Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-02
WEDDING EXCURSION.

it up" with Rachel, boldly announced the
desperate resolution of starting the next
morning on n tour Of observation.
"He had always bin Iu hum" he said,
land never seen nuthin, and now he was
going straight to c., and afore he
come back he would see steamboat, if
there was any sue IA thing, ANYHOW"
The village af G. was about fifty
miles distant, lying or the Ohio river, and
a Journey there from Tins residence, in
those days. was deemed great un6er-
taking. Some of them thought Tim had
taken leave Of his senses, or certainly he
was not in earnest, but he assured them
he was, and the next morning, tackling
up 'old gray and putting in a supply of
pork and beans for the journey, Tim and
tie LOW Mrs. Huggins started on their
bridal tour. The second day the hope
ful pair, without accident, arrived at G..
Just as they were entering the town, it so
happened that the steamboat Pennsvlva-
mia was rounding to make n landiag. Tim
caught sight Of her smoke pipes. and, in
an ecstasy Of wonder and delight, cried
out:
"Fherr she comes now, bv hokevl Look
at her, Ra.h! Je-ru-sa lem! Jest as
Squire Stokely said--smoke like a burning
foller. Sh''s coming into shore, tn! ,Ie-
NINA, what creek furder across than
from our house TO Shadows mill! ain't it,
Rrch? See. they are tying up the vnrmint
with halter. Wonder if it's skcerv, and
pulls. Here's a post, let's tie gray and
so down tn the crtter."
"Thunder what's that? how it snorts!
You better keep away from it, Tim: it
mought swalleryond down like winkin."
Il amt afeared," said Tim: "folks are
coming off ont now. She's good ma
tured, reckon, only spirited"
BY this time gray was made fast, and
Tim and Rachel were moving cautiously
in the direction of the boat.
mo baking, Rachel, I'm going IN to
her"
The plank was out. and Tim, followed
closely by Rachel, boldly up, and soon
stood alongside the engine.
"See how she sweats-they must have
put her through" said Tim. "I say, old
hoss, " said Tim, addressing the engineer,
move her iints little, want to sec how
she travels"
"She'll move directly" said the man
OF steam, 'hctter keep out of her way"
Tim and Rachel now wended THEN
way to the main eek, and 80 completely
were they absorbed with what thev saw,
that they did not observe the prepaln-
tions making for her departure. At the
to- &c Ioll al, 4 t.
the'emust be ameeting somewhere, but
had no idea it was anything which con-
cerned him. 1T length, as Tim after
wards expressed it, "she began to breathe
hard. and the water began to smash"
and Tim. for the first time, observed that
they were in the midst of the river.
"Hello here, old hoss" screamed Tim:
81 say capt'n, what are you about? where
YOU going tu?"
T'ey were now under full headwav,
and i'm saw the town and old gray dis
appearing like magic"
Thunder! why don't YOU hold her in?''
roared Tim; "she's running awav.-
Wmtll | do. Oh, Lord, cuss the critter
can't she be brought TOP"
A wag, who comprehended poor Tins
predicamcnt observed:
"4ou are in for it now, my friend: W,
don stop again til we get to Orleans. >
81 told you to keep away from the
blasted vtrmint, Tim Huggins, scream
ed Rachel, "now what will become OF
us?"
Tin was in despair. At that moment
the steamers whistle uttered one of its
sharpest notes, and Tins hair stood on
end
She's loose. squealin' and kckin'r
shrieked Tim. ooh, Lord, Rachel, we arc
lost" and, in the abs nee of the know.
ledge of any prayer. he ncd TO repeat a
part of the blessing he had heard Deacon
Sniyelly ask at The table.
BY this time the captain had learned OF
poor Tins misfortune, and kindly order
cd the boat to land, and Tin. and Rachel
once more stood on te,.ro .fyma. Footing
1t hack with all des. atch, they found
'o,d gray still fast to the post. AID not
minutes elapsed before his head was t,,rn-
ed homeward with Timand Rachel, VIII.
were perfectly sati, fed with what they
had seen Of the world II gencral, and
s tBcir expeienc in steamboating in par
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