Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
AFRAID OF THE sRlLERs I, ]

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! AFRAID or THE aBlLERsm
During the height 81 The opposition h.
tween the two siesmboal lines runn.n.
from Kennsbec to Boston, last sunm,r
and Duet a. tho rival boats were d akino
ready 10 start, . wagon hove ia sieh, IL
which wss an old lady, With IN accomna
iniment or band boxes and bundles III.
DENLY equipped ior i journey. The IL.
spectiye agenis Of the Two lines sp1ang ID
wards her. Take the Marshall, hnarm ,
fine boat, Try the Penobscot, ne boat.
built last summer, comnsnded byE he
fssorite OF every body, iCapt.-.es &c
The boys and loafers around echoed The
clsims Of fheir favorites Ia concer, --
iHurrah for The Penobscog.' Go The, John
MarsaaH The old lsdy. who had BIO.
bsbly never seen . steamboat before. Al 4
whose chief notion Of the yarmi,s was
connected with their boiler bontinc pro-
lpensi.ies, was almost beside herself with
terror 81 the hubbub.
%. Lordy 4 wish I'd never stirred !
i iiSF 49, sii sssaf EsSS iSsy;d Ssa:i;
every bod il9eAiag si!ss Is, md Hs II
wsy. ~ Of you, I'm goiDk s,rsig6tbsok. /:
could'ntsest I wick FOR Tear Of he IN pesky
biIers.'
You need give y onrsclf 20 anxiety 90
accouat Of HE boilers ia the MARSHALL
said the tgsnt Of the ~, .they are new
and sound. and could OF be made 10 burst.'
Are you sure Of tn said The old lady,
eviucing symptoms Of favorable dispo.
siiion towasds fhe Marshall you hint
tryi1' TO practice Oh lhe creduliiy ,of "
pSos fame woman. Y bope''
No fear Of me; sound - . leakettle, q
was tho reply.
The old lady wes about Depending
from The wagon toembsfkin the Marsfall.
when No. 2 stepped IN. |
Madam. ssid be, in q serious tone
No doubt f1o M1rsidlgs boilers ars
sound enough. but The best boilers are
dangerous things. We knew lhata great
many people have been killed by ibsD
especially ofilate--and and took Me
boiler out of Dir 5odt Three aceSks agor
/ You did. said she that's ihe boat
Tor me. then. Usmesll 10 ibegboy 10 The
wagon, y pass out the basket, and the bon.
nei-box. and tbe umhrells. and The para 1
sol; and don't forget The new shoes, aDd1
the doughnuA under the The seat. Tell
iSslly went 10 TIE boat witkoul anyl6oi
lsrs, and she need have no fears for me-
GENIUS of "A HiGHwAYmAN Il
French robber. named Dore oncs|hsd the
the audacity. alone and unsssisisd. save
BY bis own ingenuity. 10 stop diligence.
foil Of passengers. He conf'rucfed sew
eral excelient men Of straw. Of The size.
Of life. and quite a. naturalist least in
the dark. These be invested 10 The
nsedfnl togeery-neither ffesh nor fash
ionable We presume. but serving ehe .Eur
pose. Finally. be fastened slicks in-
tended to represent mHskets, 10 the
1 shoulders Of the figures, which III posted
in row against llfees bordering on The
high road. I'D came the Diliee nee -
'HsHH Shouted Dofe. 10 we ys,sss... $
4 Steniorl sHslii OF my men 6re!, -hs
heightened driver pulled up short; ihe
conductor and passengers. seeing ron
4 Of figures with leyeled fire arms. thought
they had isileninto lhs hsnds 81 ! whole
army Of bendlsii and 5eessd Tor mercy
4 Dore came forward ID the character OF Z
| generous enthusiastically ordered biz
lmen 10 abstain from violence and semain
i where they were, and collected from lie
.ltrembline and in,Imidaied pxssenget.
their purses. watches and jewels. i TOT.
Ibid you Gre. be shouted 10 bis quaker
! ! gang. whilst pockeiing The rich tribute
Il they make no9esistsnce4 all have IL
useless blood sbed.' The conductor. do.
lighted % save large sum Of money a
Z cfeieii IN aschesi. quietly submitted; ihs
pssseneefs we're loo happy 70 get OF viii
Whole skins. and the women ihsnkst
Their spoilef. and slmosi kitsed him %
) lsf gratitude for bis spafing iheirlises =
J The plundsr collected. The driver ~
q permissioh % continue his Journey. wh5cl
be did q full speed. Lest The bandit
sbould change iheir miDds and forge
-1tbeir forbeifsnce. bore made biz esc5 q
0 lupuole5,s5, leaving bis straw regimes
/ o. picks, 81 lk1fosd side. ! scare CROW
lou dsybsss> y ~ passing traveller.
nl 4 lev wk11s siocs. lsSiurer d 4.
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