, 1870-10-23
4 Mutual Separation.

The following somewhat remarkable nay
rative. Which We find in the San Francisco
Mirror. il related " \ Western lady. She is
herself y character. She has crossed the
husband pcrished, and is the irst American
lady who returned to the East BY the Isthtuus
Of Panama. she il genuine he1oine-a t1ne
specimen Ut stout-hcarted Western woman
hoosf-and her adventures in the wiIda OF tie
unc ccuEitd West have been numerous aud ex-
citing.
was member waa encamped at point
on the Humboldt, where the Lessen trail
iutersects the tareon track Of travel, she
visited the tent ct family consisting OF IN:
elderly couple and one child-a daughter OF II
or Is. Tue old lady wAs sitting on pile OF
blankets, under the canyae. encouraging 4
most determined attack Of the IS sulks," wnile
The masculine head OF af1siss had planted him
self on his WOODEN tongue, and Vas sucking
his pipe as though, ho expected to remain
there forever. 4 single glance deyelored the
three persons, and that it hAl attained point
Of quiet desperation beyond the reach OF
peaceful adjustment. Three days before they
had pitched their tent at the forks Of
the road, aud ~ they could not agree upon
the route hy which to enter California, there
prt ssed preference for the Carson roAd-the
aife for the Lessen-and neither woull yield.
The wife declared she would remNn all wiz
ter; the husband sail he would be pleased TO
probing the eojouru through tue summer fol-
owing
h,oke su}lep rl!ence OF shi1ty-si1 hours py
proposing division Of the property, which
consisted Of tao yoke Of oxen, one wagon.
{. mn furniture, small quantity Of provis-
| ;ops, and tw.lve dollars in s;lser. Tha pro-
| osa1 y II accepted, and forthwith the " plum
Ger" wae divided, leaving the wagon to the old
man. md the daughter 10 the rnoiher. The
istter exchanged With neiGhbotlng train the
.att1e belonging to her for pong and pack
| saddle, and riling hir daughter and her por-
ZION Of her divided epoi1s upon the animal,
ehe resolutely started across the desert by
the Lessen tail. while the old m1n silently
soked his csttle and took the other route.
Singular Is this may eeeu,, it is, nevertheless,
t:uc. 1t is among the many occurrences Of
life stranger than fiction. OF course, both
parties reached California in safety. We
say "of course" for it is scarcely poe
=lbls that any obstacle, death included
could have inte1fered with stubborness &c
caughter, the old Indy readily found employ
nent-for women wese less plentiful shAr
now-and subsequently opened boarding
house, and in > few yeazs amassed hAud
como fortune. Two years ago she went Il
sun Francisco, and the daughter, whose edu
I
10 one Of the most substantial citizens
And what has become OF the old mAns Thi
wife had not seen or heard OF him since the.
parted On the Humboldt. They had livet
happily together as mAn and VIE Tor years
and che sometimes reptoacted herself for tn
wilfulness tlat separated them after 30 loai
pilgrimage together through this rouS
| life. But he was not dead. We cannot trac
bia cou1se in California, however. Al
that We know Of him i, thst fortune hs
not smiled upon him, and that for years b
had tciled without hope. Finally, feehn
eearce able 10 longer WELD the plek = m N
shovel, be viei ted san francisco, in the hop
his wasted ttrt ugth.
For three nlonths he renamed idle after Al
irving here, and then, for want OF occupation
! became the humble retailer OF peanuts an
' orarRes, viii his entire trat6e upon MS arn
This Was six mouths ago. A fcE weeks slnc!
IN passing the open door Of : costaGe
the nouthezn part ot the city, ne o.
ee1vesl lady In the hill, and stopped to ont
| his merchandise. As he stepped nPon u
threshold the lady approached and the g
! nan raieed his Q, es and dropped tue natk
I And NO wonder, either-for abe Was his VII
! hi. 'told wouAn!" She recognized INN: II
! throwing up her arms in amazement g.
claimed:
"Grest God! John, is that yong"
: ssAn that ID LEFT Of me, replied the
I | man. r..
, With extended azms they approached. sa
, denly the old lAdy'a counsenaIce eAAnSea'
I she stepped back.