The Shasta courier., 1861-02-23
The Fortunes of an Emigre.

A short time ago arrived in this city stran-
rer-a veteran SCARED with the marks of many
foreign campaign, and worn with the fatigues
with many league of travel. He was once an
orderly sergeant in Napoleons Imperial Guard
had fought his way by degrees up to the rank
of a commanding officer, and having acquired O
fortune in Algeria, had returned to Paris with
the intention of making the gay capitol his home
Affairs not progressing, however, according to
his notions Of what was best for his countrymen,
he converted the bulk of his property into gol-
den louis, and took passage for California. In
San Francisco, his first inquiries were for Gen.
Suffer- of whom he heard so much, and whose
example he was desirous of initiating. He asked
of some new acquaintances at his hotel, for
General Sutter? 40, yes-the General called
there every day when in town; had in fact been
there within the hour-might soon be expected
again. He would doubtless be glad to have an
introduction" Pending the heros absence, our
veteran rehearsed his oft-told story, and un-
guardedly disclosed the fact that he was the pos
SCISSOR of some five thousand dollars in coin, for
which he was desirous of obtaining banker.
The names of several persons were mentioned
as men of great financial integrity, with whom
his funds would be safe, and one Venturous by
stander disinterestedly offered TO " take it
round to Parrot 4 Cos. for him. The veteran
was too smart to be caught in q trap however,
and concluded to await the arrival of the pio-
noer of New Helveta In due course of events,
the so-called pioneer arrived, a portly man of
fifty-five or sixty years, who introduced himself
at once to the warrior. They took a private
room, with one or two friends of the sham Gen.
eral, and supper was served. They passed the
wine, and were merry they called for more
wine, and our hero, at last, got fuddled, when
finding his senses deserting him, he handed the
General the little chest containing his treasure
the treasure which he had been so unwilling
another should handle,-to be kept for him un-
til his recovery, when he would take the Gene
rails advice as to how it should be invested. The
General took charge of the treasure, but did not
return the next day according to promise. The
defrauded emigre made rumpus, and parties
were examined in private, but without eliciting
information that might lead to the detection of
the swindler, when some two weeks afterwards
the veteran emigre being on a prospecting tour
in the interior, with three or four cronies, came
unexpectedly upon the " financial agent" who
had defrauded him. The proceedings were brief
but summary rope was produced, a convent
have sealed the fate of the I" General, when with
the halter about his neck he relented, and di-
vulged the spot in which he had buried the gold,
beneath his cabin hard by. The emigre found
there all that he had lost with sufficient besides
to reward the whole party for the trouble they
had undergone, and when the last view was
taken of the " General" he was sitting discon-
solately in the door of his shanty, without q
dollar to bless himself, as the saying is.-S. r.
Mirror.