The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-03-13
A Mutual Separation.

iy, now on visit to thar city from
Nariposa Sne is herself a charac
Fer Sc has crossed the plain.
vice frat in 1s49. during which
.er hnsbsnd perished and is ,h,
tirs' American lady who returned t.
the East by the Isthmus OF Pan ma
lShe is a genuine heroine--a fin.
specimen Of stout hearted Western
WON manhoot--snd her adventure
IN the wi'ds o' the unoccnpied Wes
Rave bcen nnmerrus mi ,xcifing
| the good people ot Mariro.s have
missed lady rom their neiyhh,
''ood they nre hereby spprised thai
she 10 comfortably located at the
bosrding hons. Of Mrs. N shit. on
he corner oil Montgomery and SUI
'er streets. and viii not return t.
the mountains until Holmes. of the
Gleette, cesses 10 barrow the hearts
ioi Mar,po. a mothers by calling tie r
iit'le b bies "brats"
VII while the trim Of wh'ch
this isdy MAS n member was on
camp4d IT n point on the llhmbj j {
where the Lessen trail inf.rsec,s the
Carson track Of travel, she visited
the tent of family. consisting %
an elderly couple end me chilj-a
daughter OF fourteen or a teon -
Thc old lady was sitting on a uile Il
blankets, under the canvass, en-
couraging a most determined attack
o' the 'sulks.' while the masculine
head of affairs had planted b m.cii
on his wooden tongue, and waa
snsking his pipe - leisurA'y 20
though he expected To remain tnerr
forever. A single glance developed
the difficulty in that little train of
one wagon and three persons. and
th,t it had obtained a point OF quiet
desperation beyond the reacl Of
peaceful adjustment. Three days
before they had pitched their tent at
the forks Of the ro,l, and as they
could not ag ee upon the route b,
which to enter California, therp
they had renisined. Tue husband
expressed preference for the Car
son road--tbe wife for the lessen
and neither would yield. The wifi
declared she would remain all Win
ter; the husband said ne should b.,
pleased to lengthen the sojourn thro'
the Summer following.
On the morning Of the 'vurth day
the wife broke a sulleu silence o.
thirty-six hours, by proposing a di.
vision OF the property, which con
sisted oftwo oke OF cattle, one WA
gon, camp furniture, a small guam
tity OF provisions. and twelve dol
lara in silver. The PROPOSE was
accepted, aud forthwith the plum.
der was divided, leaving the wagon
10 the old man. and the daughter 10
the mother. The latter exchange
with q neighboring train the cattl
belonging to her, Tor q pony snt
packssddle, and, piling the daugh
Ter and her portion OF the divided
spoils upon the animal, sha resolute.
y started across the desert by IN,
Lesser trail while the old man Q
iently yoked his cattle and took tn.
other route. Singular as this may
seem, it is. nevertheless true. Ii il
among the many occurrences of liz,
stranger than fiction o. courst
both parties reached Californi. il
safety. We say "of course" for j,
is scarcely possibl, that any obsts
ole, death inclnded, could have in
terfered with s!uhbornness 50 sub
lime. Arriving at Sacramento with
her daughter, the old lady readily
found employment - for women
were less plentiful than now--,nd
subs, quen,ly opened a boarding
house, and in few years smassed
hands ONE fortune. Two years ago
she went TO San Francisco, and tn,
daughter, whose education had no,
been neglected. was married to ons
OF the most substantial citix,ns.
And what has become of the old
msni The wife had not seen OF
heard of him since they parted or
the Humboldt. They had lived
happily together as insn and wife
Tor years, and she sometime re
preached herself for the wilfulnes,
that separated them after 80 long 4
pilgrimage together through this
rough lite. But he was not dead
We cannot trace his course o Cali
fornia, however. All that We know
OF him is, that fortune had not snil
ed upon him. and that for yesrs be
had tolled without hope. Finally
feeling scarce ab 9 to longer WELD
the pick and shovel, he visited Sar
Francisco in the nope Of obtsinine
employment better adapted to his
wasted strengh.
For three months he remained
idle a'ter arriving here. and then
tor want OF Occup ,tion, became the
humble retailer Of peanuts and or
angss, with his entire stock Of trai
&c in a basket upon his arm. Thi'
was about six months ago. A few
weeks since, in passing the oper
door Of u cottage in the SontherI
part OF the city, he observed lad,
in the hall, and stopped to offer biz
merchandise. As he stepped npor