New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
CHARLIE TAFT'S
TRIP WITH FATHER
son OF SECRETARY TELLS
OF WORLD TOUR.
Had Fine Mince Pie IN st. Peters
burg and SasU Many
Queer Sights.
BY Charlie Taft.

Mother and left Washington on June 70 Tor
our summer home ct Murray Bay, on the ST.
Lawrence River. below Quebec. where we re-
nlained until the last part of August. Father
was busy with his official duties and had
planned to have meet him in the West
short while before TO sail with him for
the East. so when it came time to leave we took
the trsns-Canadian express TO ST. Paul. General
Edwards met us there. and with only a short
stop kept right and got TO Billings at :
O'clock in the morning. where we met father
and We didn't have 10 get off the train. but kept
right on until we reached Gardiner, Mont
We didn't have a private exactly. but
they gave a for our own use and we had
Il all 10 ourselves. You know You go down
through Yellowstone Park from Gardiner, and
we took the stage there for Fort Yellowstone
The next day started on the trip We had
q lot o1 relays Of horses and went over the
same ground the tourists take, only we did IN
three davs what takes them from six TO seven
Most of the time / sat up with the driver. and
once when papa asked me TO come back with
them I said 1 would rather sit by the mule
skinner" and everybody laughed. But really
the drivers are known by that name. because
every time they use the long whip it seems to
take piece of The hide off the mules
There was a sharp lookout kept for bear and
I saw the first one down by the Canon Hotel.
There were two brown fellows playing in tree
st the Canon Hotel they see a good many. for
ii is situated little valley, with hills on each
side. making a naturally fine place for them to
roam in. They come TO the back of the hotel
and eat garbage out Of the barrels. and We saw
that night eight After a night at this place
we went on the next day and saw "old Faith
fll" the gevser. in action. At Turquoise Pool,
4 beautiful little lake. stopped over to see into
the clear water and as papa was afraid that the
crust might break down with my weight he
held IRE by the tail of my coat
7 got the blame by some of the marty for some
thing that happened when crossed the Sierra
Neradas. When the train came 70 the top Of
tie grade it stepped and all hands got out TO
look around and while they strolled around the
rear engine of the train was uncoupled and the
train drew a little bit ahead. We turned TO go
hack 70 the train, and 1 in front of mamma
and papa and got on board just as she train
started on just to go around the curve. They
said l pulled the signal cord. but 1 didn't, for
If --ou pull the cord il makes the train stop and
not go ahead. Well. the party followed the
train. and of course when stopped they got
on board.
Well after that went on to Tacoma and
Seattle
We sailed on the Minnesota for Yokohama
and were fifteen days on the voyage. There was
another boy board. and we had some good
times together and played Switchboard and
with rings. We had lots OF games on board and
! won several prizes One time / had a boxing
match with boy and got some pretty hard
licks. but 1 kept and the crowd gathered
around and / guess gave them good show.
for they all cheered and gave advice. guess
I'm good sailor. for | wasn't seasick while
kept out in the air.
I had been in the East before, when papa was
Governor of the Philippine Islands, but came
back to this country when / was six years old.
and so ] didn't remember much about that part
Of the world. This time l was ten years old
Well one morning We reached Yokohama snd
there We took train for Toxic