Douglas Island news., 1917-05-18

10 was with profound regret thai tho Stroller read in @ Dawson paper .of a recent date Che brief but con yincinr announcement that Sub IChicf snas of Che Mooschido lu d.ans had been sentenced Co jail 'for period of lorty-fiyc days. thirty 'of which he win serve for thc req. son that hc had a bottle of whisky on him when arrested and the other fifteen for being drunk The mis take S.Ias made was iu having whis ky ou him instead ot in him Then he would have had a well developed ar and Che 6rccu-days sentence would have covered thc whole bus
 mess The mistake made by Silas should be warming Co other In. diaus Go lose no time iu getting ou che outside" of any and all whisky of which they may find themselves possessed
 When Che Stroller first entered Chief Suas on his list of acquaiu. tau,cs eighteen years ago. Che latter was a simple child ot Nature who knew uaurht og either whisky or soap IIc was cuilclcss SO tar as thC use of either was concerned Tn but one biur was bc cNJrayogaut and chat was iu tbc number of wives which bomcpor,cj u his wig vam. tor Suas was a vcr.tJhIc Brig ham Young tn affairs of thc heart
 But Che heart Of this simple son |of thc stormcloud was not proof .aea.ust Che wilcs and ioiblcs Of the white man. Being che scion of a long line ot warriors. Silas at first srorucI che ways of thc palcfacc. bur Che beginning Of thc end iu his ease was instituted when some "b'okc" presented him with pair of oastoH golf pants. Like every other man who wears golf pants. sllas became stuck ou che shape ut .b.s legs. and from that day ou his decline was rapid. u.srardiug thc pipe which had passed from father tu son through many generations. SIas took Co cigarettes. and during au 0f one summer hc could bc seen daily walking around Dawson .u those golf pants and with conm nail ir his face. and with a proud and r.trouiz.ug look which meant "Gc, onto che shape ol him legs
 Within less than year after che decline or sIl8s sct iu hc was haIcd into court ou che charge ot being drunk. Tho demon rum had iu- yadcI that once happy. though somewhat wilc-crovdgd home. and had thrown several suuavs out into Che darkness of Gfty below winter night Three dark-yIsagcd wives ot thc chief followed him Co court and each bore witness against him. yet vomaulikc. they wept when their Icrc lord was given ten days iu lau las a punishment for his misdecds The Stroller. who was also before .the court that morning Ou che ca- pacIry ol reporter. of courscI. cs- .ayed Co comfort tbc chiefs triple concentrated family but was met .by "Tu ic gu su to tc ybumbu .ohasc yourself as you don't look good to usI
 AM this happened fifteen years ago. since which time Chief Slas has been .u court several times. but never until his recent appearance has Che degrading gppgndgec "with hard labor" been attached Co his sentence.
 Before Suas took co golf pants. cigarettes and bootch. thc Stroller frequently interviewed him ou mat tcrs of great moment Silas was one of those who saw sermons iu stones. books in running brooks and could dcducc from rhc stars as well as from thc feathers ou Che feet ol grouse. Hc could tcll iu the spriur .il Che preceding winter had been unusually cold and he could also proguosticate from Che bark Of @ tree whether it would bear willow OF birch leaves. And now he is re- ducIug fuel ou Che crown woodpic. Oh. tcmporcs. Oh. morcs. Think oi ut The last of a long line of uu- conquered and uuwashed Indian chiefs reduced Co common labor He would not in former years dc,Eu Co light his own pipe but would have numerous squaws coutesting for che honor Worse stun in jail hc will bc compelled Co use soap and will there by lose thc accumulation of many years now rolled away iu Che scroll loo Time and rcposiug on Che shelf of Eternity Silas. you arc but tbo motb-eaten remnant ot a once noble people Cauker worms guaw your heels. You are Che victim of golf pants
 San Jose. Gal. May 8. 1917.  Dear StrOIiCr.-
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