Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-30
OUR CLOVER BILL
VISITS THE CARNIVAL AND RE-
IATES HIS EXPERIENCE.

lATES HIS EXPERIENCE.
Tie Takes Belinda aid the Children on an Out
ing-Who Belinda ls-She Has Decided Opin-
ions Against "Stone Fence" Glimpse
of Tacoma-Sends Belinda to "Nsishbor"
with Friends While He Takes in" the Show
Stops at the WaIIed.up Astoria-Some
Unique Hotel Rules-ls Visited by Miss CHR
opody. Corn Doctor. and is Satisfied with
Her Ministrations-- Visits Fatima and is
Overwhelmed by Oblivion.
When we left our home, down in
the wilds of Mason county, we took
the steamer Shelton and rode down
the placid waters of Big Skookum.
Belinda was so afraid the children
would fall overheard, that she did not
enjoy the ride very much. belinda,
by the way, is my worser halD. We
met the Capital City down the bay
and exchanged whistles, also passen-
gers. Belinda, myself and the rest OF
the Clovers, got on the Capital City.
When the purser came around col
lecting tickets, or dough, he says,
"Uncle you don't want to miss seeing
Miss Velly Fatima, in her celebrated
oche-dontee.l .lookee dance and Miss
Siconda Angel-in "a a-hornee do her struts
il you do you will miss treat" Now
it was zeal mean for that ticket-grab.
Der to talk to Bill Clover, Esq, in that
manner.
Later he came and invited me into
little corn.crib in the side of the
house-er boat, and had a curly. haired
biscuit-shoOter mix what he called .
"stone fence" for Uncle. He used so
much fruit, thought he was starting
an orchard. My, but that feller could
mix the different bottles fine! When
l got back to Belinda, she wanted to
know where had been so long.
told her had been down in the rear
OF the Hosel-er boat looking at a fell
Ter build q "stone fence" She got a
Whit or two OF my breath and told me
she had her opinion of q man who
would guzzle anything, from rocky
and rye to \" stone fence" mixed by
a curly-haired biscuit-shooter. Now
down on the farm l have taught Be-
linda to do everything but hold her
tongue. l taught her to get up in the
morn and build the fires, cook break
fast, feed the hogs, horses, and milk
the cows, work in the garden, cook
dinner, supper, ETC., and also look
after the other Clovers, including N.Y.
self. Dear Belinda, l don't know
what would become of her if she
should lose me, and have to 60 out in
the cruel world and work for her liv-
ing!
After q long ride on the boat-er-
thotel, We came around Point and q
man who wore set of lonely whiskers
and an uphill look in his eyes said,
Look ct dear old Tacoma" and
pointed to big white hill that wore
whiskers. Another man spoke up and
said, " Yes, that is dear old Mount Ia
coma, when it does not rain-here, but
but it rains. here all the time in this
neighborhood." This man gave me his
card later, it read "Jimmy Hill, Town
lots 1l44 Glide Avenue, Seattle"
When the boat reaches the back
porch which the N. P. X. r. has for
the steamers to land the dear travel.
ing public on, there was large crowd
OF wild-eyed men in a group around q
lot of wagons. They we're all yelling
at once, telling people to come to the
Tacoma hotel" the Willard house,"
the Heavenly Rest" and the" Walled
up Astoria" They not only told the
people to come but attempted to take
them there by force. Belinda was GO
ing up TO her dear friend, Mrs. Spon-
ger to stop during the show, as they
had steel nursery to turn the young
Clovers in while she did the carnival.
Belinda took Q Car. made q motion
to those hotel runners and in q
minute l was surrounded by them like
q drove of hogs. If l had not been
rescued by the head man Of the
Walledup Astoria" I should have
been torn ia sections each section 60
ing to q different hotel. When I ar
rived at the Walledup Astoria, l regis
tered and the clerk asked me how
much dough l wanted to exchange for
my apartments. When I told him
that l. wanted an airy room, he said
call right. uncle" and conducted me
into little cage and fellow pulled =
rope and we began to fall, but
whether we was falling up hill, or
down, could not tell. / felt as fat
as a pancake. I was lucky to get q
room. With such a fine room /
could see clean over Mount Tacoma
Rain-here. In my room or suite Cor
did not suite) 1 found little cards
tackled all over the wall, portion OF
them read as follows:
"Leave your watches at Uncle Epsti-
ems"
Caution-Don't blow out the gas
unite it, or smother it with blankets"
Don't spit ON the floor; spit on the
wall. it helps the paper"
Don't eat or wash your clothes in
this ROOM"
"Ring the bell and Miss Chiropody
will blast the hopes of your pet corns."
go to Yankum & Jerkum for pain
and new teeth"
! $50 to Hellinbacks to get bilked."