Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-24
Household Letters
From Miss. to Seattle

Nv dear friend: You have been in my
theughts many. many times since our Srrivsl
in Seattle. I have been wanting togtell you
something Of our triD and OF the real west.
but. my dear. I ny own cook. house maid,
laundry maid. sewing woman and. ! must say,
the laundry work has almost stumped me some
% the things ! do with the proficiency OF one
whose mother and grandmother were laundry
maids before her. but the other things. nnly
a husband OF long patience and short pocket
book eoaId possibly forgive
But you understand are I'm a land made
for the WORKING people. where q wssher-womsn
getsi twenty-five cents hour whether she
washes one piece OF a dozen The wages arr
fixed not according to the ability Of the work
sary for hose Just getting 'foothOld' 10
eeonomire IN many ways.
Our Trip out here was delightful. I Wish ]
possessed the gift Of word-painting. that I
might pass on TO you some OF the beautiful
views.
We left one Saturday IN octobe- arriving
In Seattle the following Thursday. We chose
the Burlington route, which is NOT the most
picturesque. but the shortest From St Louis
II Eoes On through Kansas City, Nebraska and
Montana. across the neck OF Idaho. through
Spokane. From St Louis to Billings Mont.
We saw almost nothing out teeless prai-
ries and cute little prairie dogs. Martha want
ed the train stopped 50 the boys could catch
some for her-"for us wants own prairie
dogs" From Billings on, the scenery was va
ried and interesting. The mountains were most
" bare, some Of the smaller bills were cover
"a vita dry grass. which made them indescrib-
sbiv soft and lovely in the distance. The wat
er Of all the streams was beautiful blush
xreeu. and we spent entire afternoon skirt
! lag q large lake Of the same delightful color.
And we finally crossed Harrow Esck OF IL.
ne water was clear we could see the fish
sporting gaily through g.
the side Of prectpices. and up and down steep
grades. which those accustomed TO mounta In
travel think nothing Of. but which made my
Az ore place as We were half wav m a
mountain we turned sharp curve. and there
stretched like = beautiful picture. two or three
hundred feet below. lay the dearest little en-
erald green valley A white house. with rel
roof. nestled under elump Of trees. the only
ones in the valley. A INV stream wound fits
way through the grass Ike blue ribbon
thrown earelessIy down. and the white road
way. starting at the door Of the house. cross
ing the valley snd losing itself somewhere up
the uountainside. CLEANED like silver in the
AT smother Mace. one hank Of a small stream
rose straight I'D q hundred feet or more IL
seemed TO Be Of solid rock and as smooth as
n cut vita q chisei-
And again. a little blue stream came tumhling
.5wr the rlountainside IN a series Of cascades.
uakfnx the prettiest picture imaginable.
We wished that We could have more than a
n~etfnx glimpse OF all this beauty. The last
morning OF our trip ! was up AZ O'Clock In
order to enJoy the cascade scenery, and was
fully repaid for my uouhle-
we MADE pleasant scqusintEE=.= - the long
trip. there being several parties In our car who
were also going through One little Syrian
woman / found particularly charming. she
was 50 thoroughly up-tc-dste On all subjects.
graduate OF Washington university. and Just
returning from q five-months' trip through IN
rope she was extremely interesting. and had
the most beautiful face ! have ever seen: 50
intellectual. calm and serene Ike that oi
a Madonna Everything - new 20 US
rnd We we're 80 interested that those who knew
the route seemed % vie with each other in
pointing ont the most interesting features alone
the wnv. They knew Immediately that We were
routherners. and I think were quite as interest
eli n g IS types" IS we were IN them
w. arrived az our journeys end several hours
late but cur dear ones were waiting for rs pa