The herald., 1894-08-29
How British Younger Sons
Become Fruit Growers.
The Young English People Have a
Festive Gathering.
A Boisterous Britieh Banquet-Biand
and Beautiful Costumes a
Model Carte a Boire-An
Attractive Place.
CARLSBAD, August 27, 1894.


Saturday was an exception to the rule,
and varied the normal monotony to such
an extent that the habitu65 of this can
itsry institution have theme upon
which they can deacant for several daye.
You must know, dear Herald, that
there is very numerous colony OF
young Englishmen settled in the valleys
back of here, and like all true Britone
they are given to social reunions, top
ping off with grand dinner. One OF
their periodical banquets took place here
on that day, and they assembled in
goodly numbers to partake OF the fine
things prepared Tor them. 1T noon
they commenced to arrive. aud from
that time until the hour for the Begin
ming of hostilities upon the visnds thay
came in buggies, in carriages, in carts,
on horseback, and in every conceivable
conveyance.
The young sprigs of Albion we're
jolly and picturesque lot. Some OF
them wore leather leggino and spurs,
others had on knee breaches and
stockings, whilet many wore long
trousers in the regulation fashion
OF all true Britishere, turned up
| it was raining hard at that identical
time in "dear old London" The head
gear was multiform and characteristic.
There were East Indian helmets, wide
| brimmed sombreros encircled by ban
| danas, military shakos. and little fore
| and.eit caps that stuck on their parted
in-the- middle hair by come miraculous
property of adhesion. As sun-defenders
these bits Of caps are bowling success.
The ladies, however, were neatly dressed
| d la mode in nice summery costumes, and
| ae q rule were pretty and some OF them
pquante. One would look in vain for
anything odd or outre in their makeup.
Among the invited guests were our old
| friends Col. Chalmers Scott, his amiable
wife and their two charming daughters
Mr.. Parker Dear wss the host, and he
was accompanied by his handsome wife,
a sister OF Mrs. Scott, both of the ladies
being the daughters OF the well-bsloved
and univeraaily-esteemed Mrs. Couts Of
the Guajoms rancho.
The banquet was success as you
already know by the detailed graphic
report the major engaged to make of It
for the HERALD. The report mentioned
must have niscsrried for it has not yet
reached this Office. Editor Suffice it
to say in this hurried epistle that ample
| justice was done to the cuisine of the
distinguished chef of this hotel, Mr..
| Tonson. Since the above wss written
Sundays edition OF the HERALD has
reached me, and to my anszs sment
find that the majors report does not
appear. / at once called his attention
to the fact. and he coolly told me that
he he was well aware of it; that he had
| sr1k I, ar,I no
cuse he gave for this objectionable
breach of faith was that he had gone
out on a sympathetic strike. Therefore,
some of the finest post-prand;al orations
ever delivered at banquet are ire
trievably lost. have only been able to
cave OUT of the literary wreck and ruin
which the Majors shameful conduct has
caused two of the principal flights of
oratory on that memorable occasion. To
the toast. "The ladies'" Mr.. Blunder-
bottom eloquently and feelingly re-
sponded. II had q mother" At this
the whole table rose and chesred. Later
down in the programme. when the chair
man with touching pathos gave the
toast. "To the queens new great grand Sc
con-" Captain Slamba6ter, laSe OF the
104th British grensdiers, responded. He
said: "Friends. sisters and fellow ooun-
trymen! The crown is now safe. An
other hair apparent secures the per-
manenoy OF the British hempire. may
say, in the words OF the Immortal bard
Hairs may come and hairs may 90, but
hairs happarent to Hslbion's throne
come on forever" This fine peroration
was signslized by such q shout of "Hear,
hear !" that we thought for a moment
the roof OF the hotel would be raised.
What loss to the reading public the
majors strike will occasion will be ap.
preciated whom Isay that one of the BAN
quetors assured me that there were over
dozen impromptu speeches made, not
one OF which was inferior to the two
brilliant bursts OF eloquence l have been
enabled to rescue from oblivion.
1T is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" is saying that was happily illus
trated by this banquet, for the regular
boarders of the caravaneary have reveled
in the surplns choice viands Of the least
ever since. Such is life.
| was let into a curious piece OF in 1.
formation about one of the prevailing
customs OF these young Britshers who
are 40 rapidly settling up this meek OF
woods" 1t sssms that they in the main
are composed Of the younger sons OF ex-
! cellent English families. Instead Of
placing these cadets at the bar, or in the
army or the church, as used to be the
rule, they are now deported to California
to become fruit farmers, their parents or
guardians making them a liberal allow.
ance to support them until they can be-
come experienced orchardists, when
they will buy small tract of land for
them to go into the business of cutiva-
tion on their own hook. In pursuance
OF this very meritorious object, the young
men when they arrive here select
an old established fruit raiser to
let them into all the mysteries of the
vocation. In return for this inetruc.
tion they pay the orohardist s35 a
month and give him, besides, the bone
fit OF their labor. But learn that this
programme is only semi-occasionslly
carried out. In most cases the aspiring
youths punctuatly pay the agreed sti-
pend but after few days experience
in tending the trees" they become
tired, and may be seen at all times
practicing the noble game of billiards at
the Pacific hotel at Oceanside. In the
course of time. however, they matricu-
late as fruit raising apprentices, receive
certificate to that effect from their
teachers, send it on to the governor,
who at once forwards the money to buy
10 or 20 acres of carefully selected fruit
land. And 80 the grand work OF imEai.
Oratiop from, the Pvitjnh i1iaa oman m