Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-22
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PILGRIM vET0'S TRAVELS.
Al the Governors Reception.
The Governors reception. What
shall I say? The daily papers in
San Francisco have given the pub.
lilo all tho dstails in correspond.
ence and telegraphic news. Moth.
ing remains for me but "Pilgrim'a
Views" as seen from o country
standpoint. Frat, we go to the
Capitol with-ourselves-as our
better half Is at home attending to
q different kind Of q ball-bawl, az
she writes 1t, for Albert Hubbard
is only eight weeks old and Mrs.
Pilgrim says ''she is sure that he IL
going to be q farmer, as he ID
awake at 4 A. NJ. each morning to
hear the ROSTERS crow" or words
to that effect. The dome 10 lighted
by electricity and, in fact, the
whole building is q blaze of light.
We are received (all are received)
at the entrance by bevy of serv-
ants. who show the ladies to their
cloak room and the gentlemen to
theirs. The band Is shouting
loud" as grandma always does,
and Pilgrim would have been lost
only for the timely appearance OF
Mr.. Mohan, of the Examiner, and
Robert Cravsns, State Librarian,
who considerately show him, the
county pumpkin, how to act. snow
the fun wakes fast and furious"
such . scene of splendid lights and
shades in dresses aud complexion
met the gaze Of poor, simple PHI.
grim, accustomed rs he 10 to only
ordinary country parties. First,
the grand march, headed by 0ev
Perkins, and, second, by our own
Lieut.. Gov. Mansfield and ''sodg.
ers" from the Bay City and else.
where. 1t seemed AZ II We were in
fairy land. EverybO present
was dressed, except about 500
ladies, who were in undress to y
great extent. Hon. Aaron smith
distinguished himself by q very
full description of the ladies pres.
ent and their costumes. Gen. Jno
r. Briefly was here, there and
everywhere, q most efficient aid to
the Governor. Hon. T. D. Mott
seems q feature Of the Capitol, and
on these occasions sinks the Demo.
cratic partizan in the patriot. Long
may "rOm Mott" wave for he ID
in position to make it pleasant for
Los A9geltilos.
The dancing goes on in the Sem
ate and Assembly chambers, but in
the rOtundas and Offices Is where
the fun comes in for Pilgrim; for,
after you see the throng and view
the rush and jam Of one dance in
either chamber, . quiet nook I'd
the corridor 10 most agreeable. So
we will jot dswh who passes and
how they look from . Pllgrim's
standpoint. First General Il like
that better Cow Mansfield,
L. G. Mosher (Hsnk Waggouer),
and Mrs. Hutchings, Of San Fran
cisco, George D. D0rnin and lady,
Of the Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company;Gen. George g. Evans
and daughter, Of Stockton; Scipio
Craig, Of the Senai.1ropic, etc., etc.
1 notice that the telegraph Gays
that nothing strong was dispensed,
that IL, nothing stronger than
punch. Pilgrim can vouch for
that fact IS he was in all parts OF
the Capital and went to the
Golden Eagle In good shape. About
6 A. NJ. the menu II believe that Ia
the French word for grub) was
we'll, there was plenty and ia
spare.
About l A. NJ. we saw group In
the Governor's room talking, and
with our usual brass sidled up to
hear what was being said. 1t CO n
sisted of Gov. Perkins, L. L.
Brounwell, Major 8. w. Backus
Judge II. e. Arrick, Of Kern, and
n Lieutenant Governor Mansfield
The subject under discussion wal
the propriety or rather the impro-
priety Of appointing Democrats tt
Office, either by Republican Gov
srnor or Legislature. Many were
the arguments pro and con, when
A. B. Moffitt came along and thu
Governor said, now here 10 Or
illustration Of what I mean In thi'
: matter. l served In the State Sen
, ate with the Hon. Charles Maciay,
know him we'll. Now I am sat
is6sd of one fact, that no daughter
. Of his would marry q bad Demo
3 crat; 90 I appointed him (MofitD I
Notary Public for Los Angeles
county. This seemed to settle tn
+. matter, as all adjourned to thu
{. lemonade room. All in all IL wa
= perhaps one OF the most brilliant al
. fairs Sacramento has ever seen and
/, as I heard other Governors say,
took q steam boat owner to be Gov
= ernor OF California. viii writ
. from San Francisco.
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