Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-10-04

pioneer merchant, then on First and
Columbia streets, to obtain the para
phernalia of the executive Office which
had been shipped with the territorial
library some months before the start
of the exploring expedition and had
arrived some weeks before the expe-
diiion. and had been stored in vacant
space on one side of the store. The
governors party, fresh from the trail,
clad in hahiliaments of their long
tramp, did not present the appearance
of statesmen to the boy in charge of
the store ,HhO was none other than
the writer of these memories) and he
received with scorn the demand for
delivery Of supplies. although plainly
marked for the Territory of Wash
ington." Who are you? was his first
query. And Immediately the smallest
man of the party was introduced as
Governor Stevens, the executive. This
increased the doubt. for never having
seen a live governor. he doubtless
thought that If not larger than ordi-
nary men, he would certainly not be
SO much smaller The youth then told
the applicants that Mr.. Barnes was on
his annual visit to California for sup
plies, which by sail vessel generally
took about six weeks, and that they
must await his return. This was a
poser. so the inquiry followed AS to
whether there was anybody else hav-
ing custody OF the store. "Oh, no"
was the reply. II am in full charge"
Where is Mrs. Barnes?" was the next
query. shes upstairs, but she don't
count" To a request that they might
see her. the lad reluctantly agreed,
however, and they seemed to find no
difficulty in establishing their identity
with her, for she Immediately con.
sented to a removal of the boxes. But
1t was not done without vigorous pro-
test, and the governor and his aids
were greeted with the words: We'll,
you remember that l did not consent
to this transaction, and | want you to
understand that l am in no way re-
sponsible."
Early-day custom emphatically gave
the negative to the assumption that
Dress makes the man." Federal Of
ficials In court dress were an un-
known quantity, boiled rag" as a
white shirt was called, was seldom
seen and royal purple" was entirely
unknown. A similar mistake was
made by Dick" Harrington, dis.
tinguished chef at the Washington, the
only hotel, who had been employed to
spread a special dinner for the gov
ernor and his party. by committee on
reception. 1t seems, however, that by
some blunder the time was not under
stood and the governor and his party
entered the dining room before the ap.
pointed time for the repast. Dick
met them with apologies. He was
sorry that the dining room had been
reserved for state dinner, and they
were ushered into the kitchen and
seated at the cooks table, where an in
congruous repast was dumped upon a
large platter for a catch-come as
catch-can service. Imagine the cha
grin of the committee when they ar
rived soon afterwards and found that
the distinguished guest and his friends
were enjoying the hospitalities of the
cook.
Governor Stevens was the man for
the time, the people and the emer-
gency. He wore no kid gloves in Of
fetal life. He had no time to devote to
elegant leisure. A slouch hat, covering
a head with hair standing on end, a
woolen shirt and heavy boots were
worn by him, and when his Office was
not in the saddle, it was in a small
at the foot of Main street, Olympia
His official labors seemed never to end
His Office hours seemed to extend from
early dawn till midnight, while not
engaged in the more arduous duties by
land or water, then confined to the
frontier methods of travel by cayuse
or canoe. J. II. NJ