The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-02
From the Boston Post.
THE BEST STORY EVER TOLD.


THE BEST STORY EVER TOLD.
A correspondent has sent Us tho following
capital story. oyer which we have laughed IN.
Ill our sides aohed.
Wehsd d pleasant trip
from New Oreans 10 ClDpcinnn,i, and had
scarcely landed et this latter place whsn The bcll
of a liuIe steamer, for up the nver,' aoundsd.
Our party hurried on board and found tho d.
minu,,ve craft already crowded; but, as We me-
ercxpeci very good accpmodalipns on that
part Of the E;ss', enda other opportunity Of
fered for leaving coon, we concluded 10 re-
main Upon looking around 10 SEQ what chnnca
,hcre was for amusement on our Trip from nv
fellow passengers, was particularly struck
with the appearance Of an elderly LADY, who
seemed very i'll q, sase, Every tim. sisam
wasinllowed 70 escape from the boiler she ap-
pealed 10 fancy i the PRELUDE to a grand az
ploson, and was evidently 10 d slate Of con,in-
sal excitement. Az she is to be my heroine, l
may ss we'll attempt to describe her, although
shall hardly do Der full justice She wss
one ofIhs lallesi women ever saw, hui the
effec, Of her height was taken away BY her inn
mrnps breadth. She was one Of Mcdonald
Clerks style Of beauties -tWilh waist like !
cotton bag and o foot like founder Never
did see such moving mass Of flesh encrcled
by PelsicOat. Oh! she was eery la.. Upon
inquiry learned that she had been passenger
on the steamboat F., at the time ii was bur
ned few years ago, and narrowly escaped
with her life. Only few weeks had slansed
since the catastrophe Of Ben Shenod, by
which some scores Of hapess Dor,aIs were
hurried into eternity through the combined aR-
sucy Of FIRE and water. What wondoe that the
that tho womsu was alarmed a. the pros.
pset ofa sieam boat voyage.
After We left ibe landing, tbs principle topic
Of conversation among The passengsre was Inc
numerous accidents which had lately happened
NsuIly every psrson wss equipped with life
pressrvsr, and some vsrs 90 cautious a. 10
hang Them Up in their births filed with aif.and
resdy for use at moments lwarning. Night
came and all were snngly enseensed Ia their
births, when theTs arose the cTyoffifel Tho
wood on the bow Of the boat had caught FIRE.
and was blozing fierecly up, shining through
the glass doors Of the social hall Andih cabin
windows until the whole boat seemed onveIoD-
ed in sheet Of fame. In anins.an, all vap
confusion and alarm. Passenger lumbled out
Of their births, and over one snolher; soma
grasped their pressrysrs--ssm ran for their
bsggage--soms for their vives--.he wise onen
kcpl quiet. In the midst Of the hubbub, the
doore ofthe ladies' cabin few wide spsn, and
out burst osr fat lady, dressed all in white, her
face - map wherecn terror was drawn in all
ito ehapss." And around her waste huge
life pr0servet, not inflated. SsiziBg this By
tho nipple with both hands. she rushed from
onsto another excRiming, inA voice Of agsny,
sblsU me up! blOw me Hpil for Gods cake blCu
me upu will nobody blsU msupip Had the
old lady actually exploded. must have done
as ! did, roll Oh the floor in e, Of inexlinquish
Sble laughter with half the witnesses Of The
scene for my companions. The boa. Uas stoE
ped, The fire got under, and net The least diff
cul. operation, the fat 2lady's alarm ssbdaed
The next day we landed her a hsrplaoe ofdes
tinaIion, since which Time have never seen
her, but the rsecclleelien ofthe scene has eosI
me many fl Of the side ache.
Yours truly. NS.u
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