Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-07
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Dear Editor:
Well, Aggie, thought you'd be in
terested in hearing about my trip to
town Saturday. since it was different
and In q way, you might say unique.
went with Verona on her maiden
trip. OF course maiden trip is rather
a misnomer since Verona and Princess
Angelina were children together.
Princess Angelina had the good sense
to pass on and out. but Verona thinks
her new coat of paint is equal to q
gland injection and do you know she
actually got quite kittenish with some
very infantile waves. These old gals
just will be coy.
Verona lurched up to the dock all
right and the Vox Populi, cursing and
growing like Gagged lions, teetered and
tottered across the uncertain little
gang-plank, squeezed through the two
foot door and squashed itself into the
stunted little cabin
or course, me, fitted myself into
the only vacant seat ! saw, which was
between two sizable men and opposite
that big, round. red-hot thing that
bisects the cabin into what you might
call halves, If they were big enough.
Since I've taken on more ballast
avoid narrow chairs, but what could I
do? There was no room on the floor
and the skies wept at our plight out
| side.
I sat still as I could but at last the
heat the combined exhaust from the
n1nh Qr1H fta 0f
flage were about to write fins to my
history, The two men were very gall
liant. They pried me out of the seat,
got my feet out from under that wire
netting cage that is next door neigh
Dor to the red-hot thing, helped me to
stand upright and then the three of
us made a concerted and vigorous at
tack on the window back of me. OF
course. you know 1t wouldn't bulge.
One of the fellows said he'd try BASH
ing the blasted thing from the outside.
Well, he pushed and we pulled and
finally the underpinnings gave way
and down went the window, clear into
the bowels of old Verona. Il know she
is too mid-Victorian to approve of me
mentioning her "innards" in such
brazen manner.) The worst is yet to
come. The window evidently broke up
the domestic arrangements of some of
Verona's childhood friends Out billed
the cock-roaches. You would have
sworn the Pied Piper was guiding the
boat. never admired cock-roaches.
and so I disliked sitting down among
them on equal terms. I compromised
by balancing myself on the edge of the
chair with my knees against that red
hot thing. The wind whistled down
my back and the hot blast scorched
my knees.
While enjoying all the comforts of
home entered into conversation with
my fellow passengers. They knew
Verona "when"-It seems that for
many years we have struggled to be
up to-date, on time and even ahead.
We were rejoicing in good big, airy,
clean, safe ferry. At last, we said, we
can develop our beloved Island. Peo-
pie will hear about our fine ferry SER
vice direct to Seattle and they will
come, see and stay. No more ticklish
trips on wallowing little boats that
play pitch and toss with the waves at
the last provocation. No more cram
ming yourself and your parcels into |
sardine box and crawling out limp,
weary, detected, minus buttons and !,
shoelaces when you arrive.
Formerly when the Kitsap docked
the crowd said, Gosh! Where'd that
nice looking bunch of folks come
from?" But now, the crowd smokers,
Look at the hayseedS coming in from
the sticks"
Aggie, can't go on. 1t is too much.
shall make a bonfire of my costume
jewelry, my short skirts, my near-silk
stockings and my lip-stick. They do
not accord with Verona's staid, old
time atmosphere. I must get out my
leather corsets, my hustle and my CHG
non, although God knows where can
stow 'em when go with Verona.
And, dear Aggie, do you know of any
one who makes candles-the old-fash-
Toned tallow ones? Do you suppose
can trade nice little car for a team
of mules and a good spring wagon? I
want to make up batch of soft soap, II
SO please save your grease and your
wood ashes for me. Oh, yes! Do you
happen to know of any one who has
some poke-berry juice? I've used my
last drop and as you see am finishing
this letter with charcoal from the fire
place. I must stop and put the pot on
the srane to boil. HI
One last word-stay away from the
Verona. She does things to you.
As ever