The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-08-15
Fred Reed In chicago.

Fred Reed IA Chicago.
EprroR HEsALD-All work and no play
makes Jack dull boy. So after 9 swelt
sring hot day, when the poor irrigstor
has talked arid lands, water power, the
delightful inducements to people to locate
and acquire home and competency in
our wonderful land Of alfalfa, = hops,
peaches, prunes and more climate to the
square inch than any other land our
proud banner Of liberty floats over; after
be has talked until his throat is as dry as
Snipes mountain and his shirt as wet az
q wet rat after he has honorably and
faithfully tried to indelibly stamp on the
minds OF his listeners the naked truth
and that in chunks of digestable sizes,
he HES himself to his hotel, weary,
worn, but strong in an abiding faith
that some day all will be- well and that
everything comes to him who waits. He
gets his mail, most of which says: Dear
Sir-Please remit. Your account is 80
long past due that whiskers are begin
ming to grow" Blessed words. You
feel like new man; you know you are
not forgotten at home. What would we
western men do If there were no mails to
remind us that we were still part OF
the earth? Some day, when the clouds
have rolled away and the hustlers who
have subdued the great arid vsstness and
mads it lovely, rich, great and grand,
with Sunday schools all down the line.
and the green grass grows all around, all
around-then, and not till then, will the
irrigator reach the zenith OF his glory ;
when he has two dollars in his pocket all
bis really own. When the sheriff is of
on his bridal tour; the lawyers all gone
fishing; the honorable judge gone to
Alaska and wrecked on barren rock.
bound shore for year or two, with moth
ing but hotel to live in.
However, here we are in, not hi, but
Chicago. Well, there is no difference in
the summer. Work is over for the day
and we are confronted by a long. hot
summer evening. We get into the cage,
60 up dozen stories to our room and
laundry ourself to the best OF our ability
emitting the starch, eat onr evening meal,
emitting the blessing until fall, and sally
forth. We mount O cable car for q
ride to cool off and seat ourseif only one
seat removed from fat woman with 8
basket in her lap. We might stand the
woman and the basket, but there is
something in that basket that makes
you unhappy. You don't know how
long it's been dead. So you look cheer
full and help the balance Of the passengers
enjoy 1t. I'll never 90 to anothe basket
social. If / do want that basket.
Soon l arrived on the bicycle thorough
fare and saw thousands Of wheels of all
kinds and colors. Say. readers: your
lives will never be complete until you
have seen this sight. The ladies are
strictly In it-bloomers Of all kinds,
shapes and colors. Some with regular
pants Ou. i saw uOft Cdlfco tnbu Sscu
beheld on the range. Some looked over
fed, others looked as II they had seen a
hard winter, but the average was good.
All in all it was very wonderful and in
teresting sight. / then took boat ride
on the lake. You can ride ten miles for
ten cents. There was Swede outfit on
board and their songs were very fine. l
enjoy the Swedish language very much.
They were just full enough to be real
nice and keep good time.
On my way back to the hotel poor
woman spoke to me. Said she had ten
children. paralyzed husband and no
home, and wanted two dollars to buy q
house and lot. / told her I had no
money, but if she would write to Benson
he would send her ten acres. F. R. r.
Chicago, July 20, 1895.