The Smyrna telegraph. (Smyrna, Del.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-24
A Wedding Excursion.


ly announcing the desperate resolution of
starting the next morning on grand tour Of
observation.
'Hc had always been tu hum,' he said, 'and
never seen nuthin, and now he was going
straight to C., and alore he cum back he
would see steamboat if there was such
thing any how
The village of C., was about fifty miles
distant, lying on the Ohio river, and jour
ney there from Tins residence in those days,
was deemed great undertaking. Some of
them thought Tim had taken leave of his
senses, or certainly was not in earnest, but he
assured them he was, and the next morning
tacking up 'old gray and putting in supply
of pork and beans for the journey, Tim and
the now Mrs. IIuggins started on their bridal
tour. The second day the hopeful pair, with
out accident arrived at C.. Just as they
were entering the town, it so happened that
the steamboat Pennsylvania was rounding in,
to make landing Tim caught sight of her
smoke pipes, and in an ecstacy of wonder and
delight, cried out:
'There she comes now, by hockey! Look
at her Rachel Je-ru-sa-lem jest as Squire
Stokely said-smokes like burnin foller.-
She's coming in tu shore, tu Jemna, what
a creek furder cross than from our house to
Shadows mill amt it Rach? See, they are
tying up the varmint with halter Wonder
if it's skecry and pulls. Hcre'a a post, let's
tic gray, and go down to the criter.'
| Thunder, what's that how it snorts J.
You better keep away from it, said Rachel,
'it mought swaller yer dowd like winkn.'
Il amt afcared, said Tim, 'folks are comm
Off ont now. She's good naturcd reckon,
only spirited
By this time sgray' was made fast, and
Tim and Rachel were cautiously moving in
the direction of the boat
! mo banking, Rachel, Pm going on her,
The plank was out, and Tim, followed close.
ly by Rachel, boldly walked up, and soon
stood alongside the engine.
Sec how she sweats, they must have put
her thro,' said Tim. Il say, old hoss, said
Tim, addressing the engineer move her st a
little, want to see how she travels
She'll move Directly replied the man of
steam, 'better keep out Of the way
Tim and Rachel now wended their way to
the main deck, and so completely were they
absorbed with what they saw, that they did
not observe the preparations making for de-
parture. At the last tap of the bell, Tim
thought there was a meetin' somewhere, but
had no idea it was anything which concerned
him. AT length, as Tim afterwards express
ed it, 'she began TO breath hard, and the
water began to. smash,' and Tim for the first
time observed that they were out in the midst
of the river.
Hello here, old hoss 7 screamed Tim I say,
cap'n what you bout =? where you goin tul'
They were now under full headway, and
Tim saw the town and old gray disappearing
like magic.
Thunder, why don't you hold her in ? roar
ed Tim, 'she's runnin away. What ill do
Oh, Lord, cuss the critter-can't she be bro't
tul'
A wag who comprehended poor Tins pre-
dicament, observed.
'You are in for it now, my friend, we don't
stop again till we get to New Orleans
'Itold you to keep away from the blasted var
mint screamed Rachel 'now what will be-
come bfus =
Tim was in despair. At this moment the
steamers whistle uttered one of its sharpest
notes, and Tins hair stood on end
'She's loose, squealin and kickin = shreked
Tim, 'Oh Lord, Rachel, we are lost 7 and the |
absence of the knowledge of any prayer, he
tried to repeat a part of the blessing he had
heard Deacon Snivelly ask at the table.
BY this time the captain had learned ofpoor
Tins misfortune, and kindly ordered the boat
to land, and Tim aAd Rachel once more stood |
on terra firna. Footing it back with all des-
patch, they found old gray still fast to the post,
and not many minutes elapsed before his head
was turned homoward, with Tim and Rachel
who were perfectly satisfied with what they
had seen of the world in general, and their ex-
perience in steamboating in particular.
0~r"You look like death on pale horse,'"
said Jim to topper who was growing pale and
emaciated.
81 don'tkn anything about that" said the
topper, ssbut Pm death on pale bran1y."