Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-30
A SUCKER IN A GALE OF WIND.

All Will IeCOiieCt the VlOleHt SlOrm which
commenced in this city on Friday, Jnly 3D.,
and continued during the ever-memorable
Fourth; and those unfortunate individuals
that were on the Lake on Friday night, on
board the Creole, bound Tor the watering
places, have scarcely recovered from the
''blow out" incidental to their pleasure ex-
cnrsion. The gale was severe, the waves
ran mountain high. and the sturdy and
staunch steamer navigaed the troubled
waters with difficulty, and pitched and
tossed about. and snorted through her tall
chimneys, as much as 10 say ''blow away,
old Bory you can't put me down, old fell
low! Ny steam's up, and III 90 ahead if
burst my boiler ~ A sorry set of mortals
there were on board. too; nearly all just
ready to de, about as sick as the toughest
old ''seadog" could possibly desire.
The most remarkable character on board
was a Young man who had never travelled,
from sup back; somewhere. and who suf-
fered 'some" before he got to hlsjourney's
end. His broad trimmed white hat, sur.
rounded by white cord and ,assel, cover
ing his locks, colored on the brick dust
principles; short wasted pepper-and.salt
trock, and a pair of scant, in length, not
in the rear) pants of rich lreestone hue,
totally failed to conceal the rich We rdure
with which this scion, or Sucker, Of the
West, was clothe5-in fact, II rather ten
ded to make it ''stick out'' more apparently.
Night set in, the ram deluged the decks,
The wind increased in fury, and the Sucker
,,,rnol Ia thot bn could no roadilU
ceived through the darkness, and, as he grasp
ed pair OF saddlebags, he exclaimed IN
mingled tones of despair and regret:-
81 never shall celebrate the 70 anniver-
sary of The Fourth of July, Pm afeerd! J.
How ldu wish I'd stad tn hum. Stranger"
said he, addressing sedate looking young
gentleman, in dlapidated straw nat, ''it
blows very hard now, don't it?'
"Nohing at all, sir, 10 what we shall
have" replied the quiet young gentleman.
Youth see blow yet, before you de-
I've crossed in this boat, sir, when it's
blown 50 hard that we had to take reef IN
The engineers shirt tail.''
"Con:ound it - exclaimed the terrified
Sucker, ''you don't s'pose it'll blow SO now,
du youW
"Without a doubt sir,'' was the reply.
"Whv, YOU amt skeered mite, but be
now, and amt ashamed to tell on it nuther.
amt use to this sort o thing, no how; an
if hev the good luck to get hum just wunst
more, if you ever ketch me out o them
diggins, you can Jest shove me out of the
path. Want you skeered then?" gasped
the green 'un, as we rose from heavy
sea.
mo, sir" was the prompt reply; 81 have
e made up my mind and am resigned TO my
fate"
ooh, by gerrashus amt resigned, by a
= long chalk. Pm good young man: don't
drink nor swear, and Pm a-gong 10 get mar
y lied as soon as get hum, and eli we're all
drowned now. Pm gone Sucker, sure
Confound it, there's another! 1t is very
= rough, that's fact! do feel mighty sick!
What darnd eternal fool | was to try
to cross this COMPOUNDED lake, I'll get
out to the first place we stop at, sure"
As we neared Bay st. Louis, large
numper OF persons concluded it was best TO
stop there and the ladies and gentlemen,
Z very shaky and uncertain on their pins,
were staggering about in the most remarka.
bic manner. Amidst the ringing of bells
and the noise and confusion, the voice of
the sucker was heard crying,
Nv hats the place the boats gwlne to
stop to? Whar's the boat gwine to stop
y to-"
Is The quiet young gentleman nforme d
" him.
d "How'll they land us?'
u "I a small boat"
i Confound it! Sech a night as 10 night
in a small boat? How far've we got &c
goo"
"About half mile
d "Confound il! Well I'd rayther run the
t. chance o beln swamped than tryin' to stick
r, it out in this here boat in such cussed
,r harrykane AS this; an SO Pm off eff | kin
ID only find out whar the boat ls.'
al you'll find the pilot on the hurricane
l. d eek, and he'll tell you"
- "Ger>rashus! | shall be bowed right
out O. my boots up thar; but they Amt a
goin' to bluff me off that way and off stag
gered the victim. In few minutes he
m came stumbling ba OK again. There's a
" conspiracy agn me, do believe. Pilot
l. saws he don't know nulhin' at all about it.
and said was id fool. Ef | warns
= SO sick, and didn't wan: 10 60 asho' bad
:. I'd have him out o that little green house
o. his'n in ess'n one mint, and I'd twist
: him up like skinned skunk, sure. But
At want 10 pay my bill abo'd This boat; amt
eat nothln', and amt slept wink. an Pm
Jest as wet as rag. Whar's The bar mas
J. Ter e.
4, "In the ladies' cabin"
J. "What in thunder is he dom out % his
ir bar here? Never did see such doins," ex.
r claimed the Sucker, as he boIed into the
ladies cabin, bawIlng out, NV hairs the bar
&c master, ladies you must grouse me, but
is | want 10 pay my bill abo'd this boat"
"De bar keepers behind bis BAR" said
the chambermald. moving the Sucker out
Confound it, this is tn Dad. shan't be
:, able = Git asho' W hairs the bar master
y " har in HI is he anyhow!" said the suck
j. er, swearing in his desperation, and rafting
&c away al the ticket Office. "WaT's the bar
masier?"
"Here he isl said the bar keeper, who
was mixing stiff toddv for an invalid