Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-05-04
MISCELLANY.
Adventures Of 1adjxkpthe 1sthmus.,


The story annexed, narrated by correspond
ent Of the Lowell Courier, too good to lose -
Speaking of the Isthmus, think | must tell you
a tale concerning a Young and blooming Lowell
lady who had Just arrived here, and whose adven-
lures on the lsthmus were somewhat piquant,
showing what ladies have sometimes to undergo
who travel to California. Miss l. was
well provided with suitable clothing for trip from
Lowell to the 'uttermost paris of the earth, and
had an exceedingly pleasant journey, TIL she ar
rived at Cruces, when, not knowing what know
by experience, that it is not at all necessary to
travel separated from your baggage, she suffered
herself TO be separated from her own, thereby
committing Il grave error. She, supposlng her
baggage would arrive at Panama nearly as soon
as herself, mounted on riekety little mule, clad
in thin Boomer, and started from cruces To "a
mama Now, as | before observed, the lsthmus
and the whole Pacific coast have had long cry
inc fit, and the consequence Is, that the road trom
Cruces 10 Panama was never IN more exeerabie
condition. Miss L--7- being very large and
heavy, and her mule being small and old, they
had good time Of it, and tOundered through the
mud in a most astonishing manner. She told me
that at one time the mule went into a. mud-hole
so deep that nothing was visible but his nose and
ears, while she was in up to her chin. The gen
teman who was with her, informed me that he
rescued her from such position totr times during
the day-pullng her and her mule out of the deep
mud by main force. The natural consequence OF
these mud adventures, when they got through the
worst places, they halted at convenient native
ranch held council of war, and concluded that,
inasmuch as Miss L--v7- had not change OF
clothes at hand, it was expedient to wash those
she had. So the other ladies (there were several
along who were either smarter, or had better luck
than Miss Isr7r-) washed her off, as they would
. newborn baby, rolled her up in blanket, and
laid her away to be a good baby, and take nap,
while they washed aud dried her only suit. They
washed the suit, and hung it up to dry, and then
very naturally, sat down to odInner. Dinner being
over, they went to get Miss LIS suit, when,
70 their horror and astonshmen, they found 1t had
'vamosed the ranch; in short, while they had
been eating the natives had stolen it. Here was
q pickle for a nice young lady, and Yankee
schoo-marm to boot. Rolled in blanket, and no
Clothes to put on in the middle Of strange coun-
try, think her situation interesting in the ex-
trene, and don't remember any heroine in any
novel who was ever so peculiarly situated have
great mind 10 leave her whore she is, just to let
YOU exercise your ingenuity in getting her out of
Tie scrape. think she must have had some very
peculiar feelings while rolled up in that blanket.
The ladies' finally got her out OF the scrape by a
Contribution. One gave her petticoat, another
4 skirt, another shawl, etc., and as she was the
largest in the crowd; you can imagine what sort
ofrig-opt she had. In this anomalous suit she en-
tered Paiaua, where she was able to purchase a
few absolutely necessary things to come on with.
Her baggage did not catch up with her at Pana-
ma. and she arrived here about as distressed a
loOkiap object as you could easily find. She has
since received her trunks by Adams Express,
and reoices over them, and is ready to laugh over
her adventures on the Isthmus.' F"