Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-19

" or party machinery.
And where is my friend Spencer H.
Wilson? hope he is still alive, and,
if SO, you will travel many miles to
find better fellow.
The irrepressible Banning! l know
he still maintains full sway about New
tOwn-you call it Wilmington now.
DO you remember those fierce wars of
ours, Banning? When you under
took to "crush out our patriotic OppO-
sition, and place the yoke of monopoly"
on the p-e-e-puls that's the way Andy
Johnson prOnOunces it, neck! Didn't
we go for you, and didn't you clean Us
out, you monOpolist! Many times as
I lay expecting real enemy, did l
think of the time when we went down
and possessed ourselves of the Timm's
warehouse, and stole watch on your
watchmen. But, plague you, you had
us out by legal process in few hours.
Wasn't Brent hard to beat in a law
suit, especially when he had you for a
client, and we had old Reynolds for
lawyer? Poor Tomlinson killed him.
self suing the public. Has the public
built him monument? And just here
loom up two of my best friends,
Frank Lecouvreur and Henry Schaef-
fer. Since we parted have seen many
"ups and DOWNS" have heard the long
roll of musketry rattle, seen the brist-
ling line go forward like whirlwind,
have heard the mutterings of those big
mOuthed fellows who counterfeit
Jove's dread thunder, and always
bore myself in manner which would
have met the approval of the best sol
diers who ever marched under Prus-
sia's banner. Uncle Henry gave me
a blessing and gun, and Frank, stern
as Prussian discipline itself, regretted
that he coul not stand with me. And
whilst my mind is with the Germans
don't let me forget John Schumacher
How many children has Mrs. S. borne
to that solid good husband of hers?
Not less than two dozen, dare swear.
And John Collier /. is still making
wagons, and money too, l hope. l
think John is the craZiest man in
America when he has about two gall
Ions of beer too much under his belt.
Don Matteo Keller. Some one tried
to make me think more ill of him be-
cause he had changed his politics. 1
didn't do it. He stood to me on sew
eral occasions when l much needed q
friend, and am the person to remem-
ber it. If ever we meet, Don MatteO,
I'll shake your hand as heartily as ever
1 did, and amuse you by the hour
with stories. All! and here is Don
Tomas Sanchez-Tom. Sanchez. We
never could understand four words of
each others language, but we knew
each others hearts. l heard from Rid
ley O couple days since. He is fuming
and managing the Mexican railroad,
has plenty Of work and very good pay.
1 think he pines for the companion
ship of DR.. Wilson Jones.
Unjust not omit a mention of Andy
Henderson. Andy, you know, was
born and raised just back of Pine
Bluff, in Arkansas, which he will
deny, and swear he was born in or
near Norfolk, Virginia.; and pro-
nounce the Virginia as though it were
spelled with an f to convince you that
he is telling the truth. Don't believe
a word Andy says on that subject. He
is from Arkansas, and just back OF
Pine Bluff. I'll back Andy to play
marbles against any man in CalifOr-
mia; or, as you would express it, "the
Slope"
Dave McKenza, John Stonehouse,
and Bill Bower have all returned to
Los Angeles, and, I hear are all mar
ried! There is this about these three
fellows, friends and neighbOrs. If you
are looking for true men, plucky men,
and honest men commend you to the
three / have named. / have camped
with those fellows from one end of the
Gila to the other in those "Corky"
times of '6l, and know whereof 1
affirm. And Charley Ayers? Iwent
to see his father and brother in Rich
mond, Immediately after arriving
there, twelve years ago. have run
my personal "reminiscences far enough,
this time. / see you are wrestling
with gas question. l am Secretary
of the Memphis Gas Light Co., and
am we'll paid therefor, and know all
about gas. Don't indulge in whole
sale abuse Of your gas company. It's
stockholders and managers are no
more likely to cheat you as gas men,
than in any other capacity. Railers
against the Company only display ig-
nOrance in too many instances. We
have $500 consumers and 500 public
lamps, and two stations, upper and
lower works. hence you see am likely
to be posted on the svbject. Coal costs
us SIS so per ton of 1900 pounds, and
we get 81 per month per each lamp
following the moon-which gives us
about % nights of lighting in the
month. li~ tet A.t
There is no reason why ships and
cars cannot come together at San Pc
dro. What u pity your San Pedro road
Is broad-gauge. Too much money
thrown away in iron.
Some of my friends would probably
like to know what kind of fellow 1
have grown to be. Very sedate. Am
O member of the Methodist Church,
and q strict business routinist, ruling
my part of the big corporation | am
attached to like man-of-war. Don't
care O fig for politics. Will accept but
one office, and that is Congressman.
Next Spring, d. q. 1 am coming out
to California to prospect little. If at
that time can see piece Of newspa-
per property for sale which suits me, !
may stay with you, otherwise / shall
be under the necessity Of coming
back here and going to Congress. :.
Before closing have little quarrel
with my Southern brethren about Los
Angeles. My brother-in-law, Bishop
Wightman, was down there few
years since, and you paid no more at
tention to him than if he had been a
post! He is one of the most refined
gentlemen Carolina ever produced,
and one of the most learned and able
preachers in America, and yet you let
him come and 60 without special no.
tice! Ridley complained also that
some of you gave him the cold shOul-
der, as any intimacy would endanger