Grass Valley telegraph., 1853-12-15

miner. who hath family in distant country,
shall, whenever in thy power, remit the avalis
of thy labors. to keep them in food and raj
ment during thy sojourn here. Thou shalt
not neglect thy wife and children, and go al
ter strange women, who, with Syrlens
tongue and winning smiles, would lure thee
to her snares of shame and degradation, and
rob thee of thine honor, thy virtue and thy
gold and at last would despise and curse
thee. and turn thee away empty handed. Be
ware lest thou art overtaken in thy secret
wanderings, and lose thy life, and thy friends
mourn thy untimely fate.
EighthLy-And it is also decreed that thou,
Young man, who has left thy fathers house,
to U burn in the land of California,-eVen in
the mines thereOf-thOu, too, l pray take
heed. Remember the counsel of thy mother
and sisters, and forget not thy solemn prom
ises and pledges of affection. Nor shalt thou
forget to pen an epistle each mail to thy kin
dred, that they may know how fares the wan
derer and when he is to return. Neither shalt
thou forget that young and comely maiden
who gave to you her warm and trusting af-
fections while YOU vowed torem@n true and
never forget that starry night just on the eve
of thy departure Remember all these prom
ises, that in thy after life thou mayst be bless
ed with future generations likened unto thee.
NInthIv-It is decreed that thou, o Bach-
elors, shalt be banished for season, working
out thy salvation here i'll the mountains. even
among the eternal SHOWS of the Sierra Neva- .
da, and here remain for viii l. until you
come to the sage conclusion that thOre is a
more congenial atmosphere by the side of the
gentler sex. If such is the result of thy ex-
perence thou mayst take up thy bed and
walk leaving thy tools for thy kind. Ever
after thy works shall be judged, and when a
certain period of time shall expire, and thou
has not employed the time proftably, and
obeyed the Scriptures wherein it reads, "mul-
II and replenish the earth,'' if you have
failed in this thou shalt again and forever
! serve among the SHOWS of the Sierras. There
fore, We bachelor miners, take warning.
Tenth and last Decree-.for the people-It
is now lastly decreed, that thou. Californians
all, male and female, who cometh hther to
better thy fortunes-thou art commanded to
pay especial attention to this Decree. Thou
"a certain class -iourneyed hither to repair
thy ruined circumstances, to pay off old debts
which have hung like heavy weight over
/ the horizon of thy future happiness. Thou
hast come hither, willing to brave the storms
and tempests, both Of natures warning ele-
ments, and also the 'party feuds" and ''pOlit-
ical gusts" that so often lend violent commo-
tion to this golden land. Thou. o Politician,
who, in thy Atlantic home, didst crave office,
and thy ambitious desires were not gratified
thou who labored so energetically for the
"goGd of the people (and thyself, too)-thou,
who vert beaten by thy political opponent,
thou comest hither to retrieve thy fortunes,
build up thy high minded hopes to court
Ddfne Fortunes smiles once more, and to
raise up unto thyself great name. But be-
oft ~ Of
those here who art long before thee who have
their wires laid, and now have wealth on their
| side. Take heed-be wise-do thou go to
one Bryant, and there select pick, pan and
shovel, and sOjOurn while in the mountains,
for there thou wilt have an equal chance
among thy fellow laborers. And thou. o
Speculator from Gotham, thinkest thou that
in California, even in San Francisco, thou
canst succeed, and have built up thy broken
fortunes by thy schemes and thy small capi-
tai? Thou, too beware, for in San Francis
CO are speculators cOngregated from all coun-
tries, even of the shrewdest kind, and have
studied and practiced all manner of devices
Take heed, therefore, and invest thy small
capital in miners supplies, and flee to the
mountains. or to some inland village. and
there be content with health, good cold wa
ter, and fair profits.
tarry not at the Bay, but pierce the Northern
wilds and the mountain scenery; rush for
pure air, health. wealth, and plenty of labor
Despair not in the hour af thy Affections, but
brave the storm manfully, and thou art safe
And thou, fair maidens. daughters of Eve,
who hast braved the hardships and dangers
of voyage to our golden shores, and thou
heroines and pioneer mothers, we greet thee
thrice welcome are ye all. Thou whom in
memory we cherished-thou, whom we so
mpuch wished for, who art so highly priced
Ind cherished in every land-thou art indeed
here. And thou aged though single maid
ems, thou art here too nor will thou remain
in sing e-blessedness long, for thou wilt not
meet with so many fair competitors to bear
away the prizes from you, but will soon be
heard exclaiming, Eureka! Eureka!
And now, each and every one, take heed of
this Decree, end all of ye, my disciples, shall
say at the lastvWe have followed thy pre-.
cepts and verify, we have found our reward
REAL ESTATE.-One of the best evidences
of the prosperity of Sacramento as we'll az