Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-04-27
Letter From
City With
Golden Gate

Miss E S, Chapman, 1875 First street,
Baraboo has received a letter from her
long time friend, Mrs. Robert Taylor.
formerly Miss Clara L. Sumner, 26
Broderick street, San Francisco, Cali
fornia, in which she relates many inter-
esting things She introduces her letter
10y saying there must be something in
mental telepathy for she had been
linking of Miss Chapman for several
days when the letter came. (No doubt
this has happened to many Others.)
Mrs. Taylor in her letter speaks of the
death of Mrs. Laura Watson, of the
pleasure she had given to others during
her life and of her hospitality to friends
and strangers. She says that Col. Able
mans house at Alderman where the
daughter, Mrs. Watson presided, was
always open and friends always re-
ceived a glad welcome. When they left
there was God bless you" from Col
Ableman. Mrs. Taylor says some of
her happiest days we're spent in their
home. Mrs. Taylor and two or three
girl companions would go together for a
week end and fill the time with boat
ing, horseback riding and walking. In
the evening they would gather around
the huge fireplace with its roaring fire,
if cold, or out On the veranda, if warm.
They listened to the stories told by the
colonel Ond riddles and nonsense by the
others of the happy company. ALI this
occurred in the girlhood of Mrs. Taylor
before 1862 when the Taylor family
moved to California. Mrs. Taylor had
written Mrs. Watson a number of
times during the past two years but had
received no reply,
The writer was glad to learn that
Mrs. Chapman was improved in health.
The patient has been suffering with the
grip.
She says the weather in San Fran
cisco this spring is much pieasanter
than one year ago. The lilacs and roses
are in bloom.
Mrs. Taylor speaks of a contemplate
ed trip to San Diego to see the exposi-
ton and to visit Mrs. Crouch and Mrs.
Knuppe, also former residents of Bar
aboo.
THE park near the home of Mrs.
Taylor is very beautiful. The band
plays and many thousands of people
gather there. In the park is a Japan
ese tea garden which is very attractive
to visitors. Il is full of Japanese trees
and shrubs, with birds and many cur
ious animals in bronze. The whole is
very oriental. They are building tenn
BILE and Mrs. Taylor thinks they never
use nails, joining the timbers by means
of wooden pins. The Japanese cherry
trees were in bloom when the letter
was written. The blossoms are of a
beautiful shade of a beautiful shade
of deep pink, but unlike the trees ma
tive to this country do not bear fruit
Mrs. Taylor says the trees are so
beautiful it is no wonder the Japanese
worship them and make great festivals
iin their honor.
IN so automobile trip to Los Gatos,
town thirty miles away. the party
drove through miles and miles of prune
orchards all in bloom. Such a sight can
OF be seen anywhere except in the
Santa Clara valley. The air was laden
with the perfume and as far as one
could see the trees looked as though
they were covered with snow.
Mrs. Taylor remarks the automobile
makes this a fast age. care we any
happier for it," she asks. Il do not
believe people are as happy as they
used to be in the good old times of our
childhood days"