The Arkansas banner., 1849-01-16
CsyyespeRftses sftke Buansy THE GOr.D REGa0N.
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| Der of men standing guard, and shiaAlar they were militia company on their annual parade, did no, pay particular attention se thems but, sandry si,. tering heaps attracted my attention. and lneu,cS ofa citizsn---" What are yoa snardiegfs lie re. piled. with some contempt Why, have you ss. heard tie newst "a gold nsae has been discovered in every township In the United States, and ou, own State Is particularly blest. as we have more than we can nso, and tho sFs ls not ore. but Ills already coined for immediass nsegc and help your. selfn answered; " This ls all news to no vary singular, yery.n Before the last words wers half uttered, tho citizen was fifty yards oG with his bar on his shcnider. As continued my promenade. | saw many of our good people either guarding tho treasure or adding 10 the brilliant, piles of gold which might bc seen in every direction. Itheaehs ,ha, I had never seen so much excitement, even on \ fourth of July horses and draYs. wheel-barFow.. carriages buggies, and everything in town down to flour sack, was in requis,oa on this lmpoa,aa, 1 occasion. s " here arc the mincsf.' exclaimed. '' Only quarter of mile down yonder," answered a loaded with sack fnll nf the yellavr reeks
 Away Ispcd. On arriving at the principal derines. I perceived the oniy contention was in respec, to the different kinds of coln, moss pessons preierruV the Spanish doubocns. because they were larrer, and therefore less troublesome to gather Some few chose tho English sovercfgn on account of their being current all oyer the world baa displayed my patriotism aud filled sack fall of eagles and 1 in short time hAd quite msgnlficent pile in my office. In the meantImc. feeling somewhat dry and hungry. weat to the hotel; but here was aaother
 ax--ihe bar-keeper, Inc proprietor and servants were just as busy as tho rest of our good people. and could not get into the bal room for the heaps of gold. l began to fret somemhal--I will not say swear; put my head in the bar-room, over a half dozen fall sacks, and hallooed: Mir. Brown has the secoHd bell rangl He replied, " Neihing to eat hero Tor week; ali gone- nothing but gold Feeling rather dry, called Charley fos soddy, but he answered; $ Nothingh hcre hut gosd--barr all used to pat in Oh, gosh.' exclaimed, and hastcued to tho governors house; but lie was full of business, and his house So fuIi of gold, that could no. ge, near him, and, hearing him say he was z very hunery.n Iimmediaiely eft. and called on Alderman -------s who exclaimed, as he saw me; q Hard timrs-very hur; provisions all oat, and nothing but goId.9 or Isped, and found the mayor at work, like the rest. heaping up the precious metal. a Mr Mayor" said, " this is veTy iino place. mud very fine uInes--and nothing 10 cat; do ! you know where can get anythiug" "oh, 1 hush IT he rcped-I have not time to talk now" l AsI went past thc Real Estate and State Bahks, ] saw tremendous heaps of doubloous; even the chimneys were so full that they could not smoke, and the smoke actually escaped out of tue windows. I sign was hung out with this inscription: Scrip t... very thirsty, and extremely hangry, and could get ncisiiHg, In out Of towa--so walked to the river aud as passed along, fellow askcd; "Wherc are you going iof'' To get something to tat or drink out of the river" I, is three days since have had aDyihing to cat or drink-wschiag this infernal stuff don't care--must eat and drink; no tobacco since yesterday mornDg-hard tines.' Away he run to the river side, and, tearing of piece of his inner garment held il iu tse stream for bait. Sars enough. lie had bite before long, and pulled up right lively aifgator.garr, about two feet long he did not stop to cook the prize. but beified it, alive and kehiag. and of to his heap Another chap coming along, the tail of the hsh' which had not yet ge, down the throat of my sAh- 1 gane companion by about sIx inchess caught hold of the precious morsel but received growl and a knock which sent him fuIl ten feet rolling Get ting up and returning 10 his pile, heard him say; ! I'll take bnit and fish, too, by thnndsr" Down { he went to the river side and did just as he had seen his lucky friend Presently he had bi'e' but n was rather big fellow he had to deal wth-and m aigator-gar at that. He palied-the gSrr palcd--he pulled again, and it was pail Dick pun devil For some time watched then,--at last tho fish gave very strong pull. and down went the an- fortunate fisherman sack and all in the water: snd' the last saw of him, he had hold ol Inc gar a' with his teeth, streaking down tho river like Hasn Of lightning, and pafng and blowing like s'ean'e'' had thought of fishing, but this quite changed my
 ideas; and, des2slring of getting anything ID cut that way. I returned toward town, and, as ] was passsng along. saw fellow ealing gunP0wder' 6 Dry times i'' he exclaimed; |" do yoa know tho
 wolves and bears getting so talnc iiSi tSsy
 come in town2--get something to eat soon eA' 2 l.Bd you my rsfle- no -asE-eat' "NSTy ~"H' answered, !" do not want your rifie' There WIS
 no dsguising It, iet very haHUy-iSdeed' a''''''e welfish. Just thea young cub came ID F'eS' anu
 1 feit sii;I more famIshed. ' What giOsiSns eP- portunt,y for a dlsnese exclaimed, ss the ii'i'' eah came almost in contact with me The semPis-
 ton wss so great thst Il could stand \ no 'oag'',
 and iun,ped upon the cub before hsk knew 1t Hs8 oae of hIs fors-paws in my mouih, chewing "'H perfectly yoracions appetite; never tasted ahy.
 thing sweeisr in my fife, suddenly if'' "s@e pressed by some huge creature, sna isa"1 '"'
 lH the paws of an immeHse sue eeA'' 'a 9's -'.', tsde of eiviog nae parliesaf squeeze she pfe.Se1 4 harder snd harder, and commenced grina'ns i'Ao { what had nevsr before seen. Just ss s''s "'=D1 bite a. sae, caught held of her loser is~' ''' .ouee.ed tighter and harder still was eshsa'l'1' and on the poIat of gitiag ap, whsn gave her js% .tw;st. and she gave hoHibeyei
 Y,.ot. with a terrible nightmare sn sse, if'a'esi of she bear; and turned over and dss~n' ''''
 gold mines zero ali iS csii.ornia--ana n's'' PC.
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