CHAPTER X.

The Grizzly-Bear House--Its cuisine--An Illinois warrior and the Mexican campaign--A bear-hunter--Bear stories--Grizzlies--Soft pillows--“Ranches”--Wild oats--Grasshoppers, and grasshopper paste--Arrival at Nevada City--Situation and general appearance of the city--Supper at the Hôtel de Paris--A three-decker--Richard III. and Bombastes Furioso, 175-187