The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-08-21
UNCLE JAKE ALLEN ABROAD.
YIsALIA, Cal. Aug. II, 1895.

YIsALIA, Cal, Aug. II, 1895.
EDITOR DISPATCH Thinking perhaps
you would like hear to something OF
the doings and travels OF your esteemed
friend Jake, l will avail myself OF the
present time 10 scratch you these lines. /
will not endeavor 20 give dates as have
not kept a memorandum. l 1rst came 10
Sacramento and remained There two
days. | took III some OF the sights ami
visited the races one afternoon which
were very interesting Us there were some
very good starters i'll nearly all the races.
From Sacramento | took the train Tor
Stockton arriving there for dinner. The
same evening | took the boat Tor san
Francisco and was OUT all night, arriving
in the city about $50 a. III. | took in Il
portion of the town and returned 10
Stockton the following night. | had a
pleasant time all around. Stayed IN the
city Of lunatics over Sunday and attended
the Dutch beer gardens. BY the way,
''the beer gardens is a good place I'd 20
to see fun. About one-half the Dutch
were Irish, Mexicans and Portuguese.
For refreshments they had beer, whisky
and ten pins. From Stockton l took the
train to Modesto, which is the metropo-
lis of Stanislau County; stayed there
one week then to Dinuba III Tulare
County, thence to Orosi which is oil tile
railroad. | visited with friends one
week, then went to the town OF Iieediey
in Fresno County. l stopped there two
days and came to Vlsalia winch Is the
county seat OF Tulare County. In re
viewing my travels there Is Ii thing
that is worthy OF note lhe iurther 1
l travelled South the notter 1t got until
the mercury reached 1870 degrees in the
shade. If l was to take a journey TO he'll,
l certainly would 20 by the way vi the
S. p. so as to not experience 50 much vi
a change when l got There. | also mo-
ticed u great change i'll the complexion
Of the men and women as | Travelled
down the. road. First they resembled the
white race, and then gradually changed
until they were all the coior OF yellow
ochre. | was unable TO o Tor this
change, and was afraid 10 enquire as 10
the the cause for lear of stepping on the
toes of some nationality that would de-
clare for indemnity, 80 l concluded II
must be u case OF a~malgamation ami
that they had started in to run each
others nationality u by that process.
My mind, however, was changed when
l came to take d bath, alter being Ill
the San joaquin Valley IA days. I'M
agine If you can Il person covered all
over with red and yellow clay dust To
the thickness OF a wagon tlre-thaJ Was
l.. / first went over myself with a cold
ished up with "a bar of sand soap. 1 will
never, never, take al4-day chance again.
The country people here never take ID
bath and they all belong to church, ex-
cept OF curse those VINO think different
ly and by the way | think heaven will
have to abandon the white robe pros
pect, or else start a laundry and bath
house just outside the pearly gates. |
have "a Steam Generator that l will
guarantee to heat the water for boJli
laundry and bath. In good health.
l am yours truly,
j.. W. ALLEN.
N. B. Please excuse pencil As they
make ink down here Of a formula COM
posed OF lamp-black, gum arabic and
ice tea, with a small injection Of ben
zine. 1t requires an expert to use it
successfully. l drink nothing but ice
tea, though their ice down here is not
as cold as Nevada ice by about 1875 de-
grees. l leave here tomorrow morning
for the vicinity of Fresno.
j. W. A.
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