Paultooktheenvelopeandopenedit。Itcontainedaprinter\'sproof-slip，whichhehurriedlyglancedover。Itreadasfollows:——
\"ThoseofourreaderswhoarefamiliarwiththeearlyhistoryofSanFranciscowillbeinterestedtoknowthataneccentricandirregulartrusteeship，vestedforthelasteightyearsintheMayorofSanFranciscoandtwoofouroldestcitizens，wasterminatedyesterdaybythemajorityofabeautifulandaccomplishedyounglady，apupiloftheconventofSantaClara。Veryfew，excepttheoriginaltrustees，werecognizantofthefactthattheadministrationofthetrusteeshasbeenarecognizedfunctionofthesuccessiveMayorsofSanFranciscoduringthisperiod；andthemysterysurroundingithasbeenonlylatelydivulged。ItoffersatouchingandromanticinstanceofasurvivaloftheoldpatriarchaldutiesoftheformerAlcaldesandthesimplicityofpioneerdays。
Itseemsthat，intheunsettledconditionsoftheMexicanland-
titlesthatfollowedtheAmericanoccupation，theconsumptivewidowofascionofoneoftheoldestCalifornianfamiliesintrustedherpropertyandthecustodyofherinfantdaughtervirtuallytothecityofSanFrancisco，asrepresentedbythetrusteesspecified，untilthegirlshouldbecomeofage。Withinayear，theinvalidmotherdied。Withwhatloyalty，sagacity，andprudencethesegentlemenfulfilledtheirtrustmaybegatheredfromthefactthatthepropertyleftintheirchargehasnotonlybeensecuredandprotected，butincreasedahundredfoldinvalue；andthattheyounglady，whoyesterdayattainedhermajority，isnotonlyoneoftherichestlandedheiressesonthePacificSlope，butoneofthemostaccomplishedandthoroughlyeducatedofhersex。
ItisnownosecretthatthisfavoredchildofChrysopolisistheDonaMariaConcepciondeArguellodelaYerbaBuena，socalledfromherancestralpropertyontheisland，nowownedbytheFederalgovernment。Butitisanaffectingandpoetictributetotheparentofheradoptionthatshehaspreferredtopassundertheold，quaintlytypicalnameofthecity，andhasbeenknowntoherfriendssimplyas\'MissYerbaBuena。\'Itisanolesspleasantandsuggestivecircumstancethatour\'youngestsenator，\'theHonorablePaulHathaway，formerlyprivatesecretarytoMayorHammersley，isoneoftheoriginalunofficialtrustees；whilethechivalryoftheolderdaysisperpetuatedinthepersonofColonelHarryPendleton，theremainingtrustee。\"