The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-30
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An Der True story 0fEaitiOrnia Lifo


An Der True Story 0fgaiti0Tnia Eif0.
In the year 1851, there were among
the early settlements of San Francis
co, California, two brothers named
Thompson, who, having come thith-
cr from an Eastern State OF the be-
ginning of the "goId excitement"
three years before, and labOred con-
Jointly for the more generous fayors
of fortune without commensurate re-
suit, decided at last to separate for a
Il time; the one to so to the mines
and work for the iratornal partner
ship there, while the other remained
in the city and improved such chan
ccs as ordinary business should ollcr.
by su h an arrangement two prom
Using fields would be worked at once,
and its wisdom was equally obvious
to both young men; but when 1t
came to the question of which OF
them should assume the hardships
and perils of u miners life, neither
exhibited an alacrity to name him.
oIr e., bo olvonturo
scr n,d ~, IoniJo 'HJ ,hiS Ielicoto noint thov
,,d,,, ~ ICY Iota NV Which rormnlo of fntc
,o" tho o,dor ioi iThomnson was doomed TO
become the miner, and accordingly
procured an outfit, and prepared to
iottor t,U sion ulu howovnr tbc miner elect
I.'oa 'Hooa t,>h t h,iro, I;ttjo ronancn If his
Cnjiso.uio C'aTiG ~ liGe ~ c,imow Nv we l.
Jin'r a rnnn~ r E,stcrn woman who.
NJ NJ l,;,neoif had lof, hcmo 10 woo
,lmt ,,','''r' ,ha T ponifo coast. and al
Hnn,,h ~, ,",I ho Dn cnn,d .',N mot taxa her. with
Li,n ill.," ;nto tbo r'i'd romfortlcss life of
mn in' ,inos '''a0 wi r,o aatis sc,ction of fecliuo
no. ill., 'i,,'E In I,d ~, -, Ioas. Sncnro5 bor for
Ii,monIr Iit, lH nu,' "na u LsJ beloved brother
,maI'', ,'r," coro 'r' TO lava hor rave him
- ,mo"a no,U conr"',o @ a and insnirotion for his
Inmortnrn tIon might have been nos
iJl sihI" ~ ,' lin os, b7rhrlor Welded
I'o I'',u ,,os W. ,i, no, and oftnr a boncvmoon
of heroic brcvity hc consigned his
bride TO thc protection of his brother,
and bravely marched away with
nick and shovel TO the gold fields of
Tho north E,rer "a he naturally
was to die his prize from the earth
and hasten back to the greater prize
Iett bnbind. he was vet firmly resolv-
nd to dnnv himself wife, brother and
homo min he indeed be the bearer
oFsome share of wealth. So when
Tis first essay in the mines did not
nrove wholly satisfactory, he went
s,nrdilv onward into the Indian
conntry md mongst the red men,
oIdinC hnntino and trapping to his
mirin9 nursuits. Thence still NOV
inc further northward, he reached
Troscr Rivpr when the excitement
about tho ouriferous Weld of that To-
cal;tv was in its hciplit. and there sue
coodsd in diypipr no less than 200
ounccs Of The precious dust. which
no ot once scnt by express to his wife
and hrothcr in san Francisco.
Tao,, ,,,o,o bo bod time for hoard
Ii; tLo,'l Wv e,,'i'; IL, ~ ,rn"aIs n, for # had
,li lolnins 1 W. us ,hat tLnv sbould not
uuSt ,,r;to g" Sntil hn sbouId he in some
,'Iano %ai,0 ronchoJ m,c NV rp~u,or mails: but
pl"uG ~, ,e%U'oi' ,',ae ir,!ot;cnt 70 know how
,,,o', mo" mu ,.',,"rJod "" lie nroscnt oud felt
@ ',,'S tIs",HC, Xxx ,ho' ',,' wSonid devise some
do,a S.'io ,n"v ~ 'H.s roysv,orIing their written
lllealiS , vi .,ot;an 10 N17 Th7o fnnlino wos
ooi,s '%1"r"ro no'naror. M lnttcr came. and
vaii' n '',,'a ilo" Tno u" 'Doit;n% thc finally
:'i'r, };,.n,,t i'ao't'"I Thnmnson wrote to y
frirnd in san Francisco with enqui-
r;os r.sncc,inp the silent ones. The
anower came That thcy had recently
dioonnoarcd from the city, together,
hoving onnarcutlv. in their posses
s;nn a Considerable sum of money,
obtainoI M one knew exactly how.
Tho miucr of courec. knew whence
,hn ' mnnov came . but such iutelli-
nancn oT of ;ts seeming effect upon
fhoso he he,1 dearest in the world ap-
nnoIo5 ,n ~ ~ lie onnrehcnsion in a most
siniotor snnso lie believed that he
was Snnh,v hetravcd that his wife
ond nd bis brothcr Ind baselv and heart.
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