Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-29

finding plenty OF game, and his future
is to be spent in the happy hunting
grounds, and 60 on through the list
until we come 10 the religion as
taught from the Bible.
We see that the greatest desire OF
the Jew and the Christian is to obtain
great wealth, gold, silver and precious
jewels. Accordingly the Christian g
future place Of abode is to be walled
city, with gates, every gate of one inn
mense pearl, twelve OF them, with walls
OF jasper and streets of gold, with an
adequate display of precious stones
and jewels wherever they can be
brought into conspicuousness.
At the commencement we stated
that our own views and ideas after the
change called death were derived from
nature, and being at variance with
most OF the expressed opinions, 1 will
take the same liberty to suggest fu-
ture which would be more in accord
ance with my taste and seem more
desirable for prolonged existence,
the last one especially, as the company
is too c0smopolite and miscellaneous.
Besides there are many of those vile
characters that we have wished to
avoid here, and who would be any
thing but agreeable companions there,
no matter how much they may have
bathed in innocent blood or how white
they may have been washed. 1 am
sure that would soon tire OF all that
dazzling brightness, and l should ex-
psct to be continually meeting some
old gold fiend with his testing stone
and acid bottle, trying the pavements
to see il they were genuine.
The other place, which is said to be
prepared for those who have no inher-
itance in the golden city-oh! the
thought of that sends q chill through
me, like Roentgen rays. We want
none of that, and poor Polly if she
should chance to be with me, would
be obliged TO discard her beautiful
plumage and assume a suit OF ashes
tos, or salamander fur, for we have all
heard of the sudden effect OF the heat
of that place on feathers.
We will now try to describe o con-
dition which to me would be more
agreeable than those which the rel;g-
ions of the earth has taught us to ex-
pect. As have found much in this
earthly life to admire, that which has
been bright and beautiful, that which
not yet palled upon the senses, I would
wish for nothing better than q revised
and improved edition of this, divested
OF it's cares and sorrows, sickness, pain
and death; with its hills and valleys,
green fields, bubbling springs and
running brooks; with pleasant groves
filled with beautiful feathered song
sters; surrounded by friends tried and
true. Give me that, and 1 shall not
! envy those with golden streets, jeweled
crowns and gilded harps.
And it would certainly afford me
the greatest pleasure to be met on that
now not far distant shore by the many
intelligent animals who have been my
friends here. who have only spoken
through their acts, as we'll as the
birds who could with speech make
known their little wants and express
their gratitude for kindness shown.
Polly's beautiful form is now laid
away to decay, disintegrate and return
to it's original condition, the same as
all flesh, be it OF the inferior animals
or of man, and if her little spirit still
lives, l shall hope some day to meet
her. If not she will always be held in
fond remembrance, and all that can
say is: Polly, requiescat in pace.
FAYETTE HALL.