YOURPROPHECYFULFILLING。
Inlargepartatleastyourprophecieshavebeenfulfilled,fora
assaying,whichwaswellattendedtointheGoldHillAssayOfficeofwhichIamsuperintendent,inconsequenceofmypublications,hasbeentakenelsewhere,sothePresidentofoneofthecompaniesassuresme。
Withnoreasonassigned,otherworkhasbeentakenaway。Withbutoneortwoimportantexceptions,ourassaybusinessnowconsistssimplyofthegleaningsofthevicinity。bThoughmyownpersonaldonationstothePeople\'sTribuneAssociationhavealreadyexceeded$1,500,outsideofourownnumberswehavereceivedinmoneylessthan$300ascontributionsandsubscriptionsforthejournal。cOnThursdaylast,onthemainstreetinGoldHill,nearnoon,withneitherwarningnorcauseassigned,byapowerfulblowIwasfelledtotheground,andwhiledownIwaskickedbyamanwhoitwouldseemhadbeenledtobelievethatIhadspokenderogatorilyofhim。BywhomhewassoinducedtobelieveIamasyetunabletosay。OnSaturdaylastIwasagainassailedandbeatenbyamanwhofirstinformedmewhyhedidso,andwhopersistedinmakinghisassaultevenaftertheerroneousimpressionunderwhichhealsowasatfirstlaboringhadbeenclearlyandrepeatedlypointedout。Thissameman,afterfailingthroughintimidationtoelicitfrommethenamesofoureditorialcontributors,againstgivingwhichheknewmetobepledged,beathimselfwearyuponmewitharawhide,Inotresisting,andthenpantinglythreatenedmewithpermanentdisfiguringmayhem,ifeveragainIshouldintroducehisnameintoprint,andwhobutafewminutesbeforehisattackuponmeassuredmethattheonlyreasonIwas“permitted“toreachhomealiveonWednesdayeveninglastatwhichtimethePEOPLE\'STRIBUNEwasissuedwas,thathedeemsmeonlyhalf-witted,andbeitrememberedtheverynextmorningIwasknockeddownandkickedbyamanwhoseemedtobepreparedforflight。
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