Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-13

girl / saw In the gnrusn yesterday afr9noun'
And although be politely moved away out cf
hsaring Of the Convention, he furtively
watched the pretty girl, and bad no difficulty
in understanding the nature q her trans
action with the old newsdealer. Hard up,
of COURSE said Mr. Brown, sympathetically.
Then as Tulita tripped away be 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
Tor.
"They are made Of lavender replied the
dealer, '.and 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 EN- for souvenirs Of
southern California They are made By
native Californian, and it viii be q change OH
horned toads.s
THAT is a good idea,r said Mr.. Brown
calmly. sin fact 1 have an aunt at home
who would not Like horned toads, 50 will
take some Of these. How many have you
gots A do1eni Well, you can Let me have
the lot"
As the pleased dealer was wrapping up Mr..
Browns purchase that gentleman tipped the
ash from his cigar and said. after q pause,
What do you mean by native Californian
Is not every one born In California . natiye.n
SWELL yes said the dealer, with patient
forbearance for the ignorance Of this tender
foot who WIS 50 good . customer, Il 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
lonsed to the greasers. Have you ever read
Two Years Before the Mast by Mr.. Dana.
II you haven't have got copy here l would
like to sell you. 4-r. Dana was in San Diego
back in the thirties. here was not muck
here then except few adobe houses in Old
Town and the mission, but he gives you
pretty good idea of the native Californian.
Some Of them came originally from Spain,
and h2d 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 hun
dred or SO Indians to herd their cattle, and
every one that happened along was welcome
to the best Helen Hunt gives you a good
idea of that in Ramona ! would like TO
sell you this copy; it's the last got left You
have read iti Well, as | was saying. when
the Americans commenced coming in here
the native Californians began losing their
land They found it necessary to have racsley
to keep up with the procession, and the most
u epe Ptrbes "cii PAe1Sttht.A, ~
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 l 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 it left,
now that the boom has struck the town, she
wouldn't he making those things" touching
Mr. Browns parcel ''Not," he added
hastily, "but what they are first class ar
ticle in their way In fact must get her to
make some more, guess they'll take pretty
we'll You don't want t, bug Helen Hunts
book' Mr.. Dana's, Well, SO long"
Showing the bundle of lavender into the
pocket of the light osercoat that hung across
his arm, Mr.. Brown left the hotel, and with
the air of 1. man who has nothing to do and
all the day before him he walked along the
streets. Finally he entered tall frame build
ing bearing the legend Furnished rooms to
let" Ascending to the top floor he opened
the door of what proved to be small apart
ment, well filed with bed and bed lounge,
both presenting evidence of recent use. In
corner before a small looking glass stood a
well dressed man of about 50 years Of age,
carefully arranging a four in hand tie. He
turned as Mr.. Brown entered, and looked at
him expectantly, but Immediately resumed
his occupation.