The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-04-25
ARENAS Ward takes a trip on the
IS Polly Ann.

In oSerhaulin' one of my old trunks
the-tother day; / found the follerin' jer-
ma.er-a@yage on the staunch canawl
bote Polly Ann, which happened to the
subscriber when / was young man
lin the Brite Lexington of youth, when
thar amt no sich word as fale) on the
Wabash Canawl:
(Monday, 2 p. NY Got under wa
Hoses not remarkable frisky at fust
Had to build fires under 'em before
they'd start. Started at last very sud-
dint, eausin the bote to lurch very VI
lently and knockin me OFF from my pins.
{Saler frase.) Several passengers on
bored. Parst threu deliteful country.
Honist farmers was to work sowin korn
& other produce in the fields. Surb.
lime scenery. Large red heded gal re-
clinin on the banks of the Canawl bath
in her feet. c.
Turned in at Is minits parst eleving.
Toosday-riz at an went up on
deck, took grown persons dose OF
Ticker with member Of the IDjanny
Legislature, whichhe urbanly insisted on
allowin me to pa for. Bote tearin threu
the briny waters at the rate of Nots
hour, when the boy on the leadin boss
showtid. fE aET 40
"Sale hoe % ~. ~4grr
"Whar away?" hollerd the capting,
clearing his glass "a empty black bottle,
with the bottom knockt out) and bring
ing it to his Eagle eye.
"Bout four rods to the starbud,
screamed the boy
"Jes So" screeched the capting.
"What vessels that air?'
"The Kickin Warier of Terry Hawt,
and be darned to your"
81, /, Sir?" hollered our eapting.
"Reef your aft boss, splice your main
jib- boom, and hail your chambermaid
What's up in Terry Hawt?"
"You know Bill spikes ?" sed the
Gaping of the Warier.
Wall, I reckin. He can eat more
fride pork nor any man of his heft on
the Wabash. He's an ornament to his
sex
"Wall," continued the capting of the
Kickin Warier, What do you think
of that?" as be parst long black bot
tie over to our capting.
"The country is indeed in danger"
sed our capting, risin the bottle to bis
lips.
The vessels parted. No other incl
dent that day. Retired to my chased
couch at minutes parst 10.
wednesday, Riz arly. Wind
blowing N. w. E. Hevy sea on and
ship rollin wildly in consekents of pep
pur-corns havin bin fastened to the for
rered hoss' tale. "Heave two !" roared
the capting to the man at the rudder,
as the Polly gave friteful toss. l was
sick, and sorry I'd come. Heave
twor' repeated the capting, went be-
low. "Heave two !" hearn him hol.
Ter again, and sticking my he'd out of
the cabin winder, Ihsv.
The HOSES becum dosile eventooally,
an / felt better. The sun bust out in
all his splender, disregardless of ex-
pense, and lively nature put in her best
ticks. We parst the beautiful village
of Limy, which lookt sweet indeed,
with its neat white cottages, Institoots
of learnin and other evidences of civ
ilization, inclOodin party of bald he'd
ed collered men who was playing 8
card monty on the stoop of the red
eagle tavern. All, all was food for my
poetic sole. / went below to break
fast, but vittles had lost their charms.
stake sum of this" said the capting,
shown a bottle lords my plate. "It's
whisky. A few quarts alters sets me
me right when my stummick gets out
of order. It's excellent Tonic J" /
declined the seductive fooid.
Thursday Didn't rest well last
night on account of an uproar made by
the capting who stopt his Bote to go
ashore and smash In the windows of
grocery. He was brought back in
about an hour, with his head done up
in red handkerchief, his eyes being
swelled up orful, and his nose very
much out of joint. He was brought
aboard on shutter by his crue, and de-
posted on the cabin floor, the passen-
iers all risiu up in their births, pushin
the red ourtins aside q lookin out to see
what the matter was.
"Why do you allow you pashuns to
run away with you in this onseemly of
stile, my misguided friends" sed a sol
lem lookin man in a flanuel mite cap.
Why do you sink yourself to the
Beasts of the field p !.
"Wall, the fack is" said the oapting,
risin himself on the shutter, 8 I've he'd
a little prejoodiced again that grocery
Tor sum time. But I made it lively for
the boys, Deacon Bet yer life J" He
Iarfed a short, wild larf, and called for