Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-09

ne is tall in good many ways he'
what we call scase.' He's a pilo
going down to New Orleans to bring tn
Empe,or up, as he wrote me. I've beef
expecting to find him somewhere along shor,
here" 81
Soon the Kentuckian was up stairs, sha.
king the captain by the hand in the mos
cordial manner. Old Kentuck was certainly
character. He wore a pair Of pants, will
enormous stripes in them most prepos
terous pattern his vest was of rich silk
of a gorgeous fashion, while around hi,
neck he had n crossed-barred neckcloth OF
| black and red, tied in curious kind Of knot
in which he seemed to pride himself. A
loose frock. coat, brown, and with brown
velvet collar thrown back, covered his body,
while his head was adorned with huge
foxskin cap, with the tail of Reynard fam
tastically curled aboutit. But the face of
the stranger was certainly attractive
Across the "broad Atlantic Of his counte-
nance,' as some one said Of Charles James
Fox, there played continued sunshine OF
cheerfulness and good nature, at the same
time that his clear blue eye and the OCCASION
al compression of his weil-defncd lips, show
ed nature that might be walked up to des-
perate deeds.
"Samson, does that jpomp belong to
you ?"
eyes sire ee-why ?"
81 want a hand.'
swell, you can take him, and! give me
what's right-ha ha! Capting do you
know Pomp's. father, old Davc?'
eyes,
swell, the old rascal ha. turned Mormon,
sees sights and has visions, and talks about
another book Of Msrmon. He's great on
foreknowledge. The other day Dave came
to me with the most awful face YOU ever
saw niger carry, and said he wished to
speak to me apart. Apart went with him,
and after glancing around fearfuly and
with an omiDons look, he said sMassa,
I'se got something of the highest conse-
kence to tell you.' whats that Dave ?'-
'Why, massa, you don't believe in the book
Of Mormon and visions, but my duty to YOU
is nevertheless ny duty That's good,
Dave, | replied sthere's Christianity in
that!' sala,sa, there's Morman in it, and
the truth is, I've had dream now for the
third night in succession and being, as
you always have been, good massa to me,
and kind, | thought ought to tell you
that, according to them three dreams
dreamed three nights in succession, shall
die next Sunday night, and see Joe Smith
to certainty swell, Dave says |, Il
an very much Obliged to you-seeing sha.
your ends SO near, it's qualification for
me to know that have been good master
to you--a qualification, as you are near
your end; and being, Dave as you know,
you cost me sx hundred dollars, nni can't
afford to lose you, and as il is agoing to
please the Lord to take you on Sunday,
shall, the Lord willing, put you in my pocket
in the shape of seven hundred dollars next
Saturday. Old Bowler will give that for
you, for he told me so--and though he is
a hard master, you can escape him, al least
for one day, especially as he belongs to
church, and never fogs on Sunday, and
you'll have your clearance tha, n'ght.'''
"Whew," calculated the captain, ''ha
ha /. ha -
"Yes-I come it, didn't /, Dave called
on me the next morning early--he had been
watching TO see me come out, thinking that
might slip over the back way to Bowler's,
and told me that he had seven dreams that
night, assuring him that he should live
very long time, and that it was very wrong
anyway 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 any thing up
stream ?''
"Nothing," replied the captain.
"Any boats up ?"
"No.'
s'Did you see the Shelby!"
LCo1 Suo JuSs uVAVW uOIC Al tilc Dcuu,
getting her shaft mended.''
sPll pass her, then,' said the captain; and
he proceeded below.
Soon the accelerated speed of our boat
showed that the captain had ordered a
press of steam, and we were dashing gall
lanty through the beautiful Ohio, while the
heavy waves on either side of us ran rip
pling to the shore.
In the bend, sure enough, we soon dis
covered the Shelby, on board of which boat
it was evident our appearance created some
commotion. 1t appears that she had just
finished the repair Of her shaft, and was
about leaving the shore when we drew in
sight. ee s5,s.. .s..fs ......
sHa, ha, ha,' said Old Kaintuck, leaning
on his rifle, which was as long as he was
tall, sshe looks like trying il she can beat
You.'
sDon't know said the captain, quickly
They've made big bets on her up at Pitts
burg, and can't stand everything. say,
Samson, am opposed to racing, but l can,
stand everything
1 6Samatspos rrocsx