The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-24


all the wide range of
that territory around which the proserbi-
ii Enx1ish drumbeat rolls with the circItnx
ouu n the queens birthday hailed with
greater joy or observed with more enthusl-
astie loyalty than IN the capital and chief
city Of British Columbia. which bears her
aajestys honorcd name. For Victoria,
although Il lies 10 near the United Statcs
border and IL so intimately associated
with this country commercially and per-
sonAiiy, In essentially and conspicuously
British city. English travellers. fresh from
the heart OF London and with undimmed
memories Of the lanes and hedges and
FIELDS Of merry England agree that they
have found no place so thoroughly English
on this side the gIobe.
The American visitor hardly needs 10 be
n Med by that herald Of national boun-
darics. tho customs officer. that he In en-
terinK the queens domlnions. He finds
evidences Of II on every hand. The bunt-
ing that floats from the masss in the har-
Dor proclaims II. The dress and language
Of men that gather at the piers "a the lit
Gle steamer rounds TO and let's down her
GarGpiank tell the same story. The very
architecture and general appearance OF the
city bear mute witness. and as tine visitor
moves amid the streets and stores and
homes OF the people he finds that the town
r. not Anglieixed hut English to the core.
The vocabulary II full Of characteristics
Englsh words and tones and intonations
The deep vocahles, IN. broad a
sounds. they arr all here TO perfection.
There are no stores In the place; they
ere all "shons," The viritor asks for .
etrcet car, and he Is told that the tram"
viii be along presently lie inquiries for
the proprietor OF \ house. and Ia referred
20 the CLARK who Is politely at his GER
vice.
English customs prevail Drivers Ia
passing other vehicles turn 70 the LEI, Ia
stead Of to the right. English and Cana
Sian games predominats. ard cricket ard
lacrosse arc preferred 60 baseball. Al she
opening game OF the season N the Pacific
Baseball League last "Wednesday AZ Gale
donia park. with TIE fslteS, OF weather
sad plenty Of leisure tine. tie attendance
wes only slt. and on the following GAy
there was hardly q eorporars guard. The
spectators were not well ~ IN tho points
Of the game, Every time the umpire called
strike or foul Sgat he was eheore.a as
II he had done something remarkable
When asssrunner ran after a caught fly
hsc LETT she aclder's hands the general
s1ppositfen among the crowd seemed 20
be that the fielder had dropped ,hs han
The plays mos, apniauacd we're easy
catches in the ontHeid. Pew havs ~ere
seea al the game. and four iustv lads se~.
on the street said the caiy reason ,hsv
clant 80 was because thew aian't Niah -
is1t same OF cricket or lacrosse h, on.
snd an thss Is reversed Net point Ia
the r'ay escapes the spectator, ana the
,es'hs q the town viii part with their
last rin~Fnoney 10 sne the game
Tho reason for all III. - no; far >, -r,Ar
Nsneouver island was no. -sturutct rg5,N
iervisn Influences when Il waS co,o~gsss
s1a from the earliest times - me n..s-
ent u has maintained 8 close s~snr-rft,r
VIA We rscsher country. TNr uN,ffsf.-s,
sni most inrneesih men % N1-,e-lA 40
either fnsiisa born " OF direct F-~,ah
raront9gN
Il must not sean ,ufsrres rom tAfs -.
Were are Hcr~ hat EsrlsA rNs,pi. al
rotr hus Enssiuh WAYS h, y-t-.e-ss -
rom r. The Visitor sras sr.er ,,r,,...,-
Tear hours tSst ~ Sas m hs~ p,,ket a.
oid mixture Ns Cana Haa ana T'-4ses
tistes cein. The Gesiess 81 lAhsr.v A.,
tNe American earsS Wrwl'-r rNe.A ~ 80
~itA tire profile 20 Acr Br5,a-.,,, y, I, ,,.ss
snd tais is bat an el,stra,ler, - ~
mixed tNIscs which ore s,ea a., ,S..-,- -.
only u must he understood .,,,. ~. -
riisA Aas Tho sscrr inacr. So -, -,
Win The biggest EurapsAn rsi,urr ana 70
fncmeat are NE haFsarSc s,alFtirs ~
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saa walking cane 'cssie the rs~,,s, -
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ssanisnS tn 90 motley ers-r4 il 60, :.
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