Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-01-17
Yankee II = Go / Screen.

Yankee II L Go i Screen.
n order 10 load lie boa.s or Tie Lebi-h
canal. snort bus steep inclined plane Of
about one hundred and fly feet in length,
Is made st the chute which runs from a
station on the side Of the mountain, 10 a
large circular revolving screen. which has
three large chambers. through which coai
ofas many sizes Is sAot, by scUppers, into
us. as many boats, waiting f,r different
descriptions of ,he article.
4 f.w months since Yankee, quite IN
! quisi.ige, but more yerlant thar a anbee
should b., geined tie station house and
gazed viii w.ndcr at he continuance. lie
particularly admired the swifness with
which he loaded ca descended and emp
III is Load, and he velocity with which
i returned TO give place to another.
Shortly his attention was attracted b
seeing a laborer mount one OF the fall cars
about to make the descent
Going to slide?' inquired he.
Yes. going to chute, won't You go?'
Wall, / guess I'll stop b. and see how
you Do il.
The car swiftly descended, and ere it
reached tho hopper, the passenger jumped
off safely.
DO you do that of,cn?' inquired he of
one If Che laborcrs in the Station house.
'0h, yes, continually was The waggisl
answer; YOU know most Of the boa,men
are single men, and as we have orders for
family coal, we send down a married man
with every car Of that kind just to let them
know
Wall, row du telll' said tho Yankee.
The more Il, Yankee looked at the ap-
paTatus tie more did ne become convinced
thai il would be great thing to 60 down
the steep IL that way; something he could
tell AZ ham.
Plucking up courage, be approached the
superintendent.
Thai beats sliding down Hill, don't to-
Il 'spoae it does
You couldn't lei filler 60 down could
you?'
Why, do you think YOU could jump off
in time?'
'Oh. yes, I'm recboned considerable of
4 jumper. I once jumped oil a hay-mow
thirty fce. high, and it made me so supple
that | am given iii to be the best dancer in
the hull township
Wei, jump on, and take care Of your
self
Suddenly the car moved OF, and our
friend found the speed - fearful. and the
decliyity so great, that he was forced to
stoop down and grasp the side OF inc ychi-
Gle for support. The place whore the IA
borer had leaped of was reached, but the
Yankee WAS no. in position to jump, he
had to hold ON; and running down n de-
scent three times rs steep as that which he
had come, Il sudden clink shot the bolt, and
with violent force, out went the contents,
Yankee included, into the hopper.
.Murderl git out stop tie consarnc,
shouted Or hero, as lie felt himself sliding
down the hopper TO the cylinder But the
motive power of the consarn was water
whica hal no sympathy with those who
pus ue. knowledge under difficulties, and
those who saw were too distant and too
much conrulsed with laughter to Weld as
sis.ancc. Into the screen he slid, landing
on top, and as he felt himself revolving
with the coal, he graspcd the wires in des-
ieia.lOH 80 prevent himself rom beng !
rolled to the bottom. Around the wheel
he went, and our friends sensibilities were
touched mp by plentiful shower of coal
dust, riddled through from all the cham
bers.
lie managed to get ono eye open, and
saw with delight that The cylinder was on
ly about fifteen feet in length, and he forced
his way forward to the opening with des /
pcraion, but was not altogether successful.
another revolution of the wheel had vet to
be borne, and the next he reached the bot
tom, he was out Of the scupper inio the
boat beneath. To the screams of laughter
with which his advent was hailed, our he
TO said not word, but getting out an old
handkerchief, rubbed the dust out of his
eyes, and surveying his torn apparel and
bruised, battered, scratched and cut limbs. |
he raised his vein to know at what quality
of anthracite he had been delivered-when
smashing his remnant Of hat over his
eyes, he stumpcd off, muttering 'JroIea ana
screened, by thunderl