The  next  day  Mrs.  Curtis,  by  appointment,  took  me
through  the  shopping  district,  and  better  part  generally  of
Chinatown.  Bad  enough  this  even  under  a  noonday's  sun,
but  what  a  contrast  for  the  better  to  last  night's  horrors.
Cannot  blame  these  Pacific  coast  folks  for  insisting  on  keep
ing  these  people  out.  They  may  excite  our  pity,  but  there  is
contagion  in  their  touch.  Passed  the  rest  of  the  day  in  stroll
ing  through  the  city  and  taking  in  the  sights.  Was  surprised
to  see  so  little  shipping  of  the  better  sort  at  the  wharves.  At
night  accepted  an  invitation  of  General  P.  M.  B.  Young,
the  then  Minister  to  Guatemala,  to  accompany  him  and  two
ladies  to  the  theatre,  where  he  had  secured  a  private  box ;
an  agreeable  party  and  a  most  interesting  comedy.  After

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RECOLLECTIONS  AND  REFLECTIONS.
the  performance  we  all  took  a  light  supper  at  the  Palace  Hotel
restaurant.
June  21st:  Met  a  number  of  agreeable  acquaintances  and
passed  a  very  pleasant  day.  Took  dinner  with  Judge  Foote
in  company  with  General  Young  at  the  University  Club,  an
enjoyable  affair.  By  the  way,  have  been  honored  with  invi
tations  and  the  freedom  of  all  the  leading  clubs  of  the  city
for  two  weeks.  After  dinner  General  Young  and  I  called  on
Mrs.  Oatherwood,  the  daughter  of  Chief  Justice  Hastings,  of
California,  and  an  old  friend  of  my  father  in  the  early  days
of  the  State,  and,  if  report  be  true,  a  million  heiress  many
times  told.  She  was  certainly  a  highly  gifted  and  intellectual
woman.
