, 1870-01-09
a CALIFOR MIA EXPER IENCE.
Censrepolc Bill; or Lie on the Hor-
dGFe

a CALIFOR MIA EXPER 1EHCE.
Censrepolc Bill; or Life on the Bor-
deTs
FIRM The OstrkaAd Honkh1p for JanuaT1k
It orzzlea unnlstakantJ mat nlgnt-uos u
st1alghuorward ralp, ouI IN sneakiug gusts thai
glanced dosn The nect and up the seoVe.
70 sec u II weru 1as, 1gainst wandering cattle
The lights IN the non:e glf aned dimlI Through The
uLsl. u the ct had reached them, too E7co
The porch, shook his shaggy coal and snlded his
disgu9t at the weather. 6AuA1ed ARt al waS
right Nes atout returning TO shelter, W1en HON
abound the corner OF the letce came the Bound C1
1ortea' feet. and heavy wagon sucking and
stuaring up the lrcllbe. A low, prolonged gro6L
waited = no9est 10 zee Who could b travelling
ut tuch lime and In sucn aoIry brorrn- Thete
s1on came abreast OF The gate huge wagon.
through the Jog. Attracted BY 1aa IRE In ny
pipe, which had succeeded u keeping Al'sht; and
nc iLetea5ed arowlog oi Ne cog. !. stopped.
.EHued:
Whoa there, June! say. stranger. hox far Ia
"To Los Apgelea7 Ten nlles."
"Ihals pu!y outlook for me. Ten miles +!
Is .!Sa, ~ 's'esn'"
~ Ten miles to town! Was>. stranger, gueas
III stale out ne1e tonight. Theo, aniuu!es Is
soo b.aE e DO ssa Mns5s 'sf ". water -
your muies ,nlo the cor1ai, and hficg yonr blank.
es b+lere the nfe. 1ta TOO e. 10 A1aJ cut he.e."
eepnGosi waler p1col; but 1ince ,ou'ru pressln',
III turn oct there critters and j.ne 1e IN enaxe.
tiet up, here, you old cantALkerouI Ku7 msnt
yule! Il Taat w. ~ > BLACK Besa Is the ornaFess AMI
It required but little tine to unhitch his team.
md opeaed ias gate, 1n .5a IN r. faxed @ s1ea;
il 1nuIea are when kicking d., = are PAST Though
IhtIe HaR q prospect for them Of fodder and corn,
bnt the Rnost OF trot sppeated, oIt they mean.
dt1sd sloWy into e yafd nnese zee oor 9Tn aof9ss
Have you any supper" 1 inquired OF the
teaaister, al he came into tbs huusc NTH his
"WaaL Dow you mention II. rayther thirk not,
a1o do feel hesp nuner5."
managed to get him cold bite and glass Of
pipe ard noYed up To the Dire, he began to thaW,
ntnta!ly, as ssw from the Rladuess N bis eye,
t.stsn. / was alone that night, and glad 10 have
conpanI: had good vlsS Of ny Euest nov;
u t4cft, tncA-set man. with q 1hock Of beard,
prar eyes, A soldiers con:, much too large for
hlui, was his upper garment, the only apparent
ndollsonal Sestnte beng pair Of inlmene
II ike that liquor O. yours," ne said otter time.
~ Astcnes as !, goes GOAL 10" 'oog mons Jon
.'Un1y year." answered.
Between the wreaths Of cariing smoke he icAn-
peo ne cioeely, and sKsin INJURED;
ga kreat chtalce from neIe-!rom Maine
"FIom Ma.ne7 You don't say sot I'm from
them pa1ss nyteG 1t eeems kinder good to meet
n Itlle1. natlontr lr Inrtln laAd- hows ali the
1oks down in MAile I"
"Atou. "a usuaL fancy. Bat hox did Jou get
ont feIe3H
"ISe made 1crs tnp Of 1t, you bet. II you
Gnnt wait TO turn 10, I'll tell you oil about it. II
Kinder crops The ta pessd oat q leller;s feel1ns
Attrr1na him that thon1d eDtuy bla confidence
aLd his ttaTy-hayluR Fixed "ano1her et1n 'un
10 taze out the lAst patch Of cold ''he related as
"Tne fust OF 1t war, me and the old man had
Ecrln mage-Eot rghtin' one, nlnd Je, for
wonidn't nave hut hatr Of tue old mans bead.
