The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-12-06
fEam The HoHe Journal
INCIDENTS or A DAYS ExCUR,
SION.


One day last summer I Io..k my Mae.
in Graseseni sleanrr. and found ran-i
derahle amusement in walrling the Eari
Gus ehararIers. Two persons in parIirn
Jar attracted my n0licr: nne was sai.I.lte
aged genllrman. Shut. rather surly, iaei
turn. WIN paid ma attention Ia any livins
thing nm bard, exerpl huge New found
land ding. that was painting or ling otl
his tongue. ar n'amrd aiming the psssen
gers. showing them oll Of his way. fright
rning rlildren hv sudslcnly covering iheil
fares with me lick of his great tongue
and cnnsinring nervous ladies' that he va.
gning mad hy the vIgnr with which he
ssnlrk out has legs while rolling On nj.
hark upon the deck. nj. master eyed
these pranks with a sly smile. and SEEN.
edquieily In rnjny the iefrnr orcasioned
By The mites Of his hnlly friend.
The olhcr person whom especially no
iiee'l, was y very pnelly and well-dressr,I
lady. Young Lady. no doubt she would
have been called. but Thai she had with
her u little gIh. abouI seven years old,
vim called her " nIamma." She was evi-
tenlly p"ssessed of nerves. Indeed, sI,.
seemed To he possessed by them, and
their mime was legion. Endless we've
the r 'iiy annoyanees To whirh they sub
jeciel her infinite the diIemmas in which
they involved her. l,ul her keenesi sui
ferings in this small way were caused BY
the unwiel,ly ganb1ls of Lion. the largr
Newfoundland deg: aud incessant and
pneiile EXPLANATIONS of lcrrnr, Indignation
and spite against the goo,l-nalurcd brute.
kept up the ely malicious smile upon the
lips Of his apparently unnolicing master.
Tho little RiIl. on the contrary. had. 10
The increased alarm Of the weak mother,
nIads friends with the monster. and for a
long time amused herself with throwing
bits ~ biscuit for him 10 calch, which
feat. Notwithstanding tho incJrrcciness Of
her aim. he managed 10 accomplish BY
making boislrrous plunge 10 one side or
the other; and when n last she ii,nully
Offered him n piece ont of her hand, he
acknowledged the compliment. by licking
her face and rubbing his side against her
I'LL he almost pushed her dawn. The
lIIllc creature almost screamed wiIh de-
light Her mother screamed too, hu, in
one of The small hysierical screams I'M
whiss che ssas f..d 20 ss..i,.ssipE, a,rt --u-
followed by an ousburs. Of anger IL Lions
auharity. e
"Good graciousr' she exclaimed. eff
that horrid creature should be mad he'll
have killed my child! Aud how dirty
he is, toni Look at your pelisse, Adc-
line; see what state il is in! How dare
you play with that dirty ANIMAL"
This transition frnm hydrnphohia 10 a
soilcd dress was too much for Lions mas
ter, and he hurst into long loud laugh.
81 wish, sir" said The lady. snappish-
", ".ha, you would call away tha, nasty
dog, instead Of setting him on 10 annoy
evcryhody who is nnarcustomed TO have
such dirty animals ab"u, them"
The gentleman said nothing. hut how
ell and walked forward; and ] soon after
saw him enjoying cigar. while Lion
PLAYED the agreeable in his own rough
fashinn IN people who knew how To read
the expression Of his honest physiogno-
NV. ses# .s...>
Little A,leline, deprived Of the a,trac-
tim which had tired her attention 10 the
inside nf the boat. began to see amuse-
Inent in watching the flaming water as il
rushed from the paddle wheels, and dan
ced its long lines behind them. She knelt
on shawl which fellow passenger had
kindly lent as cushion for her liitle knees,
and leaned quietly over the side watch
Ing the roaring water; SD her mother
was for the time relieved from the thou
sand musquiio-winged vexalions which
had hitherto hesei her.
We were within n few miles Of Graves
end. The tide was just at the full, and
the broad expanse OF the river lay around
us in all lis majesty; and 10 those who
have never behel,l the Hudson or the Mis-
slssippi. old Father Thames is majestic |;
ay, and If we place in the balance the histo-
49, dllu WI
the transactions of which his broad breast
Is and has been the highway, our time
hOnored' river will no, lose in dignity
even when compared with those giant
floods Of the west.
Such thoughts as these, however. did
not trouble Adeline's pretty little head,
which began. I could see, to grow giddy
with The continual whirl beneath her. A
large seaweed thai was dashed from the
paddle-wheel caught Irr attention. II
sank, then rose. turned round in short
eddy. and then darcd out in The long wake
MAT was left behind the steamer. She
leaned forward To wa,ch its progress; far.
'her, farther still her lillle neck was stretch.
Gu 7; she lost her balance. aud t"pplei oveI
INTO The roaring food. In a moment all
was confnsion ON board. Men were
shouting for ropes and bna,s. to stop The
stcamer--cries of ga child overheard y
WIN can swim % aud thousand Other
rr'es and qucslinning4: but above all rose