Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-24
Dun}orous skettbcs
A Thrilling Sea Tale.
TIE MAGIC TuG OR PHEEBE THE PHTcKLE
an Exciting Romance cf Land and Water.
CHAPTER I,
. knife can cut our Ioye IN two.-BnL pxyros.
If you love me as love you,

If you love me as love you
No knife can cut our love IN two.-BLL PENroS.
Reader, have yodsever stood on the heel.
path side Of the Penna Canal, on one of
those mild January evenings peculiar to the
early autumn, anu watched the sun rise from
his gorgeous couch athwart the western sky,
and listened to catch the wsrble of he d staut
coal hesvers, mingled with cries Of ragged
canal driver encouraging pair of attpnuatsd
Calico mules? or you don't remember at
once whether you have or not, take time TO
consider and inform US through the post
Office. enclosing a stsmp) 1t Wns at such a
time and on such a spot that two solitary
youths might have been seen walk sing aim IN
arm 10 that vicinity about that time. Nped
we tell ynu the one was daughter of poor
lover!
After considerable time passed in reHec
ton, 1t appears rather necessary that we
should state the circumstances of the case
because you wouldn't know it If we didn't
The young man had seen 10 springs. yet did
be urge his suit with passion aud ardur Of
Que who attained the ripe age of fourscure
years and tea, and notwithstanding his
weight did not exceed one hundred aud
twrniy hive pounds. he couldn't have plead
harder had h" weighed n ton. Tae nlrden
Was lair. Toothbrush huudlps could not com.
pare with ner beautiful teeth made by Dr.
Locke; the ravens wing had no more business
by the side OF b,r gl' ssy curls than q stove
brush Can We wonder that the young u,an
sWore that ha would chperfully caIch the
ineas-ls for her sake. and expressed u wiling.
ness To have The scarlet fever The SECOND tune
TO prove his devotion?
Alas the pervrreIiy of whom. Although
loving him devotedy she replied to hIs
ardrut declaration by sIttIAg down on a stone
boat aud wri:lug HIM uu IutrUduciion To the
marines, 10 whom she recommended TO repeat
I the narrutive. Driven to frenzy, Caleb
turned 50 red in the face that he tore all the
buttons oil his vest, aud frothpd at his mouth
to such an extent that he split bran new
vest down the back. Then casting upon her
look OF unuttrrsbe anguish, through u
pocket telescope, he crled-'False one !
farewell for revert" threw u double hand.
spring, aud disappeared behind high board
ience. Pdeebe y Ann phainted.
CHAPTER II.
Where are you going, Lord le,ye p She said,
'ohi where are you gnmgn Sald she
Hm going, my lady Nancy Belle
Strange countries for to see, see, see,
Strange countries for to see '-SAxoS's OpEs.
w ltIt 1GeeOe A nn IN d sWOOn, or rather
Caleb did. AS soCn as consciousness came
fheebe Ann came too, and then she remrm.
bered with pang that she had driven Caleb
away. She calico Houd-'Cd-leb! Ca
leb" but no Caleb answered. However
well other Calebs might answer for others.
none but her Caleb could answer for her, aud
be couldn't because he wasn't within hearlug
Then She recalled bis love for the brluy dee y
which Induced hun, when "a mere lad, TO ruu
away from home and drive on the canal
Afterwards his father bumoring his passions
tor riding Oh the mountain wave and climbing
towering mdsts, procured for him, through
his nHuencs with the President cf :be United
States. the appointment Of third assistant
lock tender, What more natural, thought
Fheebe, than for him to follow his youthful
passions aud go for a sailor After deep
reflection her face frightened up. aud she
hurried sway to execute a suddenly formed
design. Wha; was It? We shall see.
CHAPTER III.
One for the money, two for the show,
Three to make ready, and four for 10 GO
WATTS. WHAT.!!!
Before explaining :be meaning of this
thrilling ejaculation, let us take review of
things ut the period Of our story Old
Bourbon, who is now in Kentucky, engaged
in the whiskey business, swayed the sceptre
of France. GIN ruled Holland, and Sweden
vas governed a good deal by ths price of
Swsde's iron. Wales WAS just beginning TO !
he celebrated for ber Prints of Wales aud |
Spain was getting up excursions TO Putin
bay. GlsDcing at the New World Jerry |
BaldY was weighing candles on Staten Is,
land and had not then dreamed o: driving |
the pope in Rome Swamp 10 the name ofthe /
Continental Congress and Christopher Co.
lumbos, having completed bis lsbors by
discovering Ssndusky. had retired to the
Hsruitags at the por,b bend of Ashland on