The Shasta courier., 1853-12-03
THE SHASTA COURIER.
Letter from San Francisco.

about not getting papers the other day, when a
nackage of seventeen was sent me from the Of
fce-some from New York, Philadelphia, New
Orleans, Baltimore Panama, San Diego, ana,
would you believe me, some from SHASTA
City. When they were all laid open, fancled
was Prime Minister, instead OF Prlma Donna,
as heard an hombre say not long ago that he
was.
In reply " Madeline" would have been very
happy to have visited Shasta, and if she could
get the gallant Water Company to refund her
m, pey she so foolishly gave them, she would
spend it in paying them visit, and give them
|Gredit besides. Bright speculation, that OF ours
-eh? Had you made me President, we would
have all been mliona-es ere this.
Madeline - did learn that the Courier thinks
''woman the cause of half the mischief OF life"
I'm sure nothing but native modesty prevented
you from saying the whole. Ever since our ven
erablc Grandma, Eve. went tomboying after ap
pies, down to this day. she has not only been the
sroot of all evil" but trunk, branch, bud and
fruit Woman binds the strong, causes heads
to be Topped off, occasions sieges, wars, dpels,
gets up Rights Conventions, leaving the babies
to cry, and the fathers to help them-and don't
she bind strong men with her I" silken cords,
as they call them, and leave him in that state
then run off to lasso another! Even little girls
will tease a boy, pull his hair, tell tales on him
at school, grin at him, send him up in high trees
for fruit, and when they get married, who ever
heard of one obeying as she promised! Don't
the husband have to be perfect slave to her
wishes and whims-often cooking her meals, ta-
king them to her bed, then giving fiae dress or
Jewels to her for being able to eat at all Talk
about woman, gold and wine! Nonsense Just
say aroman the cause of all the evils of life.
AS you arc young, and feel an interest in
your good or bad luck, will give you some ad-
vice, free gratis, for nothing. If you will fol-
| low the same, you will float down the stream of
life like an eel in the river, and be as happy as
a clam. In the first place, don't read a word in
the praise of woman-'tis all humbug; don't al
low them to cast black, blue, nor hazel eyes at
you-it is imperiinent, to say the least; don't
mind bewitching smies-they can frown as
easy hold your head above them, and let them
see they are beginning to bo found out; shun
them, and soar aloit for happiness-for who ev-
er heard of any faults, vices or follies in man!
Let me know if you follow my advice-but be
honest, and don't sit peeping from behind the
window shade, and if caught, say as you did on
another accession, :" ueuer seed en-"
| For weeks every one has been informing his
| friends that the rainy season was at hand; now
the tune he's changed-all the cry is, the rainy
streets. And l am certain i you were here ia
king notes some day, you would NO longer say
| " we never seed 'em."
Don't you think Mr. Phnnix, of San Diego,
will catch woman's blessing, when Fanny
Fern secs what he says of female virtue the
more so he specifies her, and declares they
are all so ugly they assure pretty names! do
not have the fear of Mr. Phoenix before my eyes,
and will lay wager Fanny will consume him
| but then he'll rise again.
| Did the good people of Shasta take sides with
| the recent move of the ladies' in this place. to
put down womens wages as servants? and did
the minority not take the part of the Ln;eling?
There are some girls at service in this place so
| pretty that they soon informed they will not
answer at any price--for the landlady and dangh-
| ters are SO eclipsed, the pretty must look
again. Yet her hands were made to burn and
| tear for q mere pittance, while the wind is not
TO blow upon the ngly madam who cannot do
| her work, nor pay FOR it either. | say let the
| hired girl or woman get $l00 per month. I'm
glad
l have been to Stockton, lately; also to the
! great suspension bridge the Table Mountain
&c; also TO Sacramento. This city. will ven
ture to say is growing more rapidly than any
place in the world.
| wish you were here to peep into Warren's
| Agricultural Fair. You would think w-h-e-w
| We are some squasbes Peas grapes, figs,
anges. Oregon apples &C., make the mouth wa
ter-beets 60 lbs,: turnips-bnt is no use desert
bng the great sights unless you could see them
| Where will the honorable body of the Legis-
lature meet this time, is now a leading question
Yon know it is rather erratic, If not aquatic. and
| would not be surprised if it should be located
at Red Bluffs, and Your correspondent from
that place were duly elected Mr.. Speaker"
What fast people California boasts Of They
are always in time-of laie. far ahead of it. In
deed they can see two years ahead as clear as
our furefaihers could one day A Emitted States
Senator mnst be chosen for 50, and then a
President for go will be nominated. Why, the
democrats may elect Senator now, and long
before they have any use for him. he mi ght be a
whig. or sace rersa He might die. steal hcgs,
or something else. shall begin to think, soon.
that we have got some of the 'Women's Rights
folks smngsIed into pants, out here.
| have lately seen Major r., who looks even
better tlan before the savage grizzly made war
ON him-and he assures me he will wage a war
of determination on the whole family l trust
his land claim will soon be settled to his and his
friends satisfaction. MADELINE