The Placer herald., 1873-08-02
AUBURN. PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST g. 1873
"A moment think of making restitution for

"a moment think of making restitution for
what he has consumed. srl
You exposiulaie with the railway men,
and they express themselves with great
freedom to the effect that it is entirely your
own fault in having "A name that is worse
linn TO name NJ all. last Christmas eve
Fix john Joneses called at my house to
know if had Free a,td hampers which be
ongtd 10 Il en-. Five Of Them s,nt e;fway
with fair words. I lie SIKH declined ,o
move until he had been'petmiued to searcl,
my house, sud so was compelled TO dis
patch him with my boot. That Jones sum
moned me, and the magistrate +Lound me
over 10 keep the peace for six months! |
say nothing OF all this. Nor do | murmul
OF l'ow''he hampers get exchanged, and OF
how they are kept at the wrong places so
long that when they reach my hands thei,
contents are not worth having. But, If
say nothing, | feel all The more. Ii th re
are things more than others about which
am particular they are my letters. l like
10 keep them to myself, but am not able
10 doso. People will persist, in spite Of my
earnest renons,rances, in addressing my
correspondence to Mr.. John jones, Blank
street, leaving out the number Of my house.
or putting OH wrong one. What is The
result? Wy the result is simply that my
fairs are known TO every body within the
radius Of quarter Of "A miie. My next doo,
mishhor huI one c. II tell you exactly low
'nucl' owe my tailor, with The interesting
Information, IN addition, that unless the
amount be paid hy next week | shall be
summoned 10 appear before The county cour'
Judge. 1le elderly spinsier who lives vi h
her bolher, six doors lower down on the
other side, will, it sou lrompt7her, properly,
whisper III your ear something is gong on
oelwcen n certain Young lady and myself
which my wife woud'not like As for the
man aud his wife who keep tho little shol
1t the corner, they know precious lot mon,
,Lout nv private concerns than do myself
aud resolulcty decline to allow me to ru,
up score. AS like running up Il score,
feel This Il riHe more than can well de-
scribe. Now, supposiug do now and then
open an envelope addressed to Mr.. John
Jones, Blank street, which is not intended
fr me, is that any reason WY fellow
-hould come and make II great noise nLou
il III my lobby? | don't like TO see re.
81 ect"bIr man do this, and object still more
10 have him shake 1o,ny fist within the
eighth part of an incl, from my nose, and
call me IL sneak, II swindler, and Other ex-
p'essive titles, accompanying all This wilh II
statement TO the ,ff ct that it ever offended
gain he wi alout do for me. Expo Stu
atlon leads to rows, rs | have found, so
.cna'n silent under such circumstances.
But, nevertheless, Object 10 this sort OF
hing. | suppose shah get nsed to ii i'll
time. ought, for | have plenty of opror-
lnr les Of acquiring experience. oi'er
think Of chansing my name. But that
costs money. " hat | want to know is,
why 81 ou.d it? would suggest that the
government should make n law to the effect
hat II John Jones can take Il new name
without paying for Ike alteration. Failing
his, it sLou'd make it IA penal offence iol
more than one john Jones TO live in the
same street. don't object 10 the name,
as IA name, understand, but SO many people
answering to it.