The Trinity journal., 1856-06-28
Write Home.


We take the subjoined remarks and letter
from the Humboldt Times As instances Of
neglect Of this kind are much too frequent
in all California communities, we publish it
with the hope that its perusal may have the
effect of arousing to sense of duty at least
one of the many, who are guilty of thus
neglecting those to whom they are so near
and dear.
WRITE HONE, OR Go HoME.-Men who
have been in this State since l849 or 1850,
should conclude to remain here or return at
once to their friends, whether they have &C
complished their object or not. 1t is high
time for such to seek home either here or
in the East, or they will loose all attach
ment for home, and become restless, wan
dering and prehaps desperate men. 1t is
wrong to remain unsettled longer. Locate
here and gather about you the comforts of
civilization, and write to inform your rela-
tves of your purpose and prospects, or re-
turn to the home you have left aud restore
JOY, by your presence, to those whom you
have deluded, during many years, with a
false hope for your speedy return.
But if you are not prepared to settle per-
manently in this State, and are unavoidably
prevented from an immediate return, write
to your friends. This is ths least you can
do. 1t is criminal negligence to allow your
absent wives, fathers, or mothers, to remain
in ignorance concerning you, and be perpet-
ually tortured with anxiety regarding your
welfare.
We are led to these reflections from the
receipt, by the last mail, of the following
note from father in Wisconsin, which we
take the liberty to publsh-leaving the
names blank-for the benefit of the class
we have mentioned. 1t requires no further
comment.
The son, in reference to whom the inqui-
ry is made, has been in this section for some
tme and his principal offence must be the
one complained of by the old gentleman
a negligence about writing home but he
has done more than hundreds of others
he sends a regular paper.
April 2sd, 1856.
MEssRs. VAN DYKE & WILEY Dear
Srs Il am sure you will pardon the liber-
ty take in addressing line of inquiry to
you, and also to the Post Master of your
town. when | inform you that have not
received a letter from my beloved son in the
last twelve months and consequently great
ly fear that he is dead
Your interesting paper still comes to me
regularly, and from that alone infer that
he may possibly be alive.
When he wrote last year, he promisee to
leave in October, certainly for home, but he
has not yet come, nor have l heard from
him.
Allow me to presume so much on your
goodness as to ask the favor of you to make
dilligent inquiry of the Post Master, and
Others, about him, and whether dead or
alive inform me without delay
A few days more and shall be seventy
years of age have a most ardent aud
consuming dsire to see my dear son once
more before | die lie was indeed the
light of my eyes, the soul of my life. and
JOY of my heart and | do not feel that l
could resign myself to the cold embrace OF
death without first embracing him.
1t cannot be that q child who was all
sonl, affection, and goodness, can now be
alenated from all once most dear to him on
earth
lie has been now six years in California
has promised again and again to come
home. Please write me, or put line in
your paper 10y way of response to this letter