Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-23
JENKs AND CALIFORNIA.

never saw any one like you
well now don't get excited. We can
talk over the matter dispassionately,-
and, -
Now, Mr.. jerks eau tell you once for
ali
'Oh pshaw,' exclaimed our friend, -
what's the use working ones soul ont here
for bare living, when by going to Califor-
MIA, one may clear fortune in year or two
and come back to his friends and family to
enjoy it,
Now stop said the wife, won't hear
you talk in this way. You are married man
and as such you've no business to take it into
your head TO go to California or anywhere
else, without your wife
Come, come, now, Mrs. jerks, you know
well enough
Yes, l do know well enough that any wo-
man is fool who will
Ah my love =
ooh 90 along Don't talk to me of love
A man who is SO whimsical You're all the
time specializing. The other day you wan
ted an otfice-on another occasion you were
going 10 get up Life Insurance Company
because you thought that they made
"A great deal of money with very little
trouble, then you got the ridiculous notion
into your head to start newspaper, Just as
II two thirds of the newspapers do not break
after the first year or two, then you were 60
ing to set up town in Jersey when you
know how many poor men have been beg
CARED i'll trying to build up this state of Jer-
sey.'
All fools, my dear, a set of Jacks
Any man, | don't care who he is, with a
thlmbe full of brains, can start town and
make fortune by the enterprise
/ Then resumed Mrs. jerks, who paid no
attention to this oulburst from her husband
then, you wanted TO buy steamboat to run
against regular line
Yes, and | could have cleared fortune
by 1t in few years-but you would not hear
| to
Just as it, continued Mrs. jerks, you
could hold up against regularly organized
company they rich and you To,r.'
Couldn't have interested others And
would not the whole public have run with
us2 We would have put the fare down,
and thrown in dinner, or lunch, or Civ
ell gold pencil case as premium to the
largest number 'elSpassengers, or something
of that sort, and mind tell you, we would
have brought that odious monopoly to its
knees. We'd make the monopoly howl, to
use the strong language of DR.. Bird
But, suppose they'd make you howl;
how thenl'
Now where's the use of talking in that
way. You are enough to make one nerv-
Gus.
Yes, and you're enough to drive me
crazy with your imaginary schemes
Now, my DEAR expostulated our amia-
BILE friend, that's going a little too far
Not half SO far as you would like to CO.
What am to do, if You 20 to California 2
Why, you could 90 home, couldn't your
Yes, | could, but won't, she sharply
replied.
You will notr
No; will not, that's settled CASE
The world shall not laugh at me, and say
she had to 90 home before she was mar
ried year.
What will you do them?
Do! Mr. jerks SHE exclaimed-' Mr..
Jenksl'
What, my dear 2 replied our friend, sit
ting bolt upright in the bed
Look at me- said she, impressively,
raising herself upon her elbow aud shaking
her finger at bin, You shall stay where
you are, or if you 60, I'll go with you
Nonsense, Mrs. jerks
Common sense, Mr. jerks.
Pooh, Mrs. jerks
: Pooh for you, Mr.. jerks
You are crazy, Mrs. jerks
, We're well pared, Mr.. jerks
5 At this juncture our friend began to
whistle Hail Columbia while his wife Vi
S gorouSly hummed an appropriate air. AE
: ter lapse of five or ten minutes, jerks
: said
} But my dear, really now, wouldn't you
= advise inc to 90 to California
e No. she replied with sob, you know
\ wouldn't, aud you are bad man, so you
5 are, to torment me in my present critical
: state of health. You know how weak
, am, and if mother sh0uld-Ohn
l Now stop, aud don't 60 on in that way
! thought could easily make fortune il
t California. OF course, won't go if you
= don't wish it. Come now don't cry
7 You're hard hearted man.
e Now my dear
e Father
r w ell t'lete, say no more J!
t And you wont indulge in any more
o speculationsP
e No, Twill not"
y Nov, like you for that. If you were
e single, | would not object to your going t.
e California. Single men may do as the,
r please, but, it is the duty Of husbands, i
;, possible, TO remain at home. And besides
= this passion for wealth is amentabe in man
l. kind, as kind old uncle Tom says Con
e tentment, not riches, makes one truly hap
y py.'
i Here the whispering became indistnct
l. and 1t is believed that jerks notwithstand
y ing his promise to the contrary, did actual
IS steal off and go to California that night
J. in dream.
IF On some future occasion we may relat
n all jerks saw and heard IN the gold countr.
! -PhH City Item.
# THE Power OF KINDNESS. year
.e since there lived in one Of the central cour
nj ties of New Jersey. a Door mechanic, EN-