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slight escape of steam. Mrs. Pell chung con-
vusivey to the stout arm she held. All
captain, what is Mat?' she said in faint,
reproachful tone-as much as 10 say, 'You
assured me there was no danger
'Only the steam, ma'am,' said the cap.
tain.
'Ah! we shall be scalded to death i said
the unfortunate lady.
'Scalded, my dear madam said the cap
tain, who began TO see into the case little
3 This is an engine Of the newest construc.
ton, and requires the water to be only blood
warm
SO saying, he deposited Mrs. Pell, good
deal pacified by this assurance, in rocking
chair in the cabin, and then darted of as il
he had propeller in his pocket
is this your handbook, MADAME sale
the dame in a Madras turban, and this, ant
the large basket?'
'Yes-yes! Do not disturb them; the,
mast stand just here, where Capt. Pel pu
Them
They must all 90 out of tho cabin, mad
am. It's against the rules to have auythin.
Of the kind here.'
Mrs. Pell was tempted 10 appeal 10 the
captain. but already feeling weak and weary
and observing that the other ladies' submit.
ted, she shook her head despairnely, and nc
longer resisted the authorities. The rocking
chair was of a consoatory and lulling dept
and motion, and with a slight sniff at til,
Preston salts, and then camphor lozenge
and then the large fan-
D,t ts,,l,,t
was the fan?
Perhaps that's it the lady is a-setlin' on,
said an honest country dame who sa, anon,
the satin, damnsk and French embroidery
looking like a cabbage in 4 conservatory.--
The "lady" did rot stir, and Mrs. Pei
catching glimpse of her beloved fan, wa
at some pains 10 arouse ncr from her Saralo
ga REVERE.
'Ma'am7' drawled the languid Carolni
an.
My fan, ma'an,, is under you,' said on
traveller, with heroic politeness; and at las
she succeeded in rescuing the magnilicen
turkcy-tail, which had famed the dim aisle
Of many a Georgian forest, now no, lt,l
marred by having been used as cushion.
BY this time the rocking. chair was appro
priated by nurse and baby, and Mrs. Pell
rejecting that the true use Of travel vas t.
see the world, resolved TO try the uppe
deck. Al the top of the stairs, Just as Sin
came in sight of the company. the wind tool
the voluminous skirts of her black silk dres
entirely over her head, and by the time SHE
and Tommy had succeeded in get.ingll dow
again, the beloved fan was floating on tb
foamng bosom of tho Hudson.
Stop the boat stop the boat : criet
Mrs. Pcll, 10 the infinite diversion of tn
truitless enreatics to the Palisades. wher,
they doubtless moved the oaks and pines a
much as they had done the grnning walters
But great emergencies call up great reso
luton; and Mrs. Pcll soon making up he
mind that these things must be expectct
when we venture on the trcachCrouS waves
applied herself to the observation of the
scenery. Here Captain Pcll's excclen
glass came 10 mind, and to think of it and lc
descend at once to the cabin for it, regard
less Of the diff :ulties of the way, were bu
the work Of moment with our heroine, VIII,
grew every moment more conli1en, in he
powers. At the top Of the stairs she wa
again developed in cloud Of black silk bu
nothing daunled, she pursued her way ,fount
The glass, and bore it to the deck in triumph
having taken the precau,on TO pin the re
bellious skirt to some more seda,e potion 0
her dress.
Unfortunately the shades of night hat
made the glass utterly useless before this wa
accomplished and as it was something neal
the weight of Kentucky rifle, Mrs. Pei
bestowed it in convenient corner for the
present. When the bell rang for tea, gen
leman offered to take care of il, SO that al
trouble was at an end on that score.
The souchong was good and the toast no
very cold, and bland satisfaction was be
ginning to enliven the countenance of ou
friend, when man touched her elbow, ant
wanted her a-tckel." She had none.
Half dollar, ma'am, if you please
But my passage is paid Captain Pei
paid my passage
Yes, ma'am; but the tea
l shall ask the captain
The man waited quietly, but with his hand
perlinaciously open. Al length benevo.
lent old gentleman said, Hadn't YOU better
pay now, ma'am, and ask the captain after
wards 7 and Mrs. Pell, finding no consola-
ton in the tilering faces about her, at length
put her hand in her pocket for her purse
The exclamation which followed might have
made one suppose she had found a swapping
turtle there.
She drew forth piece ofglass, firmly i'm.
bedded under the nail Of one of her fingers,
from which The blood was streaming. The
various hard substances jos,ling IN that deep
receptacle had nearly pulverized the crys-
tai of Captain Pel's compass. leaving only
a few fragments large enough to cut fingers.
Occasion for herosm again, to wind hand
kerchicl about the wound, and TO pay dollar
fort wo teas.
Soon after this began the skirmish which
always takes place when tho births are to be
appropriated; but first Mrs. Pel aud Tom
my sought the upper deck once more, TO re-
claim the telescope. Strange TO say, the be-
nevolent individual who had offered to take
charge of il, was no where 10 be seen 4; and,
not to be tedious, we may as well say, here,
that he never yet has been discovered, though
Mrs. Pell expected for some time that he
" ould still return the trust with many apollo
gies.
Every body who has travelled much upon
the principal rou,s, knows from recollection
or experience how such ladies' as our adven-
turous friend pass a night on board OF the
steamboat. They get in and out of bed cv-