Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-13

sees the fatal misunderst nding which
has forever separated two loving hearts
Too tie. too la e!
This picture is more vivid ,han any
o'her, and though long years hav
elapsed since it was first stamped upon
Your mind, the colo.s are still as fresh
and distinctive as ever. Bat while
YOU sign, the Sc ne again changes
You hear y ords of farewell. A fa,h
er's hand is resting in blessing on the
mead Of loved son mothers voice
is tremblingly breathing prayer for
her darling boy. A moment his arms
are around her neck, and tears, manly
tears, of which he is not ashamed, are
falling upon her forehead. A mute
pressure of the hand, one last lingering
kiss, and he is gone A quick, firm
step on brings h m to a great gat
leading from the ward to the public
road, here he pauSes a m 'mrnt,- casts
asty glance at the dear old place,
b ushrs away ar, and then turns his
back upon his boyh DDS home.
Now comes long moving p ,no-ama.
You see large COZ pany Of aveIers
starting off on journey. Bright hop
and glad auticipatiuns are beAmng
from every face as the train moves
along, the long conlinscd chrers, and
shouts f off for California = tell its
destination. Ov'r valley, mountain
nd PLAN you follow the company :;
YOU watch the gradual f ding of JOY
and hope from familiar faces. as tney
pass through scenes OF hardsbips, pri-
vations and DANCER; you see the
strongest falling beneath hunger and
disease, and mark many Ion ly grave
in the wilderness. The red glare of
the campfire reveals pictures Of misery
and wretch dness, and often are the
weary. ionging eyes OF the pE yrlns
turned blck towards the home. .npw So
far away N hope reigns, and
bright dreams OF gealln and happiness
take the place Of mur:rur.ng and des-
p ir, for the eagerly wishd ior El De-
RADIO is nos ia view; at last, though
will numbers fearfully l~ssened, the
sun burnt, weather. beaten company
reach the golden land
You remember bow many years have
elapsed since then, and h w few of
tha; baud have realized their bright
anticIp ,tions. S 'iDe indeed, Ii we re
turned to their hom-s lad with tHe
glitter n. fruits of their toll but ma
ny haze falna a grave where they
looked for wealth. For yours II. yon
have r,ltnquished your g Id n dreams
You have learned to love III 5 beau
riful land, hes wild h 'un;s, this rud-
cabin, these grand "ous ains, and lof
ty trees are dearer to yo4r heart than
all the world beside Here you have
the co npanionship Of Nature IN all her
gloiious pertec ions, and free from the
restraints Of society, you can worship
God alone.
From vonr old home comes a voier
of weepi g; you know that beloved
mother is no longer there to bless her
child; you know tn t aged father has
gone to his reward yon k 'ow tie dear
old homestead has passed into stranger
hands, gour fist and only love is the
wife Of another, almost every lie that
bound you to the old home has been
broken by death, time, or change, why
ould you sish tn return'
You d. not, here you are happy,
happy in your loneliness. Here geu
would live, and in deSth rest in these
quiet shad $.
But the moon setting behind the
tree tips warns you that the 'nSeR OF
night has pass d. AID y'e ae& gour
little cabin, mere in low, tn z ever
with yur wild, brautitul, mountain
home, and better prepared for the NOR
rows dNlies, from this evenings quirt
lingering among the pictures o: the
pa t.