The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-04-25

rcd-haired wretch that washed his tum-
blers and watched for victims that frosty
morning, | should say that appearances
were certainly against Fortv-uinc. 1t is
nothing at all against A brave, frugal gold
miner, lifting his heart ont Of and over
the Sle,h'as to a group awaiting him away
in the East. to he foun wearing patches
on his clothes. and even patches on the
patches; III tact | have known many
who, coupling a quaint humor with econ
omQ, wore, neatly stitched on that por-
tlon OF certain garment most liable to
Wear and tear when the owner had only
boulderS and hard benches to sit upon,
the last weeks flour sack, bearing this
inscription in bold black letters WAR
ranted supertine. 80 lbs" But Fortv-nine
had not even patch; therefore no flour
sack ergo, no flour The most certain
sign Of the total wreck of 4 California
miner is the absence of top boots When
all other signs fail this one is intalible
1ou can with tolerable certainty in the
placer mines, tell how Il miners claim is
paying BY the condition and quality OF
his top boots Fortv-nne had 40 boots.
sniV par ot slippers improvised from
'what had BEEN aud between the top OF
these and The legs Of his puntaloons there
+vsS no cn,nnromisp across ia ratol
cold. Blue ankles These sipns tocether
with a buttonless blue shirt that showed
his hairy bosom. a frioht,ll beard ana
hair beneath a hat tha, dronnpd lka !,
wiltpd palm leaf whe,p tba rircnnstor.
tial evidences from which .Inayp Rar-
keep made his decision
i would. perhaps he much pleasanter
tor u All it we could know that such men
We're i race to themselves th4t thev
never saw civilization tint there narai
was a time when thpy were nettad by
pretty sisters, and sat pure and .tronr
thp central figures of Christian bonsr-
holds Or. At least ,ye wnuld IKE +,
think that they grew up ON the border
and belonged there. But the ruth i,
nine eases ont ot fen thnv nomr nr +bn
grntlcSt hlooa and life Tile border men
Born and bred III storms never jet di~-
couraged: it is the man of culture re-
tinement and sensitive nature tbat fam,
from TIE front M The hard-tourh- b,ttIe.
ot th4 West
This mans brow was broad anj I'M
had his beard and hair been cn,nbed and
cared for. his head had looked = y.l., l;;,.-
tarr But. after I'M thpra Nv, nr. ,v,.,s
pont N III face H. Ma / anau h..it.,.
uno nose
As rulc in any rrn,, st,n,r,la in,ol,--
iny any teorne M st,.atngv IN .tran,th
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INV have nluck. .uirit refinement .;nsj.
tivrne>s and n iact TO rhe r,snqI nL-
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hut somehow i',v,riablv III fb. r.,., rri.i
II uivr. way >mall nn,.- ,rc f.il,,.
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me a, ,,,4n or a woman a;tha, r;,b.o h;,,
no-e-not . nose of Ash nnt j., lon.n AMIN
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