Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-10
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Or, Experiences Of Life in CALI
fornia by . Female Pioneer Of
1850.

said, "and 50 Miss lefty you have
been eavesdropping, have your
II overheard your very disagree
able conversation without intending
it," was the reply.
"Well, now, l really thought was
speaking quite Aatteringly of you.
You had no right to be offended at
what said"
@The truth is to be spoken at all
times, according to my theory" said
Mr.. Parton. When a man speaks OF
his neighbors, in the privacy OF his
chamber, he has no right to lie about
them, and my character was assailed,
sir, I repeat it, assaiied."
II said only what I thought,
whether true or not" replied Mr..
Blandford.
"You had no right to think, sir,
think, indeed. My wife's feelings
have been injured. and my char
acter assailed. What l wish is
that nothing further pass between
us. Mrs. Parton is to be taken care
of, sir, and she may be thankful
that she has not a Parton to rescue
her from Blandford."
"What Do you sneer? Do
you want to be horsewhipped p
"Oh, gentlemen" interposed
Mrs. Blanford," beg you to de-
sist 1t was my fault entirely. 1
was not intending to hurt any
body's feelings, nor their honor,
either. Don't draw pistol,.'
II am man Of peace, ana have
no intention OF doing 50 ; but Mr..
Blandford must apologize.
when / tind my suspicious are
incorrect I viii, sad M. Bland
ford.
Suspicious p exclaimed Hetty.
What do YOU mean by talking of
suspieions?'
IL mean. madam, that your hos
band has character 20 maintain,
and in all probability You will he
called upon TO help him maintain
it,"
What sort OF II character ?"
You will learn soon enough"
said Mr.. Blandford, and Mr.. Par
ton did not seem anxious to urge
the subject farther.
The steamer lett Panama the
next morning and, borne in the
arms of native through the
swamp to a small boat, Mrs. Par
ton found herself upon the ocean
steamer Oregon, bound for San
Francisco. 1t was q fine, large
steamship, according to her notion,
and much superior to the one they
had left on the other side. She
had no idea there could be such an
improvement, and feeling that the
boat-loads of bright, yellow oranges
which had been laid in for con-
sumption to be more ornamental
than the strings of cabbages which
had helped to grace the Atlantic
travel, and the bright blue, genial
waters of the Pacific more con-
.ducive to the peace of the
voyage than the turbulent waves
of the Atlantic Ocean. and with
. tranquil feeling of resignation to
all disagreeable circumstances, she
fell at night. asleep. But AZ the dis
tance between herself and California
seemed greatly lessened by this last
transfer, she began to look forward
and wonder what was really to be
her destiny. Mr.. Blandford's in
Situations had reused her curiosity
and she questioned Mr.. Parton as
to what their home was to be like,
and how he expected TO live in San
Francisco. Fabulous accounts of
rents had already been mooted by
several of the passengers, some of
them spoke of having lived in tents,
and some said that five hundred
dollars q month rent for q cottage,
WAS not uncommon.
Hetty asked Mr.. Parton how he
had lived the few months he had
been In San Francisco, and he con
fessed he had rolled himself up in
a blanket and slept on counter till
he had made money enough to do
something better, tiow he hoped to
have house of his own, and wife
10 grace it-he expected to be COM
Portable.
"What business do you propose to
followf" 1t is hard to get into q
good law practice I suppose at once.
You ought not to have left II you
were doing so WE'LL"
"No! but the little money my
mother left can be invested to such
advantage, I thought I had better 60
home and get II. The fact is, any
body turns their hand to anything