Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-07-11

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SYlMs Oh scx.
Ihe hoas vas appresshinE for The depar
ture Of the Nsw usvsn stsanboAt from he,
besth q Nsw York, ssd tAs usoai crowd s.
pessengess, and friends Of passeneers, nsvs.
boys, fruit vendors, cabin ssd dock ioafsrs
we're assrmbied on and about the boat. W.
were pazinE - the motley group, from the
fos's vt the promenade Esirs, when our at
! ten;ion was attracted by the sinyuIar action
! OF q tall, brown Yankee, in an immense
wool hat, chocolate caIored COS. .ai panta-
looms, ard afsncy vest. He stood near the
ttsIb0aTd paddle boz, and scrntinised shsrp-
| y, every female that came on hoard, every
row md then consulting an enormous silver
buli's eye watch, which he raised from The
depths Of n capscious fob, by means Of a
powerful steel chain. After mounting guard
in this manner, he dashed furiously down the
ging plank and up the whad reappearing on
board insiantaneouslr, with flushed face,
expressing the most intense anxiety. This
series Of operations he performed seyeral
times, nfser which be rushed about the boat
wildly and bopelessly calculating:
saps tho time CT day? Wonder If nv
rePcater's last? Whar's the cap'n? whar's
the steward whar's the mate7 whar's the
boss that owns the ship?"
ssWbat's the matter STRIP we ventured to
ask him when he stood still for moment.
Slant seen noihln' of gal in blue run
bonnet, with white Canton Grape shawl,
(cost fifteen dollars, pink gown, and brown
boots, hey come aboard while was look
ing for the cap'n at the pint end Of the ship
have ye? hey?
sNo such person has come aboard.'
"Tormanted lightnin'! she's my scie." he
screamed; ssmarried her Yesterday. All her
trunks and mine are aboard, under pile of
baggage MS tall as Connecticut steepie.--
The darn'd black niger says he can't hand
it out, and won't leave MY baggage. My
wife only think on't--wns to have come
aboard at .ialf-past four, and here it's most
Eve. What's become of her? She can't
hive eloped We haint been married long
enough for that. You don't think she has
been abducted, do ye, mister? Speak answer
nae, Won't YEP o! Pm ravin' distracted -
What are they ringin' that bell for2 Is the
ship afire?''
dts the signal for departure-the FIRST
bell. The second will be rung in four min
utcs."
.sThunder! you don't say so! Whar's the
cap'n9"
s'That gentleman in the blue coat.''
The Yankee dartcd o the Captains side.
"Cap'n. stop the ship for ten minutes,
wont ye?''
al can't do it."
"Butyou must, tell you. I'll pay you for
it. low much will you tax?''
81 could not do it
"Cap'n PHI give you tew dollars" gasped
the Yankee.
The Captain shook his head.
cpl give you five dollars and half-and
q half!--and half-and halfp' he kept
repeating, dancing about in his agony, like
mad jaokass on a hot iron plate.
"The boat starts at FIVE precisely" said
the Captain shortly, and turned away.
go, you Sunny hearted hea,hen,' muir
muir the Yankee, most bursting into tears,
ssPar,in' man and wife and We only one day
married."
At this moment the huge paddle wheels
began t. haw the water, and the walking
beam descended heavily, shaking the huge
fabric to her centre. All who were not GO
ing to New Haven went ashore. The hands
had already began to haul in the gang plank;
the fnsts are already cast loose.
ssLeggo that plank" roared the Yankee
colaring one of the hands. eDrop it like
hot potato, or I'll hsave ye in tho dock"
"Yo-yo!" shouted the men in chorus, as
they henved on the gangway.
'.Shutup you braying donkeys!" yelled the
mnddrned Yankee, '.or there'll be an ugly
spot Of work.
But the plank was got aboard and the boat
splashed past the pier.
In nm instant the Yankee pulled of his
coat, bung his hat beside it on the deck, and
rushed wildly to the guard.
"Are you drunk or crazy % cried pass
eng.r seizing him.
s'Pm goin' to fling myself into the dock
and swim ashore!' cried the Yankee. 81
mustn't leave Sairy Ann alone 10 New York
city. You may divide the baggage am ong ye.
Let 20 me! lean swim!
He struggled SO furiously that the conse-
quences Of his rashness might have been IA
tai had not sudden appaiation changed his
purpose. very pretty young woman in
blue bonnet, VIII to Canton Grape shwal, pink
dress and brown boots, came toward him.
The big brown Yankee UT red one stento-
rian shout of ssSairy Ann!'' ciaspcd her in
his arms in spite of her struggling, and kiss
cd her heartily, right before all the passen-
gers.
"Whnre did you come FROM" he inquired.
"From the ladies' cabin,'' answered the
bride.
''You told me half past four, but thought
I'd make sure and come at four
ga little too punctual !" said the Yankee.
"But it's all rightnow Halo cap'n, you can
90 ahead now. don't care about stopping.
Come nigh loosing the passage money and
the baggage-come nigh gettin' drowned,
Sairy, all along of you-but its all right
now. Go ahead steamboat! Rosin up, there.
fremen Darn expense!'
When the sun set, the loving couple were
Yankees arm encirclng the slender waist of
the young woman in the blue bonnet and pink
dress. We believe they reached their desti-
nation safe and sound.
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