Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-08
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FALLs CRY, Steamer Dunleith
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FALLs CRY, Steamer Dunleith,
Oct. 81, 1855.
Neighbor SANDERS
1t is said Of the Saints
that they shall come to their inheritance
"thro' great tribulation." Without claim
ing the sinilitude of my case to theirs,
mus, confess, that have long been an ad'
mirer of the beauty of mystry in the apoc'
alypse and especially Of that felicitou'
obscurity, which like the pencil Of Parr.
hasius,
makes all the semblance real
You will, therefore, pardon any demon
stration Of the poetical Juror with which
may review the bap,ismal christening OF my
tour. The germ hath, sometimes. in spite O.
its apparent insignihcance greater import
than the fullness of its maturity. The sha
ping darkness which folds it's embryotic de-
velopments, whilst repelling the efforts o
defan, reason, spreads the wings Of fancy
and assumes the form which her creative
brain ordains.
| left the city last evening under pro-
.ecting escort of rain and clouds. Whilst
myself and dozen others waited, for an
ample half hour, the return OF the ferry
boat, the weeping heavens seemed incon-
solabie, TIE fountains of the upper deep
gushed with an incontinent grief and as
saved t. involve us all in their general wall.
The draymen swore and inflicted summary
ehastisement uponI'rovdence over the back
OF the J. Wilson. The impatient traveller
surveyed the sky with philosophical in're-
pidi,y. peered into the mist which danced
upon the river, and as he shook the crystal
shower from his beaver, looked without
expressing his thanks to the yeiled stars,
which, no doubt, were taking peculiar liber-
ties behind the concealment Of the clouds.
Again and again, we saw the boa. wheel
from her moonng, but the longer we watch
ed and the frmer our belief in her near ap-
proach, the snugger she pressed to the
wharf on the other side.
For my part, having long since fallen in
love with the oaIen obstinacy Of queen
Annals time, and OF course dispensed with
the shield of an umbrellas, bore up against
the descending torrent, and consoled myself
with the reflection, that do its worst, the
storm might damage my over.coat, but could
not make breach upon my proper sell /!
Il Is true, that as my body at divers times,
felt the cold stroke OF some venturcsoine
drop, it half imagined itself not impregnable
a, all points, nevertheless, upon recovering
from the blow, it regained It's consciousness
OF impenetrability and presume from its
general activity, intended to keep it.
Our prayers, If not our impreca,ions,
were at last answered by the return of the
boat. We rushed aboard and prepared our
selves for the perilous passage. The JOY
arising from our rescue from the elements =
madc US grateful to the author Of our dis
tress and we felt ready, like a whipped
child, to bless the hand that chastened U.s.
Our gratitude, however, soon found it's lati.
tude and longitude, for upon the ferry bar
que's taking a half hour to recruit from the
exhaustion Of the lat e effort, murmurs began
to be heard and the piety which we had all
just manifested, lost much of the divine
odor. Will not say, that our bard words es-
capped from our lips, but I am disposed to
admit that doubtful as was the light in the
cabin, my fancy saw ominous fragments OF
sentences filling the air and bearing the
color Of both an upper and lower sphere.
The boat finally headed for Rock Isla nd
and in few minutes delivered US safely at
the leree. My trunk was "pled" into cart
and myself on it, destined, if not labelled,
for the railroad depot. As We passed the
Office, one of the horses, belonging to the
Rock Island House Omnibus, lay on our
path dead. He had just fallen and expired,
and the driver having stripped him Of his
"armor," was caught in dilemma and de-.
termining at which horn to escape. left
him abreast in his difficulty and landing my
baggage and self NJ the usual place, paid
nay fare and FASTENED 10 the shelter of the
passenger depot. Upon entering it. found
the stove surrounded by guard and long
ranges af "pluEder" occupied by impaten,
itinerants. Procuring ticket for DunleIth
endeeyored to insinuate myself into the
crowd Of loungers and SO far succeeded, al
oget my eye upon chair, which, had il no,
been filled by another, might have afford.
ed me no inco nsiderable satisfaction, !
therefore, took, what may seem to you re.
markabie from your knowledge ofmy habits
a potiiion upon my feet, and " hat must Ger.
tainly swell your vision, kept It till SONS
lap OF thought sent me ou, in the rain 10
look after my trunk. Upon accommodating
was able TO report MI right, but neyerthe.
less some how or other, imbibsd the notion.
that was doing the baggage masters bust.
ness. II was very ungracious intruder. |
am veil aware, for how can any casuis,ry
prove that il was, under these inclemen,
circumstances. the duty OF the "plunde,
man." who smoked his cigar before my
eyes, TO open the car door TO receive VIA,
awaited bis sttsAtiou1