Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-05
STRANGER Spoilers.
A Tenderfoot in the Land of


A Tenderfoot In the Land of the
Boomers.
A gentleman from Philadelphia, who
has been making some examinations of the
lands in Southern California, arrived here
yesterday, having come up to see what in
ducements are offered in this neighborhood
to the Eastern investor. In conversation
with REcoRD-UNIoN reporter last night
he told of his reception and entertainment
at one of the booming towns in the follow
ing language:
| had arrived the night before in the
town of Riverside. Strolling forth into the
neatly planted grounds of the little hotel
in an earnest verbal contest. / could hear
one say
Hes mine"
"No, he's not yours" said another. Il
saw him first"
"No you didn't see him first. Where
did you see him?"
:" saw him coming out OF the hotel
door"
well, l saw him leaving the desk
That's all right" said the third, q saw
him coming down the stairs before he went
to the desk at all. If your going on that
way | won't stand to the agreement. l
think he is my man."
Having heard so much, saw one of the
fellows deliberately crack his fingers in the
faces of the other two, with bah " and
an indignant look, and forthwith turn
round to me, like the ventriloquist on the
stage who plays the ruffian and the sweet
lady, with beaming smile on his coun-
tenance and cheerful Good morning
sir" partakiDg of all the sunshine of that
sunny quarter.
Good morning, my man." said, you
seem to know me-"
"Oh, / suppose you are the gentleman
who arrived here last night, and that you
have come down to look at some Riverside
property"
Yes" l said, & intend to look around
and see what Riverside can show"
We'll, sir, l have just come to enable
you to see the best things that are to be
had around here. l know everything in
Riverside and for twenty miles around,
and | can show you bargains that there's
money in"
But" said |. "a carriage is more ex-
pense than | mean to go to. | think Riv-
ersde will hardly exhaust my walking
powers"
YES, but you want to see the orange
orchards and Magnolia Avenue. sir Be-
sides, II will cost you nothing. l will be
very glad 10 show you about | am
always ready to show gentlemen arriving
here what there is to be seen. The car
rige is there all the time, and | always take
pleasure in driving gentlemen who like TO
see the place. This is my card" and he
presented me the card OF a firm of real
estate agents.
| made an arrangement with him for one
O'Clock and 10 my surprise he was as
punctual as if a fortune depended on
his attendance In the course of long
and extremely interesting drive, behind
handsome pair of horses, found that the
young man was very genial and intelli-
gent. Finally said TO him:
Look here, | want You to tell me some
thing and promise not to violate the con-
fidence viii you tell me, honestly, what
was the trouble between you and the two
fellows outside the gate this morning ?"
well, sir, he replied in a confidential
tone, those two fellows are stranger spot
tiers. You see they are employed by an
entirely different house from what / repre-
sent. Our house don't do things in that
way. We know a gentleman when we see
him. Each of those fellows claims the
right to speak To gentleman he has seen
first and they hang around this house in
the morning. sill inst like fellows going to
shoot covey of quail-the man who sees
them first has the right to the first shot
These fellows wanted me to hold back and
let them come aud talk 20 you, but l did
not think thy were the kind of fellows for
you, sir, and just told them | wouldn't
listen to any such nonsense"