New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-13

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So, 80, :, d.. 6eld He laid his hand upon ms hear'
and protested in the blandest tonos mar -eora mu-'
ovens. him for running made MS near pea mIcAo.
In his wny he divided the care WIN 1oaflie a'in me
ln '1.e 3.vs. and notwithstanding the $40 Only
aid sundry te BAGS Of dr'Hd, various sneiI stores
T. dc wife and the disappearance, al me same time
70 ortire piece of goods belonging 70 Miss sampson
,a .I,avs cd,.s upon me, when we meet, the kindly
ns,ert glance of an abused beneiactor.
The next step was the erection Of a dwelling
bouse. in which operation the author performed the
duties Of jOurneyman carpenter with her own
hands.
Nv first participation in the labor Of its erection
IRE fensnrc Of the oiss and stud1ing Ct the lower
story n work in which succeeded so well that during
its progress laughed whenever paused for few
moments TO st. at the idea OF promising to pay man
sI4 or $40 per day Tor doing what found my
hands go dexterous in. / ought not to omit mention
ipc that commenced my new business in the ordinary
long dress bat IFS extreme Inconvenience in displaclng
ell The smaller tools, efacing lines and flying in the
teeth Of the saw, induced me- after the second day. TO
tIy the suit had worn at home in gymnastic exer-
cises II is the same that has since become famous
the Bloom though then the name had not been heard
Of When | bad once put il on, could never &c.
back into skirts during working hours. l
ally gave myself half an hour before sunset to
battle and dress and was generally so weary that when
supper over could not too coon get 10 rest. No
night was toe long, and no bed foo bard for me
TO seep souncy on till II time to rise TO the tolls
Of the succeeding day.
The house was not completed until just before
Christmas, and by New-Year's it was time to enter
upon the agricultural campaign Of the coming sea-
son. With the aid Of female friend, who had
recently joined the family, an efectual blow was
struck in the good cause
In January planted the first potatoes. and from
that time till the last OF April We were steadily en-
gagged in the garden or fields. The serene skies and
warm sun under which VIC toiled, the pure air We
bleathed the mild winds that blew about us, and the
intense repose of the COOL refreshing nights gave Us
health and strength, and for a time we both enjoyed
TIE freedom and freshness of that unconventonal life
We repaired fences and bitches, and waer-courses,
supe rihtended the mill, did " a turn or two at the
pillow occasionally and kept up constant planting OF
various garden-seeds, with immense toll by which,
regret TO say we were little bcneited-most OF the
&c, having either failed altogether, or been so very
slow in coming, that or two subsequent crops were
put in tic same beds that, when they did appear,
We had p8rsDps carrots and onions growing on the
same ground and not ugh of all TO make crop.
But this sort of encouragement did not fully oyertake
til we had somewhat exhausted the novelty of
new calling, which was not nearly so soon as would
have been supposed. OCCASIONALLY We got an hours
help from visitor, and, in TWO instances whole
days from gentlemen of leisure in the ncghborhood.
In this way our grapevines were set In this way,
also we made excursion up the coast for strawberry
vines, and returned with each good sized parcel at
our saddles.
When weariness overlook us the earth was beneath
for bed, and the warm bright SKY above for cano-
Ply.
The agriculture of California possesses peculiar
advantage in an excellent race Of cattle although
thus far dairy farming has been conducted with the
most primitive simplicity.
| believe have not yet said what ought not to be
omitted respecting the horned cattle of this country
that they among the very largest and best of their
species. They have immense depth of chest; long,
straight well made bodies and the largest horns
seeL-some of them measuring five feet across at the
widest curve. size nearly great as this is not
rare. The cows lack beauty in this respect, their
horns paakng Of the size and shape OF those OF the
OK. They yield however, good quality of milk, and
if kept and MIXED after civilized fashion, would,
am Persuaded, make very good dsiry cows. The
modes generally adopted, however are such as would
max Orange County friends at home despair, if
they were obliged TO put their dares unde- California
regulations.
The cows range the open country during the rainy
season; and those which are be milk cd " taken
mp" when their calves from three days to az many
weeks old. The calf is tied either to pos. or fence
moLer lipgers near for day two and then goes
to feed returning at night or morning; tie custom
with tie old inhabitants both native and foreign, being
TO milk but day. This process is performed by
ard her hind feet to each other Ii she be |
quite gentle and well used to it for years. the rope is
only thrown about her legs. Sometimes it is even per-
be, it is never dispersed with Milking, without it, |
would be too exciting and perlou business for people
who love labor and adventure so little.
As the season advances and the heritage dries, the
milk of course fails quantity. Then the calves
turned loose TO with their mothers and you might
famsh for a cup of milk in country where thousands
of ranging the plains Indeed, it is rare to
find milk at any in the Spanish houses. mas
ter of vessel that lying for cargo few miles
below beach said he sent pail up to the nearest
rancho one day for some milk and quite surprised
to have il come back full When he called to thank
sehora she told him she would be glad to have HIM
send every day for all that he could use for 1t would
nfy kinn pa
such cheese
Mrs. Farnham devotes considerable space in her
volume to the description Of California society.
She makes it the subject Of criticism, though
not in a spirit of unkinduess. At the same time
she expresses hopeful and cheering views with re-
gard to the future
California will not always be the theater of unrest,
of reckless hszard and unscrupuous speculation that
has been since 1873 There is too much Commences
in the American character too much true enllghen-
ment of the people to permit final failure IN tae bal
of cur experiment Tie redeeming influences OF our |
toll and It's rewards neither we nor our children may
see; but they will not the less certainly because
of the delay. Time alone can develop the true char
acter of events and movements that send yigor and
strength to the lowest roots of the gigantic forest tree.
The fetizng agent must spread broad and strike deep
before its effects will prove its excellence in the finer
fewer and ROLLER fruit. In the first days they may
even droOp and suffer- but the very disturbance of the
soil in which the roots have begun to sumber will |
renew their yigor America young and strong and,
though her rapid growth may have sweled her proper
pride into something akin 10 self coneeit, che has moral
health 10 bring her 10 giant maturity among the ma
ti,ns Her civilization, springng from Saxon energy,
Protestant Christianity, and social political, and re-
hgous liberty, las III il elements of durability never |
before combined 1t may be trusted TO resist the
rents that have strewn the centuries with the wrecked
hopes OF humanity.
The oagcness Of her people, and their consequent |
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