The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-28

near us without the least trace OF
fear. | found as soon ASH drove
into Market St. that the traffic
laws were somewhat different
from those in Nezperee. Several
Of the cops stopped me and were
going to cause me trouble but |
talked to them alphabetically and
they let me go ON my way. We
soon got out Of the eongested dis
trict and headed up the bay to-
wards Golden Gate. We passed
through the Worlds Fair grounds
where q crew of men was wreck
ing the remaining buildings, then
we entered the Persidio where the
soldiers live. l would not mind
being . soldier myself if U. S.
would let me live there all my
life. The grounds are beautiful
and well kept, everything looks
so orderly and neat. They have
an excellent view Of the bay and
the distant mountains. We drove
up and down, around through
and across the military reserva-
ton over a very picturesque drive,
then headed for the Cliff House
which we reached in a few min
utes.
Here we had a near view of the
famous Golden Gate about which
we had read 50 much in history
and fiction. The tide was coming
in with a rush, a great flock of
gulls was devouring some dead
carcass that was being brought
into the bay by the waves. All
kinds of boats from small fishing
smaeks to ocean liners were going
in and out of this great natural
water gate. At the Cliff House
all sorts of eurios are sold. We
would plainly see the seals lying
ON the Seal Rocks few hundred
yards out from shore. We look
ed out over the mighty Pacific
for the first time and tried to rea-
lie that our future home would
be in the middle of this great body
of water.
We drove down the beach a few
miles to where we could find a
nice place to eat our lunch. While
the lunch was being prepared Sol
onion and the other children de-
eided that they would have a lit
tie play down by the waves. Sol
not being accustomed to the
pranks of the ocean waves, ran
down the beach after a large wave
and then turned to talk to us and
just about this time the wave re-
turned and hit him a jolt on the
rear side and ! must remark that
at that instant we had frighten-
ed, surprised, wet boy on our
hands. The whole crowd laugh
ed so loud and much that the roar
Of the breakers sounded like wills
pers.
The city kindly furnishes tables
for pienieers. We Communicated
a long one and spread our lunch
upon it. The members of the Bre-
thren church are very self-saerific-
ing people as you all know, but /
have never seen any Of them make
a sacrifice in regard TO food for
the body. This fact accounts for
the many, many bounteous din
ners we have enjoyed in the hos
pitable homes of the Brethren in
Nezperee and for the most sump-
tuous lunch that we ate on the
beach that day.
After lunch we travelled thru
Golden Gate Park, one Of the larg-
est, most interesting and most
beautiful parks IN the world. The
evening shadows drove MS home
ward We took other equally IN
teresting trips but I haven't time
to describe all of them. The day
of the departure of our boat came
altogether too soon. I drove our
auto down to the wharf, took the
top and Windshield off, let the ga
soline out and the big derrick
grabbed it, swung it out over the
water on to the ship and eased It
down into the hole.
Pau Look that up in your
Hawaiian dictionary and see what
it means.