Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-01
A Ksnnebeek Skipper ON . Steamboat,
RATHER CREAMY.


RATHER CREAMY
Our correspondent, Falconbridge, tells Q
pretty rich joke, that came of at the dinner ta
BILE. on board the magnificent coast steamer Ad.
miral. during F.s tour to The British Provinces
last summer. Among the ueual heterogenouo
msss Of passengers come up from the Provinces,
on the Admiral. was gcnoorine Down East'
skipper; likely he had never seen real steam.
boat before, of the speed, finish and power Of
the Admiral; and it furnished the old chap with
wonder. ave. and delight the whole voyage
The skipper was rugged up in his fancy rogs.'
repper and salt trowser', vest and coat, and the
whole suit appeared to be monstrous scant pat.
tern. If they wero ever actually made for man
of his hefl-or,' they had swfully shrunk in the
first wash! The buttons, set on at the root of
the coat tail. behind, doubtless for the purpose
OF denoting the line of demarcstion 'twixt body
and tail. were planted within briet interval.
of the shoulder blades aid collar bone. The
old cock had q multitude OF questions to ask
every body, especially the officers of the boat
Sticking his head down the hatchwsy, beneath
which the firernen, all recking with sweat, were
jamming in the coal, under the boilers, he hail.
Cd
i cay yeou. down there! Anti il all 6red
hot in front of that ar rsnger
You'd better come down and see,' was the
response.
u chant! See yeou dern'd fust'
Then of he'd move to stir us somethin' or
somebody else.
Got pooty snug beairth here, reckon (! said
he to Kemp the head Engineer, as he thrust hi.
old hat, head and shoulders, into the Engine
room. ''Spose yeom Get pooty good wsce..-
Mighty loud smell Of grease in here. Sple .
good many clothes reckon. umphr
Good many, said Kemp. won't do to wear
fine clothes here ID, ,-..
Hot as sixty. teou. in here. Issy yeou aint
yeou afeered O. bhin bloweG up some time or
otherr -af
oh no. we get used to it, responded Kemp
'Oh, shoh get eout! tell me that now!'
Fact, sir! Blowed up last trip going into
Boston, said he.
Il want to know, Wall, blast ,hess ste.m
iiggers. don't like 'em. that's fact. But |
cay yeou. cid anybody &c, smashed up, or scsd.
Several said the Engineer, one man sitting
on that box just where you are, 60, his thigh
broke and .rrs. HF
Before Kemp could finish the sentence, one
OF the fireman turned . cock below. and. phs.
e-e'e-evot" spurted off the steam beseath the
engine-room. and pair of pepper and salt bree.
ches. and pendant coat tail, vanished out on
deck.
The skipper let on he knew heap, and bo.
red everybody, not even exempting bluff old
Captain Rogers, from his multitudinous ques.
,ions and observations Down East ~as cabin
passenger. too. he was. That incompatible
bell ringer. of the boat. rung down for dinner,
superb ones they set, too. and wss soor despatch.
cd BY the vigorous crowd, including the rum
old skipper, who would insist on wiping his
mouth aud 6agers on the side of the table cloth,
eating his peas with knie, then stab it into
the butter. gouge his fingers into the bread, end
ell such dabolicsl innovations upon the establi.
shed formula Of the travelling cognoscenti.
Capt Rogers presided at the head Of the to.
hs. among the fair sex. Charley Spear CLERK
Mt the foot. Surrounded by the 'B'hoys,' old
skipper planted himself about the centre. Din.
ner of. desert on. skipper sat to get his half
dollars worth, crowded on to the fruit and pas.
try until twas very probable. case Of spoplexy
would inevitably occur on that boat before she
reached Portland. Apples came on a. finale.
Shipper hid several under his ribs. When he
seemed fa' chnchng smother great green
one, he squared round. and sang out 10 Captain
Rogers, who just then, relaxing his old weather
beaten honest tsce, into q complscent smile,
while csjoling with the ladies-
4 say, yeou, Captain thersv
Speaking to me, sir = slow and dryly rsspon.
ded the captain.
Sure be- continued the impertursble skip.
per, 'yeou hain't cot pen knife or nu,hin' in
ysour ,rowsers, hev ypn! I'm feersd to est any
more NV these dern'd apples with the peal on
might give a jtiier the gripes'
About quart of buttons, hooks and eyes. and
boot heels, were found under the tables when
the present company had retired Charles
Spear, Esq, voted the skipper. his and Falcon
bridgss jscknisss, the same evening; sne il
was really whispered that old Capt. r. was seen
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