University of San Francisco - USF Don Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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The Pessimist of Gold-Bug Mayo J. Urolmi C“ OLD-Ht'G GULCH was a had place, goodness knows, y yet it was neither better nor worse than the ordinary run of early mining camps. It had its halt dozen saloons for every five hundred inhabitants, but the climate was dry and the inhabitants drier. It had its wide open gambling-hells, the shrines of miscellaneous wickedness, hut it made no apology for itself, offered no invitation to the straight-laced and virtuous; it simply said. “I am what 1 am. If you woo me you must take me for better or for worse . The ordinary inhabitant never bothered his brains to see on which side the balance lay. This call of the wild had filled his ears and the glitter of gold had dazzled his eyes. There was but one exception, Sob Stef fins, the man of the cool gray eyes and stubborn chin, rugged of form and the best pistol-shot among them. He had made up his mind on the first day of his advent, “Gold-Hug lied it it spoke of “The better ; and yet it seemed paradoxical that it couldn't be “Worse . Taciturn on other subjects, he was eloquent on the shortcomings of Gold-Hug. In the beginning, local pride was sensitive, quite a number loudly protested their anxiety to champion its name; some few were rash enough to make tin-attempt. Then Gold-Hug awoke to the fact that it was prouder of its new citizen than of its good reputation. At least it was willing to concede him privileges that it was still shy in granting to others. Hesides, it was no little distinction to be considered the worst place in tin world by a man whose pistol-finger was so highly respected. Hut if Seb Steffins found Gold-Hug so bad. he was far from being a severe moralist. The whole world was black to him; what else was to be expected of Gold-Hug. The town sometimes wondered, but never he. Every new fact

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F. A. Flynn I. P. Barnett J. J. Taheny J. M. Kenny S. D. Iveipsic M. Riordan F. W. Murphy F. W. Cleary M. I. Cronin L. M. Cahill E. M. McClade E. Sharkey T. Boyle C. V. Nolan I). W. Daly V. W. Hallinan

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 W. T. Sweigert F. A. Hughes E. I. Fitzpatrick J. II. Born T.J. Hatpin J. C. Hughes N. B. Maroevich 4