New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-19

20 which not even my wife has access A treasure
hid often IN these still soft evenings when the MOON
sitting through the arching eims links by silver
CHAINS TO the past and none near this drawer
ana take out my treasure, the only dared to
preserve. and press II to my lips Mrs. Paul quietly
sleeps the while and dreams neither what Is passing
IN my heart going in the room. Would she care
sue didf Who can say. for the female heart 70
mysteryf But did she know all, scarce THINK she
would deny me the sweet communion OF TINS loney
boar. throw things about even II she did
catch me kissing all that IL left 10 REMIND
me OF the Past. "a big p" there II you please, Mr.
Prlnter) No. 10 isn't only a woman'S hair OF any
other of that kind Some Of Mrs Paus hangs
a gas-bracket and more OF IL is tangled up IN my
brusl comb altogether there is quite enough OF
the capillary around to be comfortable without my
storing up supplies from any other wOmans wig. The
treasure winch refer is simply $40 bill, which am
keeping Of Mrs Ps lest IL should go to Madame
GradOt's where all the rest Of my money has gone.
must buy something for himself once and WHILE
and I've had new thing since came 90 Saratoga
presume shall need pan in a day or two. 20
The mention Of SARAH" gives another PERSONAL
about the beautiful Indian girl" OF the old enoamp-
tnent Her name II Sarah" and some have imagined
that this village got Its ORIGINAL OF
aboriginal name. saraghaga. Why the parents OF this
sweet maiden should have ohristened her 4" Sarah"
unless 10 prevent from writing poem about her,
cannot imagine The name is not euphoDious. and can
not be made to rhyme with the usual examinations One
might churn out stanza, say. For instance:
The bitter waters OF Marah
Would be sweet II shared with Sarah.
Aud knew that she didn't care
Cuss for any other feliOw
But don't see how could get much further. Her
other name Reeves her is sixteen her hair is
black long and luxuriant her eyes are like fawns,
AND her teeth-wel, II a had such teeth as hers,
be could be blamed for taking them out at the din
portable occasionally and passing them around among
his friends Pretty enough to eat even one who OBJ
lected 20 Johnnycaks would not refuse Indanmeal
In such guise She stands behind counter selling the
bows stand around paving her silly compliments
and 'arrowing up the feelings OF all Wishing TO say
something striking and original to her. remarked that
she vas pretty From the fact that she took 1t
eompOsedly 7 infer that she knew IL before.
and that perhaps something of that KIND had
been said 60 her previously. Withal she IS
very we'll educated, and reads and writes with
graceful audity. She has travelled. NewYork is not
unknown 20 her, and she has visited Washington
White in Washington she saw Mrs Grant. and dined
with her by special invitation. 1t is strange how
anxious all are TO learn Indian Young men gather
to that extent that her levees are longer and
more packed than any along the Mississippi Even the
LADIES love with her. and quarrel to who shall
adopt Lest any disturbance the mat
Ter. I have concluded TO do that myself Elderkn,
while here spent all his time at the eucampment trying
10 us7te believe that he was her younger hn--an
own cousin. But can go to the encampment no more
this personal Will undoubtedly shut me out For am
not sure pan proof against hickory bows and
steeiheaded arrows. Sarah shoots remarkably well
II asked who the prottiest girl encamped at any OF
the SARATOGA hotels my pen would point az TO the
GRIND Union and I should begin TO write Miss -
There can't. II a young lady, besides being beaut-
fu were paradng herself about and attracting
attention should scrupes. but when one is ex-
ceedngy pretty only because she can't helm IT, and is as
modest as graceful gliding and out with endeavor TO
avoid attention rather than attract it, pause ere the
name be uttered "WOrk" said young man, Glaneng
at her through the paTOr window the other evening;
"for suoh girl as I'd work longer than ever Jacob
served Leah" Now I've been sufficiently frank with
you
The midst OF this badnage the gratifying fact that
gudge Garvn's daughter who so severely
burned last Winter under circumstances peculiarly dis
Eresslng IS rapidly recovering Until brought 10 Sara
ioga am told that Miss Garvin mended very slowly,
but the change Of air has worked wonders and 1t is
hoped that viii regain her old-time health
In conclusion only say that 50 far as personal
MENTION IL concerned occasionally get little OF IT,
Not long since The SGrqtogiqn said pleasant things
about me- the most of which we're true. That l am
wit OF the first water" for instance is proposition
that noae of my immediate relatives would dispute,
though not stated that water is Congress or
Hlthorn. Il is also true that 1 founded, pub
hshed, and edited The CGlUoT7ltcn, the best lit
ersry paper ever known the Pacific
Coast; and that "Bret Harte and Mark
Twain contributed to IT," But that g. John PhGnix'
ever wrote for it true. The that he did
not may probably be found in the fact that he died
dozen years or before the paper sarted this was
discouragement from contributing which he could not
get over And instead Of being started in 1863 The Cali
Corvstan did not begin TO upon and the public
until the Spring of ls54 This latter correction make
umply because If that remarkable journal had been
started one year earlier than 1t was, 1t
would have &" broke " me one year earlier
Than II did, and in consequence L should be
DO much the off and further back than am at this
writing cannot afford 10 have my credit impaired
kl get safely away from the hotel The Californian
simply served me as the best literary journals always
Ok their proprieors; like good BOYS. they die young
However I tell Richie that think The Sarato0ian
win i've About The Sentinel, however, am not 30
Eloar for that has literary tnge to it.
Mercy on me; how my pan will rattle about town
when this TRIBUNE gets here JOHN PAUL
sEot o. q al poetry. Original poetry