Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-07-30
BY GEO II. BEAN An.

among the patty, as the nval steamer was
clearly gaming upon US. \ erni Ike
ours with such a company and such q cap
tain mustn't be beaten
AZ the boat behind Us fell in under our I
stern aud We could coun, her passengers.
a sort Of impression came over ", that by |
some mistake we had got upon the wrong !
boat At least such was the expressed
/ oy...on Of the parsou, as be threatened 10
20 down stairs nn1 take another drink 49,
our captain was noble fellow be paced
/ he deck quietly, wnh a constan, eye to the
0ind~afd bat sa,d nothing 4 bevy Of
the mourncrs "eppod Up to him with
: 'Wh' spool. G For
'Ftir, g,u,em.u, l.a, say very hlr'
Smart cran that hchmi vcu,lrcI one.
/ Nery,' responded the Captain calmly, a,
te placed his hand upon small brass
knob u, the tack OF the plo, house. Th,s
movement responded to by the faint
jingline Of bell below followed immda
leiy by rush Of cinders from the smoke
pipe, and an improved aelion Of the pad
dle,
| wow We move uEhlN
Some was the response, and mon ent.
AIRY trcmor pervndcd the boat as she slid
along right smarly
But the craft IN our roc moved like our
shadow on the calm -. and as wc shot
down the riyer, u seewe' as It we had her
in tow, so calmly aud uniformly did she fol.
low IN our wake, The excitomen, Of the
congregation upon deck by this lime became
intense, and Il was pretty plain that the
boats must shortly part company, or spl'
something The rascal behind us took
advantage OF n turn in the channel and
helm a slnrboarI' was clearly heard from
;bc look out Of our rival, as she hove Of
and suddenly fell alongside the rorsor
went below at once and put his threat into
cX, cution, as we came up 10 the current a
gam, neck and neck and when he return
= Cd we were running twenty fve-knot lick
the steam smack on to 40 deg
d She's Golng-goIn 90, muttcr,o
an auctloueer to himself.
"A perlec, nonsult,' remarked n Ia wycr.
Beaten, but not vanqulshed,' added pol
i'iclan and away we scuddcd side by sld'
for halt q mile
Would u, she bear a lule more ? meek
( " asked the parson
She's doing very we'll replied the cup
tain. Don't get excited, gentlemen, M
boat is new ono-hcr reputation anC
mine is a, stake We mustn't rush her
racing always INJURIES boat, and am n
verse to il saying which be- applied h
,g thumb and finger the brass knob again
the bell tinklcd in the dlsnnce--and on
rival pilot shortly ha1on opportunity to cS
anime the Architecture Of our rudlcr post
| was acquainted with the engineer.
stepped below believing we should be be'
ten at our present speed,) and entering III
engine room
Tim said !, well be lckcd-eive her a
mother turn, chi
4 nther think she moves some as it is sal
Tim.
y, Yes bu, the C--is hard on us-gi,
her little, my boy-Juss for
Stop in here moment remarked Tit
II all mum you know -nothio to be sal
e. I Quet---tuotc ,---d,Dt she temb
so,net'
= noticed for the first time that our 30
d. labor prodeiously
But come round hcrc,' continued Tim,Io
here ,-murl's the word you know,
" stepped gu, of-,hat engine room or
said afterwards, tina, "sprang out al o
,r. bound" but he lied , in hurry. The soda
I'D upon The connection pipe had melted and r
rds dotrn ouer the scem5 IN a dozen places, irc
ste excessive heat--a crow bar was braced al
lg' warl the safety valve with a 'f'ty-si1' up.
rs one end-and We were shooting down t
4, Ohio, under head of steam .'choc up
80. 40!
nu. Ny sleeping apartment was well aft
md entered the state ruom-got over upon
ich back side Of my BERTRAND, stuff Nc
tar. corners ofIhe pillow in my ears, endeavor
it'r to compose myself 10 sleep, !, was out
O'r the question. In attempting to 'rlgh, mYse
l"I discovered that my har stuck our 80 S'rar
,cJ mltt tcaa impossible for me to get my h,
or r,t.in sr Retc' orhe y.lio,r!
INV tossed aJou, ul daylight IN moments
era. expectation OF being landed in kcntuc
aw Tor somew here else y bu, We got On fine
les We LED ourrval ha.f an hour into Lo9sv,
vas and Immediately swore upon ny nigh,
BIS that never would accept another lnv,au
u ," from a SfsaHboa, Captain udo rras arcrs
rae'ag
W., A SUCKER" ~ 4 WARM BAT
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