Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-08-14

| was looking for the cap'n at the pint
end of the ship-have yc? hey p
mo such person has come aboard
"Tormented Ightnin'l she's my ,rife'"
he screamed "married her yesterday,
All her trunks and mine are aboard,
under a pile of baggage as tall as Con-
necticut steeple. The darned black mig
ger says he can't hand it out, and won't
leave my baggage, any how. My wife
only think on ii, was TO have come
aboard at half past four, and here it's most
FIVE. You don't think she's been abduct-
ed, do ye, mister Speak answer won't
yel O I'm ravin' distracted ! What
are they ringing that bell for 2-Is the
ship afre ?"
at is the signal for departure-the
first bell. The second bell win be rung
in four minutes"
Thunder you don't say so. Whar's
the cap'n ?"
The Yankee darted to the captains
side.
"Cap'n, stop the ship for ten minutes,
won't ye ?"
q can't DO it sir"
"But ye must tell you. I'll pay yc
for it. How much will you tax ?"
q could not do it."
"Cap'n, I'll give you tew dollars,
gasped the Yankee.
"rlI give ye five dollars and half
and a half!-and half!--and half ]
f he kept repeating, dancing about in hi
I agony, like mad jackass on hot iroI
plate.
"The boat starts at five precisely" sal
; the captain shortly, and turned away.
e 80, you Sunny hearted heathin p mul
! INJURED the Yankee, almost bursting int
: tears "Partin' man and wife, and W
% just one day married"
,r AT this moment the huge paddle whee
,r began to paw the water, and the walkir
beam descended heavily, shaking Il
= huge fabric to her centre. All who wei
TX not going to New Haven went asEor
OF The hands began to haul in the gar
of plank the fasts are already loose.
ve 'Let 90 that plank !'' roared the va
rb kee, collaring one of the hands. "Dr,
it like hot potato, or I'll have you
cb the dock
n "Yo-yo p' shouted the men in chor
as as they heaved on the gangway.
in. "Shut up, you breying donkeys p y
as the maddened Yankee, "or there'll be
ed ugly spot of work"
ke But the plank was got aboard, and t
Sc boat FLASHED past the pier.
rv In an instant the Yankee pulled off
;er coat, flung his hat beside it on the de-
ots and rushed wildly to the guard.
ed "Are you drunk or crazy ?" cried
or passenger, seizing him.
use "I'm going to fling myself lfinto the dc
rs and swim ashore p cried the Yankee.
ted Il mustn't leave Sairy Ann alone in n
nal York city. You may divide the bagg'
among ye. Let me go! l can swim
vas lie struggled SO furiously that the C
ave sequences of his rashness might have b.
, p fatal had not a sudden apparition cha
ok ed his purpose. A very PRETTY yor
woman in a blue bonnet, white Can
Grape shawl, pink dress and brown bo
Il. came towards him.
The big brown Yankee uttered
stentorian shout of "Sairy Ann p clasl
her in his arms in spite of her struggli
de- and kissed her heartily, right before
,oat the passengers.
the "Where did you come from ?" he
IS Of quired.
;ere "From the ladies' cabin" answC
We the bride. "You told me half past {
the but l thought I'd make sure and com
hen four"
Of a "a little too punctual," said the \
an kee. "But it's all right now. HI
coat cap'n, you can go ahead now. ! d
He care about stopping. Come nigh ge
cru drown'd, Sairy, all along Of you-bu
anne all right now. Go ahead, steamb
Iting Rosin up, there, fremen Darn the
atch, pense p
of When the sun set, the loving CO
erful were seen seated on the upper deck,
d in big brown Yankees arm eEcircled
lown slender waist of the young woman il
cap blue homeland pink dress. We be
th they reached their destination safe
tense sound.
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