Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-02
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

THE OLD AND THE NEW.
Jake Tyner's Last Effort to Have
an Old.EashiensA spree.
There are few better raconteurs in this
bailiwick than ex-Sheriff Rowland. Liv-
ing with him on his ranch at the Puente
is an old-timer who is character in his
way. He came here long before the
Forty miners, and has all the peculiari
ties Of the early frontiersmen. Years
ago he used to be in the habit of visiting
the city about once a year and putting
up at the "U. s." to enjoy good, roll
licking, old-fashioned vacation. He
was not one OF those Numbering or
quarrelsome fellows when on spree, to
whom everybody gives wide
berth. On the contrary his rotations
frightened him up and brought
to the surface q rich mine of quaint
humor and lively anecdote that made
him most enjoyable company. His
trapping "reminiscences and bear stories
were real gems in their way and quite
out of the ordinary routine. He always
declared that the beaver had language
of his own, and could telegraph miles up
q river to the other beavers when trap
per hove in sight. He never harpooned
ssbars," like old Dan'l Sexton, but he
would swear by the big boot in Chatham
street that he once killed grizzly in the
San Antonio caf1on by impaling him
upon staff burnt sharp at the end rs
he charged upon him. But to our
present story. Rowland says that old
Jake Tyner came to him few months
ago, and said he thought he would go to
town for run. To the great astonish-
ment of the ex-Sheriff, Tyner had not
made one Of his periodical visits to the
city for about six years. The last time
he had been here he was annoyed to find
so many changes, and had about made
up his mind that he would stick to the
ranch, where he was familiar with every
object, and was not shocked at the many
improvements and innovations made,
because they had gone on gradually I'M
der his eye.
Well, Jake saddled up one morning
and started for town. His habit had
been to stay away two or three weeks
when he came here, so that when he re-
turned this time to the ranch the day
the subject of much comment amongst
the old rancheros. No one was more as.
tonished at his sudden return than Mr..
Rowland, whose curiosity was excited to
know the reason. Jake had come back
perfectly straight, and that was another
puzzle which required explanation.
How is 1t, Jake" said Rowland to
him one day, that you made 30 short
stay ct Los Angeles when you went there
the other day."
"Well, Bill, I'll tell you all about it.
You see, the time before when 1 went
thar, I found things changing mighty
rapidly. Thar was big buildings
with all sorts of chicken fxins
on 'em in place of the COM
Portable 'dobes 1 usedter 60 to. Then
1t seemed, somehow, hard to run across
the old fellers usedter know. Strangers
here, and strangers thar and strangers
everywhar. I sed to myself if this thing
keeps up thar'n be no use in old Jake
comm back to Los Angeleese; but l
managed to pull through, for 1 did dig
up some of the old stock and he'd
. good time with them. But this
last trip knocked me clean out. When I
got to town, thinks 1, the blend city
isn't as far of as it usedter be, for I
hadn't rid the old.time distance. But,
thinks ], it's shorter ON account of the
shortcut roads they've made. Then agin,
when come to look at the town was
puffeckly nonplusshed. didn't know q
durn'd building in it. hunted round
fol the ~. 3d." but couldn't find any
thing that looked like it. Then I seed q
place that looked like as If traveller
mought find refreshments thar, 80 1 went
up to the counter and told the barkeep to
give mo some of his best pisen. The
TELLER looked at me as if l was horse
thief, and says he, odd man, you're
mistaken in the place. We don't sell
liquor here, and no liquor is
sold in this city, This was a
sumner, sure enough-no hardware
sold in Los Angeleese! larfed at the
TELLER. and told him he was playin' me.
But he stuck to it. I goes to another
likely looking place and another. But
they all told the same story. Thinks 1,
If Los Angeleese has come to this that q
Teller can't get drink in it, why this
child goes back to the ranch. So L
goes to where had tied my horse, got
onto him, and come back"
"You couldn't have gone to Los Ange-
les, Uncle Jake, or you would have found
pi0uCy OI places 10 get Drink. feflapS
you made mistake and only went as far
as Pasadena.
ooh, no; know Pasadena. There's
only two or three little stores there and
large frame school-house on the other
side of the road. No; this was a great
big brick city, with streets and hotels, |
Just as expected Los Angeles would be !
If they kept on making changes and |
putting up new buildings as they was
doing when l was thar before. But,
Billy, I've seen enough of new
Los Angeleese as it is. I'll never go |
thar agin. Whensit has come to the |
pass that Teller can't get drink thar,
guess I'll make up my mind to stay
where | am till pass in my checks"
And" says Billy, "you can't make
Jake believe that he made q mistake and |
only went as far as Pasadena, which he
believed was Los Angeles transmogrifed. |
The chances are that Jake will never
make another trip to town."
THE ESCONDIDO FAIR.