Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-28

for the Independent, is believed TO he the last
article written by him for publication, y note
! accompanying 1t was dated Somewhere in
Arizona, Oct 1ith":l
/ am shortly going to become an outcast. I
have said that some miners were lawlcss and
british; how can | live on the Pacific coast
then? | have lidculcd one or two of what
seemed to me little suobbcrieS in my dear native
city, Boston; and so what can do in the states
New York seems unsafe to me, here nmung the
ApacheS, where rings do not exist and | am
puzzled a little about where to Nv for refuge,
when start to leave the southwest. And vet,
bad as matters are, | am about to make them
worse by telling
/. A story about a member of the Nevada lcgis.
latnre.
?. A story about member of the Massachusetts
legislature,
l. There was an orphan asylum in Virginia
city, governed by Catholics and superintendent
by sisters OF charity. This orphan asylum ap.
piled to the legislature for aid and there was of
course, an animated debate. One member sur
gested the proprety Of FIRST getting your Or
phans before you help yuur asylum" Anathcf
replied that from the accounts OF the KcwO9at
and Pepoiekn papers, orphans were likely to
abound in Nevada during the next few wears. A
| third, in n "burst Of spontaneous clodutnce.'
| said warmly: God bless the widows and or
| phans and them as makes them" Finally it
was decided to send the member from Red Oak
10 luNtStlHNt, It's II Sllttlhl tOllilllllt, the uSN
| lum in question. Sister Agatha, who was in
| charge, showed him the asylum and its con.
| tents, and the Red Oak statesman was deeply
| impressed. "Well, Miss Agatha" he said, "you
| are a high,toncd woman aud like yonr style.
| ! shall make a favorable report. Good-hy.
| Shake hands, Miss Agatha, Miss Agatha, won't
| youP Thcreupon Sister Agatha explained
| that sisters as 4 rule, did not shake hands, The
member from Red Oak was equal TO the cmcrg-
| cncy. He repeated his words Of communication,
| and then-well, then he slapped I" Miss Agatha"
heartily on her back, and lett her in a state of
| pleasure al his geniaIity. 1t was another mem
| Der of the Nevada legislature who told me this ;
| so, of course il must be true.
| ,. There was Il member of the MaSsachus sets
| legislature who had occasion to call on the Rev
| Father OReilly on matter of business He
| knocked at the fathers door. Servant Girl an
| peared Was the father in2 No, not any
| Where had he gomez The servant did not know q,
| Would he be back soon? The servant thought
not.
| "It'S really very annoying" said the member
of the Massachusetts legislature, thoughtfuly,
| "for wanted to see him on very important bust.
ness. Isn't Mrs. O'Reilly in!"
| Tins second story is given to appeaSe any pos
| Sihle or probable Californian who will thirst for
| my blood because OF Mrs, Jabcz Baxter, Ilaf.
| ing inSullcd Massachusetts, my own state, by
| asserting in the foregoing story that all meni-
bcrS of her legislature must logically be idiOtc
| how is it reasonable to suppose that am not in
suting California; and asserting that all her citi-
zens ale as great beasts as MIR. Jabcz Baxter in
| the following romance. Let it pass, however
| accept the fact, new TO me, that one swallow
| does not make summer, and proceed TO my
| ROMANCE
| founded upon Fact.l
| In the summer OF 1871 weary traveller might
have been seen riding through the verdurUus
lanes of Owens valley, California,
| The scenery about him was unquestionably
biuI,.tpupI in ~ trpm Tn thn rio 4 ,o
Sierra Nevada, with its snow.capped peaks and
purple sides, stretched its slow length along like
a needless Alcxandrine To the left willows were
seen lining the fertile meadows; and the musical
ripple OF unumCrable mountain streams, en-
gagged in rrgating Just as hard as they could
was heard,
The traveller could not he called handsome
His complexion was black and tan; his hair,
short and spky, was admirably calculated to
defy the attempts of any Indians to secure his
scalp, while his beard flowed in irregular hut
| luXuliant masses over his chin and neck. In
| justice, however, to the rider, it should be re-
marked that his attire was not calculated to en-.
