The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-02-28
A WEDDING EXCURSION.
FROM THE GREAT WEST.

ms evening the ceremony was perioItncu
which made Tim and Rachael a unite, and
the company had 'qiquored" all round, Tim
having previously ttalked it up" with Rach-
ell boldly announcing the desperate resolu-
tioh Of starting the next morning on grand
tour Of observation.
'He had always bin tu hum," he said,
"and never seen uuthin, and now he was
gon' straight TO c., and afore he come
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 a
journey there from Tins residence in those
days, was deemed a sra~' --l--'"hinG,
Some Of them lnougm Tim had taken leave
of his senses, or certainly he was not in
earnest, but he assured them he was, and
the next morning, tocking up "old gray"
and putting in supply of pork and beans
for the journey Tim and the now Mrs Hig-
gins started on their bridal tour The Sec
oud day the hopeful pair, without accident,
arrived at c.. Just as they were enter
ing the town it SO happened that the steam
boa. Pennsylvania was rounding in to make
landing. Tim caught sight of her smoke
pipes, aud in an ecstacy of wonder and de-
light cried out:
"There size ccr,os now, by hokey! Look
at her Rach! Je-rr,sa.lem Jest as SrTiTo
Stokely said--smokes like burnin' foller.
She's comm in tu shore, tn! Jemima, what
creek furder cross than from our house TO
Shodlow's mill! amt it Rach ! See, they
are tying up the varmint with a halter.
Wonder if it's skeery and pulls Here's a
post, let's tie gray, and go down 10 the crit
ter.n
Thunder what's thai? how it snorts |!
You better keep way from it, Tim," said
Rachel; ''it mought swaller you down like
winkin.n
II amt afeared,n said Tim: "folks are
coming off ont now. She's good natured l
reckon, only spirited"
By this time "gray" was made fast, and
Tim and Rachel were moving cautiously in
the objection Of the boat
''No baking, Rachel, I'm going on TO
herr
The plank was out, and Tim, followed
slowly by Rachel, boldly walked up, and
soon stood along sidethe engine.
'See how she sweats, they must have put
her through sai6 Tin. u say, old hoss,"
said Tiin, addressing re engineer, "moye
her jints little, want 10 see how she tray
els.n
"She'lI move directly" replied the mar
steam, "beiter keep out of her wayo
Tim and Rachel now wended their wav 10
The main deck, and so completely were they
absorbed with what they saw, that they did
not observe the preparations making for her
departure. AT the last tap Of the bell, Tim
thought there must be meetin' somewhere,
but had no idea it was anything which con-
cerned him. AT length, as Tim afterwards
expressed il, "she began to breathe hard, &
the water began to smash,n and Tim for the
first time, observed they were in the midst
of the liver.
"Hello here, old hoss p' screamed Tim
II say, cap'n, what you 'bouta where you
goin' tu?"
They were now under full head-way, and
Tim saw the town and old gray disappear
ing like magic.
"Thunder, why don't you hold in ?" roar
ed Tim, "she's running away.-Whatll l
do2 Oh Lord, cuss the critter-can't she be
bro't tun
A wag, who comprehended poor Tins
predicament, observed:
"You are in for it now, my friend, we
don't stop till we get to Orleans"
81 told you to keep way from the blasted
varmint," screamed Rachel; "now what will
become of us W
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, squeezing and kickin P'
shrieked Tim. ''Oh Lord, Rachel, we are
lost" and tho absence of the knowledge Of
any prayer, he tried to repeat part of the
blessing he had heard Deacon Snively ask
at the table.
By this time the captain had learned Of
poor Tins misfortune, and kindly ordered
the boat to land, and Tim and Rachel once
more stood on terra frma.-Footing it back
with all possible dispatch, they found old
gray still fast to the post, and not many min
utes elapsed before head was turned home.
ward, with Tim and Rachel, who were per
fecty satisfied with what they had seen OF
the world in general, and their experience
in steamboating in particular.