The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-09-06
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Mrs. earns, Prof and Mrs. Barnes, Mrs
VI. A. Cook, Miss Clara Blythe and Mis-
Alvena Hoadley, en- barkedon the steam
er Bailey Gatzert bound for the coast
Ne were joined on the boat By Rey.a
Mrs. Tabor, who have been camping OF
Lyman Smiths place, and Rev Decker
Also, Dr. Shaw's horse Dandy, wh6
made some objections TO going aboard
hip though it could hardly have beer
possible that he objected to the crowd.
| Mr. Tabor is to drive Dandy TO Ashland
where Dr. Shaw has located
All started with good appetites, hav-
ng hurried our lunches, and as soon IT.
Iossible we gathered at he table foroue
t the Bailey Cmtzert's well-served din
ers When we finally settled ourselves
IN deck the sun was sinking ia the hazl
vest, looking like a ball OF fire and leav-
ing bloud-red trail across the water
Ne scanned the shore eagerly at Collins
Landing for a sight Of some OF our Hood
River friends, but had almost given up
D despair when We discovered Professor
thompson, close t. the rivers bank,
waving parting farewell Although he
vas quite a distance away, we all re-
marked how much better be was looking.
Everything couspired 70 make the
svening an enjoyable one Each mem-
Der OF orr party contributed a comical
story or at least q conundrum. After
passing Cascade Locks We found seats
in the eeward side Of the boat and be-
,an singing old familiar songs. As the
darkness grew deeper, the captain threw
he searchlight along the shore )uce
It fell on u group Of boys playing tag or
lEecuting some fantastic dance for our
amusement; once on pretty foaming
ialls. and once again ON white winged
sea bird which, blinded by the light,
sought to escape II only 10 have it follow
him into space The white bird against
the blackness of night viii be a vivid
long-remembered tableau. We watch
ell the stars over the rocky peaks and
Dattlements which mark the shores of
the mighty Oregon. "Ilesperius, that
led the starry host, rode brightest, till
the moon, rising in ClOuded majesty,
threw her silver veil over the azure robe
of night" We heard music on the deck
below, So we hurried down and found
hat two Young men were playing, one a
banjo and the other q guitar, while the
audience sang The leader OF the sing
ing was jolly old man who could have
led an orchestra in competition with
Sousa. He could sing Yale songs in
such animated style that we wondered
I he had ever belonged to the Glee club
MARY had q little lamb p "Upidee,
and There was a farmer had two sons,
were rendered with variations trulyorig-
inal, with always a repeating chorus in
which the audience iOined Not until
the boat landed did we seek our state
rooms, too sleepy to be otherwise than
happy. Three Of us occupied one state
room-Mrs. Cook, Clara Blythe and T.
and after our last sham battle over pos
session of the upper berth, we sank into
a peaceful sumber until called to 20
ashore in the morning On the docks
we found Mr.. and Mrs Wilhelm. and
with them We walked to helanding
the steamer T. j. Potter for Astoria
After hearty breakfast at Watson's s we
separated to meet on board the Potter
at 9 O'Clock Clara and ! went to Lip
man q VOLTS and lookel mp Fay La
France We found her substituting as
head Of the mail order department, as
Mrs. Markie was on her vacation and
OF others We're sick,
On board the Potter, we settled our
selves to read aloud for awhile. Near
rs sat whte-haired elderly lady who
seemed to be listening to the reading
and studying the group. Later, as we
DiaNed whist, she was an interested
spectator, and one Of our party noticing
this, opened a conversation with harI
md found that she was an enthusiastic
Whist player. Also, that she was 60 NJ |
0 the coast to visit friends W 0 kept tho |
Newton house. We left the boat at H. !
aaco about o clock and took the ira
.or Ilwaco Beach, or Long Beach Whe
lie train stopped at the Newton aul
our whitehall d friend got off we foi. /
owed her, alter one glance at tie flow /
'r> which filed tie yard ThcaVu0nd |
,eraudg were one brilliant mass oi /
ioom On the verauda bright red
'aniam contra, I'd Will he deyr bIu |
tae obeia, while in at lard dh
H We.t cHfs anG
t9 aa pdtaH WA.ea Wae warmed hy
r. ite n tt uv-g.4c and gemad
.r dy~. hH end +. |ad utf
l4ced Us a. "aer children, and iron
hat time Oh we called her mother
Dur rooms overlooked the ocean and
rave us view Of the surf, which we en-
Dyed early and late Mrs Cook, Clara
md | shared a large room with folding
,ed resembling long book shelf. Dr..
}arns thought il strange that Mrs. c.
hould come all the way from Hood
River to be laid on the shelf. We took
walk on the beach and spent the re-
nainder of the evening plaving whist
nd in reading.
Saturday morning we took walk up
own and out on the beach, and some Of
IS waded in the surf Master Clarence
arms, whose name we omitted 20 men,
ion before. was upset by a big wave
hat came rolling in and got q ducking
It the dining table Clarence noticed
hat the butter WAS served ON clam
bells, and he remarked that they put
he butter on Holsters backs.
As the surf was SO cold we intended to
o in the hot baths, but went to the
rystal bath-house bv mistake and
,und the water cold as ice, or colder. "
efore we We're allowed to 90 into the
inks we had 20 take hot saltwater
hover bath to be sure We were clean
5 Mr. Barnes staid in till he was al
lost sick, we loshed him about a semi