Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
TOUGH SAM BRENNAN.

!, TOUGH SAM BR44NN41N.
Ho,U nc Caused GeM Sherman to Destroy q
4 Mormon 0r s. liners.
/ ism Francisco Chronicle.l
The announcements that Sam Brannan
has returned to San Francisco from
Guaymas Sonora, and is registered at
clearinghouse on Commercial street,
revives host of recollections concern
ing the cratic career of that erratic
gentleman. Sam Brannan's career on
this coast has been varied one. He
was the first man to start newspaper
in California and was instrumental in
the finding and working of gold in the
island which il known as the Mormon
Island. Sam Brannan was the devil in
that great play of "Gold Discovery"
which was acted here throughout the
years of 1S49-5O. Though the actors
were by no means angels, yet Sam
Brannan, by superior intelligence and
unbounded audacity, did for a great
many months play a leading part dur
ing that time. AS an example of his
audacity Sam Brannan constituted HIM
self the collector Of 1.-THE for the bene-
fit of the Mormon Church, and this
1.-THE was one-tenth of the gross pro-
ducts of the gold mines. Strange to
say, the Mormon miners unhesitatingly
paid to Sam this 1.-THE, in the silly be-
lief that it was duly forwarded to Salt
Lake City. For many months the 1.-THE
was paid without a murmur, but one
day Gen. Sherman, who was then
stationed here, happened to pay visit
to Mormon Island and was approached
with complaint by certain Mormons.
Lieutenant, said they, tive are pay
ing one-tenth of the gross products of
our earnings to Sam Brannan as 1.-THE
to the Mormon Church, and we do not
believe that he is sending as he prom
ised. We wish that you would see him
about it."
Sherman was notorious lover Of
justice and was ever ready to listen to a
complaint, and, if possible, rectify it,
so when he returned to California he
met Sam and told him what he had
heard.
More fools they to pay" said Sam,
"and as long as they pay SO long will I
take. )"
Sherman communicated this answer
to the sweltering Latter Day Saints on
Mormon Island, and after great many
resolutions it was finally agreed that
the 1.-THE should be discontinued.
Little was heard of Sam Rrannan for
many years until he suddenly doomed
up with the startling news that he had
furnished supplies for the Mexican Gov
eminent during the war of 1866 to the
tune OF $10,O00,OO0 The Mexican Gov
eminent, rather justly, repuliated this
claim and gave him few thousand dol
lars. Then Sam Brannan doomed up
again as a great colonist and elaborated
$. big scheme for furnishing Sonora
with colonists and for the furtherance
of this plan he took up his residence
in the town of Guaymas, which is the
port OF the State of Sonora.
As dresser Sam was not a success
during his stay in that town. In the
hot weather, and it can be hot in Quay
mas, Sam Brannan was the reverse of
being we'll clad. His favorite apparel
was an old chintz dressing gown which
came little below his knees, a pair
of carpet slippers down at heel and out
at toe and gaudy Japanese umbrella.
Arrayed in these articles of wearing APP
parel, Mr.. Sam Brannan would stroll
out to pay his calls and attend to his
business. 1t can be imagined what
alarm his appearance caused among the
fair senoritas of Sonora when he came
before them in his tapping dressing
gown. One day, when a fresh sea
breeze was blowing through tho little
town and tanning the low siclsly orange
trees in the plaza, Mr.. Sam Brannan
appeared in all the glory of his gaudy
dress. A meeting was held by the
prominent residents Of the place and a
deputation waited upon Sam, request
ing him to finish his toilet before APP
pearing on the plaza. Sam reply was
couched in the form of breaking the
! paper umbrella over the speakers head
and he retired to the house in high
dudgeon, his mouth vomiting forth
curses on every man, woman, and child
in the State Of Sonora, of the great
Mexican Republic.
LIGHT FROM TIE STARS
1t has been found by photometric ex-