The Van Buren press., 1860-12-14
Mgistellang.
TFor the Press.
A California Story.
OR
Truth. Trial. and Triumph.
Concluded.

our hero penned the grand and final AM
nouncement of his wish. that Savalla, in
limitation of the early followers of the
great founder of Christianity should forsake
all and follow him. And here, if you re-
semble the majority of romantic young
ladies, who seem to think that heaven had
not useful ends in view in their creation. you
might ask me. "why did not Fredrick
Marshall, such noble crearure as you de-
scribe him-why did he not bear this man
date to Savilla, himself why ask to un-
rsS-a-.y- J~--.>.py vr nvv thousand miles
encountering a Thousand dangers. wnIIe ne
remained snug in his counting room, weigh
ing his gold dust and dealing out his -four
and bacon ?" l can only assure you, as
Fredric Marshall answered the same query.
as he mentally addressed it to himself: Be-
cause to leave California and his business.
for even three short months. would. in the
then situation of his affairs. have been equiv
alent to a total loss of all he had so ear
nestly and SO laboriously struggled for. But
let US not argue the matter. The letter,
which contained draft for eight hundred
dollars. was given in charge of friend who
was on the point Of visiting his Atlantic
home. which ley some twenty miles from
Bloomingiale. with strict injunctions to de-
liver it in person. and. when he returned
to California in the ensuing spring, to take
Savilla and her brother under his protec-
tion. The bearer Of the letter succeeded in
reaching his home; but he reached it only
to receive the last embraces Of his relatives
and then lie down and die. The letter.
however, found its way to Savilla, in due
season. accompanied by note explaining
the melancholy fate of him who had borne
it.
Savilla, who had never in her life trav-
eled twenty miles. in direct line. from her
native village, never once thought Of the
terrors Of the journey to which she was in
vited. but set to work, with all the detern-
ination of her brave little heart, to prepare
for her pilgrimage of love. With no Other
companion than shy and sickly boy oil
fourteen. who knew nothing Of the world
and who would necessarily be to her bur-
den rather than q protector, she was about
to undertake voyage. of nearly half The
strenth of her devotion to one single human
being. But she hesitated not-no misgiv
ings. no fears entered into her earnest ant
confding heart. Many Of her friends es
sayed to frighten her from her purpose. BY
predictions of all manner OF evil fortune
She would be sunk to the bottom of tn,
ocean in some terrible storm-she woult
become sick and die-the ship would take
fire and she would be burned alive-aat
then. if she should succeed in reaching tn
home of her afianced, it would only be t,
find him dead. or married, or lost Blu
these croakings had no effect in diverting o.
diminishing the firm purpose of Savilla
She had set her life upon the cast of tn
die. and she was resolved to risk the haz
ard whatever it might be.
Savilla had now an abundance of task
upon her hands-but the most painful o
them all, was to bear herself away from he
pupils. In their young and guileless affsc
ton, they could not understand the neces
sity which robbed them Of one in whom
they garnered mp their hearts-for Savill
had need Of her little subjects by the poten
cy Of love instead OF fear--and the cords o
sympathy which bound her to them ha,
become SO strengthened by time and habit
that il was hard. very hard. to sever them
But she made ono vigorous, one desperat
effort and, though it cost her many . tea
and many heart sickness, she burst oil tn
ties that bound her to the home of her child
hood, and set forth. with no protector bu
Providence and no companion save that Q
puny invalid.
1 It was not until the latter part Of th
month of May. 1852. that Savills and he
brother found themselves on the deck of tn
steamship which was to bear them from tn
city Of Now York to the Isthmus of Dari
en-. Thevoyags to Aspinwall. the .Ameri
can town on tho Atlantic side of the Isth
mus. was dslightful. No misfortune oc
cured; and. in nine days aftsr leaving th
great Atlantic Emporium. shs stepped int
the railway cars at Aspinwsll. radiant viii
health md hope. The railway at that time