The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-11-22
Hard TImes-Dry Weather.

As the autumn winds 90 whistling by, carry
ing with them the accumulated dust of summer.
they seem also. at times, to bear upon their in
visible bosom, the agonizng groans of disap-
pointed hopes. and of withered expectations.
The homestead roof" has been deserted by
many young and aspiring adventurer, for the
purpose of amassing wealth in the ':gold-fields'
of California With few hope has realized
its golden expectations. and the fortunate one
has either returned to gladden. the associations
! of early childhood, or settled in some beautiful
garden spot in California, where he is now
peacefully and quietly enjoying the "fruit of
his doings'' Some have been false to fortune,
and in turn, fortune toplay even, has mercilessly
coquetted them to their graves.-Many are
lingering out miserable existence among
brothles. grog shops or prison-houses in which
places they seem content to close their earthly
real.' while others again--heaven help them,
are now battling nohly against the vicissi-
tudes and changes incident to California life.
To such an one we would say, the day of grace
is not vet passed: and though the heavens for a
may delay its rain. and the dry winds of
November may murmur in melancholy sadness
around you-though duns accumulate and hard
times set heavily on your prospects, there is a
will power which the Infinite has implanted
within, which if exerted, will yet carry you tri
umphantly through every difficulty and at a
not far distant period, will crown your efforts
with abundant success. Bitter indeed is the
hour of disappointment; you walk through the
dreary shadows with nothing but brave heart
to cheer you. but O! when the morning Star of
prosperity begins to dawn, its rising will be all
the more glorious in consequence of the gloom
which for time threw its dark mantle around
you If your night be pure and unsullied by
crime, the Installations of the heart, wrung out
by bitter experience, like the gentle dews of
heaven, will reflect thousand charms in the
morning sunlight of your prosperity.
The times are indeed hard money is scarce
and difficult to obtain; men must therefore bear
with one another for while, until the winter
rains and mans industry will make gold more
plenty and again enable the business man and
laborer TO pursue without intolerance, the va
rious callngs in which they may he industrious
ly engaged.
Eg> The above article was written on Thurs
day, while yet all was dry, parched and unprom-
Using. Now that the heavens are propitious, it
might seem somewhat inappropriate but as the
article is in type, we will allow it to remain, as
expressive of the feelings existing previous to
the rain.
CHTLDREN.-From a census recently taken by
the proper officers, it is ascertained that there
are in Columbia district, 293 children between
the ages of four and eighteen years, and So chill
dren under the age of four years. Next week
we will make few suggestions to the public in
relation to the establishment of Public School
in Columbia
PERSONAL On Thursday. we had the pleas
ure of a call from Mr.. Dagget, one of the edi-
tors and propretors of that eminently popular
and interesting Weekly the Golden Era, of San
Francisco. Mr.. Dagget seemed to be in excel
lent good health, and il now making his yearly