Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-04
We Washoe Man and yc Wife ofye
Name.
The Californian the new weekly liter

The Californian the new weekly literary
paper at San Francisco, discourseth thus
on Washoe and the Washoeites
But Washoe sends us the richest tribu-
tarics. The gold and silver streams Of
that enchanted land flow as surely into
San Francisco as its rivers flow to the
sea. Rich men all the world over may be
divided into two classes-those who know
how to spend money and those who do
not. To acquire the art of spending mon
ey properly requires some considerable
practice, and thus it is, perhaps, that the
noureau riche in his first attempts gener-
ally succeeds in purchasing himself only
discomfort and dyspepsia. Very fire.
quently we meet man who having drop
ped into fortune suddenly, either by a
"lucky strike" after long years of un-
profitable mining or fortunate invest
ment in stocks, arrives by intuition at the
art of spending it-sensibly. Oftener,
unfortunately, we find men and families,
who think that the end of wealth-and it
often proves it end indeed-and the sum
of human happiness, consists in buying
everything, cxhausting all the springs Of
pleasure at one draught, and making as
much display as possible. In too many
instances, no sooner does the successful
miner from the up country find himself
possessed of countless "feet," which divi-
dcnds do pay, than he feels an irresistible
desire to "splurge" little Z" at the Bay"
to see the sights and to spend his money.
He succeeds in doing all this-especially
the latter. Ifa married man, he some
times-oftcner not-takes his wife with
him. He puts up at fashionable hotel,
selecting Montgomery street as q location,
if possible; smokes costly segars, drinks
champagne cocktails; picks his teeth be-
fore the door, and criticizes the passers-
by-especially the women. Of all places
of amusement he gives the New Idea the
preference; thinks Jennie Joliejambe an
angel, and swears by Menken, but votes
the Opera bore. Finally, he purchases,
or employs some friend to purchase for him,
pair of fast horses at fabulous cost,
which he names after his favorite Gener-
ais. So we have Mcclellan and Mcdowell
harnessed together, or Pope and Pagan.
He wraps himself, in light linen duster,
sticks slouched drab beaver on his head
and huge cigar in his mouth, and whirls
away on the Point Lobos pike to show his
new team, to drink more cocktails to smoke
more cigars, to look at the sea lions, and
to dream of bliss This is his idea of hap
piness. His wife who was probably con-
tent in the poorer days of the family to
work honestly, dress decenuy, and live
respectfully, has her idea also. She,
too, likes the theatre and appreciates ne
gro minstrels; but she likes shopping a
great deal better. To her. every dry
goods store is a separate Eden, in which
she may gather just as many apples as she
pleases, without counting the cost like our
less fortunate Mother Eve, and mantua-
makers and milliners are the high-priest-
esses of the temple where she worships.
Tucker is in her eyes the King of the Genii
she believes that he is the richest mon
arch on the globe; she looks at his silver
and his gold, his "gems of price snd jew
els rare" and she thinks that there are no
more of the same sort left IN the world
She gazes upon him with mysterious
awe; when he speaks to her she feels flat
tered, and when he waits upon her she is
overwhelmed with his condecension.
When she enters Austin's enchanted pal
ace she is spell bound-she feels as if she
would like to stay there forever. Her
eyes gloat upon the rich show of the lus-
trous mories; they linger lovingly amid
the voluptuous folds of the costly velvets;
they are bewildered by the web-like text
ure of the delicate laces. She can scarce
believe in her own identity. She asks
herself, "Can it be possible that all these
beautiful things are mine :" She strech-
es out her hand and seizes them. She
goes to Madame Verdier; she chooses the
bonnet which has the greatest height of
brim and the greatest quantity Of flowers
and feathers on the top of it, and which
costs the greatest amount of money. She
pays thousand dollars for a set of sabels
and as much more for Cashmere shawl.
She pins her linen collar in the morning
with diamond cross, and goes out shop
ping in pair of diamond earrings which
cost her husband foot of his Gould &
Cury-and this is her idea of happiness.