The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-22
Mrs. scruygin. on California.

It's nuthiu' but Caaforuy, from Inorn to night said Mrs Scruggins, the other day. to young fre nj who had expressed his determination of going to Californiy. q. Mir. Smith is goin' to Caaforny Mir. Brown is goin' to Calaforny Mir. Jones is goin' to Caiaforny-every body is gon' to Csaforny. 'cept sensible people. and they stay at home. Mir Skin kie had the lever last winter. and the way he took on. told him to go if he wanted to; 10 leave his friends and all the comforts of life, an lau nch him self out in the pararras. amongst the savsgacious aborgnists of the woods and git himsef kil'd and eat up for his trouble didu't care. told him if he liked 10 eat mules better than beef cattle if he rather wear dirty shirts than clean 'uns; if he'd rather sleep the ground than ia nice feather bed, and if he'd rather git murdered arter he got there than stay at home with them that thought something of him. and keep on ivin'-why then he might go-nobody could have enny objections, hr Skinkle is a sensible man. and's made up his mind to stay at home, and think heap more of him. It is the most funny thing, that the people that are gon to Cslaforny, ant arter god-they re all goin' for their health, more particularly them that has families; and it s distressn' to see the number of married men that have just found out that they're in 6 fair way git the gallopiu coa sumption, and nothn but trip to Caiaforny will cure 'em. But nobody tell what this world is comin 10, there is so many revuIsionS recurring. "l do believe that MT. Smith has gone clean crazy about Caaforny. The other mornia' sxed hirn at breakfast if he have sugar in his coffee and he 
 1" Rotus that most of them that are goin' to Cal aforny, talk about the exctin' time they n nave on the plains. the buferoes they'll kill, the Iniuus they II scare with their sx shootn pistols and the nice, amusin' time they'll have cookin' their ow vittals, and don' their own washiu'. NJ, who has been to Santa Fe, says it's all very nice to talk about, but when you come to don' it, that's quite another thing When you have sometimes 10 carry wood two miles, and water jest far, arter maxim fire. and uPset,in' the coffee pot once twice. and putin all the fire out; forgettiu the bread in the skillet ill it's burnt up, andarter fryn' the salt pork till there's nothin' but crackns and grease left-'bout inc time you've done all this you'll wish you home, where you could git some civilized vittals. and feGnnine 10 cook 'em "lf MT. Skinkie had went to Caaforur, how I'd like to seed him setin on log by the river, washn his own clothes with his green specks on the tip of hts nose. piece of yslIer soap in hishand rut bn away for life-wha, picture he'd make
 " ! rter ali, gold don't make people happy: men will work, aud scule, and toil, day and night for years anl years, saeriicin' comforts and friends and every sociable tie-for what That, in their old sge the children they have neglected the rca- tions they have sighted, may count the hours that may remain before they may come into possession of the money thus obtained You tsF mo. my aear boy, that yoa're gojn 10 CalaforBy. Take my sd- vice. and stay at home. If you get rich with out sacrfcin' the comfort of them that depend OH you, without losin' your responsibility, and without maxim a miser of yourself, then your money will be a blessia' 10 you, and not a curse; then you would be really happy--for take ii, happiness is dsfivet from consciousness of hsvin' done what was right towards men, and what Is your duty % your ,Maker''
 Mrs. Scruggins never looked much like an utltie she dd at the conclusion of this hony.