed in Boring Sea
are bachelor seals. They do not succeed
in getting wives mot being strong
enough, and have TO herd by themselves
on rocks and islands where the breeding
seals are not. These bachelor seals are
not often more than six years old. The
seal Is a very tamable and affectionate
animal. In intelligence it is equal or
superior to the dog. Its cousin. the sea
lion, is most useful to the natives of Be-
ring Sea. They make boats from its
skin, waterproof clothing from its intes-
tines and oil pouches from its stomach.
Its whiskers they send to San Francisco
where they are sold for one cent apiece to
the Chinese, who use them to pick their
opium pipes and in certain mysterious
religious ceremonies.
At another time will perhaps tell you
more about this interesting amphibious
animal. ALBERT WILGUs, NJ. ID.
Neah Bay, January IL.