The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09

Experience of That Versatile Gentleman at
Dr. Blalock's.

Among the versatile gentlemen who live
and do business in the United States is the
Hon. Patrick DOMAIN OF Amortization
while he has lived in almost every prin-
clpal city in the West. ne has no particu-
lar abiding place in any city for any
length Of time. When the war broke out
Pat lived in Missouri-and being man
of patriotic turn Of mind, and having
reverence for the Constitution of the
United States, he conceived violent notions
as to people who did not reverence the
great Magma Charta in the same spirit,
and did not hesitate to express his opinion
in the most forcible English.
After the close Of the war Pat found
Missouri altogether too hot for him, and
migrated to North Dakota. where he
spent about ten years Of his life in ours
ing the authors Of the Civil War rebels
in general. and particularly the Missouri
brand OF rebels.
After that Pat drifted to the National
Capital and became a sort of Beau Brum-
Internationally a leader OF Congressional
Southern society-and made an immense
hit. too.
The campaign of 1886 found him in that
splendid city founded by Brigham Young.
as the author and publisher OF a weekly
illustrated newspaper called The Utah
Man. in which Col. Pat dealt out master
w blows against the gold standard-and
Senator Jones Of Arkansas.
Since then. however. Col. Pat has once
more turned his attention toward rail-
reading and has joined mis- fortunes with
the O. r.. Il N. which takes him into the
Walla Wala country. where he some
times runs up against fruit-growers, who
are determined to show him the results
OF their labors. He did that the other
day, and the following is description OF
his visit and experience:
This morning Or. y. G.. Blalock. the
owner Of one Of the most famous fruit
farms in this part of the world drove me
out TO see il: and it is one OF the most
magnificent places Of the kind have ever
seen in any land or cline. Think OF 5000
fruit trees in one vast orchard. bending
and. I'm many cases, breaking down under
their rich burdens Of crimson and golden
and purple lusciousness-apples pears and
pOmegranates. The Doctor. who Is an old
ex-North Carolinian. right from among
my knsfOlk for five generations past, IS
now shipping 1900 10 10000 pounds-or
from four TO FIVE carIOads-of fruit day
10 Minneapolis. st. Paul. Chicago, New
York. Philadelphia and nearly everywhere
else-all from land that comparatively cost
him but $3.50 an acre.
Among other lovely and home-like pos
sessions. he has a vast apiary-not less
than 100000 bees. every id one OF them
with honey on its hind legs and hell-fire
in It's tail Tie specially wanted me TO
see his bee-hiyery, as a stimulus. | sup
pose, 10 my Industry in these glorious
boom days Of Mckinley prosperity. or as
a rebuke to my dronishness-and fondnoss
for the queens Before We got anywhere
near 1t / told him there wasn't WELL
regulated and fully accoutred bee in all
Christendom-(d--n bees. anyhowD-that
wouldn't gladly hy a mile out of its way
any time for the pleasure Of singing me-
The words were hardly out of my mouth
when one OF the d--n little beasts dashed
savagelv at me and struck me squarely
in the loft eve with red-hot sledge ham
rer. or -o'so~ed slunrshot. or some
thing or other: so now look as Il had
tackled Bob Fitzsimmons or some equally
eminent representative OF American civil
ization and culture. In fs-to-i ring with
a fence around It too high 10 climb over.