The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-06-14
The California Man.

The California Man. ks.d
My fellow-passengers in the trip Esst
across the plains over the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe Road were not yers
lively or sociable until we pulled out
from Pueblo, aud then they Frightened
up and began To lie to each other. We
ran; over a dog, which had the effect of
making us lifelong friends for the time
being. There are only 7wo ways OF
making the monatonous ride of 500 miles
across the plains endurabie, and they
are, either to become insensfbleS before
you start out and remain so, or else 10
have lively party to accompany you.
Some of us tried to become insensible,
and our efforts had the effect of making
Kansas City. :
tss.One of our party discovered Heather
on the porter's. GOAT while that indiviual
was making up q berth. = He came back
in ] the smoking g-roomi, and reported
the find We appointed q committee OF
three to question theporter asto where
the feather came FROM The committee
reported: that the colored individual had
said the feather evidently camesafrom
one Of the pillows Theseommittes. also
b lssecnred the feather. The fatman,who oc.
cupied two seats, and travelled ON adead-
head ticket, gave it as his opinion that
the company hsds placed the feather on
the tporter'sl ooatlf0r the purpose of
making Etheaa passengers believe there
were more feathers somewhere in=the
icar-possibly rinai the pillows or mat
.tresses. The lean man, who sat on one
ebuttonsof the porterss seat In the wash
arooIny said that it was. a shame 10 raise
theshopes Of the passengers in that way.
Lots we're drawn forothez possessiouOof
! the feather, and the Californi& won
the prizes and slept in dowRy beds cot
ease that night. ,s.Falkin, abousefezth-
ers," said the California man, ,s' Califor-
Mis- dsesa great many, a. very great
Holss All IN what way a'' askedthe man In
the checked suit.l sTsrE S1,syljio iu Ci1Eq 4 4
ssses-tV why, you see,s - replied the Califor-
SIS Hoigood if1Sis is AID we'd to fan TO the
ground The fsn bruises 1t, and makes
{ IL iuHmsrketabie.s The 1eensequehee9 Is
itkgt; the frtiit- growers have TO- Shaye
ffessher-Beds under al the trees for the
fruit 70 drop upon. so am going East
now 70 patent an 'electrieSl machine for
cpfeventing the fruit from falIihg when
beeomesTipeio i VIII run a. wire 10
the; trunk Of each tree, zdd the blamed
fruit will have to hang on as long as the
Scifeuit Is connected. 4. 1T When the fruit is
almost ripe will have men with bask-
cets,5 lined with silk plush, ,@staud under
tho trees. ioI win then turn of the cur
rfent,p aud the fruftiis botfid 10 drop!.''@ I
,yffst A very nice 1arrSng gemert, ~ We all
replied IN Chorus Tor We watted TO en-
ocodrage the California man. .dsSE
os DYES but then Eaiifofnfs is no place
of6r poor fiarf, s,o he continasd, aand Ii
Hd6esnt pay TO raise fruit Fruit there
IS worse than the Mississippi lfio6d seit
will get the best OF You! !oH I rem enihar q
poor, economical Epawnbrokef, naned
Abe Solomon who thought be worild
manufscture sign OF the three golden
balls 10 hang out in front of his store.
ffe took three Of the smallest !Csliforpia
grapes ne could find, covered them with
goid-ieaf, and hung them up over bis
store door. he went home that njght
schuckling over the idea that he had got
his sign 90 cheap but poor tell fellO that
20 HaUy U = ~ 1ie we askAt3 sii;su!n'I 7slJ
wei; ;Abe came down the next morn1 morn
ing and fotind the street in, front Of his
store block AIDED and policeman guard
Ing his premises. Yon see, the grapes
had grown during the. night and their
weight had pulled the front of his store
out Sat,japd ard !, Sompletslys demoli lishsd. tbs
sssfs tssfGp5ssibIe G an asked the ttI thin IN man.
'a=a Never smoke. q .truer, word in. nv
ifo,n replied the California mani ! and
We, believed him. - 70 80,
-1ll! / don't understand, g said The drum
mer, looking out Of the, window,s 1siThy
the farmers allow young cattle to nibble
at the tops, Of this winter wheat" = n
- nWhy,'r said the California man,
ssit,s to make the roots strong But
they couldn' t do that in. California. Il
renember.poor Dick Smith, He. turned
his cattle out to Craze on the meadow
which he had sown. In : winter wheat.
thinking it was growing too fast--aai
IL does 9row noWerf,,llv fast thare- The
next. morning he went out to round .u2
his cattle but, .rary a cattle, could he
find. ~ - - -, 80, .-,.ob essl.l
90 They,had all taken, to, their, heels,
.eh2n said the fat man.,,,,s,l.,, ,.,7,i ,,,s,,
q, 80, no; bless YOU. no, There had
come up a shower in the night that had
started Smiths wheat to, growing. and
fha. wheat had Actually taken the .oattlei
u6 with it. and they were clean ont of
sight.aext morning, - ~ ,...l,t .ssIr
a ,WhE didn't he cut the wheat doHn2,'I
asked the Plainyille man. r.,rrTsyo.;l
- No r7pse, g., replied the California
man, SHE COULDN'T have sold it. ri.sl, Frs
:, g Why not tP's,.r.gD .s-Is .s.,e ys.i 10 7bs!
:, g Because Il would have tasted OF
bee. f.9,..T 81 f.si..t,r, s.,,;s,.@i se2t ~ ego
-ss. Oranges must, ber very, abundant, in
Folr State.,t humbly suggested the lean
n.,.a,,,sT,s1 ~, 80 ,I,ofls,T = .s; >
- u-Abuadaute Well, syeu can usnble