Washington telegraph., 1848-04-26
ABEAN STORY.

VI i'aa I'll II nv tApFfit nee, an.l N -.
iug It as such, | hnpa The rralrr will par
dun lnr iar dealing IN mysteries. have an
aversion MN ,lrrirs. &e., hu whrn rarn
chanan uilsrs anl mural eau be dnWn
lheftiflm miY b. usfused lar giving
in llss'ns ufenaul II Tho Mysterious
Pil.d winch i, tue 10 The hest u mJ b..
hef al kaa,slrlse.
"Alrr ihr sraa lma' cana in fashion. -
sail jim. "oIi Rl Reese Aul myself used
10 iAse al Icasl une lfipia Oceans once a
lfar an .ait. carrying with u. such att.
e'ts Is luf,rys, ,uflaektf, anl The peliirr
m our s.eIiun OF The SIalr. W. always
wrnl together, 81 that wien ane ul ns
wonld g-t iulaa had dive, wn could whip
ourselves p,it wilhlu lfolhIr. We had been
dn"n with a lad, and maja cunsllrfal'a
ol spfekyIaliun IN our pumhasas.--Aud
knowing III lfala would ae,p up ilr mlf n
a shon sra,un, We started back hon.
20 buy up another cargo We had n
itea haHirsi miles {, pik anl know
ing thai, Vt sal ulr uollers To work. aud
IN less llan siS days We reached hame.
and"
"Gufss you were liilc tired about
them Interrupted one OF lha passengers.
:. lirdl ha, In, ha, out al II my dallinl
Werpnnenerd hlyin' up produce. aai al
The eni a. leu days. we had Iva nav hiais
hui, and liliel with such aHicIes a We
wanrd. ani q IN down lie rirrr win
rllar. hisiel: wh.n We spl iaihe Missis.
sPP, Ne is, let or fiil, smaalh the sur
lace aeeordn II lhsirn Arlion. think
Ne had h,rn IN The ry-r ~ days. mnin'
sninrlIlnrs over tweui} miles an hour. shcn
ny bal nin agfouni nn uaa ''lhrm cursed
san. banksi aud IIhr.r | slsid iar mnra n a
~erk. va. ar' buniin one DAY. jrsl far
anasrmrn', anl lfprd uue % The nrGil.csl
bIHs EVER IaIssd N ArsnsiNl saved
hIm afef a had lilbl, got IN ablaj, an
i'rd him a i hg eah,e. had u.d hiilu
aifllrl, anl was gIyin' ia lesson. IN dan
@n', adly OF Two afterwards, when look.
ed mp lhr drlk, AMI saw
"Whall' chImel several voicrI, saw
wlml"
"lhe iusi steam .hnai hat ever lutcreil
a wherl on The Massipp! and Il you'll be.
lieyr die"
"Why, sIfsl | hrlicve she was drivin'
every i,h AMI alligator IN the river be.
fore her. My bar pumped uyerlmard. aud
wasneaf iulhNin as the sham Rlm IA
hy me; just then someihin lrlk,d my nat
plum luse from lhc island, aud she took
rite arier the sleem crilier as last as the
mater oi the occasioa would lei'crl We'll,
siil we suon coich her. and Ter hour ur
Two, we bal il inicreslinly--ihe steam
boat vas bIiiu! aud the ilai! don't mention
Il! She dared brlure as easy as the winI,
and the way the crillnr pulled aud blogcd
alter Us, wasn't fast enough to kelch upl
Waal was the matter with my craft, ldid'nl
knuwl She was ridin ike danri, leaih
~ and hr1win the water from ono bank
10 The other. b'guu 10 get sleered. bll
KNOWN | cuu.I cli The cabin alore she
could nn p lae Guf Of Mexico. | tliorl
I'D let hrr rap; | jest sol back, tuned my
iidilr, anlplnyed 10 kll lrnp. Il was lhe
pur!e,l weller in tho world. aud | enjoyed
Il amazingly The brceErs STRETCHED NY
co'or, bIillly, aud lhs mnon would peep
down once ina while 10 sre Nhal was
diving at | was alone, but had M use for
company. The IA was now turning the
mosl dang 'rou, brnd IN all the river. whar
| know'd she'd br apt to run agn one o the
irre and Independent sng,, ani sure
ruuii----" ....
"She dld!" exclaimed several Of Tho
listeners.
And sure cnuf, ainre hal time 10 say
Jack Rul'insnn. or draw my buw acros.
my ndlle, saw unc snag and another Just
bsiew il. anJ-"
"Shr busted herself agin emf said ono
or two.
"When she got to EN-" continued jim,
they wasn't iIlar fund EN- about as
inraheid as ihry was when | last sred'rm.
Ia the marnia looked oui aud thar they
was as far apari--a splitlcn the wafer like
a liglmin pole, What was lhryr l. ask
ed myscII. bat its no Use; That eyeuin my
boat was plotted 10 Orleans, and she ran
up ioihc iere baud.omeIy. being only few
hours onl from lhc sand bar, aud bealin the
Steamboat a day and q lalI; anil now, gen
Iiemen, all saii...ader Ibis beautiful instance
ol my lnys.erlousiy out running steam
hoat-whai power do you suppose carried
It alon5' ..
The tide, forced by the Gsh and allyga.
tors, ," SAID showing Jake.
"MndeI" said jim; take down your
sign"
"A sudlrn rise, then roard another
SOM guess,d one thing, some anoiher
aud on, unuI jim recovering his slrnlh,
fer he was feeble, rose to his foil height,
aud said
"GenIcmcn, yon may think MS you
please but il was nothing flse baiatH bar
iiedo he cablti' .....
"Mr. Higgins, have yougot the papnrs!"
"Yes, sir, but I've left EN- in my pocket
hf,nL al hama H. tr,,, ,,.,,r,,. ,,,,.I az Il,