Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-03

Nv u itiN'N w w. az sNOaS
us with ade,ightful chapter in hissome-
what chequered life. 1t revealed such
an interesting phase Of human nature
that we are tempted to relate the in
cident. Any m of our readers who
has ever been under the weather tinan-
cially will appreciate the situation.
In the Winter OF 1861, the gentle
man referred TO started on foot from
lone, ell route for Virginia City. His
limited means enabled him to purchase
the last pair Of stoga boots In q
try store, which were Of immense pro.
portions. His outfit OF commiSsary
stores amounted TO eight soda crack
ers. He managed to subsist OH this
slender stock Of goods for three days,
while trudging along through the
snow. On the third day he arrived at
Sand Springs, which u readers will
remember Is in the vicinity Of the
Desert. The traveller, faint with
hunger and ~ with travel at
about ii o'clock In the forenoon, drop.
ped intoa wayside inn, aud with falter-
ing voice, asked for u cracker and a
glass of water. And right here we
may remark, that IL has a tendency TO
make a persons voice falter when he
Is In Strengthened circumstance aud
has to solicit assistance from a stranger.
The ~inn-keeper eyed the forlorn tray-
eler attentiycly and summed up his es-
innate Of him as follows: Stranger,
/ guess you are out Of money. Our
friend had to admit that he had hit the
mark. Tho keeper Of the hostelry
interviewed the impecunious individ-
ual carefully and learned that he still
had to complete 4 long journey. He
suggested TO the traveller that he had
better 90 into camp right there and
rest for q day or two, and added that
dinner would be ready In an hour.
Our Informant remarked casually
that IL was the longest hour
he eve experienced In his lille:
The traveller ate ravenously, the iood
tasting TO him like Gods own mamma.
The kind hearted host Insisted upon
his spending the night with him. Inc
traveller continued his journey the
next day aud in due time lie arrived
In Virginia City. Several years after
wards he met on the sidewalk in that
city the publican Of the way-side Inn,
who. however. failed to recognize a
we'll dressed gentleman who accosteG
him, as his u time guest: M1tual
explanations followed, and the relater
Of the story 10 longer poor. took the
Good Samaritan In charge ana enter
tanned him handsomely rs long ash lie
remained In the city. He Remarked rs
he closed his story, the tears glis.eh'hS
in his eyes, ~ " that man a deot Oh
gratitude that / can never DISCHARGE
His remark brought to our mind John
Brodle's reply to Nicholas NicSieoy:
when on a certain occasion he asked
him II he could have.a bed. Bed.
Why, maun thee 3 have four beds,
IL thee loikcs."
INDIAN AFFAIRs. We received q
call to-day from \ Piute Indian by the
name of Johnson, who informs US that
Rev. Mr.. Bateman, Indian Agent. had
issued orders to the Indians who are
now at large hunting rabbits aud pine
nuts, to return TO the Walker River
and Pyramid Lake Reservati )ns. He
saws that the Indians dislike to obey
the order, as rabbits are plenty In tho
uplands. He adds that his people arc
always grumbling about grub, but Tor
his own part, he is satisfied with Mr..
Bateman's management OF affairs.
A HELLIsH PLor FRUsrnATED.-Wo
learn from the Carson appeal that
some malicious persons made an effort
TO throw Conductor Sheehen's train OH
the track last evening. at n point n
short distance this side Of the Morgan
mill. Two rails were torn up aud one
tie was removed from the track.
Frank Mccullough tagged the train
and prevented the occurrence OF any
accident.
WINTRY wEkTHEn.-Winter, almost
u~nheralded, is upon ia and makes it'
presence felt In a most emphatic man
ner. The atmosphere. at nh early
hour last evening. was intensely cold.
Scarfs, o~vercoats and gloves were In
demand. 1t has been showing ener-
getically most Of the time to-day.
IMrRovISG.-Mr. F. A. Smiley, who
was severely injured by a fall sustain
ed while repairing a telegraph wire In
Fort Homestead Tunnel. Is quite COM
Portable to-day. His father arrived
here from Sacramento this morning.
SLrrERY SrREErs..-Main street was
terrible slippery today. so much so
that quartz wagons travelled down the
street sideways.