Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-03-16
[For the Observer.
From California.
Kern. California, Feb. 6.

t 1AOlD& 0iO9 Wv. Os
Although many miles away, AMI
many months have passed INTO OBJ
livlon since reading a column in our
dear Old Orange County OBJ
server" I often think OF the old
homestead az we'll as the home pa.
per which was the pride of NY child
hoods happy days. Often do l
think of the first note the editor hon.
ored me by publishing, and how my
heart swelled with JOY when ! real
lied the public was reading the sim
pie words written by a small tod
hen enjoying the 3rd year of public
school. Since that day many things
have transpired and many changes
have occurred. Now il the edi.or
finds space I should again like to
meet my old friends through the
columns Of The Observer
Shall | tell you something Of 90.
climate? Well I have$just returned
from a lovely trip on the Pacific
coast with my wife and her sister
Miss Gertie Mills. Perhaps 20,
think 1t strange we should go on 1
fishing trip in mid winter. But w
are in the most pleasant part of tn.
year. The surf is just cool enough
10 make bathing a luxury. True w
have cool days but usually we hav'
nice bathing every day of the Year
/ had the honor Of holding 2 holibu
half as long as myself, while the la
dies made use of the kodak. We:
l did not notice a big Y comin|
in as my back was to the sea, hence
l vas surprised and wet at the sam
!, time, but landed with both fish @
!. K. The 2 weighed 50 pounds.
California has a lovely winter cl
)" mate, but a great part of the s ate
,ldry and during the summer month
: is extremely hot aud very dusty.
=, am now with the Southern Ps
, ci6o Railway Company as locomt
tive fireman and spent most of las
summer on a big engine using CO.
for fuel. Many afternoons | lei
e Kern when the thermometer regi
l. tered lis in the shade, scoop'ng Coz
n into a frebox with 81 square feet {
J CRATE service, looking constant
into whitehead fire and suffering til
re heat of that California sun. Then
80 miles we ascend 5000 feet an
! pass through Is tunnels. Thet
q tunnels are very pleasant. Ofe
Is the heat becomes SO intense TIL
every tight goes out, still the 'sTa
low Pot" must WELD the scoop.
Now my advice to any Your
man thinking Of taking up railroa'
>, ing for liveI hood. is first get a 20
sIedge aud lie. some friend pour
some sound common sense into yo'
,. head, Then 81 back to the far
X and determine to stay there and
% the happiest, the tresst. and the mo
ls conterted person living. Whe
:; you a love and be loved, al
j above all enjoy the soclery OF tho
Of who love you. In its .wo-fold II
an tute love ehnobles it's possessor.
II makes him responsive TO the love
~. God 90 one hand and the love
n mankind on the other. l. CIV
=. pnrl ose aud zest TO lite, brigbte
the intellect, %quickens the iuagis
tior, beauties aud glorifies the Inc
vidaal aud makes b,m worthy of !
demp,ion. Now what love can
stronger than toe love OF parents
,i:eir children, hence the Decessi
aud duty of young men especially
stay 10 their old bomesteads whe
they can love and cherish aud maj
Ii. brighter and happier tor tho
" h" have suffered SO much that y
nigh, exist.
bad BOY"