Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-12-01

pay if it ever does. All I've got In the
world is put in that house and I'm in
debt besides. Money we must have to
get me out OF this trouble, and lots OF it
too"
could SEQ no better plan and soon left
them together again. That evening the
ceremony was performed in the keepers
room in my presence and that Of two or
three ladies of tho young city who Ind
learned Hetty's story and were disposed
to give her all the comfort and encourage
ment in their power. To me tho mar
riage ceremony is always an impressive
life OF fifty years moro sad and solemn of
all such occasions it has been my fortune
to witness, than on that September even
ing of 1851.
Tho news Of our return to the Digg ings
brought all tho boys in to learn tho result
Of our trip. 1t is needless for mo to say
that tho story of tho wedding at the jail,
set off with all the embellishments proper
to the occasion. ELECTED An unqualified
expression of approval. "That's a girl
worth tying to-" was the expression OF
ono and all. Meanwhile the boarding
house 1ourished, and AS the absent miners
began to como in from their river claims
to make final preparations for tho Winter,
its business daily increased. Part of this
might have beon duo to the superior ex-
cellence of tho viands which graced the
long table of the dining room-for Hetty
and her emigrant friend presided over tho
culinary department-but, looking back
through q vista of moro than twenty-five
years, incline to the belief that desire
to help the young couple out was the
dominant feeling which actuated the
motley assemblage OF boarders Mt "Tho
Miners Rest"
But if we were favored in one respect,
wo were making very little headway in
others. The advertisement to ascertain
the whereabouts of Snow had been inserted
in the papers and appeared in tho long list
of" Information Wanted" which formed
n leading feature of the advertising Of tha
day. Responses came, but they were un-
satisfactory, and Mt last camo tho crushing
news that Snow had returned to this
State, joined a party of prospoctors go
ing North and was killed by the Indians
in the Pit River country. With this
intelligence, the prospect OF release ioI
Charley Armfcld seemed distant indeed
Tho rains of Autumn had began and
all was life and activity in tho camp ol
Indian Diggings. Not much water was
required to run rocker and enough had
fallen to start tho little 2ulches to work
The Indian Diggings began to feel its first
flush ofprosperity and our business throve
The express wagon increased tho number
of its trips to accommodate tho increase
OF business, and wo no longer had to wait
, Till the end Of tho week for our letters
| from Sacramento. Tho "Miner's Rest
became sort of post office, to which al
= expecting letters made their semi weekly
resort.
Wish | was homo for week, now,
said ono Of tho boarders, long, lean
Yankee, after perusing letter he recelv
r ed.
Why don't you wish for three months
a while you're about it ~ put in another
= Tf you're goin' to wish, wish for some.
4 thin"
o "Oh, week 'ud do me. That 'u(
carry me over Thanksgiving, and tha
'ud be all I'd want"
What in thunder is Thanksgivin' p
: asked son Of old "Pikc," of me.
/ Thanksgiving =? Oh, that's custom
in vogue down East. The Governor ap
points day for the people Of his State Il
- observe. Some go to church and observ
A it in that way others have good diane
and take that means Of showing them
selves grateful for tho blessings Of til,
year."
Them last fellers are sensible" re
o Joined my Missouri friend. "There !
somewhat to bo thankful for If you've 20
t n good dinner. vote We have a Thanks
givin'."
at can't be did," said another VIII
: was evidently stickler for trines, "w
o amt got no turkeys besides the guv'no
r hain't sot any day for H."
o Turkey be hanged" responded thu
0 Missourian, "I'll agree to furnish as ia
deer as can be found twxt here and tn
@ volcano, and that's better nor turkey ar.
t day. We can be thankful whether th
guy'nor tells US to or not"
: The idea of holding regular old fash
: iored Thanksgiving was received wit
high favor, especially by the New Eng
g landers present. Although Hetty felt Ii
2 tie like entering into anything for the so
t cial enjoyment it would bring, yet as
Y business stroke it promised we'll and sh
= readily agreed to prepare tho dinner 10
: as many rs chose TO come.
o In the crowds that camo and went
saw many old faces, men who had bee
on wild goose chases to distant localities
1 who had returned with a good stock {
[ experience to settle down near the oil
E dggings again. Among them WAS on
$ who had crossed the plains in the sam
y company with me, but whom / had n(
seen since reaching the mines. He We
e now located at Cedarville, six miles dis
/, tant and had come over to take look 6
S the now somewhat famous camp. Ou
e greeting was hearty.
81 want to get acquainted with the VIC
: man here before l go back" said he, aftC
u we had talked over everything we coul
u think OF. We've come TO this spludg
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