The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-25

ion, save for gold. Such was Mr.
Raymond, director in many boards,
yet deaf to the cry of destitution
from his son-iu.law.
At last, after a sleeploss night
Charles Eynard went out early in the
morning, determined to throw him
self into the broad tide of the Hud-
son from Castle Garden. Provideu-
TALLY, there was a boat load Of re-
cruits embarkiug from the Battery
Bridge, on their way to California
where they were to serve "uutil the
close of the war;" aud the sergeant
jestingly asked him to enlist. With
out a moments thought, ho seized at
this offer Of expatriation. An houi
afterwards he was on board the ship,
where he enlisted as Charles Clark;
then wrote his wife a letter of fare
we'll, carefully conccaling his new po-
sition and his destination. IIo also
wrote bitter letter to. Mr. Raymond
commanding him to take his daugh.
ter home, which the hard-heartcd
miser did, wheu he found Byuard
had really gone to parts unknown
Poor Fannie She had known her
husbands troubles, aud the only con
ISOLATION was the consciousness that
he he had ever loved her. Alas
some may underrate the power oil
money, others may affect to despist
it, but human happiness is too ofton
dependent upon it. Here were two
fond hearts severed, aud from no
fault of theirs.
The accomplishments of Clark soon
attracted the attention of his Colonel
who appointed him Quartermaster
Sergeant. This removed him from
the duties to which private soldier
is subject, and by his close attention
to the duties of his Office, he not on
ly won the confidence but the esteem
of his superiors. OF course the bar,
rier Of rank remained Between them
yet they saw his mental ability and
gave him free access to their libra
rics. A good classical scholar, he
was enabled by the aid of books to
master the Spanish language, and to
familiarize himself with the strange
land whittier they were bound.
" o.morrow We shall land" said
the captain Of tho vessel, ps Point
'Lobos doomed up in the distance, and
soon they hailed a coaster, in the
hope of obtaining information. The
frightened Californian lowered his
"dug out, and came on board, but
no one could converse with him, un-
til Clark made practical use of his
Spanish studies. All were delighted
for they learned they could land
without opposition, Once on shore,
with their cannon and other muni-
tions of war, all Mexico might attack
them, if agreeable.
That Clark is a valuable man, -
remarked Col. Stevenson that day at
dinner, but he appears sadly de-
pressed at times"
"Ycs, replied Captain" "prob.
ably some love affair" Poor fellow,
he himself had left New York be-
cause, an avaricious Brothcr-ln-law
refused to aid him in business trans
actions, and thus threw himself into
solvoncy. A few months, aud he
was buried at Los Angeles leaving
his widow to mourn his loss until she
followed him to the grave.
Morning came, and as the vessel
passed through the strait known as
the "GolIen Gate" little did the vol>
unteers dream that to them il would
prove a golden gate indeed. Indeed,
they were almost sadly displeased at
the scene of desolation around them.
San Francisco was then the small
Undertaking "adobe" village of Yer
ba Buoua nestled in at the base OF
the saud hills which looked very un.
like Gland Of promise" so POLITICALLY
described by their recruiting officers
IN New York. There was not much
time for reflection, however, as the
large armament had to be handled
Clark's knowledge Of Spanish was in
valuable, not only to the officers Of
his own regiment but to Col. Mason
OF the regular army, who commanded
that military district! "rH..a
When Gen. Kearney came, as gov
ernor of the new territory, he found
Clark the most useful man in his
government. Nominally stationing
him under Major Hardie, at the old
"Presidio Barracks" Gen, Kearney
employed him as a confidential mes
senger, sending him in various di'
rections with his orders. These
journeys led the exile through the
fertile valleys of the Sacramento anC
the Joaquin, where gorgeous wilC
flowers were generated in a soil O.
virgin richness, unturned as yet by
the bright ploughshare.
Months passed away, and in thu
spring of l94S Clark was somewha
iudisposed. The surgeon at the
"Presidio" reported that he needed
rest, anG Colonel Mason ordered hin
to "SutteT's Fort" to take command
of detachment stationed there, th,
officer having been sent with the res
Of the garrison to Sonoma. Phi,
fort was the home of Captain Sutter
a brave Swiss, who had obtained
large grant of land from Alyarado
the then Mexican governor. Hi
stronghold was constructed Of brick
with towers and batteries, mounted
with cannon purchased from hide
gathering vessels from Yankee laud
Martial law prevailed, aud about tw,
hundred Indians we're regularly a
work.
Captain sutter took a great fame.
to "Clark, /" and one day insisted OF
his joining him in trip up the hill
to inspect a new mill at Oolomh. 1
bad been built by q Mr.. Marshall