Douglas Island news., 1898-12-07
As we passed the BrownviIle Woolen


 yes, and to say no would not have been the truth, so we just thanked him for the compliment and headed for the office of MT. H. F. Robinson, the Alas ka superintendent of the Pacific Coast Steamship Go. Business called us there, but not finding him in, we wait ed for him. The cashier was there, however, and as busy as ever. A nice young man with auburn hair and goodnatured look on his face was sit ting at his desk apparently in deep thought. As is our custom, we laid two copies of the paper on the desk and held down a chair until Mir. Robinson arrived.
 "We are much interested inyour pa per and enjoy it very much at this of flee" said the cashier. Immediately the young man with the auburn hair picked up a copy of the News He didn't even take time to return to his chair, but jumped onto the table from which he had taken the paper and com menced to read. He read all of the first page and turned on to the editori- al. We think he must be religiously inclined for we observed him perusing our criticism on the Rev. Loyal l.. Wirt's sermon. He finished that page and turned on to the local, stored all the good things there was in that and then read the article on Col Lewis and when he commenced to read the adyer- tisements, why, MT. Robinson came in and we could observe him no longer.
 Mir. Robinson is a peculiarly made man. Somehow, the cares of active business don't seem to tell on him. He is always the same. Always busy, there must be much to worry him, but if he has any cares you never find 1t out. Good natured and full of humOr, the nice and responsible position he holds has never enlarged his head. Just below the waist he measures up well, but that is not because he ever gets 'swelled up" on account of good job.
 We took one more look at the young man who was still reading the News and headed for the corner of Seward street and that big mountain
 My wife has heard of your paper and wants to see it." said stranger to us as we were turning into Seward street. "You will find the great relig- ious weekly at the postotiice," was our reply and away we went. We received a number of compliments on the way up the street for the great Alaska pa per and as we were forgetting some we stopped to take notes. Presently we saw coming up the walk our friend Rev. Loyal l.. Wirt. As he walked along he was reading the first page of the News, and he seemed very much inter ested. We greeted him when close by, but he seemingly did not hear us. Then we yelled and began waving our hands and "shooing," and attracted his atten- tion from the paper to us. The usual salutations occurred, and as our crltl- cism of his sermon was on the fourth page we thought he had not yet seen 1t so we made for other parts of town.
 We dropped into Young's and there too we heard kind words for the News.
 One of the Kaufman Bros. expressed admiration for the paper. Somehow we were more than pleased to hear his complimentary reference to the News for he must be a good judge of a good neat paper, for he has one of the hand somest stores we ever saw. The goods and arrangement of his rooms would be credit to any city on earth.
 But we must follow this subject no further and yet the sixteenth part has not been told. We hurried to the ferry boat and for the first time saw Captain Tibbets look pale, weary and distress ed. We hardly knew him. We edged around to his side for the purpose of consoling him. Surely we thought he was in trouble. In low and subdued tones he told us that it was now Fri day and he had not yet seen copy of the this weeks News. Our time card told us he would return at ' o'clock, and believe me, at that time we were there with copy of the paper for the l Captain.
 That women and children cry for it, the men must have it and the church Doo,,Ia mad if thera can he no doubt.