Douglas Island news., 1907-12-04
THE STROLLER

King Edwards reign the iCh that there did abide in the town of Carcross, which is hard by the only draw bridge of the White Pass railroad, one John of the tribe of Scott.
 And meekness and humility had long been leading characteristics of John of the tribe of Scott.
 But there came day when the John aforesaid became puffed up as few men are swollen. It was the day that son, likewise a daughter, were born unto him, pair of as pretty children as the sun of the Yukon ever did shine upon.
 And it came to pass that John didGs throw out his chest, place this thumbs in the arm holes of his vest and say "Lo, am IT."
 Yea, he did entertain the belief that he was a mighty man of yalor and there were none of the sons of the surround ing tribes able to cope with him in feats of strength such as wrestling contests.
 And by chance there passed that way one Gene of the tribe of Larose, Ze French man who is built like unto a stone smokehouse.
 In the elfervescence incident to youth this Gene did boast of his prow- :, ess in the matter of collar and elbow, holds, half and full Nelsons and like wise catch-as catch-can.
 And, as usual in small towns where there is but little to interest the so- journers, the sayings of Gene of the tribe of Larose were waited unto the ears of John of the tribe of Scott.
 And the latter lifed up his voice and did say "Tell me, 1 pray thee, who is this Gene of the tribe of Larose, that cometh unto my realms and spouteth hot air regarding his Strength? Verify, I will toss him over my head as the bull moose in his fury tosseth the decayed leaves of the forest" And in the course of human events these two sons of Hercules did meet in , the marketplace of John of the tribe of Scott.
 And they proceeded to lay aside the clothing that did cucumber their upper Iimbs-tbeir coats, likewise their vests, but the clothing of their lower limbs, towit, their pants, they did not discard ; for the weather was none too warm. As strove Romans of old for suprem- acy in their contests, likewise strove , the contestants in the contest in the l; marketplace at Carcross. Aud for the space of some minutes it was case of pull Dick, pull Devil" And each man did lay to as though his life depended on the outcome of the contest
 Now it came to pass that in the catch as catch.can tactics used by the scion of the house of Larose he did procurea strong aud deathlike grip on the seat ( of the pants of the scion of the house of Scott.
 And in the course of time there was great and mighty tumult as of much tearing, ripping and rending asunder of drygoods. Moreover John of the house of Scott, did realize that his pants, likewise his neither garment. had been torn asunder, and were likewise disconnected in var ious, divers and sundry places.
 And John of the tribe of Scott, lifted up his voice and thus spake:
 "Peradventure, it is not seemly to \ continue this conflict with my pants in their ruinous and exceptionally we'll ventilated condition.
 "We will call the go a draw and l will hie me to my boudoir for a changet. of raiment."
 And just then an event happened that caused John of the tribe of Scott to yearn to be upstairs in bed with the babies, for before he could escape from the store lady customer entered and John betook himself hastily, very has tily, behind pile of drygoods that was On the counter,
 And behind that pile of drygoods did John of the house of Scott entrench himself
 And as he stood thus entrenched he said unto himself:
 "Woe is me! I would that l had stayed in bed all day." %
 And, but for the fact that John of the ! house of Scott, is something of mar bletop, he would have torn his hair.
 Woman, thy name is contrariness. This woman wanted groceries and John