The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-01-07

My last to TIE wing was from Gin
cinnati. After remaining in that city
some three or four days. went aboard
of the Royal Arch" bound for St Louis,
in the midst Of a most diSagreeable
storm Of rain, which finally turned to
snow. About three o'clock p. NJ our
boat backed out from the wharf after hav.
ing promised to do so for two days in
succession. The boats on these Western
waters practice tn" most dastrrdly trcrp-
ton wi'h their passengers Go on board
OF boat when you will, and enquire of
her officers when she will start, and in
varably you will receive an encouraging
answer, assuring you that the craft villa
be "under way" in few hours; and If
you are green enough to pay your pas
sage, your name is recorded, the No. of
your state room given you, and you may
"mcve ia" and make yourself at home.
Being already for start, you sit down
and wait with patience to hear the bell
ring and the engines begin TO play; but
you wait in vain. Hour after hour passes
IN this manner; and you are duly sum.
moned to your meals. At length the
boat is loaded with freight aud passen-
gers. Your mesS-maies in tie meantime
are venting their spleen on the captain.
Business men who are caught in this
predicament, find it very annoying, and
also very detrimental to their interests.
People who travel for pleasure, can put
up with such delay, and ineXcusable de-
cep,ion; being partially reveng"d by
eating as much as possible. Thc latter
mode is the one adopt when | am caught
which is not often however. for have
got pretty well up to their tricks. But
'.Once more upon the waters AMI once more
My bark bounds bcu' alh me
Like Il stccd that KIT its rider"
and away we sped through TIL" snow
storm. Gloom, and muttering and curses
are all turned to gayrtv and sunshine
among the passengers at the first rev.s-
luton OF the wheel.
Sixteen miles below the city Of Gin
cinnati we past "North Bend the place
famed as the residence Of Gen. W. H.
Harrison. The storm ragged with such
violence when our boat was passing this
hallowrd spot, that it prevented me from
taking view OF it from the deck.
have past this place several times, but
always under umtavorable circumstances
for seeing it. Our boat touched at Vevav
about l0a p. NJ. and 1 landed in this lit
tie Swiss town, seventy miles below
Cincinnati. But before skctching the
town and country round about, must
give some accout of o@r company. in this
short excursion. We happened to have
pretty good sprlnk ling of black legs on
board and the cards We're kept going
| pretty lively. The sporting fellows were
at game called "muncey' which is just
no. game at ALL Three cards are taken
from the pack, two Of one color and one
of another color. These cards being
crimred by the player, he turns the face
down and offers to bet any spectator a
fifty, or any other sum, that he CAM
turn up the odd card. This is very
easily done when there is no money on
the board, but when the stakes are up,
| opine it is rather difficult matter, and
would advise any green hand not tc
try the project. The gamblers on the
present occasion got no bets, however
but they were more successful at anoth.
er game WHICH was equally simple
While the sporting boys were thus EN-.
ployed IN the bow of the boat, quite
different scene was being enacted in The
stern or ladies' cabin. Three or fouI
young lasses full of fun and frolic got ;
masculine acquaintance to join them IN
a romp, and ere long they had the poor
fellow sold. sole and breaches.
Those innocent face ones commenced
by blindtolding their nun. They then
proceeded to tie night-cap Oh his righ'
hand, and on said cap they drew a set Of
eyes, nose, mouth and chm, all in hui
man style. His arms We're then folded
in the manner Of a mothers, when she
holds her babe, and the banglage remov
ed from Benedict's eyes. The mischiev'
Gus troup saluted him with a loud laugh
and the fun began in earnest. Our nice
Young man then attempted to punish
his mischievious friends by tying then
up IN their own shawls, and sundry
tricks of like nature. But he finally
lost his hat IN the scrape-which one Of
the '.gipsies" carried off and hid-and
succeeded in breaking one of the chan
dileers in trying TO regain it. relate
this anecdote as fair warning to al
young men not TO play with the girls.
i. Z. E.