Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-27

R1'httO" u iSNo VI ot OtbAto cAoh
up the routine and started him in
search of the golden fleece from the
quiet of New England life that, look
ing back on to-day, is sanctifed in
his memory. He was in the first
flush Of manhood then, and the little
world that bounded the old home
stead was circumscribed indeed, but
it was all he knew; although faint ru.
mors of fertile lands and boundless
prairies in the unknown West had al.
ready unsettled his mind, and filled
him with vague longings for a better
field for the untiring industry that, up
to that time, had been spent in a vain
struggle with the granite soil and fierce
elements of his native section. When
the whisper of the far-off land first
came laden with strange stories OF
wealth in the streams, and riches to
be had for the trouble of gathering, he
broke the ties that held him to the
farm and bid adieu to the old folks
with many a promise of a speedy re-
turn when he had accumulated a
modest fortune, which, in the castles
that he had built, was to be- devoted 10
the comfort of their declining years.
The voyage was a long and weary one.
but the lapse of a few months found
him among the earliest Of the Argo.
nauts. His castles were substantial
structures, for his industry and frugal
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amount that was the goal of his ambi-
ton. In the lonely life that followed
during his stay the little farm among
the rocky hills had kept it's influence
owe him, and he longed to see it once
more: so, selling his claim after a few
years stay, he was o o or his way
back. Who can tell of the pleasure
that he experienced after his arrival.
He had only been n OF the ordinary
inhabitants prior to his departure;
but now everything was t~ransposed,
and he woke to fiud himself famous.
Old men treated him with Difference;
young men pointed him out TO each
other a. the hero who had been to far
off lands, and then whispered among
themselves as to the amount of gold
that he had brought back; soms had
actually seen r portion of it, while
those not To fortunate only needed to
look At the huge specimen pin I'm his
shirt front, or the ounce ring hat he
sported on his finger, to realizs the
tangible wealth that those evidences
indicated. And tie rosy checked girls,
how they singled him out and be
slowed on him their favors; their
partially was quite a contrast tn the
time when he grubbed on the farm or
hired out 10 q neighbor for eight dol
lars a month and board. All this was
very pleasant, and lie basked in the
social sunshine and enjoyed II, but 1t
became very TAME after a while. He
had intended to to have settled down
and enjoyed the good things that had
seemed. when dreaming in his log
cabin, to compass all that was ne 'es-
sary to render the future endurable.
Now, after the first flush OF gratifica-
ton was satisfied, he began to yearn
again for the old free life. The habits
acquired during his sojourn in the
golden land were too broad to endure
the parsimony that characterizsd his
village, and the social restraint
chared him. He had thought of in
vesting in a village tor aud settling
uON u W tiJDN tIc oistiltN ttIdt Vic Pio
prietorship ofthat institution conferred
one, but even that attainment had
lost the charm that his fancy had con-
ferred on il; besides, winter, chill
blast penetrated him as it never had
before, and he sighed for the oalny
air and glorious sunshine of his adopt
cd land. So, paying off the mortgage
the old farm, making the hearts OF
IL LII fxttar an nd nathan haf,NU and
bidding an affecting good bye to the
belle of the village, whose heart he had
captured and to whom he made solemn
promises of a Speedy return coupled
with vows of frequent correspondence,
he once more turned his face west
ward.
Travelling facilities had improved
since his first journey, and q month
found him back to the old place where
fortune had treated him so kindly.
in the balsAinic odors that pervaded
the air. The pines swayed in the
breeze as OF yore; the buckeye shGd its
white blossoms; the gaudy flowers
peeped up and nodded their little
cabin, chinked with mud, with its
uldiIb clOuC CuitluOD
with a square of split sticks plastered
with adobe, its dirt floor, even the fry
ing pan and bake kettle, seemed more
comfortable and homelike than the
luxuries that he had left behind. He
was soon settled down, prepared to
the old life again, and with
pick, pan and shovel, was prospecting
for one of the old-time claims. Some
how, they we've not so easy to find AS
before. II was shallow diggings In
that part of the country, had been pretty
well exhausted by this time. To be
sure there were plenty Of claims that
yielded great money; but what was
that to one who had abandoned ounce
diggiugs for better claims. He was
disguised with his luck, especially
when he thought OF that pretty lace
waiting for him back home, n whose
dear little letters made the arrival OF
the steamer the brightest day OF the
month. Finally, some OF the boys
commenced talking about turning the
river, and he joined the company.
The sawmill furnished the lumber on
time, and the storekeeper VAS accomo-
dating; SO, when the water went down,
stout hands and willing hearts soon
constructed the flume and pumped
out the water. 1t took time. and the
soasnu WAS wall advanced whan fhav