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JUNE—SEPTEMBER 1850
weeks ago, was not very good. I was able to be up and doing most of the
time, it is true. . was more than half sick. I had almost concluded to start
for home in the steamer of the Ist of the month, but got well and have
given up all idea of leaving Cal. for the next seven years.
I say got well, so I did, all except the ague and fever, which I have had
for a week in the natural way. . find it rather pleasant (the odd days, I
mean, when I don’t have it), so much of variety. First, cool as a cucumber, though the thermometer may stand at 112°—then warm enough to
be comfortable in any latitude, however low.
Had . reason to believe myself the original inventor of “shakes,” .
should surely take out a patent for the discovery—as it is, the proficiency already made leaves some room to hope that I may still make some
improvement on the old method that will entitle me to the favorable
notice of a liberal public. When I do, I'll just happen through RVille and
give instructions. Won't you and Mary get up an advertisement for me?
Head it with “Shakes made Easy.” This has been my day for an exhibition, but not getting sufficient encouragement, I took quinine this morning and postponed the performance.
Matters in Cal. jog along about after the old sort. New cities spring up
daily, and old ones increase in magnitude marvelously. Some [miners]
get rich and go home, and other get discouraged and do the same. All
the luxuries of life are as plenty here as in the states, for anything I can
see to the contrary. How different appears everything from what it did
last Oct.! ..
I have some long yarns to spin which I shall forget before my seven
years are expired. Every trip up in the mountains is an adventure affording something new. Two weeks ago some Indians attempted to come an
“Anti-Rent game” over me by stopping me in an out of the way place, to
relieve me of my personal effects. Fortunately for me, they were armed
only with knives, and the appearance of my six barrelled persuader
convinced them their only safety lay in flight.
They evidently supposed me to be unarmed. Several persons have
been robbed by the rascals of late. They are great cowards and only dare
to attack the defenceless. . don’t think there is the least danger to be
apprehended from them to one prepared for an emergency.
Charley is well as usual. Wm. D. Williams is still here. We all board at
the same old place when in [Sacramento]. Mr. Rich, our landlord, is as
fine a man as ever was, and Mrs. Rich can’t be beat in all California. In a
house with from 50 to 60 boarders, there is considerable advantage in
being the oldest residents and having the privilege of ransacking the
establishment at pleasure. In short, I feel just as much at home as . used
to at Uncle Alex. Watson’s.
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