Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-26

II Mtilus u6S tu6 IepuJhtIou Vi
being the best hunter and surest
shot In this region, not only with
the fowliug piece but with the ri
a. as we'll. A few weeks since he,
with some friends, went 10 beyond
Elizabeth Lake and 10 five days
hunting baeged 43 antelope.
We have occasionally encoup-
tered an inscrutable paragraph in
q newspaper, but we confess that
the following, from the Santa Bar
bara Press, of the 2lst inst, takes
the rag from the bush as far as our
experience goes. Mark the occult
connection between the presence
OF A. P. More and lighting the
city of Santa Barbara with gas!
This thing is as mysterious as the
esoteric rites Of the ancient Egyp-
tian priesthood. We quote:
Mr.. A. P. More is in the city.
And we trust our City Fathers will
make arrangements for lighting
the streets. 1t 10 a downright
shame and disgrace that the prin-
cipal streets should be left in dark.
ness.
Some weeks ago q skilled artizan
dropped into Los Angeles. He
liked the outlook here. He quick
ly procured work. Unfortunately,
he neglected to secure for himself o
house at once. When he started
out to do so, he found it work Of
impossibility. Next he thought
he would secure lodgings in O pri.
vate house. He was too late. They
were all taken. Still not discour.
AZ ed, and really inspirited by the
bright future of town character
lied by such volant immigrant
Impulse, he bought himself lot
and started out to build himself
house. Alas! He found that he
could get no lumber. Nothing
could more emphstioally demon
strate the phenom email business ac-
tivity which obaracterize4 Los An
geles 10 this present day and gem
GRAFTON than this brief IS ,ume Of q
single married mans experiences.
A gentleman, whose name Off
cially is a terror to chronic drunks
and other evil doors, was lately
presented by his wife with another
olive branch. During the dlsor-
ganization OF his household conss-
Queut on this interesting event, the
family cuisine suffered marked
deterioration, and our friend
thought lie would supplement his
curtallsd bill of fare by little
good whisky, purchased in seven
ty- five cent TASKS, consumed with
due and mendable moderation.
In little while he began to no.
tice that the contents OF his Il asks
disappeared with mysterious rapid
ity. He casually invited his cook
Maria, native Californian, to
partnke of some of the invigorat-
ing fluid, with view of discover.
ing whether the leak was in that
quarter. Maria repelled, with in
uiguation, the idea that she could
warm up TO ardent spirita; and, In
effect, reformed the master of the
house thst she neither touched,
tasted nor handled the oiious
stuff Still the contents Of the
constantly renewed tasks went OH
growing smaller by degrees aud
beautifully less. After several
days our friend, noticing that
Maria was listening, started the
conversation at his dinner table,
with fri. nj, upon the miraculous
disappearance OF the spirits. He
intimated that the cats had been
licking it up, and that the feline
tribe would he largely diminished
"a III 1t neigh bOrhOOd shortly, as he
had put u large quantity OF poison
in the last flask. He heard
sm othered scream and soon learned
it's cause. The eavesdrOpper Maria
made her way to the nurse, told
her she drank some whisky, was
poisoned, was suffering unuttsra.
BILE pangs in the region of the
stomach, aud disappeared preci-
pitateiy, with bonnet and shawl In
hand, doubtless seeking an anti
dote. And that is the last our
friend has seen of his temperance
cook.