Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-02

boy and general doeothins.
do not wnsnbsr ever seeing him s'
vorh. he proved to b. - far {. ~
av. . mild. pleasant. sssy-eoins little
chap. very anliAs HE no,hsr's portrayal
Of him. and vas soon universal fsvOvits.
lie wss 20 yvsns ssl % small !, seemed
folly to srpset anything thoroughly uss-
fal of him. he wandered about the ship,
gathering up whatever came In his vsy.
waiting On the Ofhxrs, helping the eooA
taxing care of the eos,s.-s friend had
s<n, ne too - plsynsiss. ana vi,h an
eye to milk sos my mothers coffee
nms,ims. for a whole day playing With
Us si anything vs faneisd. He could
dress doll and sst out toy-dishes /; be
could make tiny kii.s and ffsil bovs and
suO~s; be could arrange . .crsp-book or
o., up h.hipg-,sckls. and he seemed
equally happy and eon,en, In cabin or
fxecsstle. Yet when ve reached San
Francisco be slmos, Instantly and mirse.
slOasly di.Ppssed, and kfs no trace.
Ny father -ss much annoyed The
mother. tear and enires,ies, Der anxiety,
her eoakdencs In the good effects Of the
voyage. and hsr ras, in my father. we're
constantly Pr,ssn, to him. Had Johnny
taksn 10 Jonahs whale - . erah, he
could not have been more profoundly
swallowed up. A, les, my father se-
esp,ed the situation - bee, he might.
and sitsr writing home full accounts Of
all ths, had been dOoe. seemed to dismiss
the matter from his mind. - ons 10 which
be had performed his duty. spite Of fall
ure.
san Francisco st that time vas city
in the rough. IL % impossible to eoavsy
to any ,hOrOaghly Eastern and antrsvsled
mind any oOneeP,iOa oft. Such curious
combinations Of single and muslin. Of
paper and Stats soeh . motley. pieiar-
e.qas. frish,fal. ridiculous crowd. forever
coming and going Every nation had i,'
representatives. every style Of costume.
every possible bearing and gesture. Gen
,lsmsn Of pOlish and ou,esss Of society,
the broadcloth Of Psrs and the Indian
blanket. the stately spsnisrd. the indo.
lent South American. the bevildsred
Cainamsn. and vide-swsks Ysnhes co.,
tinually jOstled and hustled each other oa
the plsnhs d the quay skirtins the
lovely bay. and on the narrow s,rs,eh Of
Long Wharf. er,sndins sn slmos, inersd :
ibl. distance into i,s waters Ladies
there werv few. and children even fever,
Ny sister and I we're sooa grss, pets
and the domestic life Of the ship. under
ny mother. AOms-hks s-sy. had charm
iOg the homeless young fellows and Lone
" married men engaged in the trsmen-
dO1s struggle tOr s.is,snos or mighty
vesl,h-,he ehspces slvsys mean, one
90 the other.
occssiOnly my father ,oot me with him
fOs . morning among his business friends.
and very delightful I found ,hess visi,s
I, vS sftsr ons Of thee ws found John
ny Cstsr We veS Walking along the
quay 10 take the boat fos our r,rn TO
the ship. The quay vu lined on the
lsnd.srd side vi,h gambling dsns--sss'
bs, rooms. sa,irsly open TO the street.
Al the fer end. . rough stage liitsd into
prominencs sOmstimss . rov Of Ethiopian
Ministries. sOmstinss three OF four painted
women. sometimes . sesdy pisnis, and .
hslf.sisryed violinis,.
Between this stage and the street. roo
sf,er rov Of tables were ~, out. crowded
With men dressed 10 rcd shirts, broad
slOueh.d hats. broad belts. and perfect
srmory Of ~espoas. Cries and blous
and struggle. vsrs - common /. the
,-sns Of the guitar os the voice Of the
singer. and my father always hurried me
slOns. trembling - ~ss, striving to dis
use, my attention from the sights and
sounds still recall With horror.
On this day Of which I vrits. he sud-
denly paused before oes Of the dsss, and
then deliberately WALKED into is very
mids,. s,ill holding my hand Ms ts-
Die near the center Of the room. he laid
his hand on the shoulder Of Johnny Car.
a. Who vas in,snsly watching the dsh
ssesn Of 70 quartet Of gambler. Pilss
Of rold-dssi. sishs-eorasrsd pieces. and
Jumps Of quart, lay hssPsd upon the to-
bls, and vouchsd ios the recent arrival
from the outskirts Of civilization.
With Wild cry the little wretch with.
Cd himself from my fsthsf's grasp and
threw himself into the midst Of the group,
bowling foe protection
In ons instant all vs confusion. Tbs
msa spssns up from their games On all
sidss. lssvins ,Asir gold - rssdily and
- r.ells.sly - though 10 .oss depended
o. the turn Of . card than In . msss game
for the love Of Il. Thsy crowded elo's
srOaad ss-srsss. bsardsd. s-srthy. tar
ribls isllows. Who seemed never 10 have
bssn born Of woman. Johnny Pounns
os, sAnll screams very veil made up Of
terror and snzsssy. told Pisifal tale.
He had bssn bssssn and Kicked and stsrv-
cd and thrown overheard and sovsd BE-
had ben worked night and day; hs vss
sftsid Of hb Life. 0aly ave him only