The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-26
At 2 O'Clock, the Captain asked the Mate

how we were getting on!
sOh, pretty glibly, SIR replied the mate,
'we Can scarcely tell what Roadway we ARE
making, for we are obliged to keep the mid
die of the river, and there is a shadow of a
fog risiqg. This wood seems rather better
than that we took in at old yellow lace's,b u
we're nearly outagaiI, and must be looking
out for more. | saw a light just ahead on
the right-sball we hail?'
yes, yes, replied the captain, ring
the bell and ask EN- what's the prices of wood
up here?-rve got you again; here's double
Kings
heard the bell and the pilots hail: whats
YOUR price for wood?'
A youthful voice on the shore answered:
Three AND aquarIer!
'D--mitr CALCULATED the captain, who had
just lost the price of two cords 10 the pilot
tho strangers suffering some atthe same time
three and a quarter againi Are we new
or to get 70 a cheaper country?-deal sir, if
you please--better luck next time" T.he
other pilots voice was again heard on deck
Chow much have your"
Only about ten cords, SIR was the reply
of the Youthful salesman.
The Captain here told Thompson TO take
six cords, which would last till Daylight
and again turned his attention TO the game.
The pilots here changed places. When
did they sleep.
Wood taken in, the Caravan again took
her place in the middle of tie stream pad
ding ON as usual.
Day at length dawned. The brag party
broke up, and settlements were being made,
during which operation the Captains brag-
ging propensities were e exercised in cracking
F.; up the speed of his boat, which, by his reck-
oning, must hare made at least sixty miles,
and would have made many more,i if he could
have procured good wood. 1t appears the
two passengers, in their first lesson, had in
cidehtally lost one hundred and twenty dol
lars, The Captain, as he rose to see about
j taking in some good wood, which he felt sure
of obtaining, now he had got above the Level
country, winked at his opponent, the pilot
with whom he had been on very bad terms
during the progress of the game, and said.
h in an under carbohydrates for you and
$ | and Jemes (the other pilot is not bad foI
4 one night
had risen, and went out with the Captain
' 10 enjoy a view of the bluffs. There wa'
s JUS, fog enough to prevent the vision taking
in more than sixty yards-so | was disap
pointed in my expectation. We were near
ing the shore tor the purpose of looking fo
wood, the banks beinginvisible from the mid
die of the river.
There it isl exclaimed the Captain, 'stoI
+? herr-Ding-ding-ding wentthe big bell
y and the Captain hailed:
! sHolioi the wood ard'
sIIollo yourselfp answered a squeakin,
female voice. which came from a woman
= with a p~etticoat ever her shoulders in plac,
Of a shawl.
m whats the price of wood?"
81 think you ough to know the price b
Il this time," answered the oldlady in the pc
ticoat-sil's three and a quarter! and 10,
4 you know IT,
Three and the d--l' broke in the Car
tain--'what have you raised on your WOO
n. too!
Il viii give you THREE, and not a cen
of more
well. replied the petticoat, here he come
an the old man-he1l talk TO you'll And, sur
~ enough, out crept from the cottage the ver
ed table faded hat, copperas colored pants,ye
low countenance and two weeks beard W
~ had seen the night before, and the sam
m. voice we had heard regulating the price {
M cotton wood squeaked out the following sci
tence followed by The same leer ofthe sam
counteuance:
al why darn it oil, Gaping, there is b.
three or four cords left, and since its yol
m | don't care if 1 do let you haze 1t for Arf
nd you're a good customer
After a quick glance atthe lapdmpks, i
in. round, the Captain boiled and turned in
all take some test,
The fact became apparent--ihe reade
or will probably have discovered it ONE tin
MI sinee--that IRE had been wooding all mig
,es a title same rood yard.-St. Lcais Rerei
7er te.
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