Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-18


{ you, for he told me so--and though he is a
hard master, you can escape him, at least for
one day, especially as he belongs to church,
and never hogs on Sunday, and you'll have
your clearance that night"
i "Whew," calculated the captain, "haI ha !
hal"
"Yes-I come it, didn't /? Dave called on
me the next morning early-he, had been watch
ing to see me come out, thinking that might
slip over the back way to Bowler's, and told me
that he had had seven dreams that verynight, as
suring him that he should live very long time,
and that il was very wrong any way to believe
in dreams. Pomp said his daddy was fool:
the old man overheard it and licked him for
it-so Pomp was the fool after all. What's
the news, captain--anything up stream2"
Nothing replied the captain.
a. 9Any boats up?"
1 "No. Did you see the Shelby?"
eyes, she's just below here in the bend, get
ting her shaft mended."
/ "Tll pass her, them" said the captain; and
he proceeded below.
Soon the accelerated speed Of our boat
showed that the captain had ordered press Of
steam, and we were dashing gallantly through
the beautiful Ohio while the heavy waves on
either side Of US ran ripping to the shore.
In the bend, sure enough, we soon discovered
4 Tic CuclDy, Ou UOdIu VI Which, DOuo ~ WdS Cfi-
dent our appearance created some commotion.
1t appears that she had just finished the repair of
her shaft, and was about leaving the shore as
we drew in sight.
"Ha, ha," said Old Kentuck, leaning on his
rifle, which was as long as he was tall, "she
| looks like trying if she can beat you."
HDon't know" said the captain quickly.
| "Theyve made big lets on her up at Pitts
burg, and can't stand everything. | say,
Samson, am opposed to racing, but ! cant
stand everything"
"Sometimes won't stand anything" replied
Samson.
| "Is the Shelby fast boat?" asked of the
Kentuckian; ~ hope we shan't have racing"
"Racing! why, don't you like excitement,
stranger whats life without excitement?" re-
Piled Old Kentuck; "a mud-puddle to Niagara.
| / tell you, stranger, in dull times, and when a
man don't choose to take liquor, and sometimes
| don't choose / go and sleep over the boiler,
by way of excitement
''Do you? That's q tall rife" / said.
"Tall-it's Just as tall as / am. You've
hearn tell of Captng Scott who was such tall
shot that the coon came down as soon as he
saw him and give in, haven't your"
~ have" replied !, laughing.
DWELL this is the rifle that did it; Capting
Scott wouldn't have been anything without the
rifle, would he? / don't say l ever had a
talk with coon but do say that this rifle can
talk to them, and that l can bring one down
from Just as big distance as he can"
/ took the Kentuckian's rifle inmy hand, and
after feeling the weight Of it, handed it back to
him.
/ "Love me, love my dog" said he-"ha ha!
had hearty laugh to myself the other day.
Them Frenchmen, you don't think they are
ciS.liuoA, stron car do ynn ?H
Civilized-why, they think themselves the
most civilized nation in the world
"Well, they're mistaken, that's all-its con
founded easy for man or men to get mistaken
in themselves. | was reading the other day
how some Frenchmen tried to blow Napoleon
up with what they called an internal ma
chine Bah! it's the most foolish contrivance
/ ever heard of; it put me in mind of the Irish
man now who went to spear fish with a
scythe, and cut his own head off. Ha, but let
them put me anywhere in fifth or tenth story,
! Just where | can see his majesty's nose as he
goes by in his carriage; | don't care if fifty
| horses are going it at leap, and he behind
| them-it amt as fast as a bird on the wing, is
| it? or worse than squirrel on the top of a
tree? Well, Just let him show his nose, and I'd
put bullet between the peppers Of the Lords
| anointed. certainly" .. !.
"Yes, [ expect you could"
| "And no mistake. No, sir; because French
men teach dancing you call them civilized.
Why, stranger, I've been among various folks,
| and the Indians dance more than the French
do Firearms is the invention of civilization,
| amt it?' .. a.. ........
eyes, / understand So"
| "Well, the rifle is the best kind of firearms
it's the highest point of civilization, maintain.
Ha! there she comes; this boat can't stand it
with the Shelby" BY this time oil was excite
ment on board the Fort Adams. The Shelby
was larger and faster boat, and she was press
| ing us hard. | could hear the barkeeper call
| ing out to the steward for more ice; and, as
| glanced towards the bar, discovered a crowd
| Of persons in excited talk, drinking; among
| them was the captain.
! "Come, let's 20 on the hurricane Deck" said
Kentuck, 'and see how matter look
AS we entered the cabin to go forward and
ascend to the hurricane deck that way, mum,
| Der of ladies rushed from their cabin towards
| us, exclaiming-
"Gentlemen, they are racing; they'll blow us
oil up, gentlemen"
Ladies', don't be frightened said Old Ken
| tuck in q manner of exceeding courtesy, at the
same time taking off his fox-skin.
ooh! sir" exclaimed beautiful, delicate
looking lady to him, in On agony OF terror,
| "dont let them race; had brother and sister
| lost on the Moselle.'
.Don't be frightened, my good lady, don't be
frightened" rcjoined the Kentuckian; and,
shaking her hand, he proceeded to the hurri-
cane deck
The Shelby was barking after us like n
bloodhound from the slip. There was quite an
expanse Of water in this place; but, as !
learned from the Kentuckian, who was an old
pilot, and acquainted with every foot of the
river, the channel here was very devious and
dangerous. The captain came to the Kentuck-
ians side, with flushed check, and asked,
"What do you think of it, Samson?"
"If had the strength of my namesake" re-
piled the Kentuckian, "Td swim out and chuck
that boat, cargo passengers and all ashore; as
| it is, she is too fast for us and | always knew
| it. | told you Bob Albert, the pilot there has
been on bust for this week past they sent
their yawl ashore when they saw me this morn
ing, wanting to learn something about another
| pilot. Beattie's sick, and saw then Albert was
| tight; he swore YOU should not beat them If