Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-04
WHOLE NO. 1946
A Wedding Excursion :.

A Wedding Excursion.
 The evening the ceremony was performed which made Tim and Rachael unit, Tim hay ing previously talked up" with Rachael, bold ly announced the desperate resolution of start ing the next morning on a grand tour of obser- vation.
 "He had always been to hum" he said. "and never seen nothin, and he was going straight to G-, and afore he cum back he would see steamboat, if there was such thing anyhow"
 The village of G. was about fifty miles distant, lying on the Ohio River, and journey there from Tins residence in those days was considered great undertaking. Some of them thought Tim had taken leave of his, senses, or tcertainly that he was not in earnest, but he as. sured them he was, and the next morning, look: ing up old gray, and putting in supply of pork and beans for the journey, Tim, and now. Mrs. Huggins, started on their bridal tour. The sec. ond day. the hopeful pair without accident, ar rived at G.. Just as they were entering the town, it so happened that the steamboat Penn I sylvania was running in to make a landing. Tim caught sight of her smoke-pipe, and in an costa. cy of wonder and delight, cried out:
 "There she comes Gow, by hokey! Look at her Rach Je.ru-sa-lem! just as Squire Stokely said-smoke like burning volcaner. She's comin intu shore tn! Rach? See, they are ty- ing up the varmint with halter. Wonder it it's skerry, and pulls. Here's post, let's tie gray, and go down to the crtter."
 "Thunder what's that now {? how it shorts !- you better keep away from it, Tim," said Rach- ael " it might swaer yer down like winkin."
 Il ain't afeared," said Tim !" folks are com ing off ont now She's good natured, reckon, only spirited.
 By this time "gray" was made fast, and Tin; and Rachael were moving cautiously along in the direction of the boat.
 No baking Rach, I'm goin on to her.''
 The plank was out, and Tim, followed closely by Rachael, walked boldly up and stood along side the engine.
 See how she sweats; they must have put her through said Tim, addressing the engineer, move her just little, want to see how she travels"
 Shell move directly" replied the man of steam, ' better keep out of her way.''
 Tim and Rachael now wended their way te the main deck, and so completely were they ab- sorbed with what they saw, that they did not observe the preparation making for their depart ure. At the last tap of the bell, Tim thought there was a meetin' somewhere but had no idea it was anything concerning hiH4. At length, as Tim afterwards expressed it, "she began to smash," and Tim, for the first time discovered that they were in the midst of the river.
 '"Hallo here old hoss!' screamed Tim,"I say, cap'n, what you bout? where you goin' tu?'.
 They were now under full headway, and Tim saw the town and old gray disappearing like magic.
 Thunder, why don't you hold her np roar ed Tim, she's runnin' away. Whatll doH Oh, Lore, darn the critter, can't she be brought tu?'
 A wag' who comprehended poor, Tims pre- dicament, observed
 You are in for it. now, my friend, we doRt stop again till we get to New Orleans"
 Il told you to keep away from the blasted varmint," screamed Rachael "now what will become of us ?'' r
 Tim was in despair. At this moment the steamers whistle uttered ono of it's sharpest notes, and Tim's bair stood op end.
 "She's loose, squeelin and kickin?" shreked Tim. "Oh, Lord, Rachael we are lostr' and in the absence of the knowledge of any prayer, he tried to repeat part Of the blessing he had heard Deacon Snively ask at the table.
 By this time the captain had learned posr Iim,s misfortune, and kindly ordered the beat to land, and Tim and Rachael once more stood upon terra frma. Footing it back with all dis patch they found old gray still fast to the post and not many minutes elapsed before her head was turned homeward, with Tim and Rachael, who were perfectly satisfied with what they had seen of the world in general, and their experi- epce in steamboating jn particular.