Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-05-04
Cruise of the Polly Ann.
BY ARTENus WARD.

In overhauln' one Of my old trunks the
tother day, found the follern' jerual of q
vyge on the starncb canawl bote, Polly a nu
which happened to be the subscriber when
was young man lin the Brite Lexington o
yootb, when thar aint no sich word as fale)
on the Wabash Canawl:
Monday 2 P. M.)-Got under wa. Hoss
es not remarkable frisky at fust. Had to bid
fires under 'em before they'd start. Started
at larst very student, causin the bote for to
lurch viently aud knockin me orf from my
pins. (Saler frase.) Sevral passengers on
bored. Parst threu deitefu country. Hon.
ist farmers was to work sowin korn, d. other
produce in the fields. Surblime scenery
Large rod heded gal reelinin on the banks oil
the Canawl, batbin her feet.
Turned 10 at Is minits parst eleven.
| Toosdy-Riz at and went up on the poop
deck. Took grown persons dose of Ticker
with member of the Injianny legislator,
which he unbanely insisted on allown me to
pay for. Bote tearin threu the briny waters
at the rate of Nots hour, when the boy on
the leadin boss shoutid,
| "Sale hoe !"
"Whar away :" holered the capting, clear
in his glass "a empty black bottle, with the
bottum knockt out) and bringin it to his
Eagle eye.
"'Bout four rods to the starbud," screamed
the boy.
'Jes So" creeched the capting. "What
vessels that air ?"
"The Kckin Warier Of Terry Hawt, and
be darned to you !"
al, Sir r. holering our capting. "Reef
your arft boss, splice your name jlb boom, and
hail your ehambermaid ! What's up in Ter
~ Hawtr
"You know Bill Spikes ?" sed the capting
of the Warier.
"Wall, reckin. He kin cat more fried
pork nor any man Of bis heft on the Wabash.
He's ornament to his sex ]"
"Wall," continued the cspting Of the
kickin Warier, "Wilyim got little owly
:other day, aud got to prancin around town
on that old white mare of hisn, and bein in a
playful mood, be rid up in front of the Court
us whar Old Judge Perkins WAS q holdin
Court, and let drive bis rife at him. The
bullet didn't hit the Judge at all it only
wall behind him but what dye spose the old
despot did Why, he actooally fined b i'll ten
dollars for contempt Of Court What do you
think of that?" axed the captDg of the
Warier, as he parst long black bottle over
to our capting.
"The country is indeed in danger !" sed
our captain, raisin the bottle to his lips.
The vessels parted. No other incidents
that day. Retired to my chased couch at S
minits parst 10.
(Wensdy,) Riz arly. Wind BLOWN N.
w. +. Hevy sea on and ship rollin wildly
10 consekents OF peppurcorus havin bin fas'
tened to the forrerd hoss' tale "Heave
two !" ronred the capting to the man at the
rudder, as the Polly Civ a friteful toss.
was sick, an sorry I'D cum. "Heave two !"
repeated the capting. went below
"Heave two!" bearn him boiler sgin, and
stickin my head out of the cabin window, /
heu.
The hosses become docile eventually an
felt better. The sun bust out in all his
splender, dsregardess of expense, and lively
Natur put in her best licks. We parst the
beautiful village of nimy which lookt sweet
indeed, with its meet white cottages, Insti'
toots and other evijences of civilizashun,
incloodin party of bald heded coored meE
who was playin 3 card monty on the stoop OF
the Red Eagle tavern. ALL all was food for
my poetic sole. l went below to breakfast
but wttles had lost their charms. Take
sum of this" said the capting shown bottle
lords my plate. ats whisky. A few
quarts alters sets me right when my stumuick
gifts out of order It's a excellent Tonic p
declined the seductive fooid.
(Thursdy) Didn't rest we'll last night on
account Of uprore made by the capting,
who stopt the Bote to ashore and smash in
the windows Of grosery. He was bro't
back in about a hour, with bis he'd dun up in
o red hankercher, his eyes ben sweled up
orful, and bis nose very much out of jint. He
was bro't aboard on shutter by his crue, an
deposited on the cabin floor, the passengers
all risin up in their births, pushin the red
curtains aside & lookin out to see what the
matter was. "Why do you allow your pash-
uns to run away with you in this onseemly
stile, my misgided friend ?" sed solum
lookin man in red flannel nite-cap. "Why
do you sink yourself to the Beasts Of the
field ?"
"Wall, the fack is," sed the captiug, risin
himself on the shutter, "lve bin a little
prejoodiced agin that erosery for sum time.
But made il lively for the boys, Deacon
Bet your life !" He larfeG short, wild larf
aud called for his jug. Sippin few pints,
be smiled gently upon the passengers, sed
BLESS you bless you " and fAl into sweet
sleep.
Eventually we reached our jerney's end
This was in the days of Old Long SigE, be4
the iron hose was foaled. This was bed
steembotes was goin round Dustin their bilers
IL sendin people higher nor a kite. Them
was happy days when people was intelligent
Il wax fggers livin wild beests wasn't scotied
at.
80 dase of me boyhood
Pm dTeamin on ye new!"
(Poeckry.l A. w.