Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-03-24

w naG II he should speak to herl ThlS idea
was SO appalling that Tulita hurriedly
walked on down the street, without looking
to the right or left. 1t was not until she had
turned the first corner she came to that she
recovered her equanimity. Then scolding her.
self severely for this panic, she continued on
slowly around the block, until once more she
found herself in front of SIENNA & Squills
establishment Bracing up her treacherous
courage with great effort she walked in.
One of the clerks, observing the hesitation
of young and pretty customer, advanced
toward her; and, in his suavest manner, said:
What can do for you today, missg'
'Is-a-is Mr.. SIENNA in9n faltered Tulita-
"Mr. SIENNA, laiss!'' exclaimed the young
man, with look of surprise, "Mr SIENNA is
dead"
oh" murmured Tulita, ~ am very
iorry."
And, with burning cheeks, she found her
IF in the street once more. How far or
here she walked after that Tulita was never
ute sure. When her thoughts were suffi-
entity collected she discovered that she was
! front Of one of the principal hotels. She
W news stand near the main entrance
n the impulse Of the moment she stopped
ld opening her bundle of lavender sticks
- showed them to the proprietor and asked
m if lie would try to sell them for her. He
;aS an elderly man, and while not enthusi-
astic over the prospects of brisk business in
avender sticks, he was very kind to the girl
and readily agreed to do ell in his power to
advance her little venture.
Rid of her bundle of lavender, which she
had begun to hate, Tulita turned her steps
homeward in high spirits. How easy it had
been to arrange the matter, and what little
fool she was to have worried herself So
After all, though, it was much better that
she had not left the sticks with SIENNA &
Squills. This news stand was by far the best
place, being right in the hotel, where the
eastern tourists would be sure to see them.
And Tulita fell to wondering whether the
man would sell any that day, and how many,
and how long it would be before they were
all sold And when she passed shoe store
she stopped and looked at the display in the
window to see what kind of shoes she should
buy-although, to be sure, the variety of
shoes to be had for So was not great.
Meantime the newsdealer had sold all of
Talitas lavender sticks. Not that they had
filled one Of the public's long felt wants, for
they had all been bought by one person, that
person being Mr. Brown, of Philadelphia.
Mr. Brown, while leaning idly against the
news stand, had seen Tulita come up, and on
getting sight of her face had said to himself
in surprise, ''By Jove! That is the pretty
girl saw in the garden yesterday afternoon" !"
And although he politely moved away out of
hearing of the conversation, he furtively
watched the pretty girl, and bad no difficulty
IN understanding the nature of her trans
action with the old newsdealer. "Hard up,
of course" said Mr.. Brown, sympathetically.
Then as Tulita tripped away he returned to
his lounging place by the news stand, and
picking up one of the lavender sticks with an
air of idle curiosity, asked what they were
for.
"They are made of lavender" replied the
dealer, land you put them in the bureau
drawer to make your clothes smell nice, at
any rate that is what the young lady who
left them here says never saw any myself
before guess I'll sell em for souvenirs of
southern California. They are made by a
native Californian, and it will be change on
norned toads."
"That is good idea," said Mr. Brown
calmly "In fact have an aunt at home
who would not like horned toads, SO will
take some of these. How many have you
gota A dozen? Well, you can let me have
the lot"
AS the pleased dealer was wrapping up Mr..
Browns purchase that gentleman flipped the
ash from his cigar and said, after pause,
'sWhat do you mean by native Californian
Is not every one born in California q natives"
"Well, yes" said the dealer, with patient
forbearance for the ignorance of this tender
foot" who was so good customer, II sup
pose they are But when we say native Cali
fornian we mean the Spanish or Mexican
people, who lived here when the country be
longed to the greasers Have you ever read
Two Years Before the Mast by Mr.. Dana!
If you haven't have got copy here would
Like to sell you. Mr.. Dana was in San Diego
back in the thirties. hero was not much
here then except few adobe houses in Old
Town and the mission, but he gives you a
pretty good idea of the native Californian.
Some of them came originally from Spain,
and had grants of land from the king SO big
that they could ride for days as the crow
flies and not leave their ranches. They lived
like lords that you read about, with hum
dred or SO Indians to herd their cattle, and
every ono that happened along was welcome
to the best. Helen Hunt gives you good
idea OF that in Ramona | would like to
sell you this copy; it's the last got left. You
have read it? Well, as l was saying, when
the Americans commenced coming in here
the native Californiars began losing their
land. They found it necessary to have money
to keep up with the procession, and the most
Of their ranches got pretty well plastered, SO
that one way or another the big grants got
broke up, and so did the natives. / guess
there are mighty few of them now that could
pan out anything but law suits. ] shouldn't
wonder now if the father of that young lady
once owned a million or SO Of acres, you can't
tell But, you bet, if he had any of IL left,
now that the boom has struck the town, she
wouldn't be making those things" touching
Mr.. Browns parcel, 'Not," he added
hastily, "but what they are first class ar
ticle in their way. III fact must get her to
make sorle more, guess they'll take pretty
we'll You don't want to buy Helen Hunts
booka Mr.. Dana'sl Wei, SO long"
Showing the bundle Of lavender into the
pocket of the light overcoat that hung across
his arm, Mr. Brown left the hotel, and with
the air of a man who has nothing to do and