Douglas Island news., 1921-03-25
Dawson. March s 1921.

"Asau udIcauous pint to am arlg aprur ! rite to rcmui you that wayc paum' dime win bc aion- vary soon md ] win uoad couple Of cams of green paint to kcop ,h. eaye of LmDm' Grouse green dur- mr Che bare period hctnINt thc tImc Che mow goes and che era# comes. mo hayIu promised hor whom she died mat ! would aius kaep he grave green ccutu' when it was cov- cred wh snow. By Che aid ot Che grass for several months cycry summer aud by usu rreon pa.ut durn' Che bare emona Of spring and mu bayc been able Co keep .n- .Ioiate my promise Co the.door de- parted. thanks to your oGor of 20 ,cars ago and maIe one day when WIG each had foot an thc brass ral at Tom ChHhom when you said you wouU furnish tho headed green paint so long as , would ncad ir Wcn. mead it now or win by tho umo you can get it hear after eot- uu this letter.
 "As Eycr Yourn
 "sOUREsr OF Alb uouGua.
 ep. 8 Thar aIut no green pa.nt I'm Dawson or you could .cnd the price to me- Better nnd It by cN- press prcnsde 8 0. A. n.'
 Tho foregoing Is but ono of Che many reminders which constantly confront che Stroller Of One .mpo,o- oaty which characterized him away back yurs and years ago .at Ioaat it seems aecs now when Jhero worc bras. mlmes ou which to rest feet and when au mporm. luc ,Iona wore referred To hartcuder rom whose decision thcre was no appcaI hc circuit judge himself frequently consulting b.s myor.ta bartender be- fore giving a decision. n n was a very important question Of 'aW he would probably consult with severn. bartmdor But Che srolr wan- dcrs
 10 was m April 70. 1000 that Che stroller lrt met on. sowas- ol An Dough. and heard Hm ror.tc Che thrilling story ol hou whom a young man. hc had boon sh.pNrcetai on Q whaling voyage to tho Arctic ocem and of how he had made ha way .Iane thc coa.t of Seward Peninsula and Boring sea from Point Barrow 10 Ono mouth of Che Yukon ryan and | mp that stream until ha reached Noosoaic where he had met hs amuI.y In Lmnu Grouse. O. ho"
 hor loyoI mooaod and poonoi for sa years and until isaf when am arer.aeI ol uuIer0oo..I I.e worms
 made of h.m a dIsean.o.a.o rc.Io. of how hc promised Lmpiu Grouse a. she lay o1 hcr death bed that ho would koan her grave erccn eycn !. bo had Go paint It
 It was to onah'. tho old man Co ..ep myIo.ate chat promise to thg departed one hat Stroller whn somewhat hc, up. offered to supply Che green paint for as long aa Inc would require Il AS .ho braved was ls yoar ol age at ,ho umc Che ! Stroller uuc thought he would bo called upon .o pu. up thc price o' two .us of groom paint eterr pr.He and mI for 2I yelH but ha rneN- oued cara'c.Iy as tmc has proycu
 for twice each year or i2 -hH makes i8 times ho has "oome across" with either ,ha paint or Che nr.co to buy V and during tHo ! ne uup,eaaomca Che pr.co O. rraa-ercu paint was St per can.
 Ta. same mall from Dawson tho' brought Che roceut rc1uHuou for paint contained another lotter to .he Stroller from an old Dawson friend ] which. m par. @ys "t may u- tore. you to know chat your proto. geo. thc souret of An Douglas has ! withrood Che rIcors Of winter In a manner truly wonderful when It s considered chat hc celebrated his 9th anniversary n December Ho ! Hm gets hIs usual ration of Scotch and som adbcu to Che custom he pracdcod when you know him o' putting a dash of oarbouc acid In It ! He says It is too n..pd without ,he carboIc oc.d Being one of Che very few Of Che rolic Of Che good old ! days Io.t everybody hero points with | pride to hc old man and appear inc ! teres,cI in keeping him alive wH' he rounds out Che century Most oI ! his umc ie spent either beside lho rrayc of Lmpin' Grouse or at Che government d.apcu
 Now as matter of civic pride ] uhc Stroller feels hat if he people ! Of Dawson are SO proud of Che Sour