, 1875-12-24

And Mot SO Very Ear 4 ftcr Him Either.
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Wo are about to relate au incident which would
IN our opinion form nrnt.casB basis for "a
story Of California lifo." IS portrayed by tho
Thousand aud ono amateur tnitaturs Of Francis
Bret l1arto First describe tho surroundings.
An alkali ysllago In tho heart OF the Mono couu-
try, wnore tho - trAt low wash OF civilization !"
IL indicated by battered oyster cans aud emply
Bourbon BOTTLES. Il,e village itself a conRonl-
GratIon OF ad0bo end canvas, ealouns and cabins.
Yico and virtue, rGckleaa independence and super
natural ititocy. The occupation OF tho fnhab-
ltauts anyslln, appropriate to that section of
tho counlry-nt presont Wo arc at loss 10
suggest any occupation suitable to tho surronnd-
in4s. plt have no doubt TINT tho fertile brain of
tho amateur viii readily iiud something for hia
horooH to earn ther dinrnal susteaancu by. AZ
for q nams for this tiapidated, out-of-she-way
placo, Basan's Roost will perhaps do aB well an
any other. 1t III not a. all necessary that al
should be prominent, h,t their remarks UH
dialect Of couran} must 10 Jndlciouaty selected
mud crum!lcd in Whenever tho writer Is at lpb.
far paragraph. Let tie brokeu-tlowp ,butnmer
play tho snalo hero. II may DO aB we'll TO call
lin q man Of superb education and claascnl
purtB, formerly pacer 1n,ncr In tho soushern
tnines. The woman who u to lend grace to thu
story, must ho tho only female in tho "camp"
Don't picture her as pretty or ostryrtutns, for
that would bo entfoiy unoethodox and uot al!
aftor tho style Of tho master bohemian. Around
those two tie Incidents OF tho story lnuut clustor
unconventional, "-tokos in washing FOR living
and III dolixcd by tho community In which shS
lsyes, all Of which may ho entirely Inconsistent
With the truth; but no 1nattar-you aro wrIllnga
California romanco. aRd inconsistency n1ust 10
your 9rountl-rlun. Thu mans uAme la ttHaudy |"
or "Scotty" Or " Pcte" or "Jil" Or any sig.
gestivo title. Tho woman may be "Tho Pride
ot MoRo"o "cnorokao sal :" Of ''chtquita," it
matters net which. And nov for tue lrcidslit.
"Bandy" or whatever his nnme IL ta!!s In lpyo
with tho "Prlda of Mono" lis passion Is IL.
ciprocatod. a gambler oaliol shott-card BiIl +"
{oaastcal eognotnen) IL also IN loye with the
heroine. UtauEY antmOBtY exists hotwenQ tue
bu,na,or aud tho eanblo1 In consequence, mud
they plot oach others ruin. Finally tho woman
tells the ganblor that alic cannot love hitn. iIo
raHoa around for while and ut last ootuos to the
by aa appeal to chance. lie throwB dico TO SEQ
wllatltor ho shall kill tho hummor .Haudy" and
marry "ChcroAee Aat" or whethor he elal
mount llis splendid thoroughbred and depart i'll
tho carly dawn Just as few droxsy Cinnamon
thois daily laoor. The dice decide that "Banty"
must do, Tho 9cene changes to the "lIowling
Wilderness" aaloon. AZ thus point. the amateur
may dtnplay his powors Of description and hig
Inter "short-card Illl," Enter other catlavsr-
oas monst rositlos designated citizens OF "sasatH
laost." Tue gambler proyokes quarrel With tue
m.ech.ogod hummer. 4 riBto;fght, ensucs;
lie can get scono Of confusion sud catnaKo
TINT might rival tho famous fight ut Oilgal,
''whe1a thoy piled the dead ouislds the door by
cords, and in which tho J." short, sharp bark Vi
tie DsrriuRer" was honttl "sounlllux tho kueil
OF departing souls" Tho gambler IL victorious,
and ii 'Bandy " stretches htaself out on tho floor
preparatory to dying In orthodox California
fouiantio faAhlpn, ii ''BhoTt.casd I'LL " mounts
hlB horse, aud In company with "Chorokcu Sai"
who has rejoutoi departs fton, that vicinity for
ever. In thu meantime tho lts-bIoad sQwly
oozos from tho 1e{s aldo Of ''San!y." Apparently
tic bumlner's minutos are numbered. Thu only
pLyAcia, in the piace Ii called, aud tho following
s'Iualintio" couyo1Batioh ousuen.
"Doo old pard, WHAT'S tho chances
"Hlttn, Study, id sitn."
Has she gone. DoeI"
4 world Of pashos burdens these words Ct tho
dying lnnn
.'Ios, Sandy, Bho'a gono."
Tears vol up in tho eyrs OF this bystandc1s-
ogeH that haa not Known tuars since thoy Inst
saxed upoa tho weal-woru strap tLst hung Geuldo
tho Faterual tlroplauo.
doua and left lu4; gone, gone, Rpue." A
pause aud slienoa Ia tha q IIoW1inX Wilderness"
that wa4 tomb-liks iu tts aolenlnltY.
How nluuh longer, boo, ken hang on :"
"Jutt two minutes aud slifde-luarterH," said
the lout0F. sraap!nS the hand of tAa dying ns4n.
cunsulsi70 nhuddeF PASSES through the frame
Ut tuh 9iuloBs letunct hu,nlnos. trlen raising
hlulself Oh bia elLos with a mighty o1rutt hu
throws QUO arm around the heck Of tho doctor
mud IN pathetic tonea oxu alniA:
Hktu1 me. Doc, kiap kqJ. lto nothing moro to