The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-10
ACROSS THE PLAINS BY WAGON.
Wherein the Journey Is Different from
4. What 1t Was in 40.


/, What 1t Was in 40.
a day or two since family of immi-
grants from southern Kansas, who had
travelled all the way across to Oregon
in their own wagon and were five
months on the way, camped few
miles east of this city, says the Port
land Oregonian. So seldom do immi-
grants ''crcss the plains with teams
nowadays that MIR. ninth inquired how
they had come to make the trip.
The immigrant said there were manv
more families on the way, strung along,
whom he had passed He had become
weary of the ups and downs of life in
Kansas, and had started to make a
home on Lewis river, where he had
some friends. He was man Of some
means, and had wife and several
half grown children. When he con-
cluded to emigrate he had nine horses.
one of them a mare for which he had
paid five hundred dollars. He could
not sell them for anything, so con-
cluded to drive to Oregon, save railroad
fare, and have his horses after he got
here. He bought carriage and cart
for his family, and, loading his outfit
in farm wagon, hitched up his horses
and struck out.
The mans account of the trip shows
That, While crossing the plains now is
much the same lis in the days of 40 and
hereabOuts, in other respects il is q,
cry different affair. Fer instance, in
tead OF finding plenty CT grass for his
took and game for his family, he found
o game, and had to buy feed for his
lofses all the way. the plains" beinr
now comparatively a settled conntrT
As far as wear and tear to wagons and
animals goes. the trip was all that
couio nave been anticipated He lost
all his horses. his cart and o.,..;.cro
Persons with dogs and other pe.5
meet with cold and clammy reception
in New York boarding-houses. They
may occasionally steal into fashionable
flats, where the landlord or agent have
no direct means of circumventing
them. but when it comes to the board
ing-house things are a little more
definite.
A nice-looking married couple went
into Twenty-third street boarding
house the other day and were made
comfortable. After the first dinner.
says the Herald of that city, the lady
was observed scraping together some
dalntles from the board to take to her
room. The landlady, who is woman
of great decision of character, heard
of it, and her knock was shortly after
,o,.1 a. 4
boarders. The latter were immediately
notified that either they OF the dog
must vacate at once.
IF cannot keep my darling Keno
phOn, we'll move" protested the owner
g the dog, who practiced the princi-
ole of Love me, love my dog"
''Then you'll have to move," said the
'andlady, firmly. I'm not keeping a
,og kennel"
How in the world they ever got
that dog in here without my seeing it,"
aid she, after the obnoxious Keno
,hon had been disposed of, sis moro
han l can understand. I've had all
want of dogs. A gentleman used t.,
,ecp small but ferocicus bulldog in
&c ugllest brute l ever laid my eyes
1.-THE dog. not the man. That dor
couldn't let anybody but his ownci
amper with him. The man used t.
g him around with him everywhere
= went. One night, when the ma.
cane in, he was feeling SO oblivlous
-arthly things that he left his dor
licked in the vestibule. The next
''oarder who came in got no farther
an the vestibule. and landed down
ne steps with a square yard of trouser
Missing. He was soon joined by an
thcr boarder, who wanted to come f.
,ed, They rang the bell until several
+ us came down to see what was Tia,
iiatter. On opening the door the d p
'prang for us as if he hadn't been fe.i
tor week, and wanted anything that
came handy, but we slammed the door
70 again just in time. Aswe could not
awaken the owner we had to leave the
dog there till morning, and those who
we're outside had to go to hotel. In
the morning everybody had to go and
come by the servants entrance until
the owner of the animal came down
and got us out of the fix"
''What did he say:"
''Say! Why, he abused us all as set
of brutes for keeping his dog locked
up there, and gathered it up under his
arm and took il upstairs as if it had
been piece of Dresden china! And
the boarders who had been locked out
left the house for good the next day.
We got rid of the dog, but not until it