The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

the front 70 greet the soai-ssrapped
heroes or surrender her place Ia the sn-
mails OF history as being universally Gen.
adered the whole push,"
What other large and voluminoun city
Possesses a totem pole such as We have?
La there any spOs on earth outside Of a
stwssh village where a refined and cu.-
tured public bows an apprectative knee TO
an Idol Of awful height and local eolorr
IN there any other place on the inhabited
globe where a so.em pole can hook with
one eve ON three hanks and not wink the
other eye on the sou-thT
Are our houses not built over the ssunps
OF trees from a grimevaI forest. for aught
We know the very Garden OF Eden In
which Adam and Eve resided for a few
days2 Many archaeoioxisss might turn up
their noses at the rest OF the world when
thinking of this We Seaftieites are OF
superior mold. and only on holidays such
~ this do We give way TO feeling CT nat
ural thankfuiness that, although living.
so TO speak IN a terraeed city we do not
leok up or down en- our acqsmintances and
neiEhbors. DO We plume ourselves and
strut because our mosquitoes are Larger
than those Of the rich and fertile JeSsey
COAST No: we know eur opulcnt blood Is
the foundation OF the mosquitoes great
ness. and We submit 10 our fame
We know that We possess the greatest
o. mountains. the biggest cabbages. the
largest clans. and some of the smallest
people that ever have been seen. We are
thankful for all these merries. In proper
tion 10 Their ratio. We hear that travellers
and drummeis call as mossbaeks. and say
IL rains here all the time. We know thar
tha traveller is wrong. The bishop Of Italy.
In speaking OF the climate OF Florence,
satd Of IL, Move mese d. inverno, tire
mese g. inferno" which means nine
months OF spring and three months Of h
the man who edits my copy Is evangelical.
and viii blue pencil what the bishop said
/ write IL, but 1t IL an aspirated l.
! meant. We Of Seattle have the rainy
season and the month Of August We CO
not wish to live In unaduiterated sunshine.
We would not then think 70 much af
rheumatism and heaven. We are thank
full for the rain. which cooig our heated
brnws and falls alike on the good and the
bad We are thankful that no one can
rip us NJ and tell US We don't know enough
ID get In out Of the Vet We know the
wise We are the more We will get into
the vet. We are wise when we rise
superior TO the weather, and wiser when
We tEank goodness for rain hard enough
and vet enough II offer az an excuse for
MT doing things W. do net care 10 60.
Lots OF Eastern people have TO resort TO
story telling when they want to duck
things. We simply have 10 charge our
sins OF omission 10 the rain.
s. @ 9
New York can spread her elegant
TIA nksgiving dinners but she can't pick
native strawbe rsies and Lake Washington
and La France roses out of her hack yards
with which to crown her feast on the 30th
of November. Oh course We are going TO
do all We can TO ev.nce our gratitude on
Thanksgiving. All OF us must have
turkey, whether We have dollars or dough-
nuts We are just the very pineappl. OF
perfection and prosperity. and We know
1T. We are not proud although We are
arrogant We know In our hearts that the
Lord Is on our side. Therefore We will
give thanks with turkey. and pray for
sueeessions OF Aiaskas. professions OF Wis.,
itors and aeeessions Of Provident.al part
nership NANCY LEE