The Empire County argus., 1854-08-12
Correspondence Of the Argus.
VynRJTaycYEN NUsS


People may jest and rdcue the idea of being homesick
much they please and assert have often heard
do that but the weakminded and those of the
uerdant order subject to this Affection STILL although
are naturally disncned differ with our brethren on
any important point cannot in justice to our own feel
ng coincide with the opinions those wouldbe Soomons
Who that has been from home considerable of time
has felt the Deep almost irresistible desire once more
behold the home Of his childhood or the more recent
home of his adoption Reader, if you are MINER and are
homeSick, would like to have little interchange of
feelings and sympathies with you
How often have you sat in your cabin doorway after
having labored hard all day. to enjoy the COOL refreshing
breeze and observe the beauties of the departing day.
which like lost dying friend is the beautiful be-
cause it soou will be lost u.s. Have you not often sat
and listened to the ampibols choir until you thought YOU
recognised single voice that sounded familiar one that
you had often heard before when you were far away in
your mountain home in the States seated on your fathers
porch or your doors with your sister by your side
your wife, and the little your knee! Have you
not often thus at twght's hour which is the miners
for meditation, thinking of the loved you had
left behind until the light of day had entirely vanished
and the shades of night had nsensby settled down upon
you Have you not often thought of the time when on
your return hom from the window of the rail road car or
your longing eyes for the first time perhaps in three long
and tosome years. upon the lovely the sacred the thrice
halowod spot you call your home. Oh how firm your
step. how glad is your heart and still how difficult it is to
prevent silent from gathering in your eye when after
aghtng from the vehicle, and alutng such of your former
acquantances happen TO be there you your steps
towards the lovely spot But you fast approaching
you have already reached the little picket gate that opens
into the lane that leads to the house The gate just
when last you it, with the exception Of sat
which has been broken off and replaced by But
here you tary notyou pass along and at your
own threshhodthe meeting will not attempt to de-
Scribe but let each draw his picture. Does not
your mind often dwell thus upon the of the future
the dim, inermnabe future At such times do you not
often feel if you would rather work in the States for
dollar per day than here for five Do not thoughts that
you may make your pile, if you should stay in
California several years, crowd into your mind thick and
fast DO you not look back and say yourself Il might
have done well in the States if had only thought and
been coutented' ''Ar A. made good offer if would
clerk fer him in his store Mr. B. offered to rent his
fara very reasonably with and all the necessary
farming utensils Mr.. C. offered well to work for him
BY the year. Do such and many other instances
your mind in which you might have done well :" But
thanks to changing Nature-we not always thus
have not always got the blues -
We often think that the general knowledge have OBJ
tanned which only be gained by personal observation,
has well repaid for what have endured if the
golden dreams that cherished with ardent expectation
when We left home not realized.
We are miners, and are glad of it. When we were at
home vocation principally tllers of the soil
We always loved Nature and consequently this occupation
The country with its pure atmosphere, its green meadows
its ripping brooks and its dark and dim old woods" is
Just the place for the developement of the physical man.
and Il on'y deveope tue pocal felngSa fine appre
citation of the infinite beauties of Nature.
We seldom think of these rural enoyments of bgone
days. without heayng involuntary, sadly llcasurabe
sigh. Oh! how much brighter, how much happier the
past looks than it did at the time unapprecatng
y rcvclling in its pleasures.
Reader, we haze ties homo that would make any man
homcsck unless his soul is stranger all the finer feel
ngs Of his We looking forward however, with
an eye of faith to the good time coming when, if
Dame Fortune should in of her caprcous moods dcgn
to smile propitiousy upon US, may again enjoy the
sweets of Homc--the pleasures of the domestic fresde
where the goddess of Concntment willingly pre5des her
countenance ever Illuminated by smile of satisfaction
gentle and mild the reflection of the evening from
the unrpped surface of a moon-lit lakeet.
Oh it will DO us good-our heart will hrob with wild
tumutuou5 pleasure when again set foot on native
soil We have treasure there, priceless treasure, worth
more than all the golden wealth of California and fat
ter ousolf not much inferior to BLACK Eye
Her hair is like the ravens sable plume,
Her sparkling eyes we think would match "B. E's,"
And on her peerless brow she bears the mark
Ofhgh and holy thought, and intellect
That scars above the sordd things of Earth
To quaff sweet nectar from the living springs
That issue from the fountain-head of knowledge
Dear Reader we will now bid you 'good night" We
may chat with you again through the 4gns, but will not
promise for certain. F. Il. G.
Smiths Rancho, Ang. 9Th.