New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-21

by its brightest images.
Now fades the Last long streak OF snow,
Now bDrgeons every maze Of QUICK
About the Towering squares and thick
BY ssheD roos the voles blow.
Now ripgs the woodland loud and long,
The distance lakes loveleT hue
And drowned In yoDder living blue
The lark becomes iigh!iess song.
Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,
The f0cks " hitter down the vale,
And milkier every milky sail
On winding stream or distant sea;
Where now the seamew pipes or dives
In yOnder greeniug glesm, and 6y
The happy biTde, tha( change their shy
To build ana brood; that live their lives
From land to land and In my breast
Spring wtkenB too and my regret
Becomes an a pTil violet
And BUDS end biz 81 pms like the rest
Isit then, regret for buried time
That keenler In sweet April wakes,
And meea the year and gives aud akeI
The coors Of the crescent prime!
Not all: the sopgs, the iriing air.
The ifo IeOrlent out OF dust,
Cry through the sense TO hearen trust
In that which made tae world so ar
Not all regret: The face will shine
Upon 40 while muse alone;
The Gear, dear voice that | bave known
VIII speak TO me Of me and mine:
Yet less OF sorrow lives In me
For days Of happy commune dead;
Less yesrniug for The friendship fed,
Than some stong bond which is 70 be.
But no extracts can give just conception Of this
monumental offering to the genius of friendship,
cisted by The careless perusal of an idle moment.
1t is boot TO be read only in the highest moods OF
feeling, when the heart is prepared by sorrow or
religious aspirations for its profound intellectual
melodies.
n~ 1.-TWO YEARS IN CALIFORNIA" by WAL
TER Cotton, isasketchy, good.natured sentiment
al record Of personal experience in the form OF a
H. ba lefa Ida IF
bis residence in that city. With good deal OF mat
ter that seems to have been intended for some sec
ond rate magazine, the volume contains several
lively descriptions Of incidents and adventures that
occurred under his extemporaneous administration
ofjustice at Monterey, and subsequent to the dis
covery OF Gold on the American Fork. We give
few extracts, which show that is not without light
reading for hot weather, and which may be taken
AZ fair specimens of Mr. Cotons talents as an anus.
ing, gosspipg writer.
MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA
1t is said the Californians are born on horseback
il may also be said they are married on horseback
The day the marriage contract 10 agreed on be
tween the parties, the bridegrooms first care is TO
buy or borrow the best horse 10 be found in his
vicinity. A the same time be has to get, by one of
these means, a silver mounted bride, aud saddle
with embroidered housings. This saddle must have,
aso at its stern bridal pilon, with broad aprons
flowing down the TANKS OF the horse. These aprons
are also embroidered with silk OF different colors,
and with gold and silver thread. Around the mar
Gin runs string of little steel plates, aEernated
with slight pendants of the same metal. These,
as the horse moves, jingle Like thousand mimic
bells.
The bride, also, comes in for her share of these
nuptih preparations. The bridegroom mast pre-
sent her with at least six entire changes OF raimsD
nor forget through any sentiment OF decscy, even
the chemise. Such an oversight might Illustrate all
his hopes, as it would be construed into personal
indiiference-the Last kind Of indifference which
California lady will forgive. He therefore hunts
this article with much solictue as the Peri the
gift that was TO unlock Paradise. Having found
six hich are neither too full nor too slender, he
packs them in leaves which seem to hutter like
| bis own heart and sends them to the lady as bis
! las, bridal present. She might naturally expect
| him to come next.
The wedding.day having arrived, the two fac
! horses procured FOR the occasion, are led to toe
door, saddled brided aud pilioned The bridegroom
takes up before him the god-mOther, and the god.
father the BRIDE and thus they gsllop away -
Church. The priest in his richest robes, receives
them at the altar, where they knee partake OF the
sacrament, and are married. This over they start
on their return-but now the gentlemen change
partners The bridegroom, htil on the plllon,
takes up before him bis bride. With his right arm
holds the reins. They return 10 the house Of the
parents Of the bride, where they are generally re
| ceived with discharge Of musketry. Two per
! sons stationed at some convenient place, no
rush out aud seize him by his legs, and, before
ne has time TO dismouut deprive him OF bis spurs,
which ne is obliged TO redeem with bottle OF
brandy.
The married couple then enter the house, where
the near relatives are all WASTING in tears TO receive
them. They knee down before the parents Of the
LADY,, and crave q blessing, which is bestowed with
patriarchh solemnity. On rising the bridegroom
| makes signal for the guests to come TO- and an
other for the guitar and harp 70 strike up. Their
| commences the dancing, which continues often ioi
three DAYS, with only brief intervals for refresh
ment but none for slumber; the welded pair must
be on their feet their dilemma furnishes iood io'
good humored gibes and merrlment Thus com
mences married life in California. This stream, II
il to be hoped, is much smoother than 1t iount'
THE GRIZZLY BEAR
The grizzly bear is the most formidable and Zero
| cious animal in California and yet with all THU
ferocity of disposition, rarely attacks man unless
surprised or molested. The fellow never lies II
wait for bis victim. II the hunter invades his re
treat or disputes his path he will fight but other
wise contents himself with the immunity which hc
snds in the wildness Of bis homo and the ssvsg,
Grandeur Of his nature. 1t is never safe TO attach
him With one rife for u YOU fail to bit him ia
vital part hc |, on sou IN the twinkling OF an eye
Your only possibility of escape is up near tree, III
slender for his eisnt grasp and then there Is some
thing extremely awkward IA being on the top OF
| A.. with such savage moniter at It's root do'
! 80 will remain there you cannon TEL IL MAJ
he aud IL may Do A week. i0ur sntaSoo
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