, 1869-12-25
Early Days Ia Cnllforn,n

LIZ MARX TWAIN.
But they were rough IN those times, ,rhox
,n1 letenea 10 Golo, WhiskeJ. tRhts and ian.
oa[g oarg [goef, "a, and were unspeakably happy: Tne %
dollars ont Of hts claim day, md Nhat MIth 4so
sanbl!cg dues ard olntr cptertninnenisu *ao ~
.as naohI ne cent the next morning, II no hid anS
sea, " .ass Iaey cooked Their own bacon and
own thEtte-hluc woollen ones-and II 4 ms1
wanttd oRht on hlR hands without any annoying
IN Whttc shirt or q store.p!pe ha. ana hc TTnnId
oe acconmodated- For these people hated srss.
toesata They had a particular and malignant
shsrt.'' A~3 naeo
In his sfeten, entitled "Tae Luck Of Roaring
Eame; sa,e Mr. Hfet ha1te has te1ttr pictured tne
sous nu!es abd laWlessnes9 Of California mining
camp af the early da5s md also its arre-heartes
cnstt5 arc cont n5assion-far these rrekts are fond
.i!os "a al ~ sEae pioreets. HoaEfng Camp becomes
o:chA eN W the presence Of wandering ejctjy
woiran and her little ehild-1are end coysted
ueatntes among fune men who still Jealned In
theg loseo ard cherished ID other days I'M
WaLdercs-trc only WOMAN in Roaring Cam
olea, aLa ,. re honest mirers took charge Of ina
EIe.sed u sna led it-get.trg its garmeutg On
"ronE eng m ntst az often as any other wav, and
np,ss nn me g9F9ep1s to the cea occasloaal
aole-and the tcod these inexperienced uuTses
conc4cted for It was often beyond it, capsblItiea
But shcy meant wei, mud the baby thr1vea IN
tpie Of tie per1lous lindnesses Of tue mtners'
but IL vas maal1ess that NIL could not nurse the
tcft-bf haved man should have It for ooa DIV. md
tue mbu with The cleanest shirt the next daY aud
.Le nan wnoae cabin was In the neatest ofd.r the
heXt, arc 60 on. Ard The result was that q hand.
eone cradle vas bought. acd carted IRON cabin TO
cae1n, according 10 who Won the privilege Of
tNss'nR csca dsy; aud the handsome crarlc made
sucn COZ ffHRt 10 the uuhandFome furniture that
EThddally the unhandsome furniture Disappeared
urd gave Nay for neateE SOFT, md .heu atnoitlous
uale Etrscs got 10 washing up and putttu0 on
Ci9Au garments HYrfy GAF. md n fhar7 M3r
oay; snd ruunh, bo1sterous c5aracters bncame
sen'le ana soit spoken, titcs on the l.oehayed
Rearing Camp became lnsensibly transforncd into
Etas, vel drt ssct, orderly, and law-abidlng
m,n,1e cId nb1es tn1F apd na'rson Of all .a
irg, the hIDanl1:DK influence The unIcsplscl min.
1stt1ttg ct a little child. =
TIE SEX on EXHIBITION.
"a those days men would 1lock In crowds to
catch glimpse Of that rare ana blessed spectacle
"a Eomab! Old Inhabitants feu ho +, Ia u cetta,u
camp, the LeTs went ahs0ad carly IN the morning
tha; 8 wou III was cone! They had seen o sul,co
dress Ia. g!rg cut Of q waSo7 down at the camp
great plairs: Evcryeo.ly Went down there, and .
discovered 1lultersrR IN the wind! The male emit
eIaI: HatS, WI VI. si.ies. M y, lhe mins1s sud:
He saul: ''it Ia nv wife, gentleuan-shc Is
sck-we have been robbed Of money. provisions,
estrltainp, oE The 11oiatB-we want IL rest"
!" tetch ter out; We've got TO see net!''
lie "fetcncd Eef oui," aud they swung their
hats and sent up three rouslng cheers and ! tRer;
sLa tbes croNded around and Razed at her, mud
touched her dress, and l1steue1 to her voice wl.h
the lo0k Of Ecn who listened 10 q memory raiher
than present realt5-and then tlcy collected
e s10 In Roio afd gave It 10 the ma1, oad swung
tbt it bats ugain aLd gave three no1e cheers, and
Htns homo Aatlsfleb.
ExoHnlrAAr RATES.
"A yecr or two AGO dlncd ln Ssr Francteco with
he family Of piut and talked with bta danRd-
ter, youDz la1y whosc GFst experience tn San
FIanc:eco was an adrlntutc, though abe herself
Cid NIT remember It. az she was only two or three
ytars old at The ttmr Her ta:her eald that, after
lAbe!Eg item the tllp they were wuIEInR t1p the
Rlreet, the servant leading the party with the lit
'lr ritl IN her arns. And presently q huge MINER
bearded, bcltedt epurred, and brsInng with dc al.
: wr1nons-1ust down IEDm q long DtEinz cam-
j ateu IN the mountains, evidently haired the was,
H.oTrcd the servant. and +too1 gazing wl.h face
all a11Sa with efat,nc.tion and astoaishmcat
Then hs EAd reyGteu!ly:
t'We4l, II it atu't u child." And then he
matched little leather eacE out OF his pocket anu
said 10 the servant:
iTrcrc's 4 hundrct and 1tts dollars in dust,
irtre. and I'll give It to sou to let nc Kiss the
c1ila."
That nIecdote Is true. .....
Nnt see how things change. StttIrg ut that din.
Ttr fGblt, listening 10 tha. unecdote, II had Of
Tered onsle the nnncy for the privilege Of elss1ng
the taue child, l would hGye been refused. Sew
enteEn years had far more than doubled the price.