138 HISTORY OF PASADENA. 



across an account of a settlement of a city in California named "Pasadena." 

 Said city was founded in the year of grace 1873, by some devout pilgrims 

 from the country of Indiana and other Indian countries of North America, 

 because the stock of quinine on which they lived and moved and had their 

 being had become exhausted. * * * The land was appointed to the 

 pilgrims by choice, and all fell to work to develop some pet hobby. Among 

 the first settlers were found the names of Porter, Green, Croft, Bennett, 

 Barcus, Elliott, Rosenbaum, Clapp, Newton, lyocke, Banbury, Berry, 

 Conger, Cooley, Mundell, Watts, Bristol, Washburn — these ancient names 

 indicating distinguished tribes to which they belonged. * * * In time 

 the people extended all over the great valley of San Gabriel, but the original 

 settlement of Pasadena remained the center of attraction and a sacred place 

 to all the descendants. And now in all parts of that beautiful place are 

 conspicuous monuments to the memory of the pioneers, with characteristic 

 inscriptions. 



To the memory of Green there is a tablet with a copy of Blackstone 

 and Whateley's Logic and Rhetoric, with an orange grove in the distance. 



In the memory of Porter is a marble shaft with a bust of John Wesley 

 and a Methodist church surrounded by orange trees in bas-relief on the 

 pedestal. 



On the monument to Croft was a span of mules driven at full speed by 

 himself and carrying a load of provisions and .some books of music and 

 poetry — all for the benefit of some family in distress.* 



Over the ashes of Bennett rose a monument representing two bachelors 

 cooking Christmas turke}^ and labeled "Par nobile fratrum, Ann Arbor, 

 Michigan." 



The monument to Elder Clapp represented that venerable father in 

 Israel marching at the head of his tribe to Sunday school, carrying a banner 

 with the inscription, " I con.sider this the proper thing to do." 



Judge Eocke is represented as the presiding magi.strate of the people, 

 and has jUvSt blown counsel, .sheriff and jury out of doors l)}'^ exploding a 

 pun in the court-room about the size of a barrel of cider. Some thought it 

 was an earthquake ; but his .son who could Sey-mour, .said it was pure 

 Eock-jaw, and was .sent to the Eock-up for contempt of court. 



Colonel Banbury was represented on one side of his monument leading 

 a regiment of ' ' Hawk-eyes ' ' to battle ; on the reverse he had come home 

 and lieaten his sword into a pruning hook, while his wife had given him 

 " Jessie, "t 



Watts is embalmed as the publisher of a book of hymns and a ruddy- 

 haired .son named Harvey. In his wed-Eocke he joined the church Millie- 

 tant.t 



In memory of the Conger tribe was a large tablet representing ' ' spirits 

 of just men made perfect" ascending and descending upon the earth, with a 

 philo.sopher and cliemist seeking after the source of motion and life. In the 

 group were the bnsts of Tyndall, Darwin, Herbert Spencer and Ralph Waldo 

 Kmer.son conversing with Dr. Conger about the infinitesimal elements of 

 existence. 



*Mr. Croft had a pair of stout mules which would get up or lie dowu at his word of comuiaud at 

 any time, whether in harness or not ; and being a bachelor then, he often hitched up his big wagon and 

 took the young people ou a moonlight ride to some social gathering or surprise party, or just for the fnu 

 of a ride. Hence " Croft's mules " were a historic part of the colony population. 



tThe Colonel had twin daughters, and the one named Jessie is now Mrs. Dr. Crank of Pomona. 



tChas. Watts had married Miss Millie L,ocke — the first wedding in the colony. 



