The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20

have On several occasions in my life
exr,arfercad the senRation ot getting
left" 5ut never quite So wildly A. on my
arrival AT The eoea IL Boston 20 Ind ths
steamship gore While 0exa1ing my rare
a ssF.taeuaniy individual evidently con-
rectsd with the steamship COMPANY
RAISED MY fseiingz TO normal condition
Esy the pleasing Information tfat v as 'koi
tine only one left that party o. sixteen
were en route FROM Chicago, delayed oy
wreck ana would De an hoaf late fhaf
the steamer had 20 go o1at on the tee pat
that she would Sc cut in sna haFbcF await
lag tag w3th the delageG party me ins
watts All hour, ali nogg and Rail, t~o
hoQrs bat stiu the Delayed party f&i3s 10
agl1ar ordeTa come from sne Office 10
send ins oaf with the sug ard lex the
steamer go OF. and 80, Il solitary pass n
ger I go aBs IN state on the tug " iaiian
apraeue rs board .he Canada. Boston
harbor Il always beautiful ard X heesn%a
sspeciatiy 10 ire that nooneay tap.
Kodak ia hard. / watched FOR views Ola
Fort Independence ard other points OK IN
tegeAt are soon reelea away. n graceful
yacht runs by the strong breeze ming
every sail and listing tire vessel over at an
angie which looks alarming so a lands
neau She IL "a beautiful sight, swimming
the wntsr SO lightly and gracefully that
cannot resist tl4e temptation 70 press NE
Ton nsht bat tie Canada is not la sight.
on we go eastward another five miles.
nearly 70 the anchored Lghtship, but II Is
evident that our steamer Aas gone 10 sea,
ard the tug pats about and heads once
more ~. the farbor The tide Is now well
out aad the view as We come In Of Boston
light and th. rock upon which IL stands
invites another of the camera. oppo-
site the ravy yard IL anchored a goodly
affst. a% s=txSe aaFNf
cruiser New York. the battleship Massa-
ehnsetfs saeparentiy counterpart OF tie
Drszonl. and the suach criticised bat To all
appearances powerful Texas. Close by the
navy yard is moored the historic Old war
ship Wabash. of the Ole wooden type. Ia
commission as school ship. The contrast
between the Wabash and the New York is
a wonderful object lesson OF the progress
Of a slngie generation. Soon We are back
to the wharf and speedily ! make ar
rangements to san from New York on
Wednesday, June 2.
On the Fall River boat that evening en-
I0ete TO New York. / encountered a speci-
faen ~ that narrow froyincialfsn which
every Wesferner meets on an Eastern trip.
! VAS on The hurricane deck of the Puri-
tan enjoying the out look as we steamed
down Narraeansett bay In the evening
Twilight. gentleman. from whose sub
ss-auent conversation I gathered was a
privs;e tutor Of university undergrsadU-
atas residing at Providence seeing that
was stranger. kindly pointed out the
places Of Interest We were passing.
There IL Mount Hops" said he. as he
pointed 10 d rounded hilltop on prom-
neat pont on the western shore. "the
home OF King Philip, the Old Indian chief
OF the NaFraganSettS.
! was interested. for historical subjects
and places have always mean: more to me
than objects or scenes whose charms are
based or mere beauty of appearances But
despite the historic memories | could not
resist the remark that ~ was "A very in
significant Hill To be dignied by the name
OF mountain" for / doubt IL its highest
elevation equals half the height of Queen
Anne hill above tide water. My compan-
ton agreed with me that lit was not very
much OF a mountain In comparison with
the great mountains OF New Hampshire
and Vermont" Then In burst OF con-
fideuca he related how that he had once
gone West" 20 Pittshurg and had crossed