The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-06-11
Ringing for their Boots,

Ringing FOR their Boots,
On the last trip Of the New England No.
), there were two verdent young men in
state room 30, from Old Virginia, Shenan-
doah Co.. 10Th Legion. bound for Calilor.
mall!
They came on board at Pi,,sburg, bro't
their sold-washer, shovel aud pick--took
their state rooms aud deposited their plum.
der.
The boat weni on her way quietly, occa.
sionly giving note or two from her steam
whistle, which made the two iintnrifed, Of
The 10Th, start. i he doeged,' said one.
'f that aint the scream,t we've hesrn of
up in old Shan. They have lots Of them
OIL this river they say
Il say, Dave. don't they charge a ID Of
price for drink on this mere boat-l0
cents without sugar, but IT'S all OWN to
the cholera comm up the river; it's made
liquor scarce, so the bar keeper says-if it
keeps on getting dearcr and dearer as we co
OH, 1t vii! cost quarter nip al Font indie.
pendence.'
! 'Nhy, Eli, sou are green, why don't you
90 on the outside and take your LIQUOR
through the window, it's only fip there.
Come on, less go and spend dime, we can
afford it, The adventures took their horn
and turned in for the night.
| About half past six ia the morning the
engine bell rang TO work her slow. She
worked own few minutes, and bells rang
4 to back. She commenced backing and had
backed about a hundred yards, when the
/ pilot rang go ahead. Ahead she shot; and
had made a quarter Of mile, when the
/ two bells rang together. The engineer W as
now ont Of patience, and called out through
, the speaking trumpet, hat do you want!'
/ what il the matter with the engine
asked the pilot.
Nothing said the engineer, SHUT you
rang the larIoald bells p
/ i have rang no bells since we left -,
eXceCt for you TO 90 ahead
You are ringing now said the engineer.
y am not replied the pilot, 'you don't
know the ring from the pokers on the CRATE
bars. You are fiyht.'
! Tight, the d-ll your ,isht Yourself
You don't know the bell pulls from the
spokes in tlie wheclp
'The thunder don't! ] don't drink, sir
Capt. Dean, who had been standing in
the pilot house. started down to find out the
cause ofthe bells ringing.
you ever saw? They aint like tavern bells.
there they pull the strings down here you
pull them up said Bill as he stood pulling
at the bell roap. which passed through his
room.
Jingle, jensle, JINGLE went the bells
again.
Ring and be do SAID the engineer, q
shant stop herr
The Captain having run all over the boa
TO discovering cause Of the ringing. finally
stopped at No. 20, and us ne orened the
door.
'We've fetched them at last san Bill
Il know'd it weuld. Mister, willyou have
the goodness TO bring oar boots-ef you've
got 'em backed
Il know nothing about your boots, gen.
,lcmen! | am Capt. Dean aud have come
here 10 inform yon, that Won are doing a
great deal Of mischief. You have beer
ringing the bells by which the engine i.
guided. You came very near smashingths
beat tn pieces by mining us onto the shore.
'All mistake, Captain. on oar side,
said the gold digger. win you he SO kind
Captain, and show us the right bells we
want our boots
There src no bells for alters, my dra,
sir. As foryour boots ther will be brough
to yon without ringing as soon rs they ar,
Slacked.'
'All right, Captain, all righ'.-Wll yor
name the amount Of damage said Bill n:
he sunk both fists into his pockets.
The Captain had no more 10 sav---ht
. let. Our Californians thoroughly discuss
cd the possibility of steam engine under
standing the ringing Of n bell, rs they sa
in their state room awaiting the arrival o
their boots. The quarrel between the en-.
uincer md pilot was over; aud the boa
again moved Peacibly on.
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