Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1850-02-14

SUIT she had laid ont for me, which
was, blythe bye, the Que The tailor had
sc,,i home but the week before.
Everything being now am'cnbly nr
ranged, !, WAS no, long before we were
embarked and sailing down The river
with stiff breeze, though the tide had
turned dunnq our long delay, aud was
running up pretty strongly. Sarah
James courage, which, while we were
ut home, was equal 10 any emergency,
now completely failed her. She was
sure we should all 60 TO The bottom
This was no, without cause, rs, under
nv unskllfu management, Nc shipped
erea, deal OF water, aud were ~ I'M
incnt danger Of capslzng evefey time
put the boat about, beside being
more indebted to the kindness Of The
pilots OF the steamboats, tina, passed MS
for no, being rnn down, than To my
ability TO get out Of the way. BY tie
time We were opposite Gosler my wife
rorld hold no longer, aud said plead
iDplv-
Mr. Smith do take Of lha, sail, OF we
VIII C'l''iii') uI'SS''
As the wind was freshning, | had
, but little ambition 10 risk sailing any
, further, and was quit obliged to Sarah
| JaIe for making It request that saved
, my own credit. ] immediately com
Piled. Now came the tug of war.--
, We were bat hnlf,hc distance WISHED
to 90, and 10 row tlieremulndrr was q
, considerable task for those more cXpe-
rienCed than myself, but us there was
f., no alternative, we set 10 work --
, Charles taking one onr and ! the 9TH
cr II was hard work. My coat !
i slowed away under the scat IN the
h stern with our basket of proyiSlons.-- --
NV vest soon followed II, while my
:, shirt collar, which had before stood
slfily mp to the danger Of my ears,
d now looked us though such thing as
, starch ever dreamed Of. Master John
n being unable TO paddle IN tho water,
/, as the boat no longer lav on one SIDE,
g cave rs n specimen Of what his lungs
| were capable Of, the young Sarah Jane
aud the baby joined IN for chorus.
!. Two hours hard rowing brought Us
!, to the wished for spot, and we wc!'
{. not lonc in anchor;ng, batting our hooks
y and getting them iHto tile w1'cr We
y seemed about 10 be aWardcd for ON
/, labor, for Sara!, Jane had scarcely droi.
% ped her line in The water, ere there wa
h Slight Jerking. and thea "A strong ru,l
, with all the cag"rncss ct an hniHir;'
Il fisherman catching her first FISH, S''
{. quickly drew it on board, Selzlng !
10 with her hands 10 prcvcn, lis escape
She Dropped i, with n cry Of pam
), She had chnght cat fish, aud !, IT.
efforts to escape, his horns lad rnn 'ni'
G. ner hands dicadfuIIy. Her spot f.
the dav was cndcd The rest Of n
~ were not disposed to give np so cash!
N 50 after binding mp her hands. "'
, dropped IN our lncs again. Cua' 'iot''
20 hooked an oci. and nj he same uIGincu
u, was equally fortunate. But cul rr
ioicna WAS f short duration. In tn
2 ctTnr. to secure them both at the sani'
-, tine, ihv spa>hch them the wa'o
e, over Sarah Jane aud Charles, GOVERN,
Charlotte aud myself with their s!luc
c- and lapg,lug our tlncs so coml 'cieiy :
~ that III The attempt to um'ang}c ihrl
, we were obliged 10 cut them 50 muc'
- rs to render them u,eless.
Being unable to fish any more, W
70 made ,Ie discovery that We was hu
4, CRY. fact which ~ the excite zen {
IN the moncn wr had qn,'c ov"roofoc
Sarah Jane handed us the ha>I f,or
-, under her scat.
W hat docs 'h,s mean 2 J asked {
water 1nmcHced dr. pplnq i'om H.
\ Ias'V eXum'natiOn 0i IS content
showed thai the duty wyter IL the TO-
-, tom of the boat had been washH
e through II, rendering our dinner dccl'
cGiy unealab,c. A iorclo hing OF cv
op c ossed my mind, aud | hastily askc
-. Sarah Jane 10 hand me my coat.
IN Your coat replied she, i do NJ
on see anything here cxcep; this, holc
1v iua up something lha, bore a ci"se r
=. >cmhIancc 10 a cloth one uses 10 wn>
the floor.
ON My Goa, !, was, BIT how unlike Il
,os glossy covering had pul on in L
on no nng. Hungry, tired and We
fishing longer Was not thought Of, ,
,d ! drew up The anchor and urued hoM
~, wagd. II Mrs. Smith was anxious
-. attract observation as We started, ST
~. was equally anynu n avoid II rs "
-. returned. We were a sorry lookiu
-. rrnv, my fee was burned ty n, 81
until II achcd Sarah james no'e wf
i've aS red as though SIC was dsyo't
-. odmIter ,f tho hraudY bottle; VIII
-, CAarloies fair skin was do9c 'brovl
. lndercnden, of the srol'rg of Shra
. James dtss, ny c0s, aud dnc'oI
- hi ! for the children N rfrsFNctl9c.
he s'ood v.ry COED chance for - CT