The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-12-26

how happy the occupants ought to be,
determined there and then to quit poll
tics, the promoting business and other
money making schemes and build me
home among the other millionaires. My
wife thought that this plan was per-
fectly lovely, as we could then be on
intimate terms with the Vanderbilts,
Schwabs and other Dutchmen. Here
as everywhere else in America, the ever
present sign boards stared you in the
face with the cold, impudent look as
though the Hudson were of no more
consequence than farmers back yard.
Syrup of Figs" Mellin's baby food, I"
"Mennin's face powder" /" Hoods Sar-
saparilla," these and hundred others
call for vengeance upon their cold
blooded parents, but their cry is like a
baby's voice in desert. learned from
a native that the climate here is very
changeable--for instance, only the day
before the mercury went up to so about
2 p. m. and six or seven hours later it
dropped down to 35, We arrived at
Gotham about 1870 p. M, and it was
not without fear and trembling l left
the cars; for was it not possible that
that awful beast, the tiger, might be
again turned loose on the public, and
then what would become of me who
had always been staunch and upright
republican? | asked wife if she didn't
remember some pass words, but she
said that was something she hadn't
thought of since leaving the democratic
party seven years ago. We were, how
ever not molested, and the reason for
this was that some time previous to our
arrival the hamstrings of the tiger had
been cut by unknown parties.
We didn't go to the Waldorf-Astoria
this time, but when we return after
having made our fortune in the old
world, think that is the place where
we shall receive our welcoming friends.
The hotel which we honored with our
presence is located near the river and
we had magnificent view OF the ship
ping The whistles of the hundreds OF
steamboats, and ferries as they ply back
and forth, up and down the river, the
changing of the street car bells, cars
elevated and cars on the ground, hun
dreds of them passing every hour up
and down Broadway, made din that
was internal in its intenseness. | walk
ed two or three miles up Broadway and
as observed this Niagara of humanity
hurrying and scurrying hither and
thther, apparently without aim or rea-
son, all seemingly trying to get ahead of
the next one to them, wondered where
they were going and what their business
was, what they were thinking of, how
many OF these people were good, bad, or
neither good nor bad. What a field for
study in the faces of this pulsing, throb-
bing mass of human flesh and blood.
went into Wall street and my coming
there created quite ripple; at least
people seemed to be greatly excited over
something. Unfortunately | had for.
gotten to put any change in my pockets
that day and consequently very little
business was done on exchange.
When | arrived in New York ex-
pected to see many strange and unusual
things, but never did | for moment
think that should in this most modern
of modern cities, see that most antigua
ted of institutions, the horse car. How
such thing can exist in a city like
New York is beyond my understanding.
Saturday morning, September 27, we
boarded the good ship "Lucania" which
was scheduled to sail at noon the same
day. 1t was with feeling of awe that
| noticed her proportions, for the width
seemed Insignificant compared with her
length, and being light loaded the dis
proportion did not tend to quiet my
nerves. When the clock struck l2 we
began to move out in the river and soon
we were under half speed After having
partaken of hearty dinner we again
went on deck to take last lingering
look at our own dear country, for who
can tell when we again shall see the
shore or tread the soil, or breathe the
air upon whose waves "Old Glory" shall
float for ever and ever, until the heavens
and earth shall be no more.
(COucludpd nayt xuaaL