The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-05-23

the iT'htoh W 49, Nfdft fd-fff has re-.
crycd u letter, dated at Honolulu. Sand.
Wich Islands, jan |. 1870, from an old fipud
aud fellow printer, whose adventures have
been 80 much out Of the common order
that We extract part of hl, letter for ihc
amusement OF our readers The writer lett
New ORR in lsi6. rs tull private iu { 81.
Stevenson regiment AFTER the wars Werr
over, he remained n California, where hc
wa, employed b, Gen. Vallejo as ca-a,g.
Ter, ut the time tie gold mine, were discov.
cred. lie oi course took his chnnces at
gold digging, bu, soon abandoned the busi.
ness W hen last heard from iprcyion. to
the reception al the present lctterl he was
one of the publishes of the Californian.
He writes that hc sool abandoned th. spec.
ulaiion. He conclude, hi, adventures for
the present By Icing wrecked one day on
Honolulu. and marrying the daughter Of the
chief OF the village on the following sun.
daY But let him speak for himself
The paper was slow pay in those tiur..
50 | sold out nay interest aud gained aac
or two Thousand dollars. Whch ! spent.
~pcculaiej little, however. aud did vaiI--
Jailed il some things hut uiadcup iu others
"Dn the 9th OF uefober last m cnupen,
with seven. Ird san I,,oci..o an a ,i.if,.,
the Beautiful Islands. intending afterwards
10 sail lo nina. make our way overland TO
Russia. where have an uncle, and thence
to England, whore | could take passage ipr
home. On the 2s,h. M nopu' whom W.
wore within two leaguos nf a.. b,rbor nf
Honolulu il came ~, tn blow "a 5aL. W.
stood of. and succeeded in vorr, i,.t. out
the riilc. Int inst ~ we v.r, r.,..,iuo fin.
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