The herald., 1895-06-09

obtained an explanation OF that :vonder-
ful invention, the bicycle. The obliging
owner of the machine showed his newly
found acquaintance how the old thing
worked. and then kindly invited him to
ride on it; but the wanderer shook his
head dubiously, and muttered mo, l
thank ye.
Subsequently. however, the doctor ex.
planned to his peripatetic acquaint-
ance that wonderful transform
from a dreary wilderness into fertile.
thriving garden spot, had been brought
about within twenty years and solely by
human effort intelligently applied to ma
tural resources. That people in the far
off country east of the mountains, hear
ing OF the splendid climate and fertile
soil of this region. mad come here in
large mum bers, titled the ground. erected
buildings, planted trees, constructed rail
roads, established towns, and in other
ways made the country what it now is.
That Pasadena was first intended as fruit
colony by twenty seven persons from lndi-
ana who did not contemplate ever making
a city of il, but did believe it possessed the
requisite natural advantages for a sue
cessful fruit raising enterprise. That in
1874 few of those Indiana colonists,
joined by several persons from other por-
tions of the East laid out Pasadena
as colony on that plan, subdividing
ton. Among these original colonists
were Judge Hutton and Jesse 1arnell,
now residents of Los Angeles; Judge 5.
2. Eaton of South Pasadena and the late
d. NJ Berry, who was the first secretary
of the organization.
With this additional informatio the
strange visitor left DR.. Reid and pur-
sued his walks about town. The more he
saw and heard the more puzzled and be-
wildered he became. He had never be-
fore been amid such surroundings. Where
was ne and who was he? Where did he
come from and where was he liable to
go? He could distinctly remember the
old mission, the few little humble habi-
tations near it, the scattered patches of
cultivated ground, the faint suggestions
OF orange groves. the herds of cattle and
sheep that fed on native grasses, and all
the other features of the San Gabriel
Valley at the time he left the olu M ssion,
wandered alone up on the foothills and
lay down to rest under the live oak, but
his present surroundings were what he
could not account for. Nothing unless it
were the foothills and the gray mountain
peaks looked natural to him. This place e
called Pasadena, with it's modern i'm
provements and wonderful inventions.
staggered him. Not physically, but it
produced a sort of mental blind stugger.
He had been told that people every day
were not only riding to the top OF Wilson s
peak on the backs of small animals, but
were also ascending Echo Mountain in
white charlots, safely drawn over smoth
| iron rails by means of electricity
and that at the top ] of Echo
| Mountain there was magnificent
| hotel fer the accom- modation of visitors.
| All these things, and many others. were
mysteries which he could not solve. In
| a frenzy of bewilderment he inquired for
a saloon where he might procure glass
| of wine in the hope OF thus being able to
unravel the mystery. Then it was that
| he experienced the greatest surprise of
his life. He was informed that there was
not a saloon in the city nor any other
place where he could procure glass of
| spirits, except a restaurant or hotel, and
even there only as prescribed by city
| ordinance. Entering restaurant, he sat
| down at table and ordered q lunch,
which was brought. He then asked for
glass of wine. The proprietor of the
| place consulted his watch and said
| il was Just one minute too late for him
TO serve wine. The ordinance provided
| that liquors could be served to guests
only between the hours of II 80 and 80,
and $50 and 1880. Serving even one
| Plass outside of those hours would lay
| him liable to a fine of $500
The visitor from away back put his
and thoughtful for few moments and
| of voice: II see it all. now Wnen |
lay down under that live oak tree, must
have gone to sleep. And that was prob
ably twenty years ago. / suppose | have
been sleeping ever since. y
hn had