The Placer herald., 1869-12-04
SACRAMENTOISM.

The old Sacramento dodge has commenced
again, earlier han usual. Some OF the papers OF
thai city are giving currency 10 complaints Of
poor accommodations, no furnished houses for
rent, and chiefly high prices. The approaching
advent OF the Legislators has effect upon
the people OF that city who have anything to
sell TO the members or TO hire, or any service to
render. Up 20 the prices. 1t is curious to notice
this sometimes. A reslaurantcur who has a lot
OF printed Bills oil Fare, takes the trouble to
change the figures OF the different prices for
coffee, steak aud other dishes. The old printed
price Of one bit for a steak during the inlerreg-
mum OF the Legislature. is scratched out, aud
two bits substituted. He thus saves his bills and
gains an extra bit from his victim. So OF other
things. Aud even the prince rom interior Al
rcan mpircs, whom fate, the middle passage"
and an ebony skin have made it nesesstry Tor
him TO give to your boots IN intensified reflection
ci his own jolly face, scorns your San francisco
prices, your dime tor booshIning, aud says,
Two bits or no polish" Who blames him Tor
following the general example OF the white trash
Sacramentans. are proud, naughty, extrav,-
giant price-asking people while the session lasts,
and Tor u litle while preceding its meeting
About this time they are as grand and iudepen-
dent rs the people oil Tauntou when The alewlves
are plenty In their creeks. Ask one oi the IN ,
thea, where he lives, and with toss of the b .ad
and an expression that would do honor to The
grandeur OF Lanarlne when ut the head OF the
French Republic, he answers Taunton, by - -
But meet this T~untonese lew mouths later,
when the shad aud alewives have all sculled
themselves away from Taunton waters, and
scarcely even the smell oil fish is lett behind, aud
ak him then, where he belongs, and with Il pitt
fu, despairing, hungry look, and with u face us
long and dolorous rs that Of ''Aminidab Sleek :"
be drawls out reply: Taunton, good Lord !"
At the present moment, and until the Legis-
lature shall have spawned and left like the
ltViypS from T.luuI had hot tfprC Cnt SIX
Sacramentan whe be belongs. Even the sable
prince would drop his brush at the idea that any
MIN in this world should be ignorant OF the fact
that be lives in sacramento. But wait until the
Legislature shall have departed. and there will
not be dog in that city, whose tail will not
leave track in the mud or dust, as il il boa
constructor had passed that ways. +. CaU.
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