Telegram-herald., 1890-04-27

Thsr- are several thousand characters
f. The Chinese. They have almost every
klnd u character eKespt what Is known
aA the moral character The Chinese
we're on the eve Of big celebration Ia
honor q the srsctioa OF the JOSS house..
They Invited me % participate, but | tod
tlsm that bad never made profession
of religion and did not think it would
- proper. SO they excused me.
We took the sleeper on the Central Pa
cihc railroad Tor San Francisco. aud were
Just in time 20 catch the steamer State Of
California tor Portland Out through
the Golden Gate OF a glorious morning
az 10 o'clock we steamed softly away. as
the poet SAYS. Oas and, and Mob Hin.
ard Goat Island. and Telegraph Hill. and
Lone Mountain AT the Cliff House, and
Sutro Heights. one Dy one faded away.
The croupy baying OF the sea lions grew
more indistinct. the Asthmatic engine
qulcksned its stroke. and We were abroad
on the heaving chest Of the Pacific.
Some got out their glasses. and others
their summer literature. and some their
lunches. but most every ono went below
% divost himself ~ what il known as the
California hea- The California fea does
not differ from the American isa. except
that he IA tribe darker on the stomach.
and is also the hopeless victim ot inson-
nia. His motto Is. We never sleep.
nor allow anybody else 20 do So" Also,
eve do rot die ia the house"
This httlc insect Is what might be
p = -.
great and the eminent of all ages and oil
cEues. He associates with his superiOrs
with a. little embarrassment as a mem
Der Of the legislature would. He also has
way 0f attracting attention 20 himself
which must arouse the envy and admlra-
ton Of Denis Kearney.
large focks q sea gJllls. poised on
graceful wing. followed rs Far out 70 sen.
The gull is not a very pretty bird. nei
ther Is he a good son ~ster he dies With
much ease aad g. 2 bat his song re-
minds noe % the remark made By an
AGED horse once owned. who had formed
the unfortunats habit oS criooing. The
gail Is a good roadster. but his voice
ueeds uttle machine oil on the second
i1inE He pursues a ship on tireless
wing for DAYS n a time. taxing anything
that NAV be- offered bv kind friends, a.
vavs giving D grateful creak in return.
It's ambitions are not praissworthy. how
ever. and mia ASPIRATIONS are ofsaL
on ths way out of the bay I saw our
oh friend .hc practical joker. He had
been with "a several days on the cars
ard g hotels He was getting some
more josss rastv FOR ne voyage. God
dId not see fs to shower any brains on
hi1 but after completing ths fss and
prououucing hi1 good The practical
i1ker was produce from ne shsvings
and debris left over on the completion of
the lea
Fls began life By jers.ng the chair sut
from beneoth his old bind Ersndmothsr
and laughing immodsrately when she
broke her NECK Hs then advanced rap
tilv in hellishness. dong this sane svick
f,r me pastor whilst the latter tempOrs
rv ytood mp ss abe IN order more dsfs-
= 20 stab bot. .alsratus biscuit. The
b,v pow began 70 TT more dtaicult JOBS
ard s,on ceal oiled ST Bernard dog.
rheu lighting rim. hr rirn~d rim looss
q ~-in,arr .cb~ol Tor she blind. where
be succeeded in burning up quite mum
ber ~ children. whilst his eva ry-s
twinkled with merriment
ON. ne iTst buchled over wttn this
rox,if an spirit - gentle fun.
Wsl. IA wss on bosrd I did not ike
hin very much. frr he rad stuffed rnT
ripeSfsua fal u psper once. and. though
/ r0t IL sut In hslf ne time il took him
- put it in. have no patiencs WITH a
iar-a. fuB grown man with rhisS>rs
~h1 "a. nothing batter ~ 10 thsn n
st,i3v cut practical iokss zach ~ould
sia4raca r.s,ru1 school and shock a
"Sivs-a Indian.
% she second dsv -hil- h- va sem-
nlscng hi-s.f. preparatory % having a
u.ouxht ~ ~ "a. l-i - eeii--e. risns
siiio~ Etrlck us ahsff ths srupp-rs On
~ - ho- T'is .hip ks@iee oTsr III
the s,lt sprsv rsusd down The srao<r-
s--cx. .sd shsn .~-sssd ~ k-sst.e- fysil
minute .rs sh- rixht.d ber--lf b-fors
sh- raAiic. sr1 th~r -sns ever az Far ~
th- ,sher aa-. ( hsa ns-.r esk.. arr
lresr-st IN shis practical iOk.r, ard bad
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