White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-06-17
The Hsmaha Excursion.

consisting Of number OF ladies and gen.
tlemenOf this place, and parties from Ore
gOn and Forest City. left the Ferry Land
ing. on Monday afternoon, in high spirits
Having been unavoidably prevented from
accompanying the party ourself, and as
there were two experienced reporters on
board from elsewhere, we should have
left to them the business of describing the
trip; but from all accounts, they shortly
became too much fahgned to do justice to
the subject, and might omit some impor-
tsnt particulars.
We noticed that quite number Of the
gentlemen carried over-coats and shawls
wrapped up under their arms. A peep
into the centre of each Of these bundles,
would have revealed articles very much
resembling bottles. These were placed
there. in order to wrap up the coats and
shawls Systematically. as ribbons are
wound around blocks-nothing elsel
The boat had not pushed of from the
shore, before music and dancing common
eed beneath the canvas awning at the
stern end of the vessel; and it was kept
up from that time until the return of the
party to this place. on the following NOR
ming. The boat proceeded on her way
uninterruptedly, until within some FIVE or
six miles of the Falls of Nemaha, when
the overhanging boughs of the trees rem
dered farther progress difficult. Here
they tied up until morning. In this
neighborhood there is an Indian village.
at which some dozen or fifteen squsws
and twenty pappooses were almost fright
ened out of their moccasins by the boats
whistle.
The boat returned to this place early
on Tuesday morning. There having been
no sleeping arrangements on board, the
party looked pretty well tagged out.
Otherwise. they enjoyed themselves vast
ly. There were coffee, roast pig, and
other refreshments along, and the party
were in no danger Of starving.
Some Of the young men so far forgot
themselves as to get tipsy during the
voyage. 1t is strange that some people
have so little control over themselves, as
to get drunk on occasions when, above
all things else, they should keep sober.
Even the presence of ladies seems to be
no restraint upon them. There was also
a small fight commenced on board, about
some trivial matter, but it was quickly
nirped in the bud. No bones broken.
Our item gatherer says that, at a late
hour, he discovered a portly parsonage
sitting at one end of the boat, in a spas
modic fit of hiccups. Somewhat later,
he was heard bantering somebody for
game of poker Guess he was raised in
a country where it was fashionable TO
take parties of ladies out on gambling
expeditions-hence his mistake on this
occasion
When the boat was about starting. we
noticed an individual standing in front of
the pilot house, evidently in the character
of an observer, who pompously pro-
claimed that he was taking items"
From all accounts, his taking was almost
exclusively confined TO single "item,"
and that he took little too often. He
no doubt, on this occasion, patronized |
the bartender moro than the Steward.
He was afterwards seen stretched out by |
the pilot house, casting forth the delica-
cies of which he had partaken, with the
utmost .prodigality. After he had fin
ished, there were counted and estimated |
"lying around loose" three roasted pigs,
one quart of whiskey, two pounds of
cheese, FIVE dozen raw eggs, eight onions,
twenty crackers, four pounds of dried
apples. pint and half of green goofe-
berries, five guilds of tobacco, one gallon
of rot gut, seven cups Of coffee, six bot
lies of champagne. two dozen cowcuna5cr
pickles, nineteen glasses of lager beer.
two cans Of sardines, twelve "snorts" of
Gordon's best, nine ginger cakes, one
can Of raw oysters, several pounds of
boiled cabbage, dozen radishes, three
bottles of Schnapps, a quart of dried
beans, besides numerous small articles, to
I'll in with, such as liquor, victuals, and
other notionsl As upon a certain occa-
'ion Of old, there might have been gath
,red up of the remnants twelve baskets
ull! This catastrophe should be a war
ling to him, never. again to undertake
;uch long voyage on an empty stomach!
But as there viii probably be several
accounts published of this voyage of the
Leviathan," in which all these things
will be related, we leave the task to those
Who were there to see.
WATossA SUNK.-A party Of strangers
anne down in skiff, on Wednesday az