, 1870-10-09

uahs, 1ne e'upla Uutcnmsns ~ ne
deal, and Was host,er and attendant, and
did schoTcs" round the rltce generally. This
was the entire establishment and retinue,
Caleb was accustomed to Il variety Of life.
He had seen its phases Of fais and stormy
weather, rs Fo1ty~nineE in the diggings, n
woodman on the Santa ETf1x Mountains, ~
chief male on the sacramento; and he Was
nov not caeilv discour,osed BIZ any change
OF circumstances. Individuals became uni
fu1mly objects Of indifference; and, after be
was fairly settled into lis place. Us diver Of
10 tell where he lad found life yielding the |
most content.
Us lived most Of the time on tho stage
l,o1-aririns =: either end Of the route nt |
dutk. III d condition ready for rest, and was
OF At early morning.
mode Of life, by the, meEsst acci ioas,
Mr.. 6heda Wat struck with 8n i1ea
and it might nevet have occurred to |
him, but that, for some reason, the |
essge. waa not 10 start one morning till al
hour later thau u-ual. He awoke the sane as
ever; but instead Of striking light ut once.
to help the tagging dawn. ho simply turned /
over. Not TO rie.p, however. for It was after |
lwc clls. 20 he rau raturally to thinking. |
IL lila lockout in the fore rigging "-as in
nstea his fIout-attic roonl-he had nothing
particularly noticeable. He could not hare
told whether there yaA anything therein o:htr
ihan tie bed be s7yoo He nlTeE went to it
ill Lis wcslircss camIHlled lio1, aud he left
its ut'.ttrac,iVe tarr.rness a. soon as morn
tiSnlchs At the City Hotel He opened Lis
eSeh vide, and then shat them mp again hut
they opened sEain II once, - il sleep had
lost its power upon theu lids. He hid begun
to think Of some thing He looked mp 70 the
around. He suddenly noticed that his table
had a neat, ~iIita cloth. lie perceived L book
or two lying on 1t. II YOU had -een Mr.. Sheds
At that Domentr you would haro noticed :
momensaty clsanfe in Ills continuance. Hi
oyebiowB wero slightly elevated. and ilis lips
l:ttle projected. Ilaiul5 Inoush, thero WIS
going on s.me kind Of neutal process. After
a short time H.: rair-d himself OH one elbow
sud tested. Il was clear that new idea VIA
operating, md ho WAS being impellel along ita
current. just Ar his ola craft on the Slcramen-
to might have been touched III the stem by =
passing steamer, even accidentally, and sent
drifting up 4bainst the hanks Of the 1ivct, or
iato an UNEXPECTEDLY pleasant haven for the
night
When Caleb began to speak. it w.z only
" May be TO, yes; may 10 so." Then
he stopped indoclsively, and gazed At
nothing out Of tie window. Then Lis
Ef'a moved oEco more, and ho was con-
tersing with Mr. Shets himself, and onIv said
atou, s.nsps. ~: aIm' uvn an9". woi,
silGly, and as he did 20, said aloud, ''Sho !"
and ttaIted At rapid gait, as If he were some-
hoW Icing betrayed.
,,. tor .out %nu,os Saiso ~" oslsen = eosco:
t;z I. Iau iuuau ~. @ sSs ~ a.
liked linn, partly because OF facility in under
atanoiug the sotuswha; Jagged English which
was tue best at his command The lAme
liked linn for lis blunt kiudncss, and, per
,,;t ~ -, ~ j.; t",a.ia :al.;a.
e! T uo r.,, IaSe r. Tharas. ~ - ha1 .iusrs
T. -. ~ h. ~, ,ho.ri. ~ ana 5er
1.s, i,,.in ~ , J,,1,s4S; r1.a,n..T -,
.a III, ~ pa. ME- ,aa,sorss ~ t;ns ~ nar. ~
~ VA. II hs,,s. @ ,,,.sa t,.,n. y, vaee
e"a ~ Law ~; =. AaG ts,I @ssa'
ingaen sn.n "a9 saso eoGusns W u.' so.nSa.
iais tu'utt. noMuse.;; ; - mas au 'oe1 .ne
WI ~ 1a ,cason a aol t a. h,I. ny T.
VIII lane, tlsGae "ss uae :nn's a."ass u. ~
t,e account to Linn ne hels within 1, his square.
tt xs,1s ns1
which hc had been tue ,1sat.h;nd man O. notr
hEGen. since th:y saao together from Father
iaT'; 20 A'., IN nus d'etauc spot
oona eAs: Nnli ':,sh r. ,nsuS NE. en-.
nc,t AIssGn:, ,aalu We onu .aa1lo5u. WIG 1s9
,c san nsu. nsu an,s = ,aos 1.lt ,pnIr 'ot ~
,ne som aale Sna,t .ooa d 1a't s,usIs ~. a.
