Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-10-04
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Peach Eating Excursion to st
Joseph.

Tie good people Of Chicago had picnic
excursion the other day across Lake Michi-
gan to see the folks and get some peaches at
St. joseph. Joshua Jcpsome and his lem
ina Jane, member of the "Eolic Scrryfnes'
who composed the picnic party, left Chicago
OIL the steamer Comet in high glee. Jep-
some became the historian Of the trip, and
from his amusing account we clip as follows:
We dropped gently down the streem.-
Jemirna sat by my side, ditto the picknick
basket, and | was happy. In transport
Jemima clasp,d her hands upon her bussum
| rolled up her ize aud sez to me Joshua, seq
she 'aint this subime?' Then said it was
likewise much moar. I've seen the dear gurl
do that moshun, above referred to. sinst but
it was for another reason. The Come it is
small sterner, not larger than sum fiery botcs
I've see. But she walk the water like thing
Tdv life, as Byroa scz Jill she cum to tie end
ov the moth peer. Wen she begin to cross
the Ink Jcmma was set by me and the pick
nick basket. Scz /, 'Jemima shall take a
snak : scz she Joshua don't care if dew
tew.' We opened the basket. .Iemima and
'breakius,cd ON shipbord.' We ait cold
tung, cold s!aw, cold sandwhich, ditto ham,
ditto pickles. ditto cold bctes The betcs was
purpcI, likewise the cold kabbidge. These
! minrslne will be ov interest and Civ coler
to the narrytive further on. This was our
breakfast
Just rs was putting sasser back into
the pcknick basket we was few miles from
shoar sailing dew East, the steamer ,in Just
| in our wake as the matt called it, ttho our
rakin was to come, and did come little al
teri Jemima said, looking back: % see them
gulls T | sor the deks Of the El.n covered
with Eulc Serryfncs and the publick eener-
ally, and seq l. 'Gulls in horn, | don't see
no puils onto the E!gin.' Them words of
,Jemima's was periettick She alloodad to
the birds on the water, but tocre was a deep
er meening. which has sence been explained
1t was a pesntymem. shall never forget
them words, See them sulls, for them was
we and the Eolic Serryfincs.
| left Jemina a few moments and smoak
ed cigar ON the hurrcain dck | talked
with the matt, and asked him, without no
nonsence, had he brandy on bordc, for be-
gan to feel lttl unde, the wether. a sensay-
shun in my stummick thought might be
the cold slaw-retched man, it was the Laik.
3 took a little brandy at the bar. and then
I went back to Jemima, but didn't begin to
feel quite we'll The swete maid was missing
| was alarmed. said to a gentleman near
by, nigh al hand sez Ia little alarminSly,
for could not concele my emoshun--scz |.
Have you seen 4 swete angel in lavunder
silk throw herself overboade p Then seq he
with a snigger, 4 seen her you deskrbe,
Mrow something orerboard, and then go inter
that staitroom. She ism t well guess My
sensashuns began to be more than peculiar.
SEE to myself sorto vocy, SCI | here's
case for crowner let an inkest he set on To a
duv colored young man, likewise his lavend-
der colorcd sweetheart, directly, fur we're piz
ened. 1t must have been in the sand witch
or the cold slaw.'
| felt wus.
J There was a swelling sensation under my
/ westcut, and sense of gonencss nigh by the
pit of my stomach. Sez |, alowd and in ag-
ony. 'Jcmima let me di by thy side Then
sez Jemima onscen, in feint voice cut small
to 20 through little winder, with a red cal
lker curtain, sez she. 'Oh, Joshua, | shall d.
See |, with much emoshun increasing in my
bosum, $50 shall | and
Even my luv with thee.
One tombstuL US to cover.
I rushed into the stateroom aud saw Jemma
bowed in one corner. Sez | solemn, 'Jemi-
ma. have come fo. our last hour together
let us pass it on onr nees.' supposed she
was at her devsshun. ] knelt beside her !;
my borrified gaiz met a pail--and we min
gled our emoshuns, likewise breakfast togeth-
or inter that pail SEE family, 'Jemima,
what was it was it in the mustard.
See she grasping, no, Joshua, it is see
sick
Retcbed fool was, not to see it befoar.-
Nv eyes was opened, The Come it was dane
ing like an eg shell ] went onto the decks
they were covered with the dying. They sed
the, was dying. supposed | was Our
Salina Jane was at the iorrid gunnel; she
was in the last agoneys; ditto most Of the
crowd.
My pen slrnks from depicting these scenes
that follnrei. For hours we were kept pros
trats on the pinnakelof Of anguish. Scch grouns
se>en TO ten shillinsS ayard was no accoun I