Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-02
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
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SAN FRAScIsco, Nov. l., 1870.
Why was Fortune made q god
dess?:" asks st. Augustin, "since she
uses no judgment, but comes equally
to the good or the bad? And she is so
blind" continues the quaint old Saint,
..that she will run to anybody, passing
by those who admire her and fastening
to those who desrise her."
Juvenal says: D
Fortune Is never ~worship'd by the wise,
Though Oft set up by fools.
And IL Juyenal waS correct in his ap-
probation of those who wait upon the
tickle dame, San Francisco had n good
lier proportion Of fools yesterday than
any other city Of the same size ever
held before-so many, in fact, that
half n dozen Juyenals could have run
through the streets from morning till
night and then not have discovered q
single wise man.
The Temple Of Fortune.
As the Goddess had been long cX-
pectcd (she stepped over from Metz,
where she furnished the sword OF n
Field Marshal of Franceh and the
greatest preparations had been made
for her reception. California, Nevada
and Oregon greeted her arrival. San
Francisco stopped its business to walt
upon her, and a hundred thousand peo-
pie watched with b~rcathless Interest
while with strange vagaricS she dis
pensed her armful Of gifts. The Tenn
pie that she occupied yesterday was
erected to Art and Industry, III MO
mus and Tcrpsichore have also inhab-
tied 1t, and blessed Charity has more
than once made it her abiding place.
None OF these are over-particular, or
thew would have scorncd the barn-like
building which, dignitied by the name
of 4 Pavilion, has served so many
varied and useful purposes.
The ThresheId Of the Temple.
II, In the midst of last Sundays SER
mons and hymns, some very worldly
thoughts crept into the heads of church
goers, and if the irreligious ION
attendants built for themselves some
magnificent castles in Spain OH the
presumption of approaching good luck,
the temptation was such rs to make
the offense of the former very venal,
and quite sufficient to excuse the
unwonted sentimental drcamings ofthe
latter.
For ought that each one knew, that
piece Of paper hid away in pocketboOk,
or secretly laid away in corner of desk,
or snugly folded in bureau drawer,
might be the magic ticket which would
clear all clouds from off the future and
strew the path Of life with all the
bounty that the touch Of wealth could
procure. So the good stood on the
threshold of the Temple Of Fortune
with hearts filled with thoughts Of
generous deeds; the bad pictured to
themselves 3 past that should be OBJ
liyion and n to come that should re-
deem by-gone vices and errors; and
the neither good nor bad mapped QUIT
each one 4 Happiness of his own, differ
ing according to age, occupation, posi-
ton and temperament.
Opening ihc Temple Door.
BY Z o'clock yesterday morning n
thousand persons, nearly all men,
had assembled in front Of the Pa
vilion OH Stockton street. Before
then n body Of policcmen-ninety In
number-had entered the building and
taken up their positions in the stations
assigned them by the Chief. At n
quarter past seven the doors were
opened, aud II general rush was made
for the front row Of seats, which were
almost instantly filled. Soon after,
W. II. L. Barnes drove up to the main
entrance in u carriage, and, carrying
4 box under his arm covered all over
with varied devices in red wax, en-
tered the portals of the Temple. lie
was soon followed by more carriages,
containing the committee who had in
charge twenty boxes filled with the
POO, 900 leather tags representing the
200, 600 suppliants at the fame OF For
tune.
The Altar OF Fortune.
Al film eoct oul of tho Pavilion n