Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-27
EARLY c~AlIFoRHlAMs.
An Eastern Man's Idss/es she
fisaesrn.

One Of the editors Of " Troy Budget.
who has recently re,uH/d home from a
visit to San Franeisi' writes in that
paper rs follows:
Since my return to Troy about every
fourth person ! meet salut-s "the under
sigred'' with the conundrum: swell.
who did you meet from Troy?" II the
query were answered in the truly Yankee
style. tho reply would be: well. who
didn't We meet from Troy?" II one
should throw a stone that would ricochet
on the crowded pave OF Montgomery
street, San Francisco. the missile would
be liable to hit half a dozen New York
ers, and could hardly miss an old Tro-
ian. The fact Is, California 10 mainly
settled by New York aud New England
men, with here aud there on the back
seats a Pike county Missouian. As
the faithful fire worshiper turns his face
revsreutly to the East to worship the
rising sun as the great source OF life
and heat, so turns the old Californian TO
the East as the shrine and home at once
Of his nativity. his ancestry and his
family traditions. II should be remem-
b.red that California only dates from
isl9, when the pioneers went there. like
the Argonauts Of old. in search OF the
Golden Fleece.
California has no old men born In the
State, except q few Of Mexican and
Grsaser extraction. Old men Of Yankee
extraction are still scarce in the Golden
State. The men who settled in Califor-
MIA from lSi9 into the '50's were all
young men. An old man In those days
was at u @ u novelty and q curiosity.
and nevor failed on appearing in public
to excite q sensation. In the early days
| whenever n gray.haired or bald.headed
man came into q theater or a crowded
gathering. IL was the custom for some
one to rise up and propose ''three cheers
| for the old man." And these cheers
were always given with q hearty good
| will, the audience rising TO their feet,
and all joining in the grim humor. My
| informant said that amid the good humor
| Of such an event tears would start sud.
denly to the eyes Of many a hilarious
chesrer, for tho unusual sight Of IN old
| rray.headed or bald.headsd man among
a crowd Of young adventures who had
crossed q continent or braved the dangers
| Of two great oceans to reach the Golden
State, often took them back in memory
to the gray.headed father or silver.hairsd
| old mother whom they had left behind
in the States. and whose dear faces they
might never look upon again on earth.
at was n solemn time" said my
friend, for a minute or two after sucll
cheers. and 30 silent that you could heal
a pin drop, for every mans mind was
far away 10 the old folks. or the boys
and girls they left behind" The hear
Of the chserer Is well typifsd by the
American steamer leaving for q foreign
port
"while thus our ship on her foamy track
AgaiLst the wind vas clsaylng.
Her trembling pennant siill fsw back
To thai dear old land was. leaving
These young. adventurous. energetic,
bold, grim.humored pioneers OF lsis
were big.hearted fellows. and those ]
met who have survived to this year oI
grace 1873, have not forgotten tho deal
old land they left behind them. or thu
loving friends OF their youth. "Th'
trembling pennant still flies back Il
that dear home Of childhood that liei
away on the eastern rim OF the CONT
nent. Nearly every American.born res
ident OF California OF middle age ant
older, was born East. and yet cherishei
its memories. friendships and kinships
and this has helped to make the Cali
fornians tho most hospitabls, hearty ant
generous people to be found anywher'
on the face Of tho globe.