The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-08


INSTANCE OF IT.-Thcrc is an inspiration in
the climatic Influences of California that OK
cites the faculty of shrcwtlncsS in the human
character to the highest point. and when this
trait incli.S to an Giraffe tendency it usually
develops r2'scalily of IN ingenious and arts
lie order; none of your Sncakin@. pocket
picking. courmpihlc aliiicc, but dignilicd
and majestic Tilainy. calculated to command
the admiration and reverence even of It's vic
tim. 4 few days since Il gentleman arrived
here from New York city. and coming from
that locality one would naturally suppose the
visitor was thoroughly educated in all the
,crcitS and drcrptionS ever conceived for
cntrappin% the wuilrlcSS aud unSophistlc'tcd,
hut he had never travelled in San Francisco
before.
Entering one of the street cars on Wcdnes-
,lay afternoon he was casually drawn INTO
conversation with venerable gentlemen "t
clerical "arb and nIicn, who took seat be
side him. As the conversation proceeded
The reverend gentleman disclosed that he
was on !; visit Ia the city, vas the pastor of il
fashionable congregation in the ncghborhood
of New York, and to complete the singular
coincidence, he was Snjourning ut the same
hotel with his newly-iormcd mercantile ac-
macy between the two became confirmed,
and on returning to the hotel some hours OF
agreeable intercourse resulted in All agree
mcnt to visit Yosemite in company previous
To returning together eastward. 1t WAS
early in the evening of the same day,
the merchant and the clergyman had re-
suncd the comparison OF their obscr
vations Of life on the Pacific coast, in
the sitting-room of the hotel. when Il
bright, intcligcnt-Iooking lad came trip
ping I'M brcathleSsly and addressed the latter:
..Oh. papa. car not go TO the theatre just
for once il is Maggie Mitchell, from New
York, that is performing here, and want 10
SIZE the theatre only this time" "No. my
SOB" replied the yraveand reverend parent;
lit would he improper for me To accompany
Won to such Il place of amusement. and L
could not consent TO your visiting the tlc;s-
Ire unless under the protection oi some
friend" The mercantile gentleman from
New York brthouyht himself on this Slg-
scstion that Il couple hours The>pian divert
iscurnt would relieve the monolony of the
evening, and Immediately favored the inci-
nation of the lad, kindly rendering his pro-
lection and society. well, my son. re-
marked the soictous parent, on this pro-
position, "sincc NY friend desires to at
tend the theatre, | have no objection TO
YOUR going in such company his one time
The engagement was Immediately asscnted
TO. and shortly after the merchant
from New York and the delighted son of
his esteemed clerical friend started on their
way TO the Metropolitan. The two had pro-
credcd but short distance wien the lati
suddenly stoppcd and reminded himself Of
~
lie said to his companion, land leave my
watch and money with father; for people
are always sure to get robbed in San Fran
cisco" The earneslncss of the lad aroused
the apprchensions OF the merchant as well,
and on returning to the hotel he also insisted
OH depositing his watch, valuable gold
cllronolnetcr, and Il pocket-hook containing
$3.50 in grecnbackS, i'll charge of his clerical
friend. The latter hcsitated rs to the pro-
pricty of accepting the trust. but finally con-
scented on condition that the merchant from
New York should take his receipt for the
money and watch. which WAS duly drawn
and delivered. The two again set out for
the Theatre, much more at case concerning
the security of their vaIlwbIcs. 1t is need
less to remark that Maggie was sparkling
and captivating, as usual, and the New
Yorker was deeply engaged in the III
forests of the play. His Juvenile compall-
ion. however, manifested greater apprccll-
ton of peanuts than dramatic talent. The
lad finally started for another pint, and did
not return. His guardian became alarmed,
and fastened anXiously to the hotel to make
inquiry. The missing youth was not there,
neither was the pious and conscientious pa
rent and more singular still, the clerk had
never received any formal intimation of the
presence OF such reverend gentleman among
the guests OF the house. The venerable gen
tlcm:ln had probably wandered OFF in one OF
those fits of ;lbstractedness peculiar to cler-
rvmcn of that class. When he returns the
gentleman from New York has his receipt to
recover the property, and he will probably
preserve it us n precious memento mean
timc.-,San francesca Bulletin.
Rev. Peter Cartwright, the famous octo-
Methodist clergyman, has been adj
Judged incapable of managing his own af-
fairs, and his son has been appointed coil
seryator.
California has another new industry. 1t
has Just been found that the opium poppy
Gourishes there to perfection. X field OF.