Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-01-23

mage was sttirH, anu addressing MIN IN u la
mIar way; why don't you pull up stakes and
travel off to this land of pronsep A mans u
fool TO vege,ate in this part oithe country, pur
suing the vanishing shadow of fortune, when
he has only 20 step across the l.thmus glide up
the coast and fill his pockets with a hun,ireJ or
two thousand OF dollars in few months
THAT can easily be done, can n?' said the
old fellow.
"Phu! | washed ten thousand dollars on, ri
a few bushels Of sand in single day.
you did
"Certainly! Any body can do it
Then why Ilin'' YOU stay there, my !',"ni?
coolly asked the other.
Whi>k-r0nio shrugged his should-t> ,rch,,'
hi' eyrht"N>. pursrd ii. hp-. an made "a"
dry "Iher Iurnb motions.
"Ynn -"rm 10 be- pr,tt, vel. our at the rl- =
brw., ,ud pretty well oui IN the !. cir,,' coo
tinuei the other "Where are oil these heap.
of shining gold, ynu talk so much ahou'?
Come easy, 60 easy and California shrug
gcd his shoulders again. "Spsnt ten thousan |
dn'iir' in Sacramento city ic fortnight. Great
place, that
"Why didn't yon 20 back /, the miu-.?'
"Dl3nt like the eomp'ny there Horrible
place
"Ohu And ye, moment since, YOU pic
lNhIcd u rs tiie ihOsA ucSuhOle tpot Oh SdTtU
, Bat why didn't you stay in Sacramento city, OH
a salary OF three hundred dollar. a month Ell?
Tell us that, my friend. You can't make three
hundred dol ars year fancy, in these dig
gings !
80, you mean TO insult me, ,ir?' exclaimed
{ tornil, at this, growing fierce, and begin
ning to finger his nvus,ache. II never permit
a man 10 insult me.
/ only asked very natural question: cool
y y:aF...i .ho lu'errnga,ur, without mooing or
l-s.us .l,4 eyes .r..g ."5 others face. you're
ne, the ts,. msH I've f.tn from the gold re
-iOu, who CANE .i-s "i'h empty pockets and
large stories .,ways ask such aiventurers
why they didn't ,.ay there: but have y e, to re-
aeive an arswe' to my question. Pray. sir,
crafty my curiosity"
California couldn't sand this; the more espe.
cialIy as one ani another of tho group be had
been cdifyng repeated the interrogation. SO
he took refuge under a torrent Of bad language;
and retired from the company in high indign T.
tiun.
4 can tell you why he leil,' said one, who
had till now been silent.
WhyY 'Why3' was repeated all around.
You know him 60 you no:9'
Yes. Tom Hanson.
The man drew letter from his pocket and
read
You remember Tom Hanson. Well he left
in the last steamer for Panama, and took with
him some three or four thousand dollars in gold
dust belonging to a friend. He's bad man,
and conducted himself scanlaloIsly while here.
II would hardly do for HIM tn rs,uru'
Hum ! Ono! 'Aha! Such were the low
cj 'cua'ons that iollowed TIN. little piece OF in.
formation. THAT explains hi, nin. back.
California never again appeared III that coin
pany, nor repeated his large storie. in the pre-
sence Of old Grimes.
A Nautical Farmer.
We have laughed lurtvely, as our greatest
American novelist would say, at the following
which We copy from the Knickrrh,c,-r
While the cholera was here l.>, summer
remarkably sharp specimen u, Y,o1-- i",n
managed 10 keep body and b'n> tns-'', r b, f.,
mlli,rly catering the doors ol any %, I T. Tore.
Or "ffcs'. aud telling his story ~ 50, To i,
a few danes on the score Of charity rr in,,u
p-nce. T. the respectable p,rti'u nr the con
mnntiy he ''-lv r'l ia" 'tereo,yp.d history nj
'FtGer died ~ New Orleaus, and I'm travel
iuy home TO NeN York to see N. mother
Won't you please, sir, give me dime?' Bui
to me, whom he knew better, he told a mos,
amusing tale Of his adventures. Yankee born
he had shipped while only fourteen year. old
On board Boston aud Liverpool packet, mad,
tvs" or three trips, became di.su,isI, and TAX
ing French leave at Nav Orleans, started te
: walk across the country to New York! II.
spent bis last shilling on the road. aud some
where in Ohio, hired himself to a farmer, 81 he
sen, Inn out on the following morning to break
up piece of ground In the course of an h nv
Tom made his appearance ut the house. verr
much flushed in the face, az il ploughiug The
earth was rather more tedious a business than
plonghing the domain Of Father Neptune.
We'll. Tom,' said the old squa,ter, what's the
, matter? How did yon get along?'
She's wrecked. sir was the reply.
'Wrecked!' echoed his employer; why Tom
what d, yon mean?'
why. .'r,' said Tom, bringing hi. hand up
to hs car.o!y poll she craft wasn't we'll bal
lasted, ,ir, and wouldn't obey the tiler; ant
: though held her hard a-port, she lurched off
lee, aud run Oh the breakers. You'll find he,
ont yohder, sir, due nor' east, on her bear
ends, with her cut water hard in a stump, In,
larbo'd huh on the starbo'd side, the starbo',
, hull on the larbod tnd tho old mare foul o. the
rigging! Tom was discharged forthwith.
Home.
Let your homo DO provided with such comfort'
ard r.rce.s saries a, piety, pickles. potatoes, pot
and kettles, brushes, brooms, benevorncr, hrrac
charity, cheese, crackers, faith h4uk hrcuon
cider, cincerity; onions. integrity, vlno.a win,
, and wisdom. Have all these always on hand
, and happiness will be with you, D'nt drink
D anything Intoxicating Moderately go
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