Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-30
Mrs. SerugginS on California,

g 1t s nothn but Calaforny from morn 10 night u
said Mrs. Scruggins the other day, TO young
friend who had expressed his determination OF
going to California. "Mr. Brown is goin' TO Ca
laforny, Mr.. jones is goin' to Gala aforny-every
body is gon' TO Caaforny 'cept sensible people.
and they stay at home. Mr.. Sknke had the fe.
yer last winter, and the way he took onl told
him to 90 if he wanted TO; 10 leave his friends
and all the comforts Of life and launch himself out
in the pararras amongst the sava gacious aboriri-
nists of the woods, and git himself killed and ca,
up for his trouble. J didn't care! told him If
he liked to mules better than beef cattle if
he'd rather dirty shirts than clean 'uns if
he'd rather sleep the ground than in u nice
feather bed, and if he'd rather git murdered arer
he got there, than stay at homo with them that
thought something of him, and keep on liyin'-
why then he might go-nobody could have ennv
nhjf."ii''n"i Mr. Skiukln % a snne;li.,
made up his mind 10 stay at home, and think a
heap more of him. 1t is the most funny thing that
the people that are goin' aint arter god-they re
all gon' for their health, particularly thcr-,
that has families; and it is dstressin' to see the
/ number Of married men that have Just found out
they're in fair way to git the gnopin' consump-
tion, and nothin' but trip to Caaforny will cure
EN-. But nobody can tell what this world is
a'comn' TO- there is so many reyulsions recurring.
do believe that Mr.. Smith has gone clean, -
about Calaforny. The other mornin' axeS
at breakfast if he'd have sugar in his coffee, and
he sed led take thirteen pound lump!
! | notus that most Of them that are goiu' to Cn-
luforny, talk bout the excitin' time thev'u ha We
the plains, the BUTTERFLIES they'll kill the Iniuns
they II with their six shootin pistols and the
nice anusin' time they'll have cookin' their own
yittals, and doing their own washn'. N, who
has been 10 Santa Fee, says, it's all very nice 10
talk about, but when you come 20 doing it, that's
quite another thing. When you have sometimes
TO carry wood two miles; and water lust as far
arer maxim fire, and upsettin' the coffee poi
once or twice, and putin all ths fire out arteI
fofgettin' the bread in the skillet Till IFS burnt up
and arer fryn' the sal. pork till there's no,hn
bu, cracklns and grease lelt-'bout the time YOU We
done all this, you wish you home here you
could git some civilized vltals, and feminine tC
cook enl. H-t ....
| If Mr.. Skinkle had went TO Calaforny, how I'd
/ like TO seed him setn' on log by the river
washin' his own clothes, with his green spects or
the tip Of his nose, piece of yaller soap IN his
hand, rubbin' away for lfe-what picture he'c
make!
Ar,er all, gold don't make people happy; rnef
will work, and scufle, and toll day and night for
y, years and years. sacrifcin' comforts and friends
a nd every socabIe tie-and for what? That, il
their old age, the children they have neglected
the relations they have sighted, may count The
hours that may remain before they come into pos
session of the money thus obtained. You tell me
my dear boy, that you're gon' TO CaIaforny. Take
my advice and stay at home. Ifyou can get ricE
without sacrifcin the comfort of them that depend
on you, without loosin' your responsibility, am
without maxim User Of yourself, then you
money will be blessn' 10 you, and not curse
then you will be-really happy-for take it, hap
piness is derived from consciousness of havin
done what right towards men, and what =
your duty TO your Maker y" -. g-.