Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-07


of valor.
1t was no CHEEKY sight
To look on nlnngled flesh and shattered bones
And see the liie-tlood flow.
No pleasant sound to hear half-stifcd groans
agony and woe.
All Of n sudden heard tremen
dous crash, which l afterwards as
certained was the window whicl
John suddenly shut, and l though
Il man had me by the collar attempt
ing to choke me. | awoke and my
brothers. voice claimed me, remark
ing, "Where is your watch; wan
to see what time ii is. Those infer
nal Cinnamon keep up such jab
bering that | cannot sleep" Hook
ed at the "turnip," and found it 4:3t
a. NJ, got my clothes on and look
ed out. 1t was the vegetable men
getting ready for Saturday market
and such pile of cabbage, turnips
parsnlps, tomatoes, carrots, pota
toes, &c, Gc., and bouquets ofbeau
tiful flowers. | was glad that | had
escaped the robbers, (my brother
shaking me was the supposed wretch
choking meg, and thought Of wha,
the stage driver between Watson
vile and Santa Cruz asked Grace
Greenwood in reply to her "You
should all be well armed" "Mad-
am" said Tom, "Did yon ever look
down loaded shot-gun?"
BY thi, time I had succeeded in
getting my ideas at work and wrote
a letter, and went to the Post-oliice
with it, then took walk around
that portion of the city, on "RuSslan
Hill" that | had not yet explored,
got back at 4. m, and soon after
went to breakfast.
At 1880 2. NJ, we took passage
on steamboat for Petaluula, forty
eight miles distant, tickets Sl.0O,
had delightful sail, passed the
Lady Cairns" Il Clyde built clip
per ship; the "Threc Brothers." the
old steamer "Vanderbilt" of rebel
lion fame, changed to a sailing ship
and enlarged; the Sunrise" noted
us the scene Of SD much cruelty,
three men OF her crew, jumping over
board on her passage from New
York to San Franclsco; i British
barque trigate built, that made the
passage from Australia in 43 days,
a remarkably quick trip; an Amer
lean sloop of war, besides other
ships large and small the names OF
which | cannot remember. Small
boats also, plying backwards and
forwards between Vallejo, San Ra
tael and the city, or pcrchancc to
Sacramento, up the river OF thai
name, the out ct of which is at Val
lejo. Going by the Golden Gate
one sees the forts, at the entrance
also those inside the harbor are
ready to give an enemy that eludes
the first, Il warm reception. Those
soldiers who are tired Of the servic,
and bid Goodbye to Uucle Sam, be
tween suns, and get caught, are pat
in the fort called "Alcatris" which
is about three miles from either
shore, rendering it tough job t
escape. | was told that culprlls hat
tried repeatedly to escape, but SC
far had failed.
Next is Goat Island and Mare Is
land. The quarry also, whence
Frisco gets most OF her rock. Chi
namen are the principal workmes
employed i'll these quarries. Thel
San Quentin, the State Prison is OF
another island, and is fine mass o
buildings, where people are KEEP
free; but had rather pay my boart
than live even in such y fine big
house.
Wild ducks and gulls are plenti
full and tame, the latter following il
the wake of the vessel, to pick VI
scraps that may be thrown from Tho
vessel. After passing Goat Island
one can see seven counties, Sar
Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda
Coutra Costa, Solano, Marin, and
Sonoma, a good deal to see on a lev
ell sheet of water.
Donahue is the starting point o.
the railroad up the Sonona valley
was passed on our way to Petaluma
Arriving at the last named place al
supper time, we stopped at the high
est toned hotel we could find, ant
being without baggage, had to pay
in advance, the first time since
left home that it had been demand
ed, but being fair time | suppose
they were excusable. We had tc
sleep on hunks temporized for the
purpose, consisting of boards nail
ed up, straw tick and pillow, and
y coverlet made out of one width ot
cloth, which was Il puzzle to one
and would have bothered the hight
ming calculator (who was out on the
street explaining on the beauties ot
his system of tigures) to have tolo
how to keep covered. The only
plan that | could devise, was, te
cover one side at time, alternating
about every half hour, which was
very easy to do, as people kept com
ing to bed, till three A. NJ. We go
up next morning as sleepy as The
last night in Frisco and hungry.
Next day we visited the water
works reservoir, up on 4 hill; thei
the fair, and stopped Oh the tal'
ground till 4, p. m, as the fare was
6 bits entrance, and persons wishing
to go out had to pay their way il
again. Sheep, cattle, pigs, horses
Angora goats, aud all kinds o
fowls, formed the live stock. Bng
gies and carriages were nice, bu
not equal to Tom Connelly's Of Du
buque. Fruit was splendid, and thu
array of flowers grand. Pencil
drawings might be improved. The
millinery superb. Home and do
nestle goods splendid. | saw th'
handsomest rag mats that | eve
imagined. Patch work was nice
But some miniature gardens (real
took the SHINE from every thing else
The marble work, too. was excel
lent. And such switches and chi Z
mons as would make y lady's eye.
water. There were all sorts of way:
on the grounds for making money
The old fashioned whirliyIs; u vii,
man from Oregon; several peddler
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