entitled\"TheEffeteEast，\"inwhichthefataldecadenceofNewYorkandNewEnglandwaselaboratelystated，andCaliforniaofferedasameansofnaturalsalvation。\"Perhaps，\"said\"TheMonitor，\"
\"wemightaddthatCalaverasCountyofferssuperiorinducementstotheEasternvisitorwithcapital。\"
Laterhespokeofhisfamily。Thedaughterhehadleftachildhadgrownintobeautifulwomanhood。Thesonwasalreadytallerandlargerthanhisfather；and，inaplayfultrialofstrength，\"theyoungrascal，\"addedPlunkett，withavoicebrokenwithpaternalprideandhumorousobjurgation，hadtwicethrownhisdotingparenttotheground。Butitwasofhisdaughterhechieflyspoke。
PerhapsemboldenedbytheevidentinterestwhichmasculineMonteFlatheldinfemininebeauty，heexpatiatedatsomelengthonhervariouscharmsandaccomplishments，andfinallyproducedherphotograph，——thatofaveryprettygirl，——totheirinfiniteperil。
Buthisaccountofhisfirstmeetingwithherwassopeculiar，thatImustfaingiveitafterhisownmethods，whichwere，perhaps，someshadeslesspreciseandelegantthanhiswrittenstyle。