The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-25
The Bankers Son-in-LaW.
A True Tale founded upon Ciruiiia iatau- :
COS which Occurred Daring the Early
Discovery of q GOld ia California.
"To morrow we shall land. "

"To morrow we shall land"
A joyous announcement to any
tempest.tosse6 mortal, but it was es.
pecially so to Colonel Stevenson and
his command, after tedious passage
from New York to the then rarely
visited shores Of California. Enlist.
cd in the "Empiro City," the regi.
ment embraced nearly every variety
Of character, which the long passage
round Cape Horn had fully exhib-
tied. A few, too indolent for the
tolls of an honest livelihood had ev-
dbntly enrolled themselves in the
hope of an easy vngabondage; others,
fond of daring adventure, exulted at
the exciting prospect of stirring life,
free from the restraints of civilian.
ton; and many, very many, had
joined the regiment, because to them
any position in a strange land was
preferable to their home existence.
Charles Eynard was one of this
latter class, A graduate Of Colum-
bia College, he had entered upon the
practice of law in New York city
with the most Hattering prospects,
Clients multiplied, and he would
soon have amassed fortune, had he
not met with a young lady in Brook
lyn, who awakened emotion pre-
viously unknown. She reciprocated
his affection and they soon loved
with that indescribable attachment,
born in the heart, inelfo oceable as it is
engrossing. A beautiful, accom-
plished, true-souled girl was Fannie
Raymond, but there was no reason to
hope that her wealthy father would
give her hand to a young lawyer, so
Charles persuaded her to take that
fatal step, a clandostiuc marriage
AS they had expected, Mr.. Raymond
refused to see his daughter or her
husband, but the young couple,
buoyant with hopes Of reconcilia-
ton we're none the less happy
Charles leased a handsome house,
where he was so petted by his bride
that his clients soon began to grum-
Bile at his absence from his business
What cared he, if Fannie smiled
Months glided away in happiness
nor can any day.dreamer, in his mos
gorgeous dream of happiness, vision
purer felicity than theirs. But when
New Yesr's day arrived, bills came
in from all quarters, and Charles Ey'
nard started from his delirium o.
enjoyment into stern sanity. The
dream was dissolved
Removing into a smaller house
Charles Eynard hoped to weather the
storm of debt. But it was in vair
that he essayed, for usurious inter-
est, with Shyloek.like lawyers fees
swallowed up his earnings aud fet
tered his progress. He was father
he possessed that tripitarian poetry
of existence-a wife, a child and
home. His son was the incarnation
the em mbodiment of tho heart-thoughti
| Of himself and wife-but soon, father
wife and son wanted food
Sitting down in his now clientles;
Office, he addressed letters to those
on whose friendship he had claims
which he fancied would not be de-
spised; but the responses showed hin
that there ia little dependence to bt
placed on friends. One was IN diff
culties himself, another had nothing
to spare, another advised prudence
another abused his wifes father, bn
no one gave him copper. They al
told tho same plausible, lying tale
and but added to Eyaard's humilia
ton. As to Mr. Raymond, be was