Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-08
CHAPTER VIZ.


the month Of May are charming IN our Cal
iiornia climate, and if we have an occa
sional shower it only serves to brighten
and fresnen the grass ana brilliant flowers,
too soon, alas, to be cast into the oven q
the scorching sumner sun. Loaded wit
eatables and drinkables and plenty oil
shawIs and wrappers-for there is always a
breeze or o drifting fog on the bay our
party started at an early honr on the
steamer for San Rafael Behind them lay
the city of San Francisco, seated, ike old
Rome, on her seven hills; in front,
TsmaIp1is, a towering pyramid of vivid
green and gold, Tor the bright patches Of
mustard flowers were beginning to speckle
the dark sides OF the mountain around
them, the bright waters of the bay, set Il
moving panorama Of hills, their grassy
slopes now borrowing a golden tinge from
the broad, bright sunlight, now soitened
into deepr shades by the shadow Of a
passing cloud as il moved with noiseless
tread upon the face Of the hills. San
Rafael, with It's pleasant homestesds
trimmed with rgses ana the fragrant hello.
trope, was soon reached, and here our party
separated for the time to occupy
the several conveyances they had en-
gagged Dawlish and his vile. with
Mrs. Harlay and JACK Holmes,
had dov6le-seated. capaeious carriage, and
Charlie Gould and Gertie Bake climbed
into the narrow recesses Of a lofty top
buggy. The steep and narrow path
which leads to the heaven Of a top buggy
is a bard road to travel; the high wheels
seem ready to nipyou ike steel trap, when
you venture with fear and trembling be-
tween their narrow jaws, but when you
do get there. It is pleasant enough and
as well sheltered from observation as any
other heaven. Charlie and Gertie took the
lead, as their conveyance was the lighter
Of the TWO, and their team, if anything,
rather too fresh-a not very common con-
dition for livery horses which generally
keep up kind OF deadly iveliness. but
these were Just taken up from months
spring grass, and were playful and risky
IN consequence. The others were TO fol-
low soberly, at d respectable distance, fear
ing the dust which Is rarely absent, even
IN Nav, on a California road. So Charlie
gathered up the lines; his team shook their
heads and sDorted the hostler let 90, and
with u bound they were clear OF the barn
and dashing through the town on run,
before Charlie could pull them down into a
trot, scattering elementary games Of base
ball and barked at by angry ours which,
after vainly yelping in pursuit, returned
homewards with manifest air Of deserv-
ing-for nothing is beneath the notice of an
industrious dog. Swiftly they cleared the
precincts of the town, and were away out
among the cheerful farmsteads Of the coun-
try and the smiling landscape, aecked
here and there by the swift-moving shadow
of the broad wings Of the purple buzzard,
cireling wide rings on tireless pinion.
Anon, passing rustling coveys OF
noisy, chatteriDg quail-surely the
gossips of the feathered creation are
these sociable quail, as they sit on the
fence and cackle about the neighborhood.
Now, startled by the sounding wing OF The
blue turtle-dove for whom life seems to be
one endless series of eooing and love-mak
ing, and now, watching the timid cotton
tail rabbit, as he skips a noiseless pace OF
two and listens, for he knows that the
world is full Of evil, and that things are
out of joint, somehow. Indeed, some seri
GUS mistake must have been made IN tht
creation Of dogs and shotguns.
= hope you are not crowded, sait
Gertie, as she tried to edge over the leas-
little bit, without however, appearing t.
have increased the distance percephbly.
ooh. not all. Don't move, pray.
rather like it, said this rogue Of Charlie
Il wonder, he continued, in what kline
of buggies people Travelled in the days o
spreading hoops and crinoline.
Il can Just remember the graceful out
lines of those days"
Yes" said Charlie, when lovely
woman appeared as the apex of 2 pyramid
of wire and steel, the line of beauty
then worshiped was that of the bell !; nov
they follow that Of the pump. remem
Der, in my youthful days, going to circus
where two clowns came in armed witt
leather swords. They had wire frames
attached to their waists. draped with liner
to the ground to represent horses. w,
were to suppose them mounted and armed
for battle. They fought deadly combat
and praneed and curveted around and
couldn't help thinking, that if yoa could
induce a lady OF the period TO ourvet d
little, what splendid circus she would
make. A haystack at a birthday party, &
little intoxicated, and playing with the
children, would be nothing to it.
Your jokes are too funny Tor any.
thing You ought to be ashamed to
talk so of lady !" but she turned away,
and could not help smiling. she had a
keen sense Of the ridiculous, bat she rather
fought against it. It savored Of friyolity,
and interfered with that high mission Of
woman which she thought it incumbent
on her to uphold. She believed that life
ought to be earnest, and you could not
compliment her more highly than by being
respectfully learned to her.
May not one talk nonsense at = pic
mic ?" he asked, ALPHABETICALLY.
st is bad habit
I'm never do it again, please lna'am, /
YOU let me off this once.
There, again wish you would lie
me drive for while. do so love driving