The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29

Lodge is set in land of plenty. whea
the tide IA low. and all the bottom OF ~
sea uncovered and its strangeness brourh,
10 light. we 80 walking IN 9high wooden.
se!ed shoes over and among its mysteries
without a thought OF the riparian rights
we are invading. Sea food IS with us
matter Of course; for every thing edible
which the sea produces Is found abundant.
~ at low t$de-Clams to make those ).
Little Neck blush for theiro own want u
tenderness and flavor: crabs which for
size might 20 prosecutors OF all crabs:
scaiiOps delightful 10 the appetite Of, man;
and goeyduck. which is / cross between
81 clam and leviathano
There are also salmon and salmon trout
swimming In the waters, and he who trolls
can. and does. catch them: and when one
tires OF these gifts OF doating nature, thers
are wild duck swimming like goslngs n
the domestic harbof. and In the woods ara
grouse ana deer. We have eaten OF them
all. But there are sea things drying and
smoking before the log fires Of an Indian
camp mile along the shore, whi6h 80
have not tasted. and which our home a..
thorities inform us are never eaten ty
white folks" ana which nevertheless We
long FOR with an Eden-lke longing. Tas
Indians were very far from being white
folks. although We felt that the distance
might be greatly lessened ~ thorough
course OF soap and scrubbing brush.0 They
were from the puyallup reservation. ana
are what are called here "pe-al-ups,' VITA
the accent on the second syllable. ana they
were out on a prolonged picnic. drying and
smoking winter food.
/ have never seen any ona as old as one
Of the men and two OF the women looked
and set the hoy OF the party told me that
a girl OF y who belonged IN il was his SIS
ter. and that the old. old man and the
OLD. old woman were his father and
mother. l was inclined 10 refer this
statement 10 some misunderstanding Of
words. but our handsome ~and Simply
mature hostess insisted that the squsR
I'm question was about her own age
and pointed out the fact that her move
meuts were those OF comparatively yoahs
woman.
Truly. they were not beautiful 70 look
at and wore such clothes ar one sees ia our
very poor Italian and Bohemian quarters
in New York But the Three canoes when
were anchored of shore were made On
lines OF absolutely perfect grace. No Oh
tect fashioned in tho best days or creek
art was ever more symmetrical one %
Thorn had been carved from an enormous
tree. and was fully i've feet from
keel 70 upper side lines. WIN
neck OF swan, and painted n
red and black Egyptian-like ornament :
long boat load OF these people. wth Two %
three Of them padding silently along Ve
shore. was vision 10 remembers NO "a
geant Of civilized art could match It's Per
lection.
In my pursuit % Information apout ~
Indians. the gu'leless daughter q one = o
the settlers informed me that "M the ellI
DAYS OF the country when there we're ="
many white women. some Of the Csel''s''
married squaws: she knew two or utes
men who had squaw wives, but "hsa
more white women came, the w,
chased their squaw wives away
But they kept the chldren,c ~.
added. and then asked qgesiionihs.,
and hcsItaunely. Don't You thpS
rather hard 10 Keep the children ana e' 81.
the squaws away? But r suppose
right" with a lHtle civilized AghO :,
Now. looking A. b1ese sge'9ipnehs
squaws. ! could only wopdeT that 80
found even temporary husbands al'i1s
white men. hut further inquiry 1890
the fact that many OF the Ddian "V.Hs
owned beautiful farms and that ID 80. -.
case. the huetands were apt 90 become -
manent The children o. such marfias
went 60 school. and wleU tlg'y we're 80.
married white men or women. ana 49,
a part OF the social community ,.r.
Stiu looking a. fhe sguaws ana az 4.
disc Lodge. i feel that they gre W. se
apart. CANbAtE Hf't'i-D