Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-09

met around livery stables, and could re-
member just how they smelled, but
when first got a smell Of that creriated
kid wondered " there would be any
left for the rest Of the party. have
eaten many delicious dishes in my time,
have tackled the Baltimore terrapin
on his native heath, the choice
oyster Of Blue Point fame. the can
vas back Of Chesapeake, the baked bean
of Boston, the pumpkin pie Of New Eng
land, the gumbo soup Of Louisiana, the
white fish and brook trout Of Lake Su-
perior, the quail ON toast of every cline,
and the teal duck roasted on stick in
Wisconsin, but never ate anything so
delicious as the kid Of to day, roasted by
my italian friends, and aided by some
Los Angeles claret, and plenty OF mount
ain air, while the mountain stream at our
feet sang SO joyously, and l will go fur
Their to enjoy another half of a small
goat, II ever get such chance, than to
partake Of auy meal that can be pro-
duced. To wind up the day stopped
at the residence OF Godfrey Stamm, OF
Pasadena, former Milwaukeean, on my
way back from the kid feast, and as they
we're about to visit the raspberry bushes
In the garden, / went along. and II L
didn't eat quart of ripe red raspberries
right hand over hand hope may never
see the back Of my neck. ] mention
these things to show what this glorious
climate of California is doing for me. At
home q goat or two would have been
enough for me, with no fruit of any
kind, but here l have to have all that is
going.
One Is constantly astonished at meet
ing people he knows from his own town
or city, and almost every State Is repre-
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Slamm,
and met Milwaukee colony, and people
/ from Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
and in fact everywhere, people who have
done Washington, attended Presidents
receptions and been everywhere on
earth. No Presidents reception ever
b d more cultivated and interesting peo-
pie than were at the reception here,
under the shadow Of the mountains.
| Mrs. Stamm and her sister, Mrs Geddes,
are sisters Of Mrs. John Black and Capt.
George Schoeffel, of Milwaukee. There
is one ranch here that everyone visits,
| Baldwin's ranch, Lucky" Baldwin's.
Baldwin got the name Of Lucky
from some mining venture or stock
deal, in which he made q mil
lion or so unexpectedly, and it
has hung to him, though he is the most
unlucky man ON earth, except in wealth.
He is cordially hated for his meanness by
more people than anybody. He is un-
| lucky in having no one to care whether
he lives or dies. He purchases affection,
such as it is, with money, and winds up
by breach of promise case. He has
everything ON earth to make man hap
by but friends, and a man without
| friends is the most unhappy being on
earth. He seems to hate everybody, and
yet the hatred is mutual. | have never
heard person speak kind or respect
full word of Lucky Baldwin. His idea
St ems to be that his money is ell that is
ne cessary on earth. | shall 60 over his
elegant ranch tomorrow, and write of
it. One day l went through it in a
hurry, and did not see much, except that
it is a Central Park at the foot Of noun
tains, in the loveliest valley on earth,
where anything will grow, except love
aud respect for its owner. g. w. Z.
-Peck's San.