Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-04-12
From Vanity Fair.l
CRUISE OF THE POLLY ANN.


In overhalln' one of my old trunks the tother
day, found that follern jernal of vyge on the
siarnch cnnawl hotc, Polly Ann, which happen
ed to the subscriber when | was u young man
lin the Brite Lexington of yooth, when thar amt
no SIGH word MS iAlel on the Wabash Canawal !:
Monday . z. M.)-Got under wa. Hoses
not remarkable irisky Mt fust. Had to bid fires
under EN- before they'd start. Started at arst
very student, causn the bote for to lurch yilent-
ly and knockin me orr from my pins. (Saler
frase) Several passengers on bored. Parst
threu deliteful country. llOnist farmers was to
work sOwn korn, & other produce in the fields
Surbime scenery. Large red heded gul reolinin
on the banks of the Canawl, bathin her feet.
Turned in NJ q mnts parsi glowing.
Toosdy-Riz at 8 hn went up on the poop
deck. Took grown persons dose OF ticker with
member of the Injianny legislator, which he
urbanely insisted on allowin me to pay for. BOte
tearing thren the hrny waters ut the rate Of 2
Nots a nour, when the boy on the leadin boss
SHOUTED.
Sale hoe 7
'Whar away Z? holered the capting, olerin his
glass Ia empty black bottle, with tho bottum
knockt out) aud bringin it to his Eagle eye.
bout four rods to the starbud, screened the
boy.
'Ies ao,' scrceChsd the capting. What wes-
sells that ARR
'The Kickin Warier of Terry Hawt, and be
darned to your
Il, Siri' hullerel our capting. Reef your
arft hoss, spli yur main iib-boom, and hail
your chambcrmaii What's up 10 Terry Hawt?'
You know Bill Spikes svd the capting of
the Warier.
wall, | reckin. lie kin eat more frido pork
nor any man of his heit on the Wabash. He's
ornament to hii sex
wal continued the capting of the kickin
Warier. 'WlYim got n little owly the tother
day, and got to prancuin around town on thnt
old white mare Of hisin, ami being IN playful
mood be rid up ia front of the Court us Whar
Old Judge Perkins was hodin Court, and let
drive his rlile Mt nim Tue bullet didn't hit the
Judge at all it only jes whzzed narst his left
ear, lodgin in the wall behind him but what
dye spose the old dtspot did? Why, he actooly
fined Bill ten dollars for contempt of Court =
What do you think Of that?' axed the capting of
the Waricr, AS he parst long black bottle over
to our capting
the country is indeed in danger' sed our
capting, ralsiu the bottle TO his lips The vessels
parted. No other incidents that day Retired
10 my chased couch at d minits parst 10.
)Wensiay) R,znry Wind BLOWN N. W. E.
Heavy sea and ship rollin wildly in consekents
of peppur-corus haNin hin fastened to the forrerd
hoss' tail. 'llenyo two roared the capting to
the man at the rudder, as the Polly give a frite-
full toss was sick, and sorry I'd cum. 'Heave
twoi repeated tho cnping,
went below. lIenve twop l herd him
boiler again, and sticken my he'd out Of the cabin
winder, hsD.
The bosses becHm dosile eventually, as felt
better. The sun bust cut 10 oil his splender,
disregardcss OF expense, and lively Natur put
in he, best lcks We parst the beautiful village
of Lima, which ookt sweet indeed, with its neat
white cottages, lnsiitOots Of learnin and other
evidences Of ciyili2ashun, incloOein party Of
bald heded cullered men who was playin 3 card
monty on the stoop Of the RED Eagle tavern All
all was food for my poetic sole, went below to
breakfast, but yittles had lost their charms
Take sum Of this, sel the Capting, shown
bottle lords my plate. It's whisky. A few
quarts alters sets me right when my stummck
gifts out Of order. It's excellent TonicP /
declined the seductive looid.
[Thursdy.) Didn't rest well last night on ac-
count of a uprOrc made by the capting, who stopt
tho Bote to go ashore and smash in the windows
of grosery. He was bro't back in about hour,
with his he'd dun up in Il red Handkerchief, his
eyes being sweed up orful, and his nose very
much out of joint, lie was bro't aboard on
shutter by his Crue, and deposited on the cabin
floor, the passengers all risin up in their births,
pushin the red curtains aside s. lookin out to
Hec what the matter was why do you allow
your pashuns to run away with you in this on
seemly stile my misguided frendY sed soum
lOokin man in u red flannel niie-cap. why do
you sink yourself to the Beasts of the field Y
'Wal the fack is, sed the capting, risn hissef
on the shutter, Tve bin little prejoodiced agn
that grocery for sum time But made it lively
for the boys, Deaconl Bet yer life p He laried
u short wild larf, and called for his jug. Sippin
II few pints, he smiled gently upon the passen-
gers. scd Bless you bless you 7 and fell into q
sweet sleep. Eventually we reached our jerney's
end. This WAS in the days of Old Long Sign,
he'd the IRON boss was foaled This was bed
steambotes was going round Dustin their bilers
& sendin peple higher nor o kite. Them was
happy days when peple' was intelligent & wax
fggers Twin wild beests wasn't scoffed at
% dAse of me boyhood
I'm dreamin IN ye now
(Poeckry) A.. W.