The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-03

Large Stories.
""onderful! " exclaimed one of group of lis
teners, who hanging on the words of a mous
ached, whiskered, out-at elbows looking fellow
who had evidently seen something of the worlt
though clearly to no advantage to himself" A
large your fist
"Solid god!"
Solid and pure as an ingot Why, saw
man from one of the 'dgeins on Feather River
with raw-hde sack that would hold half bushe
full of Jumps that he gathered in little more tina
ten days-not one OF which was smaller than
walnut"
"You don't say SOL" fell from two or thre
voices.
I" 1t is just what do say.''
Had you any luck in digging 20 inquired one
"Certainly | had | staid only month in tn
diggins, and came down to Sacramento wit
over twenty thousand dollars worth of the rea
stuff
Twenty thousand "
eyes, and over"
"What did you do with your gold y asked one
Whiskerando shrugged his shoulders, compress
ed suddenly his lips, and elevated his eyebrows.
"Come easy, go oasy D said he. 1t was spen
in month after | reached the sea-coast.'
What did you do then
" Got d situation in store at three hundred
dollars month"
Good wages" remarked one of the listeners
illustrate. Grand place, that California
mans fool to plod out his life here"
$50 should think provided you are not roman
cing," said one of the company.
" Romanclng There's no need to romance
my friend" returned the adventurer. "The sim
pie truth is wonderful enough. In fact, the hal
has never been told, and | believe never will BE-
tod. The riches of that Ell Dorado are scarcely
yet opened. Take my advice, every one of you
and make all haste for this golden region. There
is room enough left for thousands to work anC
secure untold riches"
Among the listeners was an old fellow named
Grimes, who said nothing but who had occasion
ally let his eve rest upon the talker with hall
sarcastic, half comical twinkle.
" See here, my friend" said California, drawing
up chair to the table at which this parsonage was
sitting, and addressing him in a familiar way
why don't you pull up stakes, and travel off to
this land of promise? A mans fool to vegetate
In this part oi the country, pursuing the vanishing
shadow OF a fortune, when he has only to step
across the lsthmus glide up the coast and fill his
IN few months" ~ ~
''That can easily be done, can it % said the OLE,
fellow.
"Pho. | washed ten thousand dollars ou, of a
few bushels of sand in single day."
"You did! ~
Certainly! Any body can do it.''
Then why didn't you stay there my friend 81
coolly asked the other.
Whiskerando shrugged his shoulders archel his
eyebrows, pursed his lips, and made sundry other
dumb motions.
"You seem to be pretty well out at the elbows,
and pretty well ont in the pocket" countinued the
other. " Where are all these heaps Ofshining gold
you talk much about ~
"Come easy, go easy" and California shrugged
his shoulders again. "Spent ten thousand dollars
IN Sacramento city in a fortnight. Great place,
that ~
'Why didn't you go back to the mines again 20
Didn't like the company there. Horrible
place!'
Ohio! And yet, moment since, you pictured
1t as the most desirable spot on the earth! But
why didn't you stay III Sacramento on salary of
three hundred dollars month-eh, Tell us that,
my friend. You can't make three hundred dollars
year, fancy, in these diggins' y"
Do you mean to insult me, sir ~ exclaimed
California, at this, growing fierce, and beginning
to finger his mousiache. II never permit a man
to Insult me-"
Il only ask very natural question:" coolly
replied the interrogation, without moving, or taking
his eyes from the others face. You're not the
first man I've seen from the gold region, who came
back with empty pockets and large stories.
always ask such adventures why they didn't stay
there, but have yet to receive answer to my
question. Pray, sir, crafty my curiosity"
California couldn't stand this, the more espe-
claliy as one and another OF the group he had been
editying repeated the interrogation. So he took
refuge under torrent of bad language, and retired
from the company in high Indignation.
- can tell you why he left, j" said one, who had
until now been silent.
Why" "Why?" was repeated all around.
You know n, do you not "
Yes" yes" Charles-"
The man drew letter from his pocket and read
ou remember Charles Well he left
in the last steamer for Panama, and took with him
some three or four thousand dollars in gold dust
belonging to friend He's bad man, and con-
Quoted himself scandalously while here. 1t would
hardly do for him to return.'
Hum-m-m!" soho !" 4" "Aha!" Such were
the low CALCULATIONS that followed this little piece
of information. " That explains his coming back"
California never again appeared in that company
nor repeated his large stories in the presence of old
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