uos Tor gold but Was tired Of tBrmn nud plo vim
and bog kltn1 and such like, and W2s bound for to
20 TO kIa ILA Gurus teller never kroHs the Right
.de oi p. eon ~ i TOO ats 6q1 t. 11a' o1s .ae
| Just polls the hItG Oh OF the cob, and shows ye
Nbal's what Ho1sondeyer, seem as how vas
s md u ~ ss I'D sa
ebouldn'k 20, was morn determiIed than ever.
| There WAS a c!reua cone along TO our to1u, ana
Waier lie ho11et, and dom chores for the men--
| and We got INTO taa Ahow. Il was the tutt tlme
,se a1a NE esen see ID
Ilv1n' skele,on AID the tal lady. So made up ny
10 ihe boss and a.ied him i be you'd taHe ne:
mestiy aiive wei, NJ ne. as,. " TsD. .ns
I
| I1f1fy YOU And 1lett tue old house and all ten
1esn age, and I've nater seen eu aence-
The tLlDtlng man CAUSED moment, and then
iii vas Dan. RtceB c:rcus-and you know It
! VISA good thox-out It was hard lIcs for ne,
all the while; and shouldn't have aluck 70 Il Il
we hadnr been t1avelin' west I thought II
| tie geld was efcxln;. ToS abou, that eo!d ~
( A grim, peculiar smile nttte1 across quarter
seeion e h!s tase ana; ending In saeeE, Lost IT.
II dld leave iRe buslness for awhile, aud was
Eone years In Canady AID Wtscoualp, but al EaJs
There vas three Of III chnma; and very singular,
We was Ill named Bill, and they gave - natues %
kIow u apart l was Cenrrepo!e Bllt, cause
drove that .wa9ou; and stuboy Btll. - was .
general hand We travelled and travelled until
S %9ana G n exsg ana d
| Ii row, and died He and d'dnr 60 ca.
hoots 70 much as Canvas and me, but We missed
tie. % a. aud d o. VS. did; and II ~ vas ~ younaste,
driver; bat man can't always hare nis 'dEathesa.
Iesstw1se. Il he could, pfapa be wouldn't be no
| I'VE go,i,o 1oxsy, as vas ssyln, ard the boss
| Was mighty teafy one night He had swivel.
us rartIcSler dcvlltEy. which 20 man nankers fur
| II he don't eesefye 1t, which We didn't: and that
uteht canya. comes % ne. epa . says ne, Centre;
hna j asJa q hln, 'Wny7' mo man. says
be, j. can drive over ne WITH aharp eorked nosses
sua was bound to iirc nm anyway. And be aaJss
says - Row sne1e's guvmeos train sotn'
can set a JOB there 10 20 ont 20 the 1ntun coun-
sFy.' 'well. Canvss, says !, tinter alowiy ME,
sss SsI ess sn.s r.
Irtun county. Tor had neeId them critters Taa
!'enssin' 10 rRhs and ate up the dead 'unA 1t's
HI welt eEou9h to stay At home aud talk abo1t 1t
INIT when 1t ecu.es to goln It's horse OF another
| color" .....
"lou teams'ers naye -, sssange' wandering life.
4 "Mosi feIlela IS cones out here TO xozt or drive
| hRA run away from the Eass for robblu' or mur-
hsnn,s | ,sem ny ii The ume, "a and hey must esp a
Qotu: Bnt never did no 1nch thing. lave you
I ever teen IN the lnlQn country:"
| "Sou had better stow 1ba1 and keep out u It
| Its 1emptm' froElocnce atd many red deslz 70
Se ee Hssn maea eoin u
"a there Gm2ys y, ror We WIS iass IKE sal,or4 ana
Fever had a dollar IN the dunnnge box-and 1t
TO clean = feller out Bu, We got away from
there, ard got TO OHaha The hest We could
VANS any railroads 3D. n t9s s,3ad -,
ttcaly them ~ naa dirty untiorms-has . noegered
ny .ss ese y ex
,Aye1ed hosses up TO the hAndle-wnich 1t was
'rue, though tzy II, 1or canvas and ine had
4 sAJcysd hOsxe1 ever Atnce We WAS knee nigh 10
srtk@ard sone o. them drivers didn't Eno1 no
Eols about nossea than dog knows the price Of
"Whai made Jou ard Canvas such fnends7
"Wal1 jon ace, ve had padded together. and
was made 10 80 II oouole narness- Don't yo1
AID Eoue nen Eers usrried-Whtcn never could
sehce tnat CITY chap carried OF Aelts, and Which
fbs pos q Gnn s1. 9f oSs noi
there q soue as Re8 to be pards, and tDem1 bet