Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-18
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kD5iIiiIllss H The WAY.

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. MEssAs EDIroRf Some of ii. III,
of WV S,dt understand solnethinaefx
painful ahxiet, alttndaatupon afaISn,s
uncertainty Of q ssseataer Oh he 05ieS
.er, aS p Yay passenger. 10 gi,e lsdeas
|el account ol ocauliances tlttts cdNe,,.
liz t4e dsentful Aistdry Of watchipss
1+steafli boss.s, would BE is an,usit5Ias i 4
realit13altiYn 81 tNctsc9ucs described ares
dsols. III. EHH Ii
tookfa prominent Position IN Tie ..frsas
City,p flr ibis sdlE II menotonous M.
mental labor-or, Erasher, stuprfviSa,
process. With hopes frequeutlybiisgief.
d and as Iofleiib lishtdd, time passed IN, 4
until THURSDAY aboutEten B clock WitbSr I
any SUICIDES: at which time boat apne,, 4
al il full Iview. iii tie mean time t1n
Plttsburghcfs were earolled on theIlita
prospective passengers, oneof whom Ihst {
formed att acquaintance with about to
years ago. Ne We're mot mistaken iaN.
.gssird to The cliaradteI and destination d
TIE boat; she is Al Ilit5le above the lthad
rate Of tl'ekhird class hprdestination WoaaE
serve Nm, purposes of aIl tie company Il.
cept mySdlf, lis SLID was going ii Iii i
Portsmouth and tleF were destined u
different Bdints ab0Yelthat town, and b.
}Nfcins tH4 chances fol IL boat would be
better belIw, II concluded to board her al.
sol Accordingly I'VE hlI, fse ilaanbes
went % board But, after We lad hoard
ed her, another boat came in view around
the point, hhd believing that any change
would BE- all Improvement, We very mod
estly rsturnq ID our baggage to the wharf
bo;A. AMI if the cap.ain could not help
himself, prpbably he diil no, feel fattcrea
BY tie aet- However, be was better post
I'D fnan weIwere, and rnay have enjoyed /
liftle mischfYious revenge on the oceason
for AS theyturned out Tile cry was kissing
" raised, E Me Lq# the Lark.ais-
This cry was iii allusioa TO the boat TIA
as.thef descending III the wharf. An,
HE extent ofE our embarrassment may b
understood, when it rs known, that, It'll
sst iInamel boar is lad least fifty be
.tn1#below Tho one We had left; beside.
Hat was the point other destination
Hence, we resuined ourIIquarters at Ii
hotel and rendered What assistance.w
,ould in giving life toIthd joke.
About SUD set that evening, tile smak
rolled up ini majestic.fgrandsu amid tb
loud caps, and Nisibly seen a distanc
ofs several miles Up tie river, which GAY
strong assurance that n fihe boat was near
Ing. Bills were again settled, aad OF
hopes were high and bright--at lengt
sHea turned tile point all eyes were fxs
N steady gaze, and Hast she slowly adj
steadily descended, the heet became yisi
bic, and tie word 81 Condor threw
lamper over out+spirits, as she spread he
huge GOAL -baFgcs over Tie fase ofthe broa
waters. Il 1.G43
Between twelve and one o'clock tia
night. the e el whistle Of the "clar
Dean vas vas heard faa BY soae Of the comp
n.y, whose senses were Pot locked up J
Ihs silent emblem Of death, !, and v
"a n that atl new and Splendid steame
'ero't f from f1iatitsbursh to Lonlsyiile;al
va were Just turning out from Portsmouth
/ III Il iay ten o'clock, T n II my spac
permitted, some thinssiof interest mightle
s !, Y q the changes l and improvements @
.heErEef, within III the last seven years; an
VIII reserve the right toEdo 50, as pas