The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1850-01-31
Wedding Excursion.

talked IL up Will RdciiSi. tuiui. "
nouncing the desperate resolution OF
starting the next morning ON a great
tour of observation.
He had always bin tu hun" ,"he said,
"and never seen nuthin, and now he
was goin straight 10 C., and afore
he come back he would see a steamboat,
if there was such a thing, anyhow"
The village of G-was about hlty
miles distant. living on the Ohio river,
and Journey there from Tins resi-
dence in those days was deemed a great
undertaking. Some of them thought
Tim had taken leave OF his senses or
certainly he was not i'll earnest. but he
assured them he was. and the next
morning, tackling up "old Gray, and
putting in a supply Of pork anc beans
for the Journey. Tim and the now Mrs.
Higgins started on their bridal tour
The second day the hopeful pair with
out accident arrived at C. Just as
they were entering the town 1t so nap
pened that the steamboat Pennsylvania
was rounding in. to make the landing
Tim caught sight OF her smoke pipes,
and in an ecstacy ofwonder and delight
cried out :,
.:There she comes now, by hokey
Look at her Rach Jerusalem !. jest
as Squire Stokely said-smokes Ike
burning foller She's coming IN to
shore. tu, Jemina what creek !. tur-
der crcss than from our house 10 Shad-
lows mill !-ain'i it. Rach See. they
are tying up the varmmt with a halter.
Wonder if it's skeery and pulls. Here's
a posi-. let's tie Gray and go down to the
crit;sr."
Thunder! what's that How II
snoytsl You better keep away from ii,
Tim said Rachel: il mought swalier
you down like winkine'
Il amt afeard." said Tim: folks
are comm off on I now. Shes good-na-
tured. I reckon. only spirited"
By this time GRAY" was made ias;
aud Tim and Rachel were moving eau
tiousiv in the direction OF the boat.
No baking. Rachel; Fn going OF
TO her.
The plank was out. and Tim. followed
closely BY Rachel. boldly walked uF
and soon stood alongside the engine
"See how she sweats. they mnst have
put her through" said Tim. =" | say
old hoss." said Tim, addressing the en-
gineer. .'move her iints leetle: | wan
! TO see how she travels
she'll move directlv.' replied Tn
man of steam: abet.er keep ont oi he
way.
Tim and Rachel now wended athei
2 way to the main deck, and so complete
4 lv were they absorbed with what the
: saw. that they did not observe the pre-
d parations making for her departure
e AT the last warning tap of the bell, III
i thought there must be 4 meeting some
where. but had no idea il was anythin
e which concerned him. At length, a
h Tim afterwards expressed it, she bt
gan to breathe hard, and the wafer bt
v gun 10 smash" and Tim for the mr.
: time observed that they were IN tn
e midst of the river.
d Hello here. old hoss !" screame
e Tim; II say, cap'n. what you bout :
I. where You goin III !"
They were now under full headwa,
IS and Tim saw the town and old Ora
IS disappearing like magic.
4 "Thunder! why don't you hold HI
W in q roared Tim; "she's runnin' away
a What'll do. o Lord! Cuss the cri
ter.-can't she be brought tu e
70 A wag, however. who comprehende
1t poor Tins predicament, observed:
"You are in for il now, my FRIEND
we don't stop agin till we get TO Q
Of leans"
,e "I told YOU to keep away from the
le fernal varmint, Tim Higgins" scream'
se Rachel. "Now what on airth will b
Iy come of us :"
" Tim was in despair. At this nome
y. the steamers whistle uttered one OF
y sharpesf notes. and Tins hair stood
r end.
Id "She's loose. squealin and kickin
10 shrieked Tim. 40 Lord! Rachel, ,
are lost y and in the absence of {
lg knowledge of any prayer, he tried
w repeat part of the blessing he h
es heard Deacon Snivelly ask at the tab
If. By this time the captain had learn
ne of poor Tins misfortune, and kindly,
ne dered the boat to land. and Tim a
d. Rachel once more stood on terra firm
Of Footing it back with all depatch, tn
We found old Gray still fast to the post, a
ce not many minutes elapsed before
he head was tnrned homeward. with t
h, and Rachel, who were perfectly sa,
ag fed with what they had seen of I
W. world in general, and their experien
ed in steamboating in particular.
nd FREAKS OF A FRENCH CHEMIST
n Boutigny, the author of the experim.
of making ice in a red-hot crucit
for divides or cuts with his hand jei
melted metal. or plunges his hand il
en- pot filed with incandescent met
nd No precautions are necessary to P
serve it from the disorganizing acti
lte Of the incandescence; only have
got fear, especially if thee skin be hum
ell and pass the hand rapidly, but not
ed rapidly, through the metal in full fusi
to There is no contact between the ha
and the metal: the hand becomes in
cal lated; the humidity which cover:
* passes into the spheroidal state, rehe