Telegram-herald., 1890-04-06

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MEETING Nh. J. SIDES.
Zee 70 Tic high grounds and also the
wrath % come for. hs said. the waters
Of Tho great deep would arise at ABOUT
liz middle of the month and srnits the
people Of Oakland and slay them, and
ruat the pork barrels ou. u their cellars,
and 81 their cisserns with people who
snsered At the prophecy.
This prophet ia this way did good
business. lie attracted much notice,
aad had al be could DO as prophet for
several weeks Many Oakland people
we're frightened. especially as Virgins,
tie great intellectual Sahara Of the
prophet industry. also prophesied high
wave which would rise at least above
the bills AZ the Palace hotel IN San Fran
cisco. With the aid OF these two gen.
eral. middle weight prophets, was en-
Abled % secure some good bargains in
corner lots and improved property in
Oakland az 10 per cent OF the estimated
value. In other words, aln putting my
hnited powers az a prophet against those
Of Professor Virgins. the painstaking
and gifted ass OF Canada, and the bicycle
prophet OF the Pacific slope. am will
Ing 70 stand or fall by the result.
A a prophet have never attracted
attention in this country. mostly because
have been too busy with other things.
Also because there was so little prophe-
swing % be done that did not care 10
take hold Of the industry: but have
ever been ready 10 purchase at a great
discount the desirable residences OF those
who contemplated q general collapse OF
the universe, or tidal wave which
would wipe out the general government
and cover with = placid sea the mighty
republic which God mas heretofore. for
some reason. smiled upon. Moreover l
can hardly believe that the Deity would
commission a man To 90 out over Cali
foruia on bicycle % warn people. when
few red messages and q standing no
tice in The Examiner would do the
work in less time. Reasoning in this
manner with a sturdy logic worthy OF
my rich and unctuous past, have Sc
cured some good trades in down town
property. and viii await the coming
devastation with calm and entirely un-
ruAied breast.
California az this season OF the year Is
smiracse Of beauty, as most every one
Knows. Nature heightens the effect for
the tenderfoot By compelling him 20 cross
the Alpine heights Of the Sierra Nevada
mountains and freeze To death IN the cold
heart Of snow blockade. Thus. weather
besten and sore. he reaches the rolling
green hills and il greeted with the rich
odor Of violets. submitted to the IN
suits of tottering monopoly for week,
in the heart Of the winter, and. tired and
SICK a. soul. with chi.blaIns on my feet
ard lnimeut on my ether lineamerts.
burst forth one bright morning into this
realm of eternal summer. The birds
sang In my frozen bosom. I shed the
gunuv sack wraps from my tender feet
even as a butterfly or a tramp bursts his
huh in the spring time, ard | laughed
two or three coarse. outdoor laughs,
which shook the balmv branches OF the
tail pomeEranste trees and twittered IN
the dense foliage Of the magnolia.
The railroad wa very kind 70 us at
first. That WAS when ws were buying
our tickets Later on It became more
harsh ard reproached us a. times. Con-
ductors woke "a up two or three times
In the night 10 xsss foadly ou our tickets
and loek a. IL they were sorry they ever
parted with them. On the Central Pa
ciac passengers are not permitted % give
their tickets % the porter on retiring.
You must wake up and converse With
the conductor at ali hours Of the night.
and hold a lantern for him while he
slowly spells out the hsrtf words on your
ticket. I did not Ike this. and several
times ummursd IN a querulous tone
- the conductor But he did not mind
r. He vent on doing the behests Il his
surirvsr. and IN that var endsaring
hirnseif 70 The great adversary Of souls.
7 aid - an Official q the road. Do
rou rot think this Is the worst managed
road IN the United srates-alwsTs ex-
sep,inx th, Western North Csrolins rail
road. which IL an incorporated Insult 20
humanity
well. that depends. q course.~ be
aid. 'son what st2ndpoins from ~hich
you view it from
We'll. Z You rsrs sTyfnz 60 divert
travel % tha southern Pacific. also the
rolling stock. The good vii. the culverts.
ths n ridends. he frogs. th- snow sheds,
she right II vay and the new laid tram
6rx- e~srvthins excect he first. s~ns,-d
and shiri mortgages. which VOID nstal-
rsiiT rsvar- e the governments. ~cuid
You net think We vsr- managing the
eusin-~s with q sesady hard and ~snch-
ful sver'
said certainly w~uid I shrr
wrsng his hard scftir and sscle s~sv. ~
he aiso b-<zn - 10 The ssns thing
At Re-o ws hsd dsy ~ tvo in whioa
q, chz-rve he city ron the car plat
form -hilst ~zisirg fer TIE blockade -
~ raissd We could pcs q sway fron
the trsin more than 500 f-et. FOR g miSht
uari sf sny rausua Thss . sr< bs~n<T