Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-10
NIGHT.

There is John Smith, preparing to leave
for New Grenada. For three years past
he has been working in one Of our prin-
cipal mills, and though he has had q wife
and four children to support here during
all the time mentioned, he has managed to
save fifteen hundred dollars. This saving
is as much due, however, we should say,
to the economy Of his wife as to his regu-
lar and unremitting attendance to his
work. Now. he proposes to take ono
thousand dollars, of the little accumulated
store, and start for the South American
" diggings." The proprietors Of the mill
where he has been working, regret his de-
parture; and have even offered to raise
his wages to induce him to remain. He
is a good workman. is John-faithful n
intelligent. The mill men can hardly af-
ford to spare him. The community will
miss this John Smith. He was II good
Union citizen. How much his little
family will miss him it is impossible to
picturein words. Butthe saddest reflection
is, there is no call for him to so. A first
ratio situation is secured here. His health
is uninjured by the kind of labor he has
been engaged in during the last three
years. He can buy a nice homestead with
the thousand dollars he carries away with
him. And when we ask him, why he is
leaving, he can afford no satisfactory
answer, on the ground Of assured i'm
provement in his prospects. He con-
fesses, candidly, that he has no tidings
from New Grenada that warrant him in
feeling confident of lettering his fortune
BY the adventure he contemplates. In
short, he Towns up" that he is going on
a wild goose chase for luck! What
business have you with such series OF hap
or lose sprees, John Smith? You are
now a man we'll up in the thirties. You
have four young children dependent upon
you. Should you die to-day, should you
perish on your trip, should you be unable
TO return or send supplies to your family.
their little stock Of money will soon be
exhausted, aud they will be thrown upon
the world, uncared for by q fathers hand.
You know very well, John Smith, that
this Is not mawkish s~entimentality that
we are indulging in on your behalf. We
tell you right out, plainly, that you have
no right to make the venture you propose,
under all the circumstances Of your case,
as we have just stated them to be. And,
John Smith, you are a representative man.
We find it our duty to speak TO you, as
thereby we extend a word Of advice and
expostulation to many. We know your
case is not SO bad as others; that you have
more license to take the steamer for Pana-
ma, on a South American gold hunting
tour, than have scores Of others, who art
your ncishbors, and who their
intention of travelling the same way. But
your condition is sufficiently illustrative of
q class Of emigration disposed folks; and
the statement, Of your resources is an drer-
AGE presenting of the fitness Of the most of
family men for the journey described.
Your state in life is a fair and more than a
fair sample, from which to reason, to re-
mons,rate against foolish, a rash, an al
most criminal act. Besides, as you are a
man of excellent Judgment and prudence,
as manifested on most occasions, we call
you by name, in the sincere hope Of u
ing you to repent your resolution for de-
parture, and again return to your place in
the Mill. Your wife and little ones will
bless US, if we succeed in such a /" CONVEX
sion." And your example will have a
great, benefcent effect upon your neigh
bors-those who have thought Of follow
ing or even preceding you to the so-called
"new gold fields" You are looked up to,
John Smith. II you say, as you ought 4:
II have not sufficient information to en-
title me to leave my home and risk what l
have here on what I may find in New
Granada" you will check a large tide Of
emigration from this place. Very sure we
are, that by so doing, you yourself will
one day stop at our Office, on your way
from your work, and shake US BY the hand,
land perhaps invite US to drink)-on ac-
count of our restraining counsel in this
instance!
No!no! Stay where you are, we be-
seech you. Hold on here, at least, until
you can procure more positive and en-
couraging tidings than any Of US o have
respecting the placer diggings $50 feet from
the surface, in a foreign and war embroiled
country; under an iuhospitable. IN
healthy cline.
Now this is Saturday night, John Smith,
and you expect to start for San Francisco,
on your route to South America, on We'd
nesday next. Before your wife packs
your trunk, set down and have q good
think over this matter. You have a cap
i,al situation now, John (; and times are
steadily improving in Nevada, and e,pe-
cially in this county. Have a think over it,
before you say "good bye !" have a med
~itation, John Smith!
A BRAN New IDEA.-We find in one
of our exchanges the following brief ac-
count of a most distressing accident. You
that have tears to shed, prepare to shed
them now!
1--WE are informed, upon what W. re-
gard as unimpeachable authority, that
during the recent skating season, a young
lady who was indulging in that whole
some recreation was observed by q specta-
tor TO leave behind her for some distance
q trail Of what proved on inspection to be