The Shasta courier., 1861-02-02

Effects of Sudden Wealth.

"What's the matter, Jones; you look seri-
Gus ?"
"My looks don't deceive you. am serious
I'm miserable, and have been ever since that
fortune was left me-,
| Well, that's queer. Miserable because you
have had rush of good luck"
"You may smile, but it's so. The moment
my son Jim ascertained that was worth a
hundred thousand dollars, he wished me to
| give $500 to buy yacht, and because refused
he said he would turn backguard, buy a red
shirt and run with 81. He has kept his word
and in a few months expect to hear that be
has been sent to Blackwell's Island for knock
ing policeman down with that three inch
nossle' that the fool is always talking about"
"Thats misery No /. But that is not the
only one. On the strength of my sudden wealth,
Mrs. Jones refuses to look to dinner matters
The consequence is, Bddy manages everything,
and so broils beefsteak that you cannot tell it
from damaged sole leather. Mrs Jones also in
sists on giving parties. The effect of which is,
that fools get so much mixed up with cham
pagne that you can't get wink of sleep till
just before breakfast and that is of very brief
continuance, as Margery never sets the table
without giving chase to tn t 'yaller cat that
usually ends in breaking half dozen tea cups,
or getting up collision with the coal-scuttle
The fact is, old boy, am gradually going dis
tracted and if you should hear next week that
have sought repose in lunatic asylum, or
neighboring mill pond, don't be surprised-but
reflect that it is the natural effect of natural
causes-a visitation of sudden wealth, on
family that was brought up on two meals day.
What's that, John?7
"Please, sir, letter that was just left by the
pos;man."
Mr.. Jones broke the seal and read as follows
"Dear sir-I am panied to inform you that
your son, James, was brought to the station
house on a shutter this morning, in a very dan
gerous situation indeed. He got in an alterca-
tion with eighty -seven's boys, about who got
the first stream on Barleycorns Brew House. In
the melee your son was struck over the head
with wrench, and with such force as 10 de-
prive him of his reason. For the last hour he
has done nothing but holler Pitch in, Bob, and
hit him with the butt | hope you will i'm
mediately procure medical assistance, and re-
move him to the paternal roof"
"P. She has just torn up his red shirt, and
is now standing a chair shouting, Down
Pine street. Run into 32.'
Yours, JAMES GRAB,
Captain of Police"
When Mr.. Jones read this, he was overcome
The last feather had been applied to the camel.
The next day he left for Utica, where he is now
going through course of straight jackets and
shaved heads, for the purpose of allay;ng GER
ebral excitement, and all brought about BY q
little good luck-the bequest of block of
houses by a rich uncle, who died last summer
from crossing turtle soup with the gout. Think
of Jones, and don't yearn for a fat bank book
For corrupting your family unexpected at
tack of doubloons is worse than whole library
of Paul de Rocks Works.
THr CREArIoS.-Baron Bunson, in his great
work, "Egypt's Place in Universal History. q
fixes the creation of the world at about r
year B. C. 19,752. He determines, also
the flood occurred about the year B. c. 9z5
He says that the Egyptians knew nothing of tA0
Deluge, "the Climate center of which was in the
tenth millennium B. c., but which was assuredly
many hundred years in operation
rsa- Sacramento is represented as being full
of politicians and seekers after petty
situations. To many of these . winters living
is about the height of their ambition, and If
they can't get it out of the State, they will
bum it out of individual members. Every
county has representative of this sort.-.Nar-
iposd Gazetts.
Not so. Shasta county hasn't one such of
ice-seeking or bumming representative.
ssn- An exchange thinks the opening Of
California has been the direct means of polish
LuS anu eiesaiHS tAs people OF the United
! States to a greater degree than any o-e can at
first imagine" A great many, were they alive,
could feelingly testify as to the ELEvATIsG ten
dency of Calfornia--Nepada Transcript
| BsA. Women who insist on the privileges
| should exhibit the qualities of their sex She
who shows the impudence of the rowdy has no
right to expect the Difference which is due to a
lady. In short, if woman forgets the delicacy
/ of her sex, no gentleman is bound to remember
/ it for her.
/ S. .C.-The Boston Post said South Carolina
was like a suffering little boy in school-want-
ing TO so OUT Cobb goes out with South
| Carolina