Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-06-07

ally, nothing. The stove has seen better ,
days; so has the erockery; one end Of the !
house sometimes furnishes fuel the other
shelter. The "Boys' number from two
to four in a mess aud all share in the Ia
Dor Of preparing breakfast. Each one has
some favorite duty Smith. knack is that
of slicing tomatoes; Sutton can fry pota-
toes better than any man in the Western
Mines; Brown prides himself Oh Chile
stews. learned in South America, involv.
ing strong application Of red peppers
Dams forte is broiliug steak. They are
r long aud soeiabc meals there is no bus-
ness to hurry one off; nothing to do save
to wash up the dishes, light the pipes,
, aud then sit on the street in the shade Of
, the locust.trees, talk over last nights
game, and watch dusty horsemen and
iinglng mule teams plodding through
4 Camp"
p These are keen set Of men. Involun-
. tarily their minds turn to the study of hu-
!. man nature. When a stranger comes in
4 their midst, they set to work and aualyze
=. him and sift hIm down, until he is thorough
# " known. Has he any special weakness,
it is discovered These little, lazy "Camps"
\ become select schools for the study Of char
. acter New material wanting they study
10 each other. They know, and comment
81 upon, and relish each others pcculiorties.
70 There is Green, Il tall, guant man from
10 North Carolina--a man profoundly wise
-. in ignorance. Green cannot read. But
IF he watches narrowly the newspaper as
others read it; he notes the location ol
Of stirring paragraphs which have been read
n. aloud he fastens upon them with hi
n. thumb and finger, and then, awaiting hi
70. opportunity until some unemployed by
A. st.nder saunters into the " Magnolia" hi
h. knowingly and triumphantIy hands hin
H. the sheet, perhaps upside down, and re
elf marks, Here, sir, read that" Green
&C. ruse lasts for years, and is often revive'
m. and acted over, ever retaining all It's orig
inal zest and freshness.
Ill. Idle men are more mischievous tina
vn idle BOYS. The inside modern CalifornI
inc camp.life proves that. The natural incl
tcb nation of its human nature seems to b
,on that of extracting all the amusement an
mn comfort from the surroundings. AT leas
lad we live up to that rule in Camp" Th
70 simpleton, and the worthless loafer, wal
to dering reckless and aimess about I'll
md country, are taken in, fed, clothed, an
ter entertained, so long as they afford anus
Die, ment. Judge r, as he announce
nm. himself, was once found in Camp > oI
les. evening No one knew who he was,
.rly where he came from. His hat was ba
ord tered his garb seedy; he wore spectacle
far and he made his debut by an unsuccesst
nee attempt to negotiate with the saloon-kee
,rn- er. The boys measured this character
ac- stantlv. One after another they worm
ate, themselves into acquaintanceship; tn
,eps heard his story they became his friend
rnal for three days Judge r was the Ii
who of Camps" he was we'll entertaine'
He introduced with distinguished consider
,uld ton to all the leading mon; fattere
the praised, consulted as to important mi
He ters; seated by the side of the JUST
g up of the Peace during the progress of
k of important mining suit; but on the foul
arN night, the end came. Judge T,
ork, the centre Of his circle Of new and adm
ting ing friends, was giving a lengthy opin
ieat- with regard to the political outlook wi
the the heavy boots of his particular frie'
like the ex-Sheriif, were laid across his lap,
n no if it we're common social habit OF
Then country and another pair of boots sett
rs Of on his right shoulder, and another on
the left and in five seconds he found hlm'
pro- covered with boots. He arose, shook
lown the load, gave one reproachful look, d'
G in ed from the saloon, and was never at
amp ward seen III that " Camp"
ram. There are men in Camp" also,
and gregarious, living by themselves in sol
that nv cabins. These have been lone ho'
sum keepers for years, with fair prospects
nine remaining so. Middle age, hard la
wea- and hardship are stamped in the line
ol Of their faces and the silvery tinge OF t
0 to boards. The young man of twenty
IS say came to "Camp in 1850. In 1870
,orch- finds himself, at forty-fve, the owner
clock rough cabin, stove, bed, two CHI
95 vrockery one six-shocterr months
and visions, an Indifferent wardrobe, perha
from two-dollar-per-day claim this is all he
to show for twenty years Of life IN
mence fornia. He eau not get out of " Ca
cook. The invisible, but strong threads OF
The and old association keep him there.
great has mined little, may be held 0
dings. speculated, kept saloon, been a 7