New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-14

weigh him down like an insnpportabIe burden. He
then remembered that the farmer who had brought
the news to the hut had invited him TO pay him a
visit and, as his farm was only few hours jour
ney, ne resolved TO go. Accordingly he set forth,
but as he did he could not help turning round and
casting last look at his solitary habitation as il be
had been bidding il an eternal farewell.
Tue cnange, however, aroused new feelings in his
inner man. As be Journeyed on towards the hut Of
the backwoodsman, he found himself sympathizing
with the spirit OF adventure which had led the family
whose place he now occupied in loneliness 10 brave
the iatiEues and dangers Of long travel into the ai
sacfu James, Why should be-" he rumlnated
within his mind too ready TO yield himself up to any
sophistry that would have led him away in the foot
steps OF the farest flower of Red Maple, before he
nnay settled in this solitary yalley not taste little
entered upon that life which presents such varied
chances to human activity, and was he at to de-
vote himself solely to the ardnous clearance of few
acres Of land Was the time come already for limit
ing bis hopes and so circumscrbing bis horizon ~
Such were the thoughts that took possession OF his
mind from the time that he had once torn himself
from his newly acquired property till be reached the
hut Of his neghbor. The latter on hearing his story
encouraged him in his res Ives. He recommended
him to travel the only possible cure for that mel
aneholy by which he had felt himself oppressed
He had in fact only the chance Of two plans of pro-
ceeding One was to get the help of two or three
hands and set to work at clearing Red Maple the
other was to start for California, from whence be
could return to cult rate his domain, fortified by ex-
perience, and strengthened in his resources.
Whatever decision he should come to, one thing
was certain, he must go to Guyandot to carry out
either the one plan or the other. So to Guyandot
he went, without even taking another look at the de-
serted hut in Red Maple Valley. What he witnessed
in that frontier settlement disspated his hesita.
tion-if be really ever seriously entertained any.
There was not the use Of arm to be obtained for
love or money The walls were everywhere placarded
with California and the Gold Finders ~ every adult
was either gone or going Needless to say that our
exile was carried away by the vortex. His old friend
the rumancer was also there and glad they were to
join company on the new speculation.
IL is needless to detail what experiences our exiled
dearly bought at these dggiDgs. He seems in the
excitement OF the scenes OF cupdty, riot drunken
ness, and debauchery enacted and the crimes COM
mtted around him, to have forgotten the fair flower
Of Red Maple. at length, disguised with the ever
recurring vision Of brutality and vice, he parted from
family In whose bosom he had once contemplated
seeking home forever and making the best Of his
way to San francisco, he took ship thence TO New
York. He arrived on the Hudson like providence
he tells us, for poor Alsatan family who had just
arrived to barter their docile and patient toll to the
first bidder and he returned to his domain with quite
g little colony.
Here he soon learnt to esteem the labor of clearing
as preferable to that OF god-digging and he got to
love and admire tolls which he pronounces to possess
their grandeur as well as their utility. Nay, for a
Frenchman, he goes very far, for he declares that
the shallow and pitiiul pursuits OF city life will not
compare with that large yet quiet existence OF coun
try lord, which America never refuses to the emf
grant who is fortunate enough to be able to back his
feeble efforts with small capital.