The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-01-20

ter, he could be lnduced only 'oy the
rule of self fdefence to put up his maw-
leys. His comrades loved him all the
same, but they changed his former IL
tie to Parson Dan. We are told in
the Good Book that the prayer Of faith
can remove mountains; and the wi
dow's benison may have squared the
accounts Of Daniel Sloshgrip wi h the
Recording Angel and left balance in
his favor. 1t was strange, too, that at
about this time ne gave up tackling
the tiger; and although he sometimes
indulged in quiet game Of whist, he
appeared to have lost all his former
taste for draw-poker. But his best
friends appreciated the change. He
was true to his stall, (he was butcher
by trade,) and never went back on the
old engine until the shifting sands Of
time brought forth the eveutful year of
1919.
The discovery of the modern Ophir
electrified not only the United States,
but the rest Of the civilized world as
we'll. Gold has always proved the
strongest magnet to attract the hu-
man heart, and legion of hearty
pioneers poured forth from all parts OF
the Union to gather what Scripture
denominates filthy lucre, and what, as
Bulwer makes Alfred Evelyn assert in
the play of Money" man has made
a god. Daniel Sloshgrip was not av-
ariciouS, but his ready hand to assist
others in distress had left him with but
very little provision for rainy day.
| The news oe wonderful lodes Of sur
face-gold, and Of pay-gravcl continued
TO reach us from the Pacific. The
modern El Dorado was not a myth,
but sterling reality. The untitled
soil which the early Buccaneers, be-
fore the days of Dampier and Sir
Henry Morgan, sought for the pur-
pose Of capturing wild cattle, promis-
ed a richer revenue TO the world than
was ever bequeathed by the diamond
fields Of Golconda. Staid and sober
citizens became conv;nced of this, and
left the plough. the loom and the an
vii, to rush to the newly discovered
land OF promise. At length Daniel
S!oshgrip took the fever. He became
one Of party OF twelve who agreed to
combine their fortunes and take the
Overland route to California.
y journey across the plains in the
winter Of 1919 was far different af.
fair from the present safe and commo-
dious route b. rail. The number of
emlgrants who left their bones to
bleach on the plains, can never be as
certained until the great final reckon
ing, There were mysterious whisper
ings through the press that on more
than one occasion pioneers who jour-
neyed ty the way of Utah were de-
coyed into some dark snare by the
avcnging Danites, who, under the
guisc Of Indians. concealed their ter
rible crimes of robbery and murder.
and that none Of the advcnturers wa
left TO tell the tale. The wrongs their
ancestors had encountered at Nauvoo
ranked deep in the breasts Of the Nor
mon Elders, and the lesson was tcr
long years taught their immediate pro
geny. But the railroad and tine tele-
graph have proved grand civilizers Of
the human race, and since the period
Of which we write the war OF faith has
toned down immensely in the regen-
Grated territory Of Utah.
Early in the spring of 1850, hag-
| SarQ, naIl slalfS AI"Hi "'s' H4S S'N'
ments worn TO tatters, and himself
walking on the uppers OF his boots, en-
tered the streets Of San Francisco. In
this tclapidated parsonage no one
could have recognized the once rug
ged fire -laddie Daniel SlJshgrip. Or
the twelve who had set forth in high
spirits from the Empire City, he alone
remained. San Francisco was mainly
a village Of tents, ard much resem-
bled the camp Of great army prepar-
ing for long days march. The post
Office and the FL Dorado Restaurant,
were quite respectable sheds Of timber
aid evidently had been designed is
permanent institutions. The wharveS
were piled high with miscellaneous
goods, which mcn, paid at the rate Oh
five dollars an hour, were employed in
removing. they were men with neards
ofmany months growth, and mcst OF
them carried 5owic-kniie and revoly-
er in open view, preparatory to set
Ting any local difficulty or trltiing az
gument in politics. D.n:c. SloshE:lp
saw many fac -simi!es of himself, as re-
| r,rIod ,vrar;rn o,Du-pl. but the Las,