Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-13
MY sT0RY;
Or, Experiences Of Life in Cali.
fornia by a Female Pioneer
of 1850.
BY CYNTHIA ANN.

DR.. Aberdeen was ready the next
morning to see his patient, but the
lady was not as ready to meet him.
II will never see him again." said she
to Hetty. "If he calls, don't let him
come near me. He makes me afraid.
l know he thinks me crazy, and will
make my husband believe so, too,
and then thy will be doing some
thing which will drive me to mad
ness. l can go home if they don't
want me here" said she, "and sup
pose that will be the best place for
me-"
81 think SO, too, said Hetty, "and
if your husband can only get ready
by the next steamer to take you, /
think he should
~ will not go by the steamer. l
must go as l came. If they will let
nue. cross the plains again and take
up that body, will lay it beside my
father in Wisconsin, and then no
bears can reach it, and l can sleep.
That is all that ais me. l only want
sleep, but l can't with my eyes watch
ing to keep away the bears all the
while"
"You can sleep now while l watch
the bears" said Hetty,, humoring her
fancy. "Try and sleep; DR.. Aber-
deem shall not see you if you do not
want him to, and if you go to sleep
l can tell him you ought not to be
disturbed"
SEQ out of the room and watch,
for | cannot sleep with you looking
at me-" And darkening the room,
Mistress Hetty left her.
DR.. Aberdeen was in the parlor.
"Mrs. johnson is asleep" said she,
"or Is hoping to sleep, and does not
wish to be disturbed"
II will not disturb her, but must
have a talk with you. Don't you
think it would he better to marry
and have home than go roaming
around in this kind of wayl"
mo, do not" said she. II am
independent, at least, which l shoEld
not be if l married an old country
man. You want somebody to black
Y ,ur boots and brush your cloth S,
i supposed"
"And if did, would it not be the
part of love and duty for good wife
to do it2"
Just as one thinks, but I am too
independent by half to love and do
duty in that way. can black my
own boots, but l don't propose to
make myself menial for any man.
"And what are you but menial
now? 1 don't approve of women
backing their husbands boots my
self, though l have known women
who preferred to do it, and con-
sidered themselves honored in hav-
ing good. worthy man to do it
for"
Find one of them, and marry,
and don't bother me, / have enough
to think of without worrying about
marriage"
"What is to be done with Mrs.
johnson ?"
"Send her where she belongs,
and don't trouble yourself about
her. She is as mad as can be, and
will do herself or somebody else
mischief, if not well looked after. A
smart trick you played on me at
Angels. Was it you who planned
it,"
"And if I did?"
1T answered it's purpose but for
little. Fate assures me of her in
tention to marry us, by throwing us
again together. Dear Mistress Hetty
do not deny me-"
AT this moment, a loud scream
from the bedroom put an end to
the interview. Hetty asked the
Doctor to remain wlere he was till
she saw what had happened. Upon
the floor, in a paroxysm of frenzy,
laid Mrs. johnson. She was raving
wildly and all Hetty could under
stand was, 1.-The bears have got
him."
DIR. Aberdeen fortunately had fol-
lowed Hetty, and both seizing upon
the patient, could hardly hold her,
till the paroxysm was ended.
"She will have to be put in a
| strait Jacket if this continues" said
the doctor. But administering an
anodyne, the woman was again in
an easy slumber.
II must have her cared for in
some way" said Mr.. johnson, who
had been sent for.
"It will be necessary perhaps to
take her to san Francisco, it may
be there is a ward in the city hos.
pital for such kind of cases."
II think there is, said DIR. Aber-
deem. "At all events she must be
placed in confinement"
Il would take her home, were it
safe to do so, but there is DO posi-
bility of doing it without risk to
herself. I would not go by the
plains, and the steamer would be
very uncomfortable to one kept in
close confinement.
II am going down tomorrow,
and will see what can be DONE"
said the Doctor. II do not think
Mistress Hetty could do better than
to go with me as my wife, Mr.. john
son."
mistress Hetty can't be spared
Just yet. but if you want her for