Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-06-20

IN years, and finally became the contented wifi
OF worthy and respectable man, who worke,
as pressman in Mr.. Ravmond's office.
a Wedding Excursions.
The evening the ceremony was performed
which made Tim and Rachel unit, and tb,
company had 'liquored' all round, Tim havin,
previously talked it up with Rachel, bold,
announced the desperate resolution of star,ini
the next morning on grand tour Of observa.
ton.
'lle had always been TO hum, he said, 'ant
never seen nuthin aid now he was poine
straight TO u, and afore he cum back h,
would see steamboat, if there was such a
thing, any how
The village of G. was about fifty miles
distant, lying on the Ohio river, and iourney
there from Tins residence in those days was
deemed great undertaking. Some of them
thought he was not in earnest, but he assured
them he was, and the next morning, tackIinr
mp 'oId gray and putting in supply of pork
and beans for the journey, Tim, and the now
Mrs. Higgins started on their bridal tour. The
second day the hopeful pair, without accident.
arrived at G.. Just as they were enter.
ing The town, it SO happened that the steamboat
pennsylvania was rounding in, to make Ian
ding. Tim caught sight of her smoke pires.
and in an ecstacy of wonder and delight cried
out:
There she comes now, by hickey! Look at
her Rach Je-ru-sa-lem? lust as Square Stok-
ley said-.mokes like burnin feller. She is
coming in tn shore tn Jemitna, what creek !
iurder cross than from our house 10 Shadows
mill aint it Rach See, they are tying IN
the varmint with a halter. Wonder if its
skeery and pulls. Here's post, let's tie gray,
and go down to the criter''
Thunder, what's that how it snorts You
better keep away from it, Tim,' said Rachel, it
mought swaller yer down like winkin.'
i amt afeared,' said Tim, folks ara comm
Off ont now. She's good natured reckon,
only spirited
BY this time gray was made fast and Tim
and Rachel were moving cautiously in the d.
rection of the boat.
NO backing, Rachel, lm going on to her.
The plank was out, and Tim, followed close
by Rachel, boldly walked up, and soon stood
alongside the engine.
'See how she sweats. they must have put her
thro,' said Tim. ! say, old hoss, said Tin, adj
dressing the engineer, move her jst little, I
want TO see how she travels
She'll move Directly replied the man of
steam, better keep out of her way
Tim and Rachel now wended their way to
tHe lldIH ueck, anu ~ COInpIelelV were they
absorbed with what they saw, they did not OBJ
serve the preparations making for her depar.
ture. AT the last tap of the bell, Tim thought
there must be a meen' somewhere, bbut had
no idea it was anything that concerned him.
Al length, as Tim afterwards expressed it, she
began 10 breathe hard, and the water began to
smash and Tim for the fist time observed that
they were in the midst OF the river.
Il IRlO here. old hOsS = screamed Tim 81 eav
cap'n what are you bout? where YOU gon' tu 2
They were now under full headway, and
Tim saw the town and old gray disappearing
like magic,
Thunder, why dom you hold her in p roa ed
Tim, she's runnin away. What II do On
Lord, cuss the crltter-can't she be brought
tu?
A wag who comprchcnded poor Tins pre-
dlcament Observed
'lou are in for it, now, my friend. we don't
stop again till we get 10 New Orleans
Il told you Ia keep away from the blasted
varmnt,' screamed Rachel; now what will be-
come OF MS p
Tim was in despair At this moment the
steamers whistle uttered one of it's sharpest
notes, and Tins hair stood on end
Shes loose, squeaiin' and kickn'!' shrieked |
Tim, O Lord, Rachel, we are lost!'-and in |
the absence of the knowledge of any prayer, he |
tried TO repeat part Of the blessing he had
heard at the table
BY this time the captain had learned of poor
Tins misfortune, and kindly ordered the boa t
to land, and Tim and Rachel once more stood |
on terra frma. Footing it back with all des-
patch, they found old gray still fast to the post.
and not many minutes elapsed before her head |
was turned homeward, with Tim and Rachel. |
who were perfectly satisfied with what they had |
seen OF the world in general, and their experi>
ence IN steamboating in particular.