Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-07-25

eight dollars a day, and do nothln be-
sdcs--so | should like to see you al
back ia your boats and take littl'
exercise; and IN tho mean time, say
|. arter you have given little show Q
your skin, IN decide. thought II
give 'em little "non. commiial
jist TO make 'en work sharp--and with
that they all went at it; and this wal
one Of the most complete sights evei
did see. When Anos Kiad!s was on
here spell ago, and made some sick
O. money ameng these very same folks
il wasn't no touch at all to the pres
emit.
Every boat, with flag, pnst the
head of the slip, turned about--pullsd
back, and then of, then bnck ngin---
one ar,er another and the folks cheer
cd and huzza'd possest--and any one
to look at 'em would say they could
alone, any one on 'sm, pull the Two
Poll,es through an auger hole. ArtsI
this they all came into the slip along.
side the Two Pollies, aud | tell'd 'sm,
:" Now my boys" says |, "your skill
in pullin your own boats Is as complete
as ever was, but you have got job
now to do that will put the hull scrape
ON you to a pritty tight pull. The
7soo Pollies," says |, 10 going out
Of this slip at the top Of the tide, to be
sure; but when she gits in tho river,
aud when the tide turns, what 10 to be
done then I" ooh, drop anchor" was
tho answer. "No, no." says !, "tha.
amt my plan---you must keep her jist
so---at any rate, and if ! say go ahead
agin the tide, you must do It. cant
coma to anchor no how.
"You know" says |. "that three
on you spell ago--(and am glad to
see you here agin) once undertook a
matter like this and you made fne
york on't--till the tide turn'd, and
them" saysI, "ths Two Politics went
a .stsrn and you all follow'd her--how.
ever" says |. Eve won't talk about
that now" So after little talk, they
all thought the best way would be to
hitch on all togciher--but coming TO
try this plan, nay one on 'em had rope
enuf to lst8'en, pull clear OF each 9th.
err. WE" says ], why no, 60 in
string on ahead totherl" But this
brought on another tangle and snail.
Every one wanting to take the lead
40 let 'em work il out their own Why,
and what with knottlng pieces OF rope,
and knotting handkerchers, and bor-
rowing and buying small kiles of rope,
they hitch'd on the Two Pollles, and
as the food tide was ist on the put Of
turning, they all set up ra'e hnrza,
and sure enuf Out went the Two Pollies,
as slick as he, and SIGH shout MS went
with her made me 20 almost through
nv SHIRT collar, for | never was so
glad in my born days, md the best
ont was they &d'nt brake yarn or
tarc a handkerchief in fact some Of
the boats didn't seem to pull at oil ony
to keep up in their places. !.
BY the time the Two Pollies got well
in tue River, the ebb tide begun to
make. and | hail'd 'em and tell'd EN-
" to pull up siream"--and here cum
on the beginning Of n tug-and every
mint it was but they pull'd
like good fellows for spell. and ! don't
know but they would "a gain'd on the
tide if it had mt got stronger and strong
Grand lust then the boais began TO
Git foul of one another--and there were
such a crossing of oars and scraplng Of
noses--and SIGH jangIe Of orders
every body right and every body
wrong-to hear 'em talk any one
would suppose that one ON 'em was
enuf-if talkin was any out OF the way.
One got so frightened that he begun o
pull for the shore, and forgot to un-
hitch. and this made bad work--snoth-
err said he would'n, pull at all, and this
was worse. "Pull all togedare every
way in the world" says one" prit-
ty kittlc of Fish" says long wind
dri'd yanke, "you are making on =
what in natur is IN you--you don't GIT
n head no noo and no ,cay an the
corld."
Seeing row that things was getting
all in a snsrl, my dander began to rise
the Tyo Poliies was going starn'
and every thing going to evcrias''n
smash--f vell'd out TO 'em--" pull
saysI, "you tarnal toads-pull for
your lives--and your forums and your
eternal honor--and il that don't sur
you up-pull'' says I--")or me depos-
,ts.' This quietted the noise Tor
spell, and some on 'em did make the
water fly considerably-but the hde
was too strong for 'em, and all hands,
Two Polies and all, was going down
stream--for my part got 50 wamble-
crop'd that | Eel, as though was 60
inc right down into my boots. /" ANS
over" thinks land began to look
astarn to see soft spot to strike Oh
when what should ! see jst coming
round the pint Of the Battery but
great long barge--oars out on saen
&, nd