Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-08
LUMMlS' HOUSE IN
(Continued from Gage ~

baskets, woven out of yellow raw
hide in the shape Of cone, and orna-
mented with fringe Of rawhide hang
ing down from the top circle of the
basket and these baskets suspended
from the ceiling beams with lights
twinkling through the meshes of the
yellow hide. If that isn't an artistic
and appropriate chandelier for such
a house don't know what would De-
# was in this dining room and I'M
der these circumstances OF environ
ment and atmosphere that We were
formally tried for not knowing what
real old California good time was
And before the trial we had Spanish
dinner of which shall give you the
menu with explanations. Here it Is:
Aguardiente de AbaricoQue
Vino Blanco, Hasta Acabar
Enchiladas la Paisana
Polio al Alcado Coliflor de HOY
Fritol de Aver Papas al 1nfahble
Macarones q Ia Andalusa
ouese a Don Carlos Cafe la Negrita
Here it fs. in all Of its Spanish gran.
deur. And as to what it was, l snail
cav that No. / ON the menu was
Mexican appetizer which the unregen'
crate might call cocktail, but winch
had a finer and more delicate flavor
so was. told. No. 2 was wn1te VINE
equally delicious-so l heard. NO:
was a chicken preparation, emDooylns
half a dozen delicious ingredients
No. 4 was chicken. prepared with chill
and real Spanish. suppose Polio
Ills where we get our word "puHet." No
( was cauliflower. No. 6 beans after
the Mexican or Spanish style. No.
was old-fashioned 1atked beef, cooked
with a sauce and something that mas
nearly disappeared from the culinary
lists with the advance of civilization
with it's dried beefs and hams anu
bacons. No. was macaroni with
tomato sauce. No. 9 was roquefort
cheese, softened with olive oil and
made Interesting with red pepper ana
No. 10 was the cafe noir OF the res
taurant or the black coffee OF the
home dinner table.
Well, We disposed of these ten
courses. and then the trial began.
Joe" Scott, leading criminal lawyer
! of Los Angeles, and president OF the
| board of education. prosecuted, ana
! we were duly defended and were Tor
mally acquitted and adopted into the
family. After the dinner and the trial
there was an old time California en-
tertainment. Vocal music with guitar
accompaniment, Spanish dancing with
oastanets. story telling and entertain
i ing Exchange anecdotes until mid.
night. Lummis, dressed after the ola
style, tight fitting buckskin coat, solt
bosomed and lace ornamented snlrt'
real Spanish, and everything In Keep
ing. And he caller the court to or
der with an old time Spanish pistol,
double barreled cap primed and beau
tifully chased and ornamented. Tne
aguacil or sheriff, who maintained or
der, was armed with q Spanish short
sword, suspended by chain that ran
about his shoulders like one branch OF
boys suspenders. 1t was all Call
fornta-as it used to be.
was glad to see It. for saw the
northwest as it was Is years ago, and
allowing for the difference in the man.
| ners and customs of the two sections,
,, there was similarity in spirit and
! friendliness. The old time northwest
ern ranch house, the hospitality free
ly extended to every traveller without
money and without price, the prairie
chicken, the hard tack-here> are 9TH
!; err things that have just about dis
appeared in the past third of CEN
fury or less.
"For the prairies passed or passing
with the passing Of the years
Till there is no west worth knowing
and there are no pioneers.
They have ridd1ed it with railroads
throbbing On and on and on;
They have ridded 1t of dangers till
the zest of it is gone.
And I've saddled up\my pony-for I'm
dull and lonesome here
To go westward, westward, westward,
till we find new frontier;
To get back to Gods own wildness
and the skies we used to know.
But there is no west-it's conquered
and don't know where to go!"
Some of you may be familiar with i!
those lines by Foley. Well. they re- !
fleet very truthfully the conditions !
out here-and yet they were written |
for a land 5000 miles away showing |
that truth is truth-everywhere.
, - . -
And there are other things and men
too passing away out west--men who
bore the heavy burdens Of pioneering |
and building and developing. Not all ,
heroes find the imelight and was
reminded of that when I learned of J;
the death of my old friend and CO.