Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-10

which, with the accompanying liquor, makes
the Sabbath unlike that of New England
The California Indians are a miserable
race; rather small in stature, dirty, and verv
ignorant. The advance of the whites is
shown by the drunkenness and depravity OF
the natives. 1t is amusing to see these In
dams dress. They have great fancy for
dressing like the Americans, but their means
will not always admit Of it; so that when
one sees ten or twenty of them, he sees as
many different costumes. | have seen one
sport a regular military suit, while his COM
panlon would have only shit and a nice
black satin vest. Thoy dig some but spend
as fast. Here comes a big-headed one now
aud stands staring into the tent-door He
wears an old fashioned blue coat with BRIGHT
buttons, buttoned to the chin, aud shirt
coming nearly to the knees. 1t makes no
difference how hot or cold it is; they put on
all they have.
OCTOBER, I4rH.
If sod -avine thu. Will
pay, shall stay through the winter If my
health is good, and | never had better health
than | have now 1t will be uncomfortable
house to live in; then we can have fire
place and other comfortable arrangements
| am still with the Cheshire Company. We
have TIE largest and best tent in the div
glngs: 10 feet by u, OF good canvass the
American flag Is flying at all times, and TIE
latch-sirlng Is never pulled in, to the poor
aud afflicted The Cheshire Company are
mostly from keene; there are nine in the
company, but three have gomez down to San
Francisco. have been cook for the last
week. You may smile at the idea of my
cooking for eight men, but think | have
done justice To my Office. | bake bread er-
cry other night, which is good the alternate
nights boiled rice aud nap-jacks, aud three
times mess Of stewed apple. For break
fast We had quarter of ,enison, which
fried, and a dish of venlson Outlets, which
would do honor TO the Revere House. In
stead of Potatoes, which are worth 81 %
pound, we have way OF frying hard bread,
which Is a good substitute. Fer dinner |
had baked beans and steNed beans, aud
nice soup from our venlson bones Coffee
III the morning, aud warmed for dinner and
supper. | am out OF Office this morning
have come to the conclusion that am a
handsome man, for you know that smoke al
WAYS goes to the good looking people. and
my eyes have had to suffer tins week II is
worth $50 TO a person to cook week. as 1t
will improve his stock of patience; besides,
he learns how to take care OF himself to adj
vantage
There is no sickness here now that know
Of, owing to the decrease of heat; the mer-
curry did not 90 up as high as 80 for the
last week The first RAIN that we have had
for four months fell on Tuesday night, the
9Th; IT also raincd hard Wednesday night
1t has nov cleared away, and think it like
ly II VII not ram again for month
Ii YOU know Of an, female sew
ing societies VINO feel very phianlhropic
you had better SEND them 10 California they
will be needed to make quits, and mending
&c. And II YOU happen 10 know of any
nice Young men, who have been brought up
al iancy WAY. and have done nothing in
their lives, advise them by all means to 20
to California. They will learn many things
tAey never thought of before The most
helpless creature ever saw, and one that
caused more mer!mcnt than little was
man from Philadelphia, brought up gen
tleman, and as fat and lazy as man could
be; though he haa lost some 20 pounds, he
was still IN no condition to work, and had
no lunds to play. SO he has gone to Val
paralso, saying that his children shall never
learn to lisp the word California.
If you knew what coEveniences We have
for writing, You would not think s;range
that these sheets look so bad We have had
our tent blown down over our heads-and
now here comes drove Of indians, and
here are four men who came out in the
Sweden, who are sick enough have seen
the elephant, and seen where he slept
They belonged to the Sagamore Company
of Roxbury, which has broken up. Two
Of their party died since they landed in San
Francisco-a Mr.. Twist, aud a Mr. Tolman
One OF our passengers, Mr. Merrill of An-
dover, n H. died here a few DAYS ago
Here comes my postman. So good-by, and
love to you ALL l.. c.