The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-04-30


treaw.a rs years has aess lafalri -
To- inepress Is iAakec New most
II the fBcsg eas sees g1 the street
ght Is met ia aay western tgwa.
though there II stiil a sprntIing Of
Spanish aud Mexieaa pbydogBomies
There is also az uimislakable foreign
element ole sres French. Italian
aud German nance over many Of the
places ol business, AID in any publish
e3 list Of marriages, deaths. or other
matters Of note. Nor can ole fai to
observe car Oriental friends with their
peculiar diess, long pig tails and
general outlandlshness, atcvefy glance
down the thrgBgod street Very harm
less and pcaceable do they appear and
il one expects under the "child-hko
aud bland exterior there Turk ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain, >
! think ii is largely due to the unfor-
tunate obliquity Of the poor Chinanau's
visual organs, which does certainly
give him a dishonest expression. We
read their remark able names over many
q ueer, dark looking little buildings
the Cbinaman hates light and air such
names as Hop siug, Lee Long, Quasg
Yuen. lie will do your washing cheap.
ly aud well but when we pause a
moment before a window where he il
ironing and behold his sprnkling
rocess our souls recoil in dlsmay
rhe wretch fills his mouth with water
and by soms sort Of black art elects il
through his lips in fine mist and with
a whizzing noise that makes one SILVER
One might possibly endure this on
sheets and undergarments, but, horror
of horrors, think of table linen and
handkorchiefs ! will tell you more of
these poor heather folk some other day
Our spanish neighbors are darker
skinned than we had supposed One
might have easily mistake them for
negroes were it hot for their beautiful
AID noble features.
We went up to the top Of the cupola
Of our beautiful court house, a few
days ago, and view ed this fair city an !
valley. Al cities look about az much
alike TO me as SO many att hills, but
this valley is certainly grand thing
to see, all dotted over with pleasant
homes, standing amid broad green
fields Of grain We have had an un-
usually cold, wet winter. 1t is really
funny to hear the tone Of apology with
which the loyal Californian speaks of
this last trying season, which has sent
so many eastern visitors grumblng
away. Never, never if we may Ie-
Iieve them did tho gracious skies in
llict such treatment on the con6ding
tourist 1t is too bad, too bad But
after all there was an undertonc Of sat
isiaction with the dismal storms. They
knew what glorious harvests of fruit
and grain were thereby insured. Now,
we TOO. who did our full share Of com.
planning aud reviling Nordhoff, rejoice
in the prospect of Buch abundance of
good things The whole valley il
green with wheat or white with bios
soming lruiL trees As to weather now
it is absolutely perfect, cool Ligl is and
mornings with foods of glorious sun
shiue pouring down all day, tempered
to charm by the north wind, and such
weather lies before us for eight months!
"You Il be tired Of it, say the old set
tiers. Perhaps we shall but seeing is
believing, and we shall see.
And here we have made ourselves a
little home. We sit in the shadow Of
our own (hired) vine and fig tree. d"
Around us are a few familiar pieces of
furniture, and dear, long,loved faces
look down at us from the walls, but all
else is new and strange. Our house is
a cottage with wings on each side,
each with its own little piazza, all
overgrown with roses, honey suckles,
and iessamines. Our yard is full of
choice fruit and shade trees, and two
long rows Of grape vines, closely pruu-
ed, as the best mode Of culture is, )
give promise of abundant bearing. ] he
most Iuxuriaut grass | have ever seen
grows on our lawn, and flowers are
blooming all abon: us, yet two little
homesick hearts with faithful love turn
from all this beauty to the old home
two voices unite in pruclaiming every
thing here Of an inferior grade, and
two small judgments are unanimous in
the opinion that they would trade the
whole state Of California for Vernon.
sugar orchard 1t would be laugh
able if it were not pathetic. They are
trying 10 console themselves, eligatly,
with a fine lot Of hens and chickens.
which they are tending with great dill
igcnce, patty by way Of diversion, as
/ said, aud partly as a matter OF spec.
ulation, They have named their
Ieathered pets for the friends they left
behind them. Can you imagine the