Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
FOR the Democrat.
Isttsrftom wild Irishman."

ell community. In fact, Idlevillc is 10 impOr-
tant radiatiIg centre Of thought or action at
all Il is no thcater for the discussion Of
great and mOmcntOus questions; therefore
have no news to Startle you with have no
extraordinary piece Of raScality to detail no
huge mercantile fraud to exPatIate on; not a
nllibuSteT ~ culOgise; nay, not even pOlitl-
cal traitor to abuse. ! have no valuable in
VentiOn to record; no new Interpretation Of
the Kansas Nebraska Act to communicate; nor
Nnv strange exposition to give Of the two great
forces Of government that guide and control
nation in its orbit, except be, strange To say,
that the inpetuOsity Of progress is AZ nccessa.
~ ~ the strong grip Of conservatism.
Taking these things into consideration, YOU
will expect no instructive letter from me be.
sides, don't belong to the order Of beings to
whom the profitable clings, either mentally or
otherwise. For profitable knowledge have
neither taste nor ambition: And for material
prosperity, ] have pursued it so long and mr.
IDENTITY, and It has so scdulOusly cludcd nv
Kfasp, I retire from the race in high disgust
], too, find tile grapes are SOUR and fO' tunes
hut -. suppose these are ignOble con.
fessions to make, but | care not q am not
alone in being unabaSlIcd at the bare. faced en-
preston of unworthy sentiments am sick
Of the "Spurns patient merit Of the unworthy
takes" tire Of the pursuit Of the unattain.
able. In my younger days these things might
have annoyed me but as We grow wise to
the worlds disappOintmcnts, We think less Of
lts kicks and cUF+ aRd care not d-m for
It's lrOwns. MT bchoAl Il am in the midst
Of On egUdStical DEPRESSION DO bear with me
Until nd my mind Of it ] have grown easy
and good naturcd, and have rcIIOunccd nmbi-
tion. ] have come to the sage conclusion
chat ] am not the man to cut figure in the
world. i scarcely think ! could succeed in
raising either the devil or the dust have
given up the world aud the things Of it
Theology vow is too exciting; Politics de-
clare IL quito bore; knowledge, insane, I'M
happy, suicidal knowledge, maintain To- be-
brilliant vanity, AMI love AMI friendship and
all the other whims and fanric> Of man, pro.
nOunce IN be lighter than vanity q, haze
ssObcred down beyond conception. lIow the
wild and troubled dreams Of youth have sub.
4i'le'l! How easily. after all have fallen in
aO the common places Of life! or the tastes
'T feelings Oi former years. few remain with
m. can rccollcct three Ana llnirati III II
Tristan Shandy, love Of stIOng tea, aud
lively Instinct Tor malt whisky. ] ought to
make nj O'ngv I0r in>rrti ~ the foregoing, !
s'ut * ! am hy II" m"an> paragon M rtl.
IlnCttc, must cen itt il Stand Mitiluut a sill.
Eic plea its favor.
Ca'if'nia'S most j i.tn' - a>on Is a.ain
with IL. SUNNI r. "a in"uutaia>--Nnn..
Ln'r, "it!, ar lh'N!': ",.,k aoI haiimv
hrrath >u.nrn.r, .m.,:y hGnw a,i
golden tai .-.>I.., "u - rrv war
lIlers maki"G 'r ..".. air Natn,, it =
her most "ttu ..u.' 49, Nature with al /,
her SInilrs. q II e. Nu'n'n"r ~ the noun !
1ainE Ti'.' :. 80. ',.c ,r,l.,nc ladra
breeze. ia" 81 ."i D.. irir.r at Ia
", e.. the i."...i ..-. .,'r~. al >ipg
the Hamc riL:. u,',@ 90: Il ''Snnn...i IN
ahe mounIai - II l. the N,y "I t., ar.
and the cnu.it'y j. ir.is..tcl vita shower 1T
beauty. On ".tiy handar, SCENES If >ur:ls>-
H"K eIchantment, dress ii in rirh lnAU!;Amrr
and wooing as with their harmony AMI g-nt!c
beauty. until We are lost in cXrana'rsI> Of
admiration and feelings Of rapturou> delight I
T'HuS, u. sun! dpNt tIou shine to-day on !
= lovelicr land than ours Are there any
P.'Or, uninprcs>ib!c ir,ltcilcS, To whom this
OeasA'n passes UNDECIDED. wh">c>li iiSare neith
Sr SOOthe'ln nor purified by its gentle and genial
jnIiurIce, wl" are not madc by it more loving.
wiScv or tcn'lcrcr: IL there hc any such |
pity them. pity the poor devil that hath
no Arntmcnt-thc lonely brain that hath no
knowledge.
How much more happincsS-how much
more umalloycd pleasure might We miners
reap, we're We less fcrccly cngrOs>cd in the
pursuit Of riches; it. instead Of being guided
and controlled by that ah0rbing idea alone,
we would act generously with ourselves. and
give Some time u the cultivation Of things
Purrr and more elevating. Is nothing worthy !
nothing valuable. but the glittcring orc:-
~. Il is . great mistake! There is more brau
~, w"rth and excellence in yMI tiny iiowcron
the mountain side, than in all thc flashing !
from your gold appears"
Perhaps cannot finish this letter moro ap
Pr0rriatclv than hv inserting an extract from
q Letter written to beautiful friend If mine
In il said
ut may I've TINT you wonder at The nrclnr .
OF my sentiments yet AIN sire were you sit
Uatel as ain. you would b' no less rnihu>i.
aHtic either in language ar fecliCS-ayc. even
= greater May-niac tlnn am. Lover If the
beautiful SccncS as yUW are, with what inter
est you would behold thc magnificent S,lMri>c,
accompanied hy all TINT can cheer the senses
and delight the soul. Sec the sunlight flush
the hill tops flash in the hair of the tall pines,
guiding exquisite framework for the sweet
valley picture bcncAth; hrNr tle glori"u>lv |
Chantcd mathis Of the bright spirits Of the
wOOdAt cchOinE again and again through the
lofty AiSlcs Of Natures NEST ancient temple.
In the hot Summer moons, You would rest in
the xhsde Of some wild and wiLc-Sprcading
oak, SOOthcd and so1cncl int" that most ias.
Cinating of all moods, day dreaming, letting
reason sleep, giving fancy slack rein. indul-
Ging in the most hayward imagining>, aud dial
lying iStlcsAy with indOlcnt aud vagrant va
carries: watching the while the lirtlS-drcam.
er7 toO-lolling OH tho bOnghS. not caring to
rutfie feather OfthCir beautiful plumagc, and
faI too lazy too sing.
"In the evening you would wander tl'rO"gh
the openings in the wOods-now lovingly
STOPPING to admire the beautiful forms and
colOrs Of the wild flowers, Strcwc,l in your
pathway, or stand awc-Struck before some
mighty pine, great representative Of the past.
How its shining bark, glittcring with drops Of
dew. and beautiful proportions remind one Of
= grand Ionic shaft Of some Grccian temple.
You would inhalc the PurcSt and most refresh
ing Of all gentle xcphyr$, and gaze with more
than poetic feeling on the grand sky that ell.
circles all, the intensity Of whose hue is but
revelation Of the blue glory that beams from
MAria's own beautiful eyes! Thus would your
days pass, n beautiful aud pleasant poem, RAJ
itheF hNVravnr ton in1Olrnt and refined tn lIp