Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-03-02
Notfngs and DottingS.

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Manila Pulley z and. It's Officers, dc
On Saturday week, we made arrange
.ments ratriip 10 Guyandotteson board
the "a. W Quarriers which would
touch at this point on her way down, but
owing TO reports that the. ice was running
in the Ohio, her officers concluded 10
proceed no farther than this pace: The
8 Hurricane" being the only boat going
below. We took passage in her for Ga.llipo-
lis. The trip down the Kanawha was
very pleasant. as a wedding party from
this place was on board, and the joy and
hilarily always attendant on such occa-
sions. gave zest to the trip. OF the
.scooing and billing. always incident to
the peeoolar sitivalion 2 of a newly
iledged Benedict and his Cara ,Sp0so.
we shall make no mention, as we know
not how soon we may be in the same pre-.
dicament human events, we tiud, are
mighty onsartin''
On arriving at Point Pleasant, the of
ficers of the "Hurrica.'e" came to the
conclusion to clay up" and no entreaties
of the passengers could induce them to
proceed to Gallipolis, her destination.
What made the passengers particularly
anxious TO proceed on their journey, was
the fact that there weresno Hotels at the
4St Dr;,t.S5 ro,,o =, tl,;rJ vote ono w, -
pected to have found our friend KLINE
snugly ensconced in his new and spa
cious hotel, but the ice Lad prevented the
arrival of his furniture. Most of the
passengers being strangers in the place,
thought it useless to cndeavor to find
quarters in private families, and, making
a virtue of necessity, stretched their
limbs on the hard floor. chairs, and
tables of the boat, there being no s:a:e-
rooms or berths on this boat, except those
occupied by the officers of the boat
The wedding party, of course, not liking
such commencement of their hymenial
tour, (although we believe they had their
respective corners " selected, and We
having little regard for our bones, de-
ternined to try the hospitality of the
citizens of Point Pleasant. We were
quite fortunate, for we all secured good
accommodations at our friend, Mr. BIS,
whose kind laly, surmising that our
viands on board Of the g Hurricane "
had not been Of the first ORDER prepared
for the party an excellent oyster supper.
A boat from above on the Ohio, arriving
at this stage Of proceedings, our wedding
party Impressed the opportunity, and
took passage for Guyandotte, while we
determined to proceed no farther
detained by the savory odor of
the cooking bivalves, or an anxiety. to re-
turn home with certain person of the
feminine gender who AaRpsa5z to be at
the " Point" we will not say. Ne will
mention, however, that the
oysters were somehow mysteri-
ously hid "a portion under our vest.
According to promise on saturday,
and also on Monday morning. the " Hur
ricane was to return TO Charleston on
Monday; but 10 ! when the time arrived,
we we've informed that her :" Doctor I" was.
broke, and that several days would elapse
before 1t could be repaired. She got up
steam and went to Gallipolis, although on
Suarday night, no entreaties could induce
her officers to do so.
Now we were in dilemma! No boats
bound for Charleston = no boats bound
for Gallipolis-the '.Quarrier" at Charles
in circulation that the exam
awha Valley had laid up, we nearly
sixty miles from home, with a bundle of
on our hands, not even a stage
running, and no preparations for stormy
weather! But :. it is always darkest just
before day." or rather,just before night,
in this ease, for the beautiful ..Kanawha
Valley, on Monday night hove TO I" at
the .. Point" and remained there CATER
having taken her passengers to Gallipolis)
until morning: This favorite craft never
looked more inYiting, her officers never
more aGa5le and polite, and her
accommodations more ample. She had
given notice on her downward trip, that
she would not return until the Ohio was
clear of ice, and had made every arrangC
ment for hauling of" until the re-
opening of navigation in the Ohio. But
the entreaties of several wishing to re
turn home, were more than her ever-ac-
officers could resist, and
Capt. WA1roN ordered steam to be
gotten up. and the gentlemanly Clerk,
Mr.. MADDY. consented to return with the
boat, although we know that his induce