The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-04-26
A CANAL ADVENTURE.
BY SOLITAIRE.

BY .SOLlTAlR E..
8 Oh, hapless fate was, each one and all.
Forwe were wrecked on the Erie CanaI.''
Old Ballad.
On an evening in the month Of July
1886, embarked at Lockport, in COM
pany with some fourteen passengers,
on board an Erie Canal packet, destin-
ed | or Rochester. 1t will be remember
ed that this was~during the great mi
grating period in the United States,
when all nations and pursuits had rep
resentatives on our principal travelling
routes. Our party was no sooner a
board than the :" bold Captain" gavethe
word, The horses were got g under
weigh" the feathers set, and all hands
called TO pick out their shelf-a'si
by-one convenience, suspended by cords
upon which they slowed away pas
sengers for the night. Babel never
heard a greater confusion of tongues
than this call set wagging. But above
them all was heard the silver tones of
travelling exquisite, piping out
" Law am first, Cap'en, really
claim pwior choice-I do, demd if !
! DON'T
Happening to be first on the regis
ter, it was accorded, and the captain
suggested a locker birth, as the most
| comfortable.
g no. no !--dem--beg you-a pawden.
Cap'en," shouted the exquisite, " some
gwos Eat, individual, might get on the
a upa self and bweak down. should
be mangled howibly."
"Jabers, I'd like 10 hev the sqazin' Of
him, mesiIf," said a burly Trishman.
They'd better spill little smellin'
stuff on the pesky animal, or he'll Spite
before nornin',' chimed in Yankee.
After sundry remarks at the exqui-
sites expense, and considerable confu-
sion, all were duly ticketed for the
night, and commenced piling themselves
away like pledges in pawnbroker's
shop. Jonathan and the Ifishman care
lessly spread themselves upon a couple
Of long -bottomed settees, which &C.
cupied the centre Of the cabin, and in
a very brief space Of time, the compa-
ny hushed into silence, save an occasion
al short blessing bestowed upon the
short berths. When all appeared to
have dropped into forgetlulness, the head
Of way passenger was thrust into the
cabin entrance with the enquiry
ais there any berths here p
Sure, this is the gintlemens' cabin .
answered the lrishman.
"WelI, | want TO know if there are
any 5erMS here p answered the en-.
quirer.
''DiyiI a chance for one here,n was
the response " don"tI tell ye this is
the gintzemens' cabin ?"
This conversation partly aroused
the sleepers, who enquired Of the Enc
raider what was the row 2
"Some botherin' docthur,'' was the
sIeepily muttered reply.
All soon again relapsed into qniet 5
snore began to answer snore, in /" hlgf
and boastful bioacing," and | turned
my>back TO the lamp for the purpose o
making asomnolent effort, individually
After tossing and turning for some time
: | found that the plentiful supper takel
at Lockport had entered veto agalns
sleep FOR me, and every effort failed I
accomplish more than drowsy lethar
4 gy, which still left the senses PARTIAL.
awake. A strange humping noise aid
ed to keep me in this state, and | wa
laboring TO assign cause for the sounc
when voice distinctly cried out
cts no use a pumpln', Captin', and
cont She may'sink and be dernd !
The concluding part Of this remar
started my senses into activity, and a
n ter an effort, tnrned round on my foo
wide couch and took a survey OF m
sleeping partaers," to observe how tn
voice affected them; but not muscl