Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-10
A Diary Of Disappointment.
CHAPTER /.

per 10 TWSOuTs, ny aFuSty Irlenu, VINO
we understood vas going directly 10 the
city; he, however, turned aside on bu-
siness, and did not reach there ill the
navigation was closed BY ice. This was
disappointment Mol.
CHAPTER H.
Dec. l9.-Sent to our typographical
brethren at Brownsville and Uniontown
TO buy or borrow paper enough for a
week or two. Raised ssUenteca guircs,
and issued half a sheet This was dis
appointment No. 9.
CH4PTER Ill.,
Jan. /, 1S52.--The ice having lsn,
and no paper still forthcoming, we re-
solved to go 10 Pitt, and hurry it up.
Jan 2.-'rhe steamer r. H. Lindsey
left our wharf at about 7, a. NJ, q full
hour earlier than usual, and not being
ready to embark so precipitately, we
were leil behind, with treS'f,cket, pO-
Iitely sent by Mr.. G. W. Cass, in our
pocket. Disappointment No. 3.
The steamer Venture, Capt. Watkins,
arrived about 8, and LEFT at III. We
were Of course on board, and made a
pleasant trip down; arriving at Pitt.
early in the morning. The Venture is
a fine boat-runs well and steady-no
shaking all the time as il with an ague.
ft-iars comfortable.
Jan. 3.-Spent busy day-bought
more paper, ink, and sundries-and leiI
| in the same boat at 81 NJ, the captain
I pledging himselfto have US in Morgan
town sin time to go 10 church the next
morning." Reached Brownsville about
la NJ. and tied up for Z hours! The
water fell meanwhile 7 or s inches
The passengers, some fve.and-twsnty
in number, demonstrated at the delay
they were assured by The captain and
one Of the owners Of the boat, that q.
the water was loo low for The Venture
TO reach MorgantOwn, they had sen, an
express Tor the Globe 10 come up and
complete the trip, adding that, 10 graft
fy the passengers they would try 10 gel
over The dam nj AliIIsbOrough, and &C
up as far as they could. The dam wa.
overcome with ease, and we g!ided up
right pleasantly to Geneva. Here The
passengers were summarily dismissed.
and the freight piled away on shore and
in an old leaky flat-boat, 10 await the
arrival ofthe Globe, which was 10 be in
a few hours at most. The passengers
dispersed in search Of quarters and put
overthe day as best they could.
Jan. 5.-No Globe having arrived,
council washeld, and "the passengers
that had beenl struck for their homes
most Of them taking the I" Walker fae'
for the want Of better. We were "a
vored with comfortable quarters while
there, and with the loan Of horse 10
ride home, by our old friend, Mr.. John
Davenport, and completed our excur-
sion on Monday evening, but without
any means of bringing paper from Ge-
neva. Disappointment No. 4.
CONCLUSION.
There was q sad lack Of energy OF
igood faith on the part Of the Venture
men. II they meant 10 make through
trip, il was gross blundsr to tary al
BrownSvilIe-if not, they should have
said so candidly, and we could have goi
home on the Lindsey, which started im-
mediateIy after our arrival at Browns
vile.
II requires more meeknrss than we
or our lellow-suiTerers take credit Tor
to be humbugged, away from home and
in midwinter, without giving vent &c
our feelings
POSTSCRIPT.
Our ncighbor Reed has sent his wag'
on 10 Geneva for freight, and brought
paper enough to put US in motion. The
driver reports las we exPected) that a
portion Of the Ventures freight is be-
ing damaged by the elements, and some
stolen! Connected with The last MIN
ed operation, one person has been lady
hurt and another sent 10 Unioltown