Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-05-11
The journal.
Cruise OF the Polly Ann.

In overhauin' one of my old trunks the tother
day. found the folern' jernal of a vyge on the
starnch canawl bote, Polly Ann, which happened
10 the subscriber when | was a young man lin
the Brite Lexington of yooth when thar aint no
sich word as fale) on the Wabash Canawl:
tMondy, 2. 2. M)-Got under wa. Hoses not
remarkable frisky at fust. Had to bild fires un-
der 'em before they'd start Started at larst
very suddent causin the bote for to mrch vilently
and knockin me OFF from my pins. (Saler frase.)
Sevral passengers on bored. Parst threu deliteful
country. Honist farmers was to work sowin
korn, other projuce in the fields. Snrblime
scenery. Large red hedcd gal reclinin on the
banks of the Canawl, bathin her feet
Turned in at Is minits parst elevng
ToOsdy-RiZ at an went up on the poop deck.
Took a grown persons dose of Ticker with
member of the lnjanny legislator which he
urbanely insisted on allown me to pay for. Bote
tearin threu the briny waters at the rate of Nots
hour, when the boy on the leadn hoss shoutid,
"Sale hoe ~
"Whar away ?" hollered the captng, clcarin
his glass "a emty 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 screeched the capting. "What ives
The Kickin Warier of Terry Hawt, and be
darned to you -
81. rr' hollered our capting "Reef your
arft hoss. splice your main jbboom, aud hail
your chambermaid What's up in Terry Hawt ~
You know Bill Spikes?" sed the captng Of
the Warier.
"Wall, reckin. lie kin eat more fride pork
nor any man of bis heft on the Wabash. He's
ornament TO his sex ~
WALL continued the capting of the Kickin
Warier Wilyim got a little owly the tother
day, and got TO prancin around town on that old
white mare of his'n, and bein in playful mood,
he rid up in front of the Court us whar Old
Judge Perkins a bodin Court, and let drive
his rife at him. The bullet didn't hit the Judge
at all it only jes wbizzed parst bis left ear
lodgn in the wall behind him but what dye
,pose the old despot did? Why, be actooaly
fn9d Bill ten dollars for contempt Of Court !!
What do you think OF that ~ axed the capting of
the Warier, as he parst long black bottle over
to our capting.
The country is indeed in danger p sed our
captng, raisin the bottle to his lips. The vessels
parted. No other incidents that day. Retired
10 my chased coach at minits parst 10.
(Wensdy.)- Rz arly. Wind BLOWN n. W. f.
Ilrvy and ship rollin wildly in consekents
"f peppur. eorns havin bin fastened to the forrerd
h0ss' tale. Heave two! !" roared the captng
TO the man at the rudder, as the Polly Civ a
triteful toss. ! was Sick an sorry Id cum
" Heave twO!' repeated the capting. | went
below. Heave two ~ ! hearn him boiler agin,
and stickin my he'd out of the cabin winder,
Hp.
The bosses becum dosile eventually, an felt
better The sun bust out in all his splender, dis
regardless of expense, and lively Natur put in
her best licks. We paIst the beautiful village Of
Iimy which lOokt sweet indeed, with its neat
white cottages, lnsttoots of lcarnin and other
evidences OF civiliZashun, incoodin party Of
bald heded cullered men who was playIn card
monty the stoop Of the Red Eagle tarvern.
All, all was food for my 2 poetic sole. | went
below to breakfast, but yittes had lost their
charms. "Take sum Of this" sed the capting,
shown bottle lords my plate. Its whisky.
A few quarts alters sets me right when my Stun
mick gifts out Of order. It's excellent Tonic -
l declined the seductive food
(Thursdy. Didn't rest well last night on &C
count of uprore made by the caping, who stopt
the Bote to go ashore aud smash in the windows
0l grocery. He was brought back in about a
hour, with his he'd dun up in red hankercher
bis eyes bein swelled up orful, and bis nose very
much out Of jint He was bro't aboard on a
shutter by his crue, and deposited on the cabin
floor, the passengers all risn up in their births,
lusIin the red curtains aside & lookin out to see
what the matter was. "Why do you allow your
pashuns TO run away with you in this onseemly
stile, my msgided frend ?" sed a sollum lookn
man in red flannel mite cap. Why do you sink
yourself to the beasts of the field ?"
Wall, the fack is" sed the capiing, rsin
hisself on the shutter, " I've bin little prejoo-
diced agin that grosery for sum time. But
made it lively for the boys, Deacon Bet yer
life :" He larfcd a short, wild larf, and called
for bis jug Sippin few pints, he smiled gently
upon the passengers, sed " Bless you bless you"
and fell into sweet sleep
Eventually we reached our jerny S end. This
was in the days of Old Long Sign, bed the iron
hoss was foacd. This bed steembotes was
goin round Dustin their bilers d sendn peple
higher nor a kite. Them was happy days when
prple was intelligent wax fggers liyin wild
btests wasn't scOfted at
80 dase Of me boyhood
I'm dreamin on ye now!"
-.Aren1us Ward.