The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-02-13
Letter from California.
NATIONAL CITY, FEB

~ AllbNai4 Aii Il ED =
Dear friends;
When | say friends ] mean all
those who read the BIG SANDY |
News, for when we are away from
home we feal that those living near
our home are friends, hence, the re-
mark, If il offends any OF the read
orS, romcm Der | did not mean you,
As it has been some time since
you've had line from my pen |
thought ii would be well to remind
you that am still in existence, for
! do not want you TO forget me. No
am not going to give you another
spiel about the country and the
climate, so don't get nervous; the
least we say to those Of you who are
! contented with thecountry and the
climate the better we can call our
selves, "Blessed are the Peace
makers. If the mind is at peace
with the surroundings | do not
want to disturb the harmony. II
| were to tell you that this now is
the season OF flowers, especially
roses, all you girls would want to
be here long enough TO get bou-
quet to wear to theater or you
would at once begin to wish you
were somewhere else just then, so
while you are having snow and ice
there enjoy it and just think what
a good time you can have on the
ice, while | am away out here
smelling orange blossoms and ros-
es, and all the while wishing the
Bay would freeze over, or some
thing happen to break the monot-
ony. SO, you are all just as much
contented with your snow and ice
hs We ulN WIN llOMtio anu liuitfJ
+ am not going to say word.
This is February 2nd, and when
| spoke of it as "Ground Hog Day
10 the Office force they gave me tht
horse laugh, saying they neveI
heard of such day and calling m,
still a leuderioot, so please dom
r say "Grouud Hog Day. when yol
come over here. They laugh at mt
: however, for great many thing
say and do. | used to take a
5 umbrella out occasionally, but S
many people, might add, wit
elastic in their necks-would loo
S at me so suspiciously, that J iiuall
tumLled, for you know 1t nevt
i rains here only during January an
4 February, but how was to kno'
that; and people never use un
o brellas for protection against til
sun, as it is not hot enough.
This Is the Chinese week of fe
, tlvities. 1t is their New Year, an
they square themselves with II
o world. Theythink if they leave a
/. old debt over that the Evil One Wi
sure get him. They celebrate
a great style. Keep incense burnir
all the time and the od0r from IL
y supposed to keep the Evil OF
4 away. The odor is s0methiI
terrible, and seems to me wou
keep anything away. Their mus
too is destined to keep the bad ava
~ They are very lib'ral on these c
II casions and want every one to e
something. They serve tea, ca
C, dies aud nuts which OF course
one can eat unless they have
~ Chinese appetite. Their ilrewor
rd on these occasions are very elabI
ate. They have fire crackers
te strung on a rope with a large
man candle now aud then a
very large ones all thro' the stri
and this rope is taken up into
upper window aud thrown out
the crackers go oil. 1t is sim
the terrific, can't hear anything, a
F" there that Chlnaman stands "
40 two or three o'clock in the mo
~ ing letting out that rope, and
the while IL seems one imme
Y. string OF fire. The only good Il
IN. uro see about a Chinaman is t