The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-04-24
THE WEEKLY ARIZ0NAN
APRIL L24.......................I869.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE "ARIzoNAN."

am yet child strange that l should un-
 dertake to write history of my fife: life of
 less than two years; yet 1t is necessary that
 l do this, so that when Ia few years henee)
 control and shape the destinies of the peo.
 pie, as far as regards their possessions here,
 the world may know my origin and receive a
 hint upon the value of persistency. Thus far
 I have struggled against and surmounted obs
 stacle. which would never have been encoun.
 tered by one less persevering than myself:
 I came into existence somewhere about the
 18th of June I867 1 well remember how
 bright and sunny were those early days of my
 existence A whole city crowded around my couch, and hundreds of people grasped my infant form-each turning and wiew ing me with delight the city was clamorous in prais- ing my beauty and intelligence. But all this happiness was destined, ere long, to pass away: Bacchus found his way n'o the sanctum, made repeated and prolonged visits until, at the end of three weeks, the being (Mr. Pierce) of whom l am the creature, deserted me and worship> ped at his shrine. l had well nigh perished when a kind and benevolent hand was ex-' tended to me. s, R, DeLong, viewing my destitute conditon and feeling that child of such fair promise was worthy of support and encouragement, generously took me to him self; decorated my puuy form with "dress' to which was hitherto a stranger, filled ne with precept8 of wisdom and, truth taught me Hove of country" taught me to advocate justice, virtue and induStry-and while get in my period of blushing innocence introduced me to the whole world It is needless to say that under such auspices throve rapidly. increased in szs, and at the end of eighteen months, durin. which time l Sas the ward of S k DeLong, was almost mature in wisdom, virtue and all the other good qualities which 6 youth shoull possess,
 The generous nature is always gricved al the thought of separation from those dear to 1t and from whom it has received bound less favors S. it was with me Ny kind pro- tactor having supported me until it was evi- dent that my existence was indispensable and that would no longer be permitted to suffer from want bade ne a cordial farewell, and | then came the ward of H. w. Sherry. on the lst of January 1869, For one week 1 1 remained his, whole and entire.
 la the meantime F. W, Dooner cften viewed | me with pleasure and bestowed little favors on me from time to time Seeing that was youth of very fair promise and that it wa: easy to mould me into a creditable adult, he became interested in me. Thus, for some three months my affections were divided between two by whom have been we'll used. The former of these has now renouneed all in terest in me and am consequently the care of the latter,
 am q scioI of Arizona and, therefore. an tArizonan" "-so longer an "Arizonian' which term look upon as an unvarrantable eon- struction, owing 10 the fact that from "Ari- zona-'-not "Arizonia" my name was de- rived
 When eight or ten years more shall have ,iapsed this autobiography will be continued rom where it is now left off Even now would continue if wers endowed with the spirit of prophecy; but. .''we never know what to-mor. 'ow may bring forth !" '. .-) (