Mm anu eiaks = us neaa a.. Eooo u nA9T 'lMes' ',.s
'u o ,,",tar ~ tus MI von .n
W. H. nu ~ C:tah '' ~ ~ aa, ,,o~r n1
oa ~ rnIa ~ EAs. w ~ ,ta, ~ ~ ~ ,son, r
uw .as";e ~ ,3 i,a.-a >sa ~ ,1is,.;",. 49, ~
Pos:so!e 1attamonf, 3s,3 anu p,ase muasei 1e
eehlau .ne uttle ~ ~ ot,e Golnet ~ LUG -. ~
Ifont'toom, Feauy 20 tneet 1ne oenands o1 tnt
h"t mifctlneh cnsseme;s:
CaieD came 70 his breAkfast tnat morning a.
nsna!, with hls foa-coat hnttonca NJ M
thick gloves sticking ont of one POCKET.
Tipa'stem from ~ the othe5. lie ate with some
what more lelberation than usual he tatkci
not SO much, and his arpe'lte teemed NOR
speedily Satisfied than Al other t!mcs.
hero md there, at his side aud At others sid
III turn Nobody could have told from look
inE at his counte nance Whist Was gong q
within the mind and heart OF Mr. Sheds.
moment he vas on the bo1. and had driver
afonnd 10 the front entrance, ready TO
passengers. Before they we're Al aboar.
thefa was PIPE, aHeaay h4ea, tha
; wanted nttle hse 10 complete the per
, lectly eauetactofy "a, ssaso ios PIPE 70 y
, .. 10 On mofuans nhs tnas. .,,,; Gneo snea
neeant hsse taken tae t1ouoe 70 60 = y
, n's apst,mGat 1usi, .os so,ne.n.ng. ,'. ~ ~ =
sno, ior 10 kneM wcl! hc went 1ust 19f n9th
ne-'AN ~, notn'ne 70 spsak OF. Anu "ae'
,c "ss tstuIH1n6. IL "ou.u ~ usc!ees 10 aa
t Ihat no hao not e1peeteo 70 mest yonnl
Pe1son WIZ, y! FeasoM " Us elEy 1Au'ne ~
/ = -
reason ho eIoaq c;9 ~ tna! a ..; nat.oH pa.sasay
5 scratching incitrs and letting them go out
! as II eonehoW ne coolo Eet no tEht IN y.
plre; and thsn, Wnen no kne" esclSooa
on1rioe vas waiting ior nun. and mat JoanS
. ed person came along nummluE An o!
t German air. he stood there quite stupidity, an
0 scratched anotler match, and held out III
/, plro; snd Drought the hama near Il; and hes
tated. ahd was 1nst gong 70 ssy, Aa-n,ah,
: - hut ne onl: drew At ms pipe. anu 1 PEI
l
! WAhGnt ra!frg snother word Wake
:, 70 ING ooer, leAped 10 the oo1, an
j Nhs On us way ~ an unacconntan'
r sWEt sEeea toMasns simS1ms E1ehAnGe. An
me thf Mana ihcresa, WITHOUT kno"1ng why
t hs snse sea 10 @ ne5s, ana tnen ~ aonaa aesse
o ns =. an' anu teasSes even aeeuIns Ian
It WY ca. cMnae neas Joss men. WIN suHeznuou
anu oIt'tepca'oo question: coneetS4ns ao"e
8 ~ re- Svsso. .h 80 d.,
!, 1uS ai.'et " toe guaea was nut As Aae'
o tnat oa{ az usual; fot eoMe moi apPalei
teasom ne nana,e1 US ".ap ~ netsoas ma,
q ne1, cuPpsng on tne Tops ol !ne no"et, a.
9 teac1ea mem On 51e foau,s'oe, ana iov m, mar
y M!e nu!ulne IN As NOUN plpe "cn.ailc'
: ont t@itttng no rmohH. in'ei.pEatosaes ~ =.
c.!t sol1Et, Monossueplc sePne:. anu =
casual sfeaker soon settled INTO . state 1pl
J: AZ eEGech'ese ana euens a. 1hc nefson SPOKE
d %. Mheh INC stage stopped ~ tho E1chang
IF Ar' sheds, VINO vas not gwen 70 much 7atro
al aSe OF tEe elne1 a1sicle los eale y that sous
~hat foHtafy epot, walked up to the couute
aud took "s9methln straight, and a Cox
dcai o. II. lhe iace OF this gentleman ga
= no nmI whether Joy or gnet rciEned mo
o u DIS posom. or Nhe1nef cl&hcr ~efo stEu
SLY ior We tA1one.
It It Is wen KNOWN thas sstne, Thom caleb m
% alWAss on tne fetuln-1upe al hnss flaf, "
u nor q = aomeete: nor oi suspicious nasut
III ne n1o nor 50 INTO !ems'G soetety When
co.nu a!o.o ~, Anu ,!.r ~ tnAs PAT q 4
a. sonn.is Il vas n1t uinsnt i's ILL., 70 asosa. lie. ne