The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-15
AFFECTING INCIDENT.

A correspondent Of the Sacramento
Transcript relates the following Apuching
Incidents, illustrative Of the madness Ol
California adventure:
Not long since, as passed on a steamer
from San Francisco to Stockton, there war
on board a man past middle age, much en-
feebled 10 body aud far gone with disease
Of the lungs. He seemed to attract no
special attention from the passengers,
though bis sad looks and of repeated cough.
ings bespoke too clearly the dcaihly fixed
ness Of the disease and his bodily and men
tai suffering. He was plainly though COM
fortably clad, and was looking about the
crowd Of strangers seemingly to find some
one to whom, a. friend he could unbur-
then his feelings and receive sympathy
At this juncture ventured 10 accost him
when lesrned the following particulars.
He stated that be owned fine farm, well
stocked and improved, in Lake county, II
.linois, upon which his wife and family were
now residing, with whom he lived comfort
ably and happily, but like thousands Of 9TH
ers in the west, he forsook all these COM
forts to come TO California, for the purpose
of smassing more wealth, and rapidly
lie wrought in the mines few months.
His labor was we'll rewarded, but exposure
and excessive toll brought on him pro-
tracted fever, snd though he nearly recov-
cred from that, il terminated in his pres
ent disease, from which he had no hopes Of
recovery. His means was 50 nearly spent
in trying to regain his health, tha, he had
mt money enough remaining 10 enable
him to reach home; and ifhe had, he was
now too much cnfeebied to attempt 90 long
a voyage. Bursting into tears. he exclaim-
ed, "Death shortly awaits mo, pennyless,
and among strangers, aud far from those !
hold most dear in this world"
THE FUTURE Wives OF ENGLAND.-My
pretty little dears, you are no more fit for
msirimony than pullet is TO look after a
family Of thirteen chickens. The truth TO-,
my desr girls, you want, generally speak
ing, moro liberty and less fashionable re-
straint--more kitchen and less parlor-
more leg exercise and less sofa--more
making pudding and less piano--more
frankness and loss mock modessy
breakfast and less hustle. | like the bux-
ON, bright.eyed, rosy-cheeked, lull'breast
ed, bouncing lass, who can darn stockings,
make her own frocks, mend trousers, COM
msnd . regiment Of pots and kettles, milk
the cows, feed the pigs, chop wood. and
shoot wild duck az we'll a. the Duchess
Of Marlborough or the Queen Of Spain, and
be lady withal in the drawing-roon,.--
But as for your pining, moping, screwed
up, wasp wasted, putty faced, music-mur-
dering, novel .devouring daughters Of fash
ion and idleness, with your consumption
soled shoes, silk stockings and calico shifts
you won't do for the future wives and
mothers Of England. Punch.
ENORMOUS Mass OF Pure CorPRR.--We
stated day or two since that the Cliff
mine on Lake Superior had moro copper
uncovered than could be got out by tho
present force in three years. We have
since ascertained tho Dimensions Of one
single sheet which they are .. present
working on, which presents tho following
almost incredible dimensions: forty feet
long, eighteen feet high, and from six inch-
es to three feet thick. Il probably weighs
three hundred tons, and the miners have
not yet reached either the end or the top
of the sheet. II may possibly be two or
three times as large as has yet been do
veloped. The public at large are entirely
in the dark 10 regard TO the riches Of the
ala Cupo, ior uoirevsl Districts