The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-29
RESIFUl RUSSIAN sIkh.
The Women DO It-H0W TAey Do t.
The Capital of Aiaaka. IL Fosses-
g ADerteans-NAe g. TAere-N~s
Evea Geld Can Meve Wen O~t-
Plea fer the Peace 81 the Place.

Sitka is q dun. pleasant place. IL Is fun
o. unexpected things. bur these ara not
tura.. sneyitabse And Satisfactory. TIE
territorial governor of the Jalsssz States
il there. yet the little old town - Russian
In appearAs-c and spirit, and. t.aaagh il IS
England, and the temper ard habits az the
People there are rather tropical. Every
body ioafs- Or they did feg years age.
Your energy Is suppressed and yoa rest
juneau. ol the mainland, 1hroes with life.
Men did business rEsre and we're winning.
or losing. or earning fortunes. Slska Is cd
and knows better. In juneau they were
private about the rich deposits Of gold In
then about the wealth of the Yukon 10
talk about IT. In Siska the god Of A!aska
was favaT.te topsc. The Stkans be-
neyed N II. bat tneg had no desire 10 dig
far as they could tAey would direct you 10
the exact spot where the gold had been
reported. And these reports they get Nom
prosiectors and from the Indians. who had
repeated traditions of IL. No Sskkan ever
went out seeking ns fortune.
Why should be- Siska contained all that
was worth having. and every man had ali
he wanted.
common plane Of the towE. A young ma
r4ne officer had just come there 70 take
command OF the post when l visited the
town. he brought some bear rugs. Indian
var. He imported a piano, which ne
played beautifully. He Was about 10 Inn
port q wife Contentment in exile was 10
be his and he WAS cheerful.
genial ioafer. who was wiling to show the
Lieutenant hoG 10 make a nest comfort
able To he in He laughed, told stories.
smoked, took short walks, slept-he slept
very. very much When he came there he
CAME with REASONABLE thoughts and fun
OF hatred for his superiors who had sent
him out OF the world. CUT on his nrofes-
sional career and left him 20 rot among
the Indiana Sitka ruined aim. as he ex-
pec;sd. but II reconc:.ed him 20 his fate.
The Indians. the Sitkans," he told the
lieutenant ARE the only men who know
how to live. They do nothing but hunt
and fight. and. of course. there Is no more
fighting II you can help IT. They do not
even think. That's all left TO the women
Now you know why my CONGRATULATIONS
on your coming marriage were SO hearty.
riageabie woman in town. Sometimes I
watch a native maiden grow. She passes
my window carrying wood every day. and
day by day ! see her grow. All l have TO
do to win her il 10 tap on my window and
beckon her. But don't. I'm Sftkan.
let her pass. and by and by l see a man
with her. II Is her husband. stu might
have her for a tap on the pane. but don't
care. Pm a Sitkan. and / find that l do
not have to think. not even by proxy. So
I say let the tides rise and fan, i simply
fail and iaii ana falL
He took the lieutenant over to the stora
a long, low. white building OF great age
and so.idity. Outside on the sidewalk sat
the braves and their wives. leaning Ut
against the wall. They were wrapped In
their blankets.
shopping said the doctor
shopping. said the lieutenant
shopping" sad the doctor.
Inside were more natives. squafted al
fernatsiy. q man and woman on the door
against the walls.
Shopping said the doctor.
The storekeepes. all old fellow who
looked Ike an ancient trader. ga, on q
barrel behind his counter and smoked his
pipe, There were inrroductions. a drink
In violation of the law, then the doctor
told the lieutenant to sit down on box
and watch the way he would do things be-
fore ne got out Of Sitka, unless he had A
pull.
Have your
mo"
Poor. happy man Neither have l,
Look al me-"
They sat silent awhile. The Indian
women counted over and over again little
hunks of tobacco: severa, Jumps OF sugar.
a few bullets and their money. The men
nfoped still and stupid inside anu out
woman spoke
There comes a purchase said the doc
tor.
The man beside the woman took coin.
rose SLOWLY and shufried UP 10 the counter.
He rested a minute. The storekeeper
waited.
TIVE bullets" said the man. indicating
the number with his fingers-
The storekeeper got up. fficDed the COX
Of bullets and pushed II 10 the Indian. WHO
picked out one felt ~ looked II ever, put
It back. took another. roliee X Kept y anu
them and shuffied back. The storekseper
went on reading. The customer sat down.
passed TO his sauaw the purchase he had
male gave her the change and she ex
"a he
BY and by another squaw spoke. another
man rose. and another purchase. this time
Of ten grains of cofYes. was executed.
There was no disturbance OF the perfect
peace. Other men bought small lots of
-four tobacco ciotsa-everythng and some
rad piles beside them But no yingie pur-
chase was hurried or large. The biggest
WAS ten bullets.
1T NAV take all day" said the doctor.
but what Of ii7' The hunt isn', tomorrow
and one day IL as goad as another. The
woman Is sure TO make Aer money come
out right. for II she wants a pound Of bull
cts half a pound OF powder. hundred
weight of Hour and quarter OF bacon.
how can she be sure che Is getting thcm In
due proportion without buying little OF
eacn in turn. And the man-fhe man IS
Shared all thought. forethcugh, and re-
morse. The women declare war here and
plan the campaign just ss they Go the
hunts II is blessed place
They took walk down through the vii
lage 90 the sgot where the great church
split the way IN tao. Then II rainee. hard.
The lieutenant halted.
What's the natter asked tie doctor.
THE rain.
.soh. it's fuss like the Indians II rains
4 little. clears a FtsIs rains little. clears
aeaiY-aii the time When yoI first come
here II seems 10 rain all the tinss and yoi
stay in ali the time, After a while yoG 20
81, whenever rou stsh and IL seems 10 bs
clear ali tina time.
The daughters of She governor came out
u house.
see, il those young ladies' would wait
ssjf a minute that eload will have passed.
Rn. what's The difference II vii rain
f,sr times on them between here ard fna
easti~. bgt@tt Will clear up fonr times. TOO.
=, they take II as IL comes.
Good afternoon. ladies" Nc said. Hitting
Ms hat let me present Lieut.. -. COM
,Yas rsiant 81 THE pest. He Isn't dead yeE.
Thirks rs wet day
Why We wsse last rsTrsaysfnw WHAT a
lovely day ~ IS And IL isn't raining. IS 5; g.
Ne said tire lieutenant. ~ hes
: Stopped.
T'sev passed on. I, began 20 rain again.
~AreD'i she cold efTeSis nagaiaesBlE-'
said the officer
They we're. and she doctor ss!f -.
WAsr they got well cslf fs s5a woods fh@
Doctor asked the lieutenant not 10 iet MS
ssrg.an, driu MS uIen IA fEusi q the dnc-
tors house.
Hes hox,ssaxx that sergeant He's beer