nance any personal attractions which he might
otherwise have been credited with blue scar
let-andgrecn flannel shirt, much faded and
Shrunken, and entirely destitute Of buttons, en-
folded his horaX, and was itself partially covered
by a tattered vest, whose lining hOatcd in shred>
behind him in the breeze The bIim of his bat
had apparently suffered maStiCatnn, while the
| nTpGnnfpI a al L. nt,ub as
0n boI ~, lie rI,'a
0t tb s" sermasn r p ms pe Amy FowSGi
stains md Hack thread cond he diSccrnrd Yn
III nam von+l oC ,ror,iso t,;,
literary reputation and liberal education. In
his pocket was pencil and notebook, and on
M hi,i ,;rIt no haI, ni7tr; "0N' ''
"Cnma "S1 nm Evil NnroIac5 y h croa al
drcsyino rs mnIn in an cncrreti, pin ,,,;t tI
orcihia lannn%a dor W.. have iom,r ,,,S, , "i,
horn,, 90. rcacb ANN IIoiln tb"r5 Wy ~ ~
Pra vi roO et snc nil, t2c 'V'' "a
his mp rn,yard TntiI he rrarhcd thn ,dt"
Ill IN ,,,,,ar.,,,ti,, MINI, ,.,,,r.,, ~ -
a, the doar '''''o '' "PP'"'c
"Haye any soldiers rome by bere?p he asked
"Ycs." said the child: "and they're in cam
about - milo frnn, hero }, III camp
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o,p volt ,,nmsnt I'm. n,,rbar -,
'' "N S' sr SAIL t6c snail rhild dnnt bau,
her ro9nd here. Won Def D
| GlTan 80 ,to,T III. il, D., ,sl.l .I, ..,,
anoi m'''' = S0"i ''''' III ''N'u 'iie ''ra'ser'
7"No cir - said the child This ranch aim,
rho old mans M ,yov If helan,rs 10 1", '''n
Iobel Pa vter Fsouirc "
"WelI is MIR, Raster in Them"
tNo no ain;t - '
oven IS Ills wife in. then?"
tYns Sir / an, bnr
oIybatn said The stronoor
"Pm Mrs Xavier ;, said The I;ttIo o;rl
| tAirs p.,,,tnr ,; s.'i1 ia - - ID, ,
oro Won, ?" 'N S''"'70'' ~" o''
1C0ing IN te, J, sold NIrs I,I,,u .p,,-.o.
"SDd how nId2(Irs Ra1,,nr d,r i',, .al a.,
novrsn"ncrs y, Wv ~" i'"u ''le
"Opce in a while. !" said Mrs Roxtor
.,pIN,ter tben Isr,'noso li 30 ~. 49,, ~,
"To cir soid Mr. H., ter ssh,t I , o'ict
one sometimes "'' nv 'oiISS
"WcII . snid the innuisitive stro,ror 81 80,
yoinr ~ ntcrvie,y ,nn Woro ,n" ,,a am
T,ia,,ea Nc ,tayter9" 49, ~" 0'e' il'ci
IN" ;, sad Mr. Ra.tor II don,t1,,,.t ,,,a
does itpp II '''' ""'' n'lei
"Not os \ ruIe !, said the inorisi,i,,o ,o.-,,,
takiny his note. boos ort '"4'''''i'' PelSoii'
@XVcIi cav " said Mrs. po,,tor 90 oi,,,4 ,.o;,,,.
to LET Won d3 if for nothin% T"n uor "''i So''S
nGaytainI,. No., y soid i'', -, you mnom.
"uoyy mnr6 do Won yart % 'i'''''i'' P''Son'
tsVoii ,hoUt io"r hitS .,,,,,,I l., 80,
,rrs Rn1inr "''''" w i'=Ht' s"lu
"Give me oIass Of mill, ,, said ,..,,,,.,,
nond a,,,,, one osti,, aI' wy iI' IL,
conr hitS y 4'N'''0''' anu y" '""" h"'e
"Co obood ,, said NIrs Rox,,or. oo,,.;.ol,.
sTell me- said Tho innnis,,i,, C , ,Su9
Won came IN marry Mr. "Yte.pv Pei'o"' nv"
"WelI " sid SIrS r. or ss,,o,,,,,, =, ..
ro,,nd hove and Pc. ,-a"tdl ""ulcit Is SCARCE
he vonjt ha No Itbinaso Sun mep 'lu
mJ wv 80 Nv 'G I posSlhS luhgs
hen rnioys ~ p0Ito "'u MI il DON down on
,tor Ia,,,i,aI 49, ~ uu' Nuo was old