The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-01
PACIFIC COAST BOHEMIANS
ROBERT ~. DAVIS RECALLS OLD
TIMES ~ CALIFORNIA.
Picturesque Figures Among the writers
and Artists the spirit of the Times
In Nersr-NdN eniures Win Royalty.
n bandits and Others Coast Traditions.

IN verse Adventures WIN hogulls
n Bandits and Others Coast Tradition.
Robert n DAVIS Of Mupssy's Magazine
IL moved to talk of California literature
and writer's by the new aspirations Of the
literary colony az Carmel by the Sea /.
He talks not OF the present but Of the good
old times Then was the true spirit
horn and then did IL flourish. b" declares.
and he goes down the roll of Dan iel O'Con-
nell. jules Tavernisr. Joseph ID. strong
Harry Iarkyn. Petite Bigelow and Roland
NJ Dngg"tt
There was Daniel q Connell. real prince
of bohemians- he reminisCes. SURELY
vou've heard II Dan O'Conncll. creator
Of B'uh hnc Hal and poet to the Bohe-
nian Chb' lie was the only man ever
offcial ly buried hy IN. club
Dan was a borrower. lie was jour
nalist too. reporting on every payer IN
nan Francisco, and later he was a small
politician: but To borrow was his pride
and JOY and support u was his boast
that there wasn't a human being living
whom he couldn't touch 10y approaching
him IA" right way.
-Dna dav he was standing on a corner
taking To- friend when along came
Arthur M'Owrn McOwen was known
~ the most scholarly man on the Pacific
CoasI and also he was rs Scotch ~ they
max. en-. which tells its own tale
Here comes old MCOw-n. said the
friend. lets -ee YOU touch ham II YOU
can you're all that you claim. the redes-
tai - YOURS
Hello. McOweu -alured sc,-nr,tic
Dan. Where are YOU going
| know you won't belieN" mo tat
I'm On my way to nay my talor's hli
raa,'s good. How much Il YOU owe
him;
sixty dollars
say. Ma. and Dan came an con-
fidentia.ly We got u scheme. i'm help
us bo'h You give me twenty dollars
and ri 60 IN ahead and pretend to get
measured for some clothes: the fellow
doe-n't know me.
Pretty soon. YOU Ssuu;eT m and I'll
greet you cordially. Then you asa me
stocks art IN answer you bonds and
We'll let odt the impression I'm blg fel-
low. you know.
''N,d rcnemhe- after n while that
you've come N g paw ard surprise the
sailor boy gong after the money.
ny J"vn' you saw. I thouGh;
Rad that SSr. hut | find I'm tween, > short.
SAY. un man "an---"
sure break in here u u. don't
mention u And pull out this god piece
n yours and let you Q" ol paying your
hill with a. >ee the results III. credit
~ both u. - will be good. I'll he cs'ab-
lished as moneyed man AourIshinc
$40 gold pieo,s. and yoT'll be established
forever. Nv friend you sae;'
Poor old McOwen thought II over
a minute aid was lost
Dan. he sid you're woade7.
Here's the twenty. GO ahead
-DaH went ahead. the friend close after
IN see What happened. Dan entered the
shop and proceeded 70 own IL. He or
hsrsi two or three tweed suits a n'ma.
"yercua' and don't know wrAt He
was 90 IN" block being measured for
some riding clothes when McOwen sAun-
tered IA
Good morning Dan" he greeted
nnnchalETtly
How do you do Dams tone was
cold. bat MrOwen evidently thought
that pat 10 the game. =, ne went on
with his hugh iinano.. Jabh"r.
Dan eyed him dshily hut still he didn't
rumhle Finally he came to paying his
hill and discovered his deficit
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