The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-12-27
IN the New York Times, 18th.

: narrated where an Injured wife accut
: ed her husband of serenading the wif
T of another man. The delinquent, wit
!: his guitar, was brought into Court
. : and be was compelled to repeat tn
E amorous performances of the pre-
/ / ceding night. 81 find," saia tn
J Alcadi, before whom the matter wa
Q Investigated, "thst he has an in a
r nous voice and a most execrabi,
5 guitar, and 1 hold the Seigneur iol
: vilely disturbing the peace" Laugh
? ter. These were the tranquil dsyi
of California, but shortly q politica
and social earthquake, more powerful
than physical violence, shook the
foundations OF the land. The lecturer
clearly portrayed the State of Cali
fornis Immediately preceding the
gol3 fever of 40, the intensity of the
excitement which it induced, and the
motley crowds ofall nationalities and
types of character that it collected to
gether. An emIgrant recognized the
man, Who rowed him ashore from the
vessel, and who charged him $50 fol
his services. "Were ycu not senior
wrangler in Oxford in 1S43? ?" he
asked. Il wss," he answered, "but
l was also stroke oar at the regatta
laughter and be was happy at the
opportunity OF turning the pleasures
of en- idle youth to advantage. AT
breakfast in the restaurant at the
Long Wharf, Mr. Harte recognized
in the waiter q gentleman whom, in
his childhood, he regarded as the EN-
bodimen: of excellence and social &C
complishments. Fearful of mourning
his displeasure, for he carried a re-
volver, be sought the truth from the
landlord, and found his surmises COR
rect. Regretting the lowly condition
OF the man, he asked il it woulI not
be possible to fill his place. "I'm
a'eerd moi" said the proprietor, with
a sudden suspicion, land l don't
think you would do" Laughter I
A distinguished lawyer, on landing
in San Francisco, shouldered his bag
gage, not being desirous OF paying
$40 for its carriage. "Hold op," q
stranger shouted "that ia only half
load" end strsightway he flung his
valise on the lawyers shoulder, CIV,
ing him $40 for his services. It wss
the first fee lie ever had. Laughter.
He declined to describe the Christian
principles Of these men at least he
should defer criticism until he had,
with present calmness, the safe dis
tance of the historian. Applause.
In distant parts of the country they
left children and families, and even
officers of justice, perplexed and la
menting. They deserted their own
wives, and i'll some extreme cases
even deserted the wives OF others
Laughter. Some of the best men
lad the worst antccedents, and come
of the worst had spotless Puritan
pedigree. With perfect dellneation
of the character and habits of the
Argonauts, he pictured their mode Of
life and their inveterate passions for
gambling. One night at faro bank
a man slipped dead under the table.
Three physicians, all players, declared
that he died of disease Of the heart,
the Coroner, who sat at his left, i'm
psnneled his brother gamblers on the
Jury, the inquest was straightway
proceeded with, and they returned q
verdict in accordance with the facts.
Laughter. A simple minded West
erner, who made few thousand in the
mines, entered one Of these gambling
saloons the day before bis intended
departure for home From mere
listlessness, he threw down $40 gold
piece in two hours he won fortune
and an hour later was beggar. He
gave up the idea of going home, and
became low gambler. In year,
tired with waiting, his poor wife
sought him in California, and told
her story 10 the notorious gsmbler
John Ocres That eeeniDg Ocres
traced the man TO the gambling Ia
bic, gave him 5000 for his chance oi
play and lost, observing that that
was the only thing in his life ne ever
did on the square. Laughter. The
sccisl life of that day was peculiar. A
lady still exhibits broken chair, oc-
casioned By the discharge OF a gen
tleman's revolver while sitting down
in bashiul confusion. Laughter =
Women were so few, pIopoitioned Il
the men, that an officei's wife boaste6
of having full platoon 10 accompany
her home. Laughter With the
influx of strangers the condition O
society continually changed, and the
old Argonaut element moved toward
the mountsirs. They constructed
nothing save what was portable, lived
almost exclusively on beans, dressed
in the most picturesque OF costumes
and the identity of two gentleman wa
known, in all seriousness, by the la
bells on their pantsloons, ss "Genes
see Mills" and eagle Brandt
IILaughter.l The absence OF domes
nc ties induced friendships so strong
az TO be undiminished even in death
Insult a mans "psrtner," and yo'
more than iusulted himself. In thei
relations were observable the Jeal
! ousies OF conjugal life, and one ono.
. dolefuliy remarked "My partner LEI
me; well, 1 might have reckoned OF
/ it, for he was always tickle, and font
5 Of jewelry and dress" Laughter.
S In the Sierras the plsin, uncouih, bu
S kind wife of Texan was venerate'
e as the embodiment Of heavenly grac
e and beauty. She died, and the mcs
9 heartfelt grief prevailed the entlr
camp. Blear- r-eyed Bill, salutiDg hi
partner, asked what she died OIL
'Doctor says she died Of nostalgia,
was the reply. "What the
that ?" was the question, and the ar
90 swer was: "a kind of longing to g
E. to heaven Laughter. The Law
Is against dishonesty wero so strict thi
1r dlshonesties were punished wit
= death. A horse thief was tried, sn
le the jury having retired 10 deliberal
- upon their verdict, were slow on r.
y turning into court. The judge pusi
=, ed his head through the door OF the
in room, and found they had not agree
- Take your time, gentleman"
IT. said, "but remember we are waitir
for this room to lay out the corpse in
[Great laughter. With much grsp
- power the lecturer continued to RET
, to the fondness for witticisms 30 &c
., eral among them, and the epigran
matte terms in which they were e
pressed. A gentleman replied on
}. 10 a query Of q parishioner Of .
Rev. Thomas King, that as q preach
he won every trick- Laughter I
X. engineer on the Pacific Railroad TO
60 of q comrade who died Of consupic
l"Poor Jim," he said, "got 8 runni