, 1870-10-09
MR, SHEDS COURTSHIP.

From ihr Ort1idrt .Ho,l:hly for o.tober.
He was known ~ i bit Of = philosopher up
end down the Sacramento long before our
floods when navigation was livejy there viii,
eloolis, schoont1s, and alnnnst anything cap.
ablo OF f.eighting ''un from Frisco" uut
calling tho main seemed not altogether the
linal occupation Of such philosopher as slr,
Caleb Sheds. 1t was good for its oppoztu-
superiority over his rlipuates- tho same being |
heavy luabcrman from, Maine, who owned |
and commanded the echoonor He'd River, end |
the yeung, but inactive half-Alexican,
~lo smiled at caleba infzequcnt jokes,
esa Caleb .se5a ess,ed and Es de-! Of Hsa ss
schooner ele,a yet for frequcu. opportunities !
for observing hnnan nature in various forms, !
Caleb had come recently to thinking it not
equal to his requirements. \ week on the !
Fun. often went liy without u ch,t with any |
\ otler than his fellow-svameu. Good wages, -:
| with rare occasions for paying them out, ha !
| Lad learned we're good, hn! his Resolve to stay
! by aud Keep lis cuin lad finally TO succnmb
70 his taste for eociai life. That, too, n1dc
lin 1cnounce ln7 1igid economy, aud give up
lis dream, uf an carly rerioa for - azistoctacy
| alr."
"Gen1m'n." said he. finally. .syou won: sec
Caleb hr:c after i've 1ni-uses from this, c1usc
tli- Gro il saturday night, and thai there
wae n 'csoss this Levy il going toward kiEg's
in t1,c me, hin, xrl thi= sailc1-bov air't no5er
Eoin' to bc known As riycF-shhl any more,
Dcss1Iose!. stick 10 the bo-s, and don't you
yon s.'F :t aS:t IL T., Lessons %; Z froa n0''.y
!; toIservatio:os, ct Ytu'A o,.,; knowi enough 10
undt ista1 ard do romc:l,in Sides g1n ali the
time w1,cI way sayin' my seriousest thinys;
and, lNer, yuu Nos4't be short d hands long,
you know, tho may be you'll! never hev u pus-.
son VINO could learn low to SPLICE an end and
1ccitc instruction to tho aujeucs at the same
time. a. I've doEe, 70 knoH. Well, I al'ays
carry luck with me, boss but don't take it
away every time, you b1t."
Tho "boEs," who vas al quiet in lis nature
~ tho wilhelm tailor was given to talking, Eos1-
ccd !" farewell" as that 1.-the pcraon swung up
uu tho river-bank- And he l.Aif smiled
a. he enid. some time aft,erwara, to
.h,t Ssiss would wo! X as he sss
ular 81 ha'd eat, aud IS l0ug a. hu would talk
al,out things 1u didn't know q, cry thing ab,ut,
he'd lie skipper OF this OF some other craft
Iefore the month was fairly half over" And
the Eel Hover caught pleasant breeze from
Iav At it, month, leaving lis former mate ont
Of sight. and speech, and almost out Of me-
mory.
aud onc on tho box with the driver, the cAsua!
observer would have recognized At : consider
able distance tho thick mai esty Of Mr.. Sheds
That gentleman had determined upon an I'd
|
thought. an set me- clear out of this ere
rort, aud whcu IRE let slip my cable there, I
can jest drol my lead and find OFT ii there's
pleasant soundins there in them parts"
Mr. Sheds, being . stranger, WAS not
II first communicative. But he w1s no:
companicnlesu. His pipo was thorc-1hat
great consoler Of else disconsolAte man. that
ills the void iE ones lifc Which Ihe woak and
incapable wit Of man coald not otherwisc do.
} He lit his pipe. His. wit was frees, and his
i | 1v1f1, arm t1ar r1.A II
gradually into acquaintance with tho driver
: | Ie advanced. and, uatursly enough, soon boz
gan running convcrsasion With that person.
, Their talk was various, but continuous. It
I OF "theee paris, and 30 forth. Further on,
8 ! su approach Was made to moro personal top
2 ses, haEing reference to tho individual toudtn-
i | clcs and experiences Of the epeakers. Their
:. cnco Of Lis now seqaaintance interested A1r,
: Sheds especially. e:ncc he had wcaried Of his
! CID occupation, and had determined to Throw
! up the old band and shuttle for u nov deal.
