Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-04-24

Sir, | have expressed a wish TO draw
upon your sympathy; and | wish to con-
vince you that need and deserve il. II
the narrative which | hereto append does
not serve as a letter OF credit authorizing
an unlimited daft;-if your ear, open 10
others, should be deaf to me, l can only
repeat, 'hat-"Ifs my luck"
A few years since, commenced a tour
through the States, and il il to the Incl
dents Of that tour that would ask your
attention; firmly convinced. that when
you have perused the painful history, you
will unheslalingly accord to nte that dis
lincIivo appellation -" The unfortunate
man."
left New York for Charleston, South
Carolina, in 4 vessel recommended as
fast sailor, On Friday, in preference
to waiting until the following Monday
for the stpam.packpt. This ships voy-
ages, for three years rrevions, had a.
veraged something less than fee days; but
was on board; my interest was involved.
and the vessel was driven off the roast by
a tremendous gale: thus five weeks raps.
ell before we reached Charleston, minus
the mizen-msst and forctop-masl, and in
state of incipient slar1atom-
tITuct -, 9, IurLl8
Leaving Charleston in week, Itook the
morning railroad train for Augusta, Gror-
gia. Should have been in Augusta be-
tween four and five o'clock p. m, Loco.
motive broke DOWN. ohiging rs to walk
five miles ina drenChing rain; and we did
not arrive until two the next morning.
Hotels all cloeeai-no beds, except 'the
soft side Of a plank" at the depot,
Next day made my way 10 hotel. The
weather hPing fine and warm, they gave
me- room without any fire place, and
looking due north through three large win.
dows. That afternoon an influx Of uav.
elcrs filled the house, so that they had
not square inch Of room to sparc-ana
then the weather changed! The next three
were the only really cold days that had Wis.
| tied Augusta in five years.
| OF course took cold that stuck hy MI
for the next six months:--
Just my luck!"
Left Augusta in the stage roach fol
Florida, at seven o'clock, on as fine an p
vcring as ever was seen. Before ten,
there came down such a rain as had not
hecn since the days Of the patriarch Noah;
in the midst Of which the coach capsizcd
in lhr woods, and spent nearly the whole
remainder Of the night al feeco, in getting
again under way. Rode in We, garments
til breakfast timo, ard then it being late,
no time was allowed to change them, hui
we were obliged 10 ride on undled; in a
lpredramont, and undergoing Il process o
evaporation, only to be appreciated by a
victim Of Pricsnitz. Pushed on all that
dav and another night, withoutany respitei
came n river fthe Ooeochee,l whore for
twenty years, there had been bridge
strong enough to withstand all froshats,
hut as wanted to.cross it, it had been
washed away during the prcvion, night.
After some de,av. we put ourselves into a
crazv rorccrn Of n,,,oat. and crossed,
coach and all. In the course Of this opera
ton nv hat was knocked ovpn oard and
lost. and was comppled to per orm the
reminder or NV ionrnev in NIGHT can.
At length we reached tho Ca aho,rhio riv-
or, on the confines Of Florida: STERN.
toat had rnssed half an hour before our ar.
rival and No other eyncc,od for week.
parore Tho week ov,ired. ,he river had (,I.