The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-09

ready for start.
Stepping Oh shore, Dodge hailed a |
colorcd coach,man, gave him shining |
douh,oon. had in smo,hcrcd voice. |
ordered him to drive ten miles in on !
castcrly direction, and then. withcu,
a single question, turn around and
slowly return.
Leaving Dodge and his fair CON
ranion to cnjy their Pleasant drive,
after tedious confinement in a noisy
and Gathering steamer, wo will now
rcturn 20 the Captain, who. at the ap.
pointed time, gave the steamers bell
the accustomed number Of rings,
hauled in the plank, bid a good day
70 his friends, and showed out into the
muddy river.
After seeing ,ha. the additional
freight was well balanced, ropes and
CHAINS properly slowed away, and cv
crything, III sailors phrase. "ail taut."
which occupied nearly an hour, thc
CAPTAIN entered the ladies' saloon to
scrutinize his new passengers, AMI
pass an agreeable half hour with his
sweet aud aiicc;iouatc wife.
Not seeing his lady, he repaired to
her state room, where he found the
usual variety Of out and inside dresses,
night caps, slippers, stockings, &C.,
but no wife, whercupon. feeling lit.
tie uneasy, (thc honeymoon not yet
being passcd,) general search was
made from stern to stern, but without
the least success.
For a moment the Captain stood
like statue. a thought struck him
Where vas Dodge?
Some one remarked that he had
not been seen since the boat lci;
Nathcz.
With the speed Of mailman, the
Captain rushed to TIE sta,croom OF
the Yankee singer, when, to his ute,
astonishmcnt, he found that tho bag
gage had all disappeared, and on tho
bed lay n letter, directed to Captain
-. Of the steamer b S.
The letter was quickly torn open
when, to add still greater furv to hi,
frenzy, lis eyes fell on the following
Dear Sir Thinking that 20,
might possibly have the pleasure 0
! relating to your friends, how yo'
| caught Dodge nnrr'ny, by persaad
ing him to make declaration Of low
!, to your talented and truly accomplish
t ed lady, yor tried your utmost, bot
), by MISREPRESENTATION and personal il
n fuencc, to get me in the meshe
G Of your skiIfu,ly woven net: an
Y thinking that when We get among tn
+ Romans, we are justified in doing o
the Romans do, | have by the sa,n
t method, taken possession Of you
2 beautiful wife, without her oan {
d yow consent.
c Your lady shall receive that at."l
I ton and Kindness, that none o.hC
Il better than n Bostonian knows how
l. bcstow and unless you conclude
:. "bout ship" acknowledge the co!
?. and immediately take possession
G the prize, (Which, between You al
!. myself, consider the most manly al
9 wiscst coarse. shall, if it meets IL
1t approval, take her under NY charg
" in the next steamer bound for Il
j. Crescent City.
.c Yours for f,m, let it como at who!
expense it may---in horn.
's OSsIAN T.. DopGE, Boston V9cali.
lc 7. S.-Encloscl You vii find t
y amount Of my .tare, and inasmnch
d | have taken possession of .yor .fai
: it is perfectly fair, tia. you shou
e tatc possession Of my fare.
Is IL a voice Of thunder, the CAPITA
gave orders for the action Of the Q
k cine 10 be reversed, and taking rc
+. session Of the lilo. house himself,
=. al, FIR time, an excellent opFort
r nifty Of cooling himself down in
ID something like a state Of rcaec.C
a, and reason.
a Being naturally Of a generous, +
al hlc hearted and lively turn Of min
he was soon obliged to acknowlcd
ri u himself, that the "inrarnal YANKEE
4. lad ou,w,.',cd him, AID that after a
Il. If his wife had received .aat attcnt