. ~ ben mate with that old Aroostook LAM
FER ekprer gc'n on nigh twenty months. Ho
I done IN tho quiet, and I doue most all the
: didn't 50 far enough"
, You talks pretty smart. stranger, st1ikcs
mo; n II ta1kin's what he hired Jou for,
0 suit il he Want satisicd."
: "well. may bs.s how it want down in the
o papers That Was to talk for my wages, but he
Q mover told nc he had too much. Them fellows
Q .hat don't talk much, tlcy likes to get instzuc.
. t,cn. you kIow."
Q "Hsl pretty good wages :" ......
!. "Tcok III 1ny rcg1xr hard forty every trip
| but eociety = q nccc-sasy pArt OF my bei1 and
8 driftin' oI the Sacramenter'a we'll enough fol
i Maine log. but not suited to my nat ra
y t11tes."
! ..Eycs :. Eyer ts5 steerin' on dry lana:"
10 Ever hold The helm sboHs7" with .
1t lifting Of the ribbons and gestisuIat eracila
70 .:sortcr. hut no grcat; I want 90 srea
y with them things" and lie pointed 10 Tx
l. rcins. s.'rcars like I'd hey to turn roun
10 backward, eos 10 hey tho stcerin' gear teIin,
II me-"
10 "well, p'r'ars," raid his companion, vcn
tutcsc,oelr, '.p'r'als youtl like 10 taelle tt;
'Jane' md Mary on behind :, and ~ il t
dull tho edge Of his Jest, he snapped hia wLiI
=: the leaders, and spoke gently to his favor
IN Tie last speaker WAS Mr.. samuel Trim. TO
+ short called e. Sime-" At present the tru.tet
Ia Chief Engineer Of tho Pioneer Line Of coacne
q from Sacramento to Rings Fist.
g You could tell when Caleb waa turning An.
70 matter seriously in his mind. lie way silent
:. You could sec his tongue rolling i,
s. his ehceks, seemingly dislodging IN,
s, 'le Would turn his head sidev.y'
: aud seoEl 70 the extent Of two well.dcanet
IN perpendicular lines in tho ccntre Of his fore
u head Not to ccaeell ANY thing, it would no
10 he ssfe 10 say that he did not cxpectorate q
ID & mpkratively frequent intervals. He dit
ag eouarNkat Of each Of these on that day. Th
n Tae was long. involving two changes Of AMI
= mails, change Of climate, from cool morning
l 10 very warm noon, and change Of 1clstion
~ between himself aud Mr. Trim, from being ut
u ter strangers to consciousness OK sympathet
g. ic tas.cs 1t least. Csleb's jour11ey vas beeu,
m with m Stnrist fA}t f1n m yaf al
ut out Of Sacsamenter." When the horses dash
ID I'd up to "IhiIe,'' 1t the end Of the ride, b
~ bad conceived another possible plan OF life
~ He might POSSIBLY be going TO be 3 stasc-dn
40 hc,e up 30 Jones Bar, md the old man VII
~ ~ owns the lne is goin' to pnt on som
en coaches u tlar direction" as Sine had r.
a. marked. With such prospect, Caleb had natu
u. rally modified the opinion previously ragges,
10 cd As to his ability to guide team. His hop
= Of occupation waa based upon the suppose
.. srfnenro which he said Sine, being an ol
40 40 and favored employe, had upon tue "o'
as man.
VS. But el,ort time thereafter and the ue1
ia road to Jones DaF proved success: Th
new line, which commenced running iu th
middle OF July, had proven 80 profitable b
: the last Of Octobet that it seemed worth 9,
An pending moro to insure good road for th
ke rainv eeascu, near u hand, which msle stAgt
as riding over an unbA1lasted road Al uuploasau
", piece of bu-ine=s There was one c!lange 6
t." horses At Green Canon, : little mc-e than ha
I'll the way, and after really the III ''|ssante.
nd part Of the road but the dre I. .snect q
in through The gorge st thus place, ii. min
len location Of the siasion At the to:t, taft'
id Hill, and the deep verdure OF the o. kreer
e's ihat climbed mp its side. gave \ N: Of re
!sut LEFT to the dusi-covered travellers. Not th1
ho- theee natural objects were much eommeutt
co, on At first. But il has heen remarked many
sos lime that after An opportunity had been a
On foEded passengers 10 uucoil their limbs, Al