Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-28

/ and readily agreed 70 40 az III ms power u
advance her little venture,
Rid Of her bundle Of lavender, which she
had begun 10 hate, Tulita turned her stepa
honieward in high spirits How easy il had
been 10 arrange the matter, and what a little
| fool she was TO have worried herself so.
After all, though, 10 was much better that
sho had not left the sticks with SIENNA 6.
sduilis. This noHs stand was by far the hest
place, being right In tho hotel, whore the
eastern tourists would be suro 10 see them.
And Tulita fell 10 wondering whether the
man would sell any that day, and how many,
and how long II would DO before they wcre
all cold And when she passed q shoe storo
she stopped and looked at the display in the
window to $50 what kind Of shoes she should
buy-although, to b sure, the variety Of
Shoes TO be had for IS was not great.
Meantime tho newsiealer had sold all Of
Tulitas lavender sticks. Not that they had
filed one Of tho public's long felt wants, for
they had all been bought by ono person, that
person being Mr.. Brown, OF Philadelphia
bfr Brown, while leaning Idly against tho
news stand, had seen Tulita come up, and on
getting aEght of her face had said to himself
In surprisc, by Jovel That Is the pretty
girl saw in the garden yesterday afternoon
anu AlA9fA1 away NAAA Va
hearing Of the conversation, he furtivcly
watched the pretty girl, and had no difficulty
in understanding the nature OF her trans
action with the old newsletter "Har,i up,
OF course,p said Mr. Brown sympathetically.
Then rs Tulta trippcd AWAY he returned TO
bis lounglng place by tho news stand, and
picking up ono of tho lavender sticks with an
air of lido curiosity, asked what they were
for.
They arc made Of lavender replied the
dealer, .and you put them in the bureau
drawer 20 make your clothes smell nice, at
any rate that Is what tho young lady who
left them here says. mover saw any myself
before guess IN sell 'cm for souvenirs Of
southern California. Thoy are made by a
native Californian, and it will be a change on
horned toadan
'That 10 good idea,H said Mr.. Brown
calmly. I'm fact 1 havo nn aunt at homo
who would not like horned toads, 50 will
take soma OF these How many have you
goti a dozenl Well, you can let me have
tho lott
As the pleased dealer was wrapping up Mr..
Browns purchase that gentleman Tipped tho
ash from his cigar and said, after pause,
"What do you mean by 'nntive Californian
Is not every ono born in California nntiveP
"woll, ycsn said tho dealer, with patient
forboarancc Ter tho ignoranco OF this slender
foot who was 70 good customer, II sup
pose they are. But when WI say native Cali,
forninn wo mean the Spanish or Mexican
people, who lived hero when tho country be
longcd 70 the grcasera Hayo you over read
Two Years Before the Mast, by Mr.. Danai
II you haven't have got a copy hero would
like TO soil you Mr.. Dana wus in San Diego
back in the thirties. There was not much
hero then except "a few ndobo houses In Old
Town and tho mission, but he gives you a
pretty good idea uf. the native Californian.
Some OF them came originally from Spain,
and had grants OF lard from tho king 50 biz
that they could ride for days as tho crow
flies and not leave their ranches. They l,vcd
like lords that you read about, with hun
drcd or 50 Indians to herd their cattle, and
every one that happened along was welcome
to tho best Helen Hunt gives you good
idea Of that In Ramona | would like 10
sell you this copy; its the last got left You
have read III Won, as was saying, when
the Americans commenced coming In hero
tho native Californinns began losing thor
land They found II necessary to have money
10 keep up with tho procession, mud tho most
OF their ranches got pretty well plasterod, 30
that ono way or another the big grants rot
broke up, and SO did tho natives. | guess
there arc mighty few Of them now that could
pau out anything but law suitt shouldn't
wonder now II the father OF that young lady
once owned million or so of acres, You can't
tell But, you bet, II ho had my OF 1t left,
now that the boom has struck the town, sho
wouldn't bo making those thiugsn touching
Mr.. Browns parcel Not he added
hastily, "but what they are u ilrst class ar
ticlo in their way. In fact must get her TO
mako some moro. guess they'll tako pretty
we'll You don't want to buy Helen Hunts
book Mr.. Danasi Well so long,
Showing tho bundle Of lavender into tho
pocket Of tho light overeoat that hung acruss
his arm, Mr.. Brown loft tIs hotel, and with
the air Of a man who has nothing to do and
all tho day before him he walked along tho
streets Finally he entered a tall franc build
ing bearing tho Legend FURNISHED rooms TO
lot" Ascending 70 the top floor ho opened
the door Of what proved 10 DO a small apart
nent, well filled with bed and bed lounge,
both presenting evidence Of recent U.S.. la q
corner beforc n small looking glass stood a
well dressed man OF about 30 years OF age,
carefully arranging four in hand tic. Ho
turned az Mr.. Brown entercd, and looked at
him cSpcctanily, but Immediately resumed
his occupation
Vol, old man. he said, anything nowg'
mo" said MIR, Brown, throwing his over.
coat on tho bed, Tho bundle Of Lavender
dropped out OF tho pocket, and Mr. Brown,
picking It up, SHE'D 1t after the coat
what Is thgtn snid tho gontloinan at the
looking glass; "manuscIiptm
mo" said Mr., Brown, with slight lool,
OF embarrassment; "eomething got at the
hotel Why tho dcvil hasn't that Chlnamau
made tho beds up ho continued, impatient
". 1T nearly Il o'clock And going t
the door MIR brown called out In no genllt
tones' "Aeip you'll Sing Leo Sing Lcop
My dear follow exclaimed his com
puion, with M nifcctation OF terror. "fol
heavens sake, don't do thatl You viii stu
up the old woman spent whole houl
this morning pcnuadlng her 10 DO quiet lo
another week. And drawing Brown bacl
into the room, he tiptocd into the entry, an,
cautiously pecrod over tho banisteiS Thci
coming back, no closed tho door softly, an.
hcayed a sigh OF relief,
Browns puzzled expression changed to
srnila "Oh, he said, ~ forgot about tn
rent But, Gay, Benton, we can't owe he
very much for this littl0 coop; can't you IA,
her enough TO let me kick that Chinarnai
into some idea Of dccencyn
"Cant 10 dono, my dear boy tnid hi
companion. You must loarn 10 deny your
self these luxuries.n
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