New-York tribune., 1906-04-23

properly worked an abundant harvest of queer
ends ef Se own oonGsn the th9 taes
1ra are larger @ LnckHr more spnous and even more
aeaId tod by an ex3otGer Of the South over his
my introducer, who had served as a trooper in the
Northern horse. throwing in emendations from time
drous tales Of riata throwing in Mexico or Ari-
zona. Of gambling at army posts in Texas, Of news
sudden and violent in Montana and Dakota, of the
half-breed maidens in the South and fantastic hunt
ings for gold in mysterious Alaska Above all,
they told the story of the building Of old San Fran
cisco. when the finest collection Of humanity on
Co.'s earth SIR sta started s this town ana the water
rible were some of the tales, grimly humorous the
others, and the men in broadcloth and fine linen
The fei Aercpn ad Of weaith IS owned by his
me SEEMS Tafg 5P25 * d tha han 5 h2F o S4o IS onay na 6n
The women get the ha'pence, the kicks are all his
ter Il speak here of the rnoneyed classes. The
girls take every gift as a matter of course. Yet
and his daughters take to stenography or type
the lips of girls who counted the principals among
their friends. The crash came; Mamie or Hattie
ca 9andy a's ana ez With h No Rehston and % stout
heart set about earning @ Eth their m daily NY bread
No, sir said scarlet Tipped vision in white lace
That might happen 10 me any day" ,-.,
It may be this sense of possible disaster IN the
air that makes San Francisco society go with so
captivating rush and whrl ReckIess9]eSs ] Is t IN
o9 {nere drnnk ~ * to begin With The ggrssTe I luxury on
all sides helps out the intoxication. and you spin
1there is no small change by the way. west of the
Rockies as long money lasts. They make
greatly and they spend laVishY; not only the rich,
but the artisans. who pay nearly 70 for a suit OF
clothes and for other luxuries in proportion. The
young men rejoice in the days of their youth They
gamble yacht, enjoy prizefghts and cock
hghts-the one openly the other IN secret; t,hey
establish luxurious clubs: they break themselves
over horsefesh and-other things, and they are
instant in quarrel At twenty they are experienced
in business embark In vast enterprises, take part
1ers as experienced as themselves and to pieces
with as much splendor their neighbors. Re
member that the men who stocked California IN
the sos physically, and as far as regards
certain tough virtues the pick of the earth. The
ineDt and the weakly died route or went under
In the days of construction. To this nucleus were
added all the of the continent-French' ltai-
YOU shall in large boned. deep chested de!lcate
handed women. and long. elastic, well oulIt poEs.
1t needs no little golden badge swinging from , ms
watch chain TO mark the Native Son or the Coiden
vVeet-the country bred Of California: HIM love
because he is devoid OF fear. carries hlmselr IKE
man and has a heart big as his boots fancy
that his world so abundantly bestows upon him
A. Least heard little rat of creature with hook
bottle shoulders explaining that a man from Chi
cago could pull the eye teeth OF n I~aHIornlan IN
business Well If lived in fairYland. where cher
ries were s big plums plums as blg as apples
and Strawberries of no account Where the process
a. "a Dr1r<- I ane nantomime and where the dry air
vas wine I should let business slide once in way
and kick Ip nv heels with my fellows. The tale Of
the resources Of California, vegetable and mineral.
ie a fairy tale. You read II in books. You
would never believe me. Al manner OF nourishing
GOOD from sea fish 10 beef. may be bought at the
on6 ~ q high stomach. They demand ten shillings
FOR tinkerng 2 TANNED lock Of a trunk; they re-
ceive sixteen shillings cav for working car
penters: they spend many siXpences bad
cigars and thew go mad a priZefFht. When
they dsaPree they do c fatally. with firearms in
their hands. and the public streets.