Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-23
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Or. Experiences Of Life in Cali.
,orus BY . Female Pioneer Of
1850.


was SettlnB Oh inucn oes"oA
many in more honorable csilings.
He was pretty we'll to do in the
world, when Bridget Lafferty come
across his path, and as soon az the
divorce was obtained, which freed
him from Hetty he concluded that
to make two one in q commercial
sense would not be o bAd thing.
Bridget was chief cook, and pro-
prietress generally of bachelors
establishment. Her wages OF one
hundred dollars O month had en-
abled her to shine in various ways.
She had = forty dollar bonnet, .
velvet clock, and various other arti-
,cIes OF female toggery, which made
her feel very respectable, in fact ~
good as anybody.
She did not care what folks said
Of her, not shs indeed, and then she
did mot mind having follower or
two, even if she was maiden somt-
what past thirty, who had had
nothing TO comfort her, but an
casional glass Of whisky. and q
few sprees ut an Irish wake, since
she came to California. Now she
Was going to he married to Mr..
Parton, he had to take charge OF
her property, which consisted OF
several lots out in the sand mills,
and small tenement house III the
now fashionable part of Sutter
street. She did not care about
Icing married unless she could
continue in business and SO Mr..
Parton found that t.e bonndry
could not be- established aud he and
his wife became rivals 10 Hctty
whose fourishing establishment
was likely to make .er quite indie
pendent. The Jn.ige still continued
his visits to Hetty. under one pre-
text or another, nut nothing was
SAID IN regard to his wife except she
Was getting very much disg nstcd
with lie IN California, aud lac hoped
she would soon retG.n home. One
Dag however. Hctty was surprised
.oy tie old lady's apl@arauce. IL
nave come to see you" she said,
-" that l may understand exactly
how / am placed. You are sup
posed to be living with my hus.
band, in way that no honorable
woman ever could live without
taking SO much shame to herself. /
hope to make you sensible of it.
You seem Ia be an honest woman,
If hard work makes one, for Hetty's
iron was on the table, the room we'll
Alled with linen in all stages of the
cleaning process, and altogether it
looked like busin, s..
DO you mean to tell me tha. any
one has ill-used my good name in
that way ""
"The Judge does not deny it and
have been informed by other who
seem to know about you. that more
OF his time is spent here than any
where else"
"You have been misinformed.
Your husband comes here occa-
sionally ON matters OF business. He
Is not necessitated 10 do 30 and I
have done by best to make him
understand l would prefer to 90 to
his Office il there was any real
necessity for him to see me 1 do
not think there is. and hereafter,
madam. he shall be refused the
house." q u 3 u q y = n
Il don't want to hurt your feel
1ns'' but why do You not go home ?
Anere Is no respect paid to single
UNPROTECTED women in this place,
and ell the money you can earn can
hardly make up for the loss Of
'pos's'on, respsctability. and every
Aning you have left behind. I don't
mean 70 blame you, but I do fesl
a II my husbands influence was
iost to me, though his infatuation
lor you, and it seems to me, as il
You were to 60 way, il would be
better tor all.
ut might be for myself, but for
the present am content to let
things rest as they are. Your hus-
band would find some other woman
to be infatuated with, as soon as I
was out out of sight, if he has not
already, and do not think my sacri-
nee would atone for his want Of
principle"
he does not seem wanting in
principle, at least. / never thought
20 w lately. California develops
new qualities or makes men mad-I
hardly know which,"
my dear madam, you do not see
tho truth. Men are bad by nature !;