"all's Not Gold That Glitters", Or, the Young Californian
"all's Not Gold That Glitters", Or, the Young Californian
Alice B Alice Bradley Haven
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It was his first great lesson that promise and reality are by no means the same thing. Boy as he was, and hopeful as he had al- ways been, he sat down disconsolately on his father's chest, and tried to realize all that had befallen him. The place described in the adver- tisement as "large, roomy, well lighted aud ventilated, " seemed to him dark, crowded, and suffocating. The space between the rows of bunks, as the slightly built berths were called, was piled with chests and boxes, over which e...ach new comer climbed, and fell, and stumbled along, venting their annoyance in oaths and im- y Google 71 preeations. The air was damp, at the same time so close and heavy that he could scarcely breathe. A fear of stifling when night; and darkness came, made him start up and rush on deck, while it was yet possible to do so. They had already moved out of the dock in tow of a small steam- boat, that was to take them down the bay, and carry back the friends of the cabin passengers, who helped fill the decks.
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