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good captain; 1T VIII be an excellent thing
to see the scenery with. You can slip it in
TO the same case with the umbrella and par
aso and sun-shade, and then il will give you
no trouble at all. And have a capital, neat
little pocket compass, too, that you must take;
it will be such satisfaction TO know which
way you're going
The neat little pocket compass was like
monslrous watch, hut Mrs. Pcll put i, in her
pocket, resolved to omit nothing that could
enhance the pleasure of the trip. She took
her large feather fan in case it should be
warm, and three shawls of various thickness
as provision against cool mornings and eve
nngs. The captain would have liked TO add
a famous old ea-jacket Of his, for fear of
storms, but to this the lady objected, thinking
her cloak would probably protect her until
she could find shelter somewhere. A bottle
OF Preston salts went TO keep the compass in
countc nance, and there was sill room IN that
capacious reservor-an elderly adv's pock-
et-tor travelling manual, a memorandum.
book, pen and pencil. case, and seals. not
to mention the thimblc, the nutmeg, and the
bit of calamus that always rcposed there, a
purse wel-stocked, especially with change,
(Which would Of course be very difficult to
procure,) and few small nails, which the
captains care added in case anything might
give way about the trunk.
In the large basket, my DEAR said Cap
tain Pell, you will find the cakes and oran-
ges, and pound Of sweet chocolate, which
YOU must remember if you should get poor
supper anywhere; and the Graham biscuits
and tho hov Of, ,I.,I, u
corner, and the powders and the camphor in
THIS. Don't forget TO take your lozenges );
they are in the red box Your thick shoes,
remember, and Tommy's great coat, are in
the top of the trunk; you must make the
chambermaid take them out for you if the
decks should be damp
BY and by, with the aid of the captain, the
washerwoman, the scamsress, the dress
maker, and various olhers-all artists in their
way-Mrs. Pcll and Tommy were ready for
the cab; and there they sat waiting full ten
minutes after the appointed time, Mrs. PeI
in the parlor and Tommy on the front steps,
perfectly assured that they would be left
The delinquen, cabman, when he did appear,
was well-raled, and ordered to drive for his
very life; which he did, of course-not for
getting, however, to take very good care Of
the lives of his horses.
The steamer was nearly as quiet as she
had been in the morning. No passengers
had come down but few figcty people !;
and Captain Pell had abundant leisure TO be-
stow Mrs. Pelrs baggage in what he consid
cred the very best place, to seek ont the cap
tain and commend Mrs. Pe to his especial
81, and
tons as to the various difficulties and perils
of the way.
you had better sit where you can keep
lookout on the baggage, and if any body offers
TO touch il, send for the captain at ONCE
This carpe,-bag and the two band BOXES, and
the large basket and the Case with the UNI
brella and parasol and snn-shade and tele-
scope, can stand here in the corner of the
cabin, and you must keep an eye on them
too. And do:'t set down your hand-hasket;
and above all things don't lose sight of Tom
my. or he'll Re crushed IN the machinery be-
fore you know it,
Thus good Captain Pel ran on, in a sor.
Of despairing under-,one, until he began TO
be oslled and bounced about by the throng-
ing passengers in such way that his clo-
quence became sadly fragmentary. His fur
Their converse, If properly noted, whould have
been as full of breaks and dashes as palhet-
ic novel. At length hell, loud, piercing,
imperative, made him fairly jump--,reading,
as he came down, upon three ladies' toes al
once.
'Oh, run, father, run do GO, quick ! said
little Tommy, pushing and butting at his
father with all his might. Run, or you'll
be left =
'What careful, dear little soul it is! said
both parents.
Goodbye, my dear! goodbye, Tommy!
followed by two or three very audible kisses,
preceded Captain Pell's departure by only
a moment. He darled over the gangway,
with the air of a man trying TO dodge the
blasting of a rock after the train is lighted,
and made his way up Courtand street with
on, loss of time.
Mrs. Pell now felt decidedly tina, she had
commenced her journey. is tue boat 60
lng, chamhermaii y said she.
No, madam said the stately bronze
dame.
'There, now it moves, doesn't it, Tom
my| sid Mrs. Pe, after waiting painfully
a whole minute rather than seem impoIlu-
nate.
Tommy didn't know, but he rather thought
it did.
'Now we're going, ar'nt we, chamber
maid
No, madam was all the satisfaction she
could obtain, and she waited IN snubbed ST.
lence until the frgh,iul bell sounded again.
Good gracious has anything happened,
chambermaid r
No, madam
Poor Mrs. Pell gazsd al the great dark
eyes of the Indian queen fthe cabin, as if
seeking in their calm depths the source of
such wonderful forti,ude. Presently the cry
of 'Al ashore! = reused her to quivering
life.
She rushed frantcally from the cabin, no,
forgetting to drag little Tommy after her
What has happened : Do tell me-do.
for PHYS sake, tell me Must we all 60
a shorer
Then, observing tina, the shore receded
rapidly, she showed a disposition to jump
from the gangway; but the sailors Fortunate
y closed ii just then, SO she only jumped into
The captains arms.
'Oh, what is the matter 7 she said once
more, but family, for she had spent her
strength in former alarms.
Nothing at all, my dear madam said the