, 1864-10-09

HhA. A9 nsAAo MO94tH u1QeE-ClotQLhE and
stout, thick cloth outerEatmonts ali the
}eaE r.utd, only putting on light overcoat
Il, the wet mouths to keep out the abound
Ing moisture, nnd ltheu duster In the & ~
: season TO keep of the whlsling, au.pepetra-
ting and enpreyailing dust -
Ladies so out to promenade or ride with
ne same costly 'ur capes and henry shawla
~ Inc year around, aud IRE tn your room
70 never oppressive and Fever necessary, In
the Office IN which am ~rltiug there is a
crate, but there has been no fre In It save
what was contained In stumps OF cIz2rs
within the past year, and the thsrmometcr
over my desk has never. within my knowl.
edge, risen Or fallen more than tix or eight de-
gIces from fDo. Pe1hRpe three or four times
IN the Wtt season We wake up in the morn
Ing sud find white frost on the sidewalks
on the shady side Of the streets, and thts Ia
all. went down to the city front today
with my little oncs, and showed them
Ruasian ahip dischareing cargo Of Ice from
sitka Ny eldest g'1l remembered to hare
seen such ice 10 the Chicago river, but the
JounEest-a child OF five years only-douht-
ed the story, and insisted on my telliog MIN
how II was made. OF scow be has no moro
Idea than Hottentot, alth ugh Mount
Dsaplo, far awarto tho eastward OF us, some-
times shows white head on a January
u.or1inE.
Since lave been rris'nr this letter have
NAsASN EA A0VeAA4k4Ees DF 0E8G "
poor sp'ritltss fellows who light on one
without singing. bits Mechanically, as
II without malice. but through some
dim tladitionaty Idea that 1t IL the business
Of tlttr zaca to TO DO so, and six moutbs
hence 1t I nm living. and if this, bulldog is
sn'ken sh,,, doWn ~ by tha ~ .,s essshausxe,
doing the same thing. such are cur
seasons. -.
SCENES IN THU FRUIT MARKEr.
Strawberries camc into cue market every
month In the year but are most numerous Ia
April aid May. Apples ara also always In
market Psnrs lust near1y the entire season,
but ste the most abundant In summer OF
couree. AID all other fruits which yuu have
g)nt the market from slay 10 December
have bern standing in the open shrd mar
ket on Davis street for an hour to-day,
watching the PURCHASERS, and assure you
the scene I sitnessel WIS worth the trio to
thtse shores at any time. Ton do not know
what CUR fruits are and will emily half be-
lleve ne when I tell Of them. Imagine. IL
you can, wide shed open at all sides and
rooted with old sails piled tull with Ill the
fruits OF the temperate zones aud tue tropics.
Then sit down beside me and look around.
Those golden cantelodes aud hinge water
melons, Were ralsed In the lower valley OF
e.. tae Sacramento IN the Tnls tmarshes,
warm black .alIuvtat coli runs along
the river edge, and slopes back ward Iu.
to the deep, swstfps running miles inland,
which Ct this scneon Of the year, aad In this
only fccolng grounds for millions Of cattle
driven down nom the now perfectly barren
and sterile mountains. Thole monster Bart
lett peate, MetgbiDg from one.baH to t~o
and one'hAlf pounds zach. yellow leahed,
Juicy, mutky favored, and rich to degree
OF Which yoH can have no conceptlon with
Clara Valley, the garden OF California. There
are other vartttles BY tho dozen coming from
different parts of the State, all OF good merit
in their way. These small, red, sweet or
angfs are from Los Angeles, the large, pale,
yellow, sour ones from Tahiti, and The deep
yellow ones from the Sandwich Is1auds.
The cocoa nuts arc from the same Islands.
Tbs yello" bananas arc from Mexico or
Central Mexico, this aguavas and pomgran-
ates from the same countries. The blackher.
