Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-21
The Yankee Engineer.
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coaches Not altogether on accoun, Of any
inherent love or them, bu, from two ad-
ventures which happened to me; the first,
while travelling on the former. the as,
while inside o. the latter OF these conycyan.
ccs Tha, which occurred on board the
steamboat beng uucommonly short, shall
have precedence 1t IS necessary to cor
rect understanding OF my second or should
not tell It.
II fell on! that, once upon q day. ] en-
parked on board one Of these smoky ctaG
that ply daily between Burlington and
Philadelphia II furthermore fell out that
after having accomplished my bushes,
was returning, when 10 on reaching the
city, before our boat could be fastened 10
the wharf q young damsel, who WINS stand.
ing too near the unguafdcd SIDE Of the boat
fell overheard. A sudden impulse, Width
er OF chiva'ry or Of madness, know not
which, rnlm'"ng my bosom. lcnped into
the rver, aud with the assistance of strong
arm, and stronger rope, the one end Of
which was thrown toward me, the damsul
was rescued | saw no more than one
thing namely, that the maiden, despite the
fright, was very comely and fair to look up.
on, utter assuring myself of which made
the best Of my way for the shore, fearing
that II stayed | might be annoyed with
thanks, and the admring looks of all the
lule boys in The neig hborhood Of he scene
By good fortune | escaped almost unnoliced
but not unaccompnnied. The grateful and
earnest gaze oil the rescued girl was with
me sill, and an angel IN the shape of bright
blue eyes appeared to accompany mo where.
soeycr | went Yet though made divers
inquiries, and sought by every means TO
discover her residence, nevertheless found
1t to be impossible, and was about to give up
IN despair, when by chance II happened that
was forced ,olake journey into the IN
terror OF our State.
Ii was on the fourth or November, in
the year OF onr Lord eighteen hundred and
no matter when that found myself n
passenger ~ the mail coach which piled
daily between Duncan's Island and MlIlcrs.
town. twas a cold, drzzIy morning when
| started. The sun was Just rising, or was
about TO rise, for II was his proper time,
though he had hidden his round, rosy face
IN "A dense fog, as "a lazy man would con-
c,ul L,. o..u 800 'tr brd.c,ohos The coach
was vehicle which was certainly not Troy
tuIlt, by a great deal, but was infinitely
better than the cattle that were to draw It
along the road. They absolutely dcGed
, description. The taller Of The two, whose
% age was somewhere in the ncighUOrhood OF
quarter Of century, was raw boned
animal, blind in one eve, and wearing n
q coat as rough and ragged as sailors
Flushing Jacket lis companion N bond.
age, was mule, short, plump brute, Just
released from his collage, who had not as
sumod the gravity Of age. and accordingly
luskcd and jumped IN his traces to the
great annoyances Of his elder and more
D stand neghbor. The harness which bound
them TO The vehicle, was oflhal kind which
requires careful handling, and no small de-
gree OF magnanlmHv on IT'S own par, to pre-
vent It from falling into peces. Yet, des.
prle the bad appearance ofthlnrs presented
[ was obliged 10 suffer It, for | could End
. no better conveyance.
, was not alone Another indlvldua
was with me, on whose counlcn1nco, man
ncfs. and hnb,umcEls was written the word
4 Yankee He was a tall, spare man, wlll
piercing eye AMI a restless g., OF FEATURES
Has apparsI, which was Violently the worl
IA ola country tailor, CONSISTED Of coat shor
, sklued and garnlshed with Cat, round bra.
buttons; a vest the crpsoous pockets 0
which we're. sSuiIol - repcuon and pan
Of oh! no we never mention lhem's', wh,ct
beng 90 shofI lnr their owner were coax
ed toward tho feet by means OF narrow
lcalhetn straps Ills terminal IONS down.
J. wards were c1sed ~ pair Of cowhde boot
we'd cleaned and CREASED while the upper
extremity wore tim mass OF shor cut
l. much eomb'd on1 wei sieekci hair. owe
D. which was ,hs smallest kind ola bat
Discovering evidence 10 my companion
rcstlrssness Of hI, desire to speak ! leaned
n back on my sea- md wanted patiently I'll. d
should please hun to open TIE conversation
! I'D MT VOL long tiuehng Inns. on
;. ward ull his hll' I'sIoln'cl lame was So
Il recl'y OPPOSITE 10 niue, ne fret looked 90
o',to coach window, aud then pcerel Inu
my face
A dreadful nee country On our lef
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your name bu. 1r-H f--lgI boo 18a-
o. a. though he expected Us to reveal our pa
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