Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-27

loiu ner would take twO-blts' worth
OF pears. l now had the old lady
freed. She did not know what two.
bits was. l finally made her under
stand it was 25 cents She then asked
me if l had box to carry my pears off
in. | admitted did not, and finally
compromised on five pennies worth of
those big pears.
A little later fellow came up to me
and wanted to sell me gold watch
for fifty cents, but before / could make
/ the sale big man in blue uniform
made the watch man get out of the
building. Up to this time l had kept
my hair tucked up in my hat but it
got so warm that took off my hat
and allowed it to hang down. A little
newsboy came along. He took look
at me and then yelled to another kid,
Hey! key, get onto Wild Bill, the
scout OF the plains" I was soon sur
rounded by an immense crowd. An
other fellow came along in a uniform
and got me back into the depot
again, when he advised me to 20 to a
barber or stay inside until my train
departed. Then could not help
thinking about how the boys in Olym-
pia used to call me birdie" and "Su-
sie," because wore long hair. Here
they almost tore one another to pieces
to get glimpse of my streaming
locks.
l bought ticket for New York city
ard at 6 80 l took a train for Fall
River, where we were to connect with
the steamer to New York. When we
arrived at Fall River, 1 followed the
crowd as they went into large build
ing. This building had great upright
posts set here and there. 1 noticed
most OF the ladies went upstairs in the
building. kept close to man that
1 knew was going to New York, as he
got his ticket at the same time 1 did
mine. l waited and waited for that
steamer to come. Finally, when had
given up hope OF the steamer coming,
began to feel the building / was in
trembling and l now could feel it
quiver. Then l could hear rut-tut-
tut, poff-poff and we were off and I
was on the boat all the time and never
dreamed as much. I learned later
that she was allowed to carry 1000
passengers. Later when got into the
main saloon and saw the crowd, /
thought she surely had all she was al.
lowed to carry. To get up to the main
saloon l had to 60 up a stair. As
was going up 1 almost ran into fel-
low coming down. l stepped to one
siderso did he. 1t was myself that
saw. There were big mirrors along
the stairway. In the main saloon there
was band in one end and an orches-
ira in the other. The steamer was
the Bristol, a veritable floating palace
of the Fall River line. She was
four smoke-stscker and a perfect pal
ace in fittings.
The next morning as we came down
East river l got my first glimpse OF
the largest city in the United States.
AS far as could see, was perfect
forest of masts OF ships lying at the
water street docks and on the Brook
lyn side it was the same. There were
ferry-boats running back and forth,
tugs putting here and there and per.
tect bable of whistles from the differ
ent boats. There would be a hoarse
roar from some big liner, shrill
treble from smaller boat, and then
roar OF whistles from all. Our steamer
breasted the water like a big white
horse and steamed down around Cas-
tie Gardens and up on the North river
side, where the same scenes were re-
peated. / had an indescribable feel.
ing in my breast. 1t seemed to choke
me as gazed on one OF the livelest
harbors in the world. We were soon
tied up to the dock and the roar OF a
great city was in my ears.
ITO be Continued.l