Fef, cherries, raspberfies. mud stra sbetrlfs
csme from Contra COSTA or Alatneda coun-
hss, over the other side Of the Day. The ap.
plee, yellow Us gold and burstioe
With Hehnefs, r'pened In ths hot
eunshine Of the valley OF the Sacramento.
The white Turkish figs are from Mar5sgIl,e,
and ihe de:p purple o1es from Stockton or
san Joae. The deep red nectarines, Juicy
9.ia. 49, a.u ,1on saoa CiatA tae ap-
seasnn they >. i, sn; q can yoss a.el ~ tne
OFegon), and the peaches Of every variety
gre from all parts Of the state. Thoso deep
a;l aesn colo!eu etapes, sweet aud 70 the attAn-
GsEe pa!nte amoet lnttpsd, nut fal or yellow
w., mne, ase t lon @ tne great Tlnyards Of .Los ~
1ugstos, mness tneT COST ~ cents Tor loo
Rounos me n Place taole grapes aEetrom San
Chaese1leB from the valley Of the San Joa.
auu'n, NJ eae rotaeBleen stapes rom the ioFelT
sansy o. aonomas 91o Lne others from Colo
connti,a Tn s1mnnJs nra f.e-, $500
and he cranbsrrtes IRON PUGET Sound. =
Wathir Eton Territory, I saii We had iii
1nur fruits; / was W1orr: We bav. not a
e,prle b,uehe.ry or wbortIeherr ia ,he stats
Strike them out ard We c4n fGrnisn vnn
Eou can form no ides.
One leadjup trutt T. had forvott.,
viz the piums wish 1ou could see and
taste them, Grat golden inuerIai GREEN
gtges, from Alameda and every othef nsrt
cf ihs State. M,cnum Rcnu,ns' fonr or tire
OF rhich viii weigh a pound, aimost trans.
frcm San Jose or sonoma. BInc Er.nrh,
pru1e plums, from Sacramento. aud cse
plume, d ,m.oDa and an atmost endless ra9S1
tty Of others from Fatdens orcr on tn. law
wooded point called The EncinM whicn On Il
into the tqV from the Eastern kf1ora oupo-
site the city. I have meptIoped here The To-
cation In which all these fruits flon.i.h best
and attain the highest state cf petfection:
but with the xcep.ion Of the oranges and
olives which have never been cultiyated to
any extent this side Of Los ,An9eIos. ali rha
fruits named as Of native growth flourish al.
moet eouallv Ftii thrnnyhnnf the Etate
from the low lands OF sol,pn or Mana conn.
t,ts 10 rhe Tery summits NJ thr ma,,nts,na
aYay m to the snow itne cf tho siern. Ssvs',
dss. But enoush Of rhe frnifsNlet M t,se
q lookat ~ - ~
-ur -r. d.
IT..
g.. ens' epmes a. . pAha Oh l.ussl1n sAlofs
non I,a,n me neet o. ras steamers
~ tae19k * ~ aacoT1 III tae oaY IN 1ont
" @ e5. ,,;;h ore s e,,th Isaa @ - s.r eoases
r;4"re ~ hsn5A uad h;c5 "!.uoo.
- sso,ttSa NC " "sa eos aass
~ oa,a ina T. rSa r.nne,;th VET IN ta paintto
4TaJ Tnn; - ~ nc 20 ussa'a us aaa eaxlateis-
.an,a anS ,ec:s ID - 1hae ~ eae,s ~ parnI 20
esr.d 1rs,h 49, arro sa ..5,s nos ~ NC eom
ana e,eanIness s y hnt neateess the9 o.
oIt = XXI ~ aetsr4tnsd nIn iaaptea f 1ns .osy arc
ennhiv orirr,v and qr.nac;f;,i IST"s, ~ snos-
~ asu. suoet any she 1saenl5 , aols 70 Work Ake
"a - A., u1 es1r III Ms uets ~ ages co@nan'
coi, ~ az 80. - aJ Esss - - aoaaas r. mon+u