Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-08
NoRwALK, Feb. 9Th, 1878.

vegetation to spring up with wond-
rous vigor and the plains are COW
cred with q carpet of green. Most
of the farmers in this valley have
their barley sown, and the fields
present an emerald hue that Is en-
chanting to the passer by. You,
weary, care-worn citizens, with
only little garden patches here and
there to gladden. the eye, should
now avail yourselves Of the oppor-
tunity of visiting the country and
beholding all nature robed in Its
mantle of gorgeous colors. Yonder
in the distance lie the snow-clad
summit of the Sierra Madre, kiss
ipg-.as heavens; near by are the
lesser mountains with their gar
ments of royal purple or pearly
gray; still nearer are the emerald
hills and lower still the seemingly
endless plains, with abundance OF
pasture for the lowing herds and
merry sheep that have managed to
sustain themselves during the re-
cent dearth of food. The rugged
farmer, who so recently had
downcast countenance, now smiles
with joyous appreciation of Divine
favors. Hope deferred had SO long
sickened the hearts of our hus-
bGnamen that now the glorious
dawn of prosperity has inspired
them with courage to fight on for
the prize which calls into life
peace, happiness and contentment
ut the domestic altar. The terrible
past Is swallowed in the joys of
the present, and the future beams
with brighter and brighter hopes as
each day rolls on.
WHAT THE FARMERS ARE DOING.
The early sown barley on the
bottom lands is already bodying,
and many farmers are compelled to
pasture it down previous to allow
ing it to "spindle" and grow into
grain. Some of the moro enlight-
ened and thrifty farmers are prepar-
ing their land for corn, doubtless
having in view the old adage, that
"the early bird catches the
worm;D but the more lazy
and shiftless imagine themselves
the worm, and pretend to dread
the result Of being caught by the
angry elements. This idea is so
frequently entertained that we are
not surprised at seeing magnificent
farms worked at loss to the own
er. Our congenial climate encour.
ages laziness, and many Of the
lazler sort think that we must soon
revert back to the days Of the fig
leaves. when they can rusticate
midst Eden bowers with fruits aud
flowers on which to feast away
their time.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
Our neighbor, Eli w. Hawkins,
is making vast improvements on
the place he recently purchased
from DR.. Fulton. Fountains and
statuary are to adorn his grounds.
He Is fencing on an extensive scale,
and making other mprovements
of permanent and valuable char.
acter. DR.. Fulton is also making
valuable Improvements around his
artesian well. He has laid out an
extensive "city," and some day or
other people from distant chimes
may come hither to battle in his
Bethesda. The County Supervi-
sors, however, have blasted many
of his fond hopes in restoring
THE OLD TELEGRAPH ROAD
To its original position. This is
the great thoroughfare between
Los Angeles, Anaheim and San
Diego. Nearly two years ago this
road was, by some underhanded
means, diverted from its original
: course and twisted around in such
a manner that one would suppose
it a serpentine pleasure drive for a
public park. The people did not
know of this, however, till the
Doctor opened his grand boulevard
and closed the public road, when a
petition with o hundred names at
tached came before the Super
visors, admonishing them of
their previous action, and calling
in unmeasured terms for relief.
The appeal was promptly answer
ed. The instigators of the outrage
failed to do their work lawfully,
and Capt. Thorn declared the mon
ster dead carcass. This will be a
heavy blow to the Santa Gertrudes
Land Company, whose land 1t runs
diagonally through, and who en-
gineered the zigzag roads through
the board of Supervisors by the as
sistance of few other interested
parties. There will doubtless be
grand howl for relief from the "per-
secuted" and lower Egypt will
doubtlessly send up her preachers
to pray for the afflicted"
MOS