Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-10

law therefor"
Is it surprising that he was ashamed
to go before the court in the recent
cases involving the rights of Mr.. Bar
ton to payment for the same artesian
we'll.
Do the people Of Thurston county
want man for Judge of the Superior
Court who at the expense of Thurston
county and to his own discredit
and scheme had an appeal to the
supreme court dismissed because the
law had been repealed? This county
paid the costs as a penalty of his ig-
norance. j now refer to State v. Oil
yer reported in page S95, 41st Pacific
Reporter. DANIEL GABY.
A Days Outing.
Ed. Standard:
On or about the 18th day of May,
1895, made arrangements to go on a
picnic to Buffers Cove, popular re-
sort some four miles below the city of
Olympia. The starting point was
Tumwater, two miles above The
pleasures that ] enjoyed upon that
eventful day, are something as fol-
lows:
l was to start at 80 in the morn
ing, in order to catch the tide, but l
failed to get around until about eight,
consequently the tide had gone, but
the mud-flats were left which was
fortunate. As the channel was not
far away, thought l could push the
boat out to it, so got plank and
threw it down to walk upon, then
sprang lightly upon it to settle it
firmly in the mud, but l didn't. That
plank shot from under me like a
streak of fabricated lightning; my feet
described beautiful half-circle in the
air and it was myself that was settled
firmly in the mud in the place of the
plank; yes, literally in the place of
the plank, for my head struck exactly
where the plank was when / lit upon
it. / arose and-well, l will not go
very deeply into the narrowing de-
tails, let it suffice to say that my at
tire was slightly soiled or muddy.
Such bad luck right at the start
seemed discouraging. but l consoled
myself with the thought that an I'M
pleasant beginning meant a pleasant
ending, 80 l got my boat off and
started.
After rowing until I had raised sew
eral prominent blisters upon my hands
and until the lunch-to say nothing
of my feet-had become soaked be-
cause the boat leaked, l arrived at my
destination, and, rs l stepped upon
the beach, thought my troubles had
ended. l rushed up the bank ex-
pecting the fragrant odors from the
vineclad and fower.bestrewn hills to
steal over my senses, and maybe they
did, but they stole so awfully high
over that l didn't smell them. But
an odor did steal directly across my
senses; however, it was not fragrant.
The reason it was not was because it
emanated from heap of super.
animated CLANS, probably the remains
OF some not very recent bake.
looked about for some flowers that
| might pluck, boquet, and pres
emily saw beautiful yellow bios
som rearing its head above the short
grass, and l rushed forward and threw
myself upon my knees, intending to
revel III its fragrance, but l was dis
appointed inst about that time.
was struck with the idea that there
was skunk around there somewhere,
and l departed forthwith. / learned
afterward that that flower had been
nvmed skunk-cabbage. The name is
appropriate. | didn't want any more
flowers so concluded to take stroll
on the beach. | went down and
watched the tiny wavelets ripple upon
the pebbly strand and wandered how
they could do it and not get stuck in
the mud. In the course of my ram
bles discovered nice smooth round
hole in the beach near the water,
wondering what was in it stopped to
examine it and l found out-a stream
OF salt water shot out Of that hole and
struck me in the eye. That was
about all I wanted of that, so | went
up on the hill side and reclined under a
tree, and gazed up through the leaiy
branches into the blue sky. Directly
drop of rain fell on. my nose and an
ant crawled up my trousers. |
climbed dejectedly upon a log think
ing that would be out of reach OF the
ants. l was. but l was not out OF
reach Of the mosquitoes, about four
million of which Immediately gave
me their undivided attention.
The Western Washington mos
quito, like every other Washington
product, is superior article. He is
never content with a superficial ex.
animation of any subject, he always
feels actuated by desire to go to the
bottom of everything. If Stanley and
his mOsquito-proof zanzabaris had
ever tryed conclusions with their in.
sect they wouldn't think the light
colored species of the Congo region
was a circumstance.
But why prolong the agony? In my
opinion it will be sufficient shock to
the nervous system OF the reader to
sum up in one unbroken string of APP
paling facts the consequences OF this
day of recreation.
/ eventually reached home and
hadn't had anything to eat since
morning. l was picked full of holes
by mosquitoes, ants and pine needles,
my hands blistered, my clothes were
ruined and 1 was sore all over. More
over, l caught cold and was sick in
bed three weeks.
If there is any man who is worn
out and run down, whose nervous sys-
TEN is exhausted by the rush and
turmoil of city life, and is in need of a
day OF perfect rest, my advice to him
is, go and do likewise-if his life is in
sured. A NATIVE.
TUMwATER, April 6, 1896.
The Post-Intelllgencer and the WASH
INGToN STANDARD will be sent one wear
for go naSh h., nnuinr