The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-05
.eea LIFE IN. CALIFORNIA.
.TENNEssEE's PARTNER. >,
A STORY BY BRET HAnrs.

NNA stsAAAAfs hN'SA fes9 10 0hI olGiuAt 1u-
convenience, for at Sandy Bar in
1854 most men We're christened anew.
Sometimes these appellatives were
derived from distinctiveness of dress.
as in the case of "Dungaree Jack; !"
or from some pecularity of habit. as
shown in "Saleratus Bill" sc, called
from an undue proportion Of that
chemical in his daily bread; or from
some. unlucky slip, as exhibited in
The Iron Pirate" a mild, .inoffen-
sive man, who earned that, baleful
title by his unfortunate mispronuncis
alton of the term ..iron pyrites.p -
Perhaps this may have been the be-
ginning of rude heraldry; but am
constrained to think that it was be-
cause mans real name in that day
rested solely upon his own unsup-
ported statement. "Call yourself
Clifford, do you?" said Boston, ad.
dressing tiinid newcomer with in
finite scorn shell is full of such
Cliffords! He then introduced the
unfortunate man. whose name hap
pened to be really Clifford, as "Jay-
bird Charley,"-an unhallowed in
spiration of the moment that clung
to him ever after. - = ssss.as
But to return to Tennessee 8
Partner. whom we never knew by
any other than his relative title; that
he had ever existed as separate and
distinct individuality we only learned
later. 1t seems that in 1853 he left
Poker Flat TO go to San Francisco,
ostensibiy to procure wife. He
never got any further than Stockton.
At that place he was attracted by n
young person who waited upon the
table at the hotel where he took his
meals. One morning he said some
thing to her which caused her to
smile not unkindly, to somewhat
coquettishly break a plate of toast
over his upturned, serious, simple
face, and to retreat to the Kitchen
he followed her aud emerged a few
moments later, covered with. more
toast than victory. That day week
they were married by Justice of the
Peace and returned to Poker Flat. =
am aware that something more
night be made of this episode, but
prefer to tell it as it was current at
Iandy BARN the gulches aad lar
rooms where all sentiment was
modified by strong sense of hu-
NOR. t+
OF their married felicity but little
is known, perhaps for the reason
that Tennessee, then living with
his partner, one day took occasion TO
say something to the bride on his
own account, at which, it is said, she
smiled not and unkiDdiy chas.ely re-
treated, this time as far as Marysville,
where Tennessee followed her, and
where they went to housekeeping
without the aid of Justice of the
Peace. Tennessee's partner took
the loss of his wife simply and scri-
ously, as was his fashion. But to
everybody's surprise, when Tennes-
sec one day returned from Marysville
without his parner's wife-she' hay-
ing smiled nd retreated with some
body else-Tenressee's partner was
the first man to shake his hand and
greet him with affection. The boys
who had gathered in the cannon to
see the shooting were naturally in
dignant. Their Indignation might
hare found vent in sarcasm, but for
q certain look in Tennessee's part
ner's eye that indicated a lack oi
humorous appreciation. In fact, he
was grave man, with steady ap-
| plication to practical detail which
| was unpleasant in difficulty.
Meanwhile popular feeling
against Tennessee had grown up Oh
the Bar. He was known to be O
gambler; he was suspected to be 9
thief. In these suspicious Tennes
sees Partner was equally comprom
ised; his continued intimacy with
Tennessee after the affair aboy.
Iauoted could only he accounted fol
on the hypothesis of q copartnershil
of crime. At last Tennessee's gull
| became fragrant. One day he over
took stranger on his way. to Rex
1Dog. The stranger afterward relat
ed that Tennessee beguiied the tim,
| with interesting anecdote and remin
/ iscense, but illogically concluded th
1 interview in the following words:-
"And now, young man, I'll troubl
you for your knife. your pistol ant
1 your money You see your wep
4 pings might get you into trouble q
Red Dog, and your moneys a tempta
ton to the eyilly disposed. Il thin
i you said yonr address was San Fran
1 cisco. I shall endeayor to call" ]
may be stated here tina Tennessee
had fine flow of humor, which n
A business pre-occupation could who'll
subdue. ss s4's
This exploit was his last. Re
Dog and Sandy Bar made commo
cause against the highyayman, :
Tennessee was hunted in very muc
the same fashion as his prototypt
7 the grizzly. AS the tolls close
!. .[aroundi him he made a desperai
dash through the Bar, emptying hi
revolver at the crowd before IL
j Arcade Saloon, and SO on up Grizz
Cannon; but at its further extreifiii
be was stopped. by small man on
gray horse. The men looked at eat
Z other q moment in silence, Bol
were fearless, both self-possesst
/! and independent; and both types
gpa civilization that in the. seventeen
century would have been called b
roic, but in, the nineteenth, simp
ssreckless. What have you g
3there?-I CALL said vTennesse
Is Quietly. Two bowers and an ace
said the stranger, as quietly, ahowil
= two reyolyers and q bowielinife.
stThat takes ne.s returned Tenne