Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-08-06

weather in this country!'
ayes, bad US tho country is, | must
confess it is fine climate. ] have
been sleeping under the shades of yon
tree, now, for several months, and |
feel Just as well as l over felt in oil
my life"
"Don't you catch cold2"
al have once or twice, when it has
rained unexpectedly, which is very
seldom in this country, except in win
ter. Troll myself up in my blankets,
put my head on log, or some eleva-
lion on the ground. and sleep as sound.
lily as if was at home in Pittsburg,
in bed with my wife, buried in feath-
ers. l tell you, stranger, this is a
ira NJ 60 country. Just come from the
States, l supposed"
"Yos, sir, just arrived"
~ thought SO; your clothes and
shayen face are unmistakeable evil
dence of this; although there is an
improvement, since we have had proa-
ching among us, and some ladies have
arrived. Why, 1 haven't shaved for
four years and l never intend to in
this country. Every Sunday | wash
INV shirts and socks, and mend my
clo,hes-but I shall leave this misera-
Bile land of disappointment as soon
as possible. You think to make your
pile soon, I supposel Well, l hope
You may, friend; but am very much
afraid that, if you have q family, they
will suffer as mine have done since |
left them in '49. Goodbye stranger"
The miner takes to his Long Tom,'
tho stranger still goes on, with his
pick and shovel on his shoulder and
pan under his arm, and walks up to
a claim wherc two men are hard at
work. --
"Hallo, Sam!"
"Hallo! why, is i, possible, Jem.
my : is ityou2 How is your family3
Is Nancy well :"
GAIL we'll, and sent their love to
you-provided I sawyou, but never
expected to see you here-I thought
YOU were further up in the noun
tains." z-,..----,.7=,-,,zs
)" Well, Iwas-but last winter 7
left, on account of the scarcity of
provisions, and stopped here-and !
have reason to bo thankful to a kind
Providence for directing my steps
'hither." .,
allow have you done, sam2"
"Well, l can't complains | have
not been SO fortunate as some, but
have done better than many. l made
money up at Shasta, and am doing
pretty we'll at present-making about
six dollars day....But now, in ear
nest, Jenny, does your Nancy love
me ,"
III know she does, Sam !"
"Well, then, take my claim, and
work it until / return-I am bound
to go homo and be married, for l
have been q bachelor quite long
enough"
The young man leaves, with good
share Of the ore," goes home, mar
ries Nancy, and returns to his adopt,
ed State, with his mother and sister
also. The family arrived at Panama
in good health, embarked for San
Francisco, have q long and sickly
passage, and land here very much en-
feebled. They leave for the mines,
Join the husband, father and father.in.
law, in the same old claim, working
hard, but doing wol!-a joyful time
But the daughters complain of the
society; tho mother is shocked ut the
profanity aud vicious habits Of those
around icr-she prays that the Lord
would turn tho tide Of iniquityi the
father and the daughters, as they were
accustomed to do at home, pray; Q
family altar is reared, and oh what
holy Incense arises from that alta,
morning and evening! The preacher
sinners arc converted, and who car
tell tho amount of good accomplish
cd from this one family's visit to the
landl The gambler leaves his cards
and dice for the pick and shovel; th'
vonder of intoxicating drinks quit
his unholy traffic; the drunkard hi'
cups, and tho vicious man his sins.
I might continue to thu. picture Cal
iiornia life, and l might bring before
your view many pleasing incidents
drawn from real life; were Ito revers'
the picture, it would be as black as 'h'
nethermost hell. But ! have mol time
nor space, nor inclination, at present
to dwell upon such scenes-at some III
ture day | may draw the picture.
A lorlnigb. since I accidentally me
with Thomas-, on his way HON
to the Slates.' He gave me a brie
history of his lie since he lcft D.
Alter be had Travelled to his satisfaction
teaching the broadswOrd exercise, h
settled down in Wisconsin, by takin
to himself a wife from W,lliamspor'
and keeping o hotel, I think in Dodge