Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-13

A RAFTsMAN's FIRST VIEW OF LocoMo.
T1vE.-The following must be an old story
but, if SO, it is good enough to 'spass'' a
"second reading"
At most delightful country town in New
Jersey called Bordentown, the Delaware makes
a short turn to the westward, and has, il
consequence thereof, worked for itself quite
deep bay on the Jersey shore. This bay
from its being protected from the winds and
"out of tide is favorable harbor of the
raftsmen who annually come down that no
BILE river by hundreds, bringing acres of lum-
the river, in the State Of New York. Now
early in the spring Of 1S-, when the Camden
and Amboy Railroad was first put in opera
ton, (the railroad bye-the-bye, runs round
the edge Of the above mentioned bay,) certain
Sam Sims, with young man who rejoiced in
the name of Ichabod Twodle, came down the
river on a raft of white pine boards, and
about O. clock, of cold, blustery, cloudy
night, were busily engaged securing the raft
in the above mentioned bay, when Ichabod
was startled by sort of belching, rumbling
noise; he turned to Sam, and with long,
grave face, almost whispered
''What is that ?"
Sam shook his hoary head, but spake not
the sound came nearer, but nothing was
to be seen; the occupants stood still in amaze
ment, the silence only broken by the super
human noise, and an occasional exclamation
OF J-h-u-a! from Ichabod. Both stood with
their eyes in the direction of the sound, when
round the point below, not three hundred
yards from them, came q thing-a very de-
mon, belohiug out smoke and fire, uttering
the most horrid groans and shrieks
tf0h Lord oh Tord .l.-A-l Y.1.r1
Sam, Sam, give me that axe here comes the
devil Give me the axe you darued fool |,
Lord Lord! Lord viii the folks to hum
ever believe that come down here to tide
water to be tuck right hold Of BY the old devil p
IchAbod whirled the axe round his head in
regular backwood fashion, and stood his ground
like man but on came the devil appar-
entity straight for the raft. Oh, how the sparks
aew they had not then invented the patent
spark catcher. Ichabod looked round, old
sam was making for the out-shore side Of
the raft there was no time to think about
It, it was freeszng cold, and the ice was float
ing IN small cakes down the river; but Ichabod
dropping the axe and singing out-ssYou will
nave = darned good swim to catch me |" made
one jump to the side Of the raft, and an
otner over board, and struck out like a man
for the Pennsylvania shore, at least q mile
distant
In the meantime Sam. in running across the
raft In his fright caught his foot, and down
ne went. He got up, looked round. the devil
had passed, and was putting and blowing up
the hill beyond. =
sam called Ichabod back, and they bro
ceeded to the tavern, where they related their
adventure, much to the smnsement Of their
fellow-raftsmen
- The Queen Of Spain has decreed, in
sccordance with the request Of her Ministers,
s nas gu the diplomatic correspondence between
caoinet and the court Of Rome which
Ssss. 49, from December Of 1854, should be pub
saea As ner Majesty's reply to the late allo-
ssss0a sou q nus Holiness. The Spanish Ministers
aggressive. - - A'sA'J