The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-09-13

only have the kindness to fish up my
pants, that have just blown overheard,
and will promise to look on one side while
put them on, will 60 to Jericho with
you, if you desire it. Without these in
diSpensable articles. l can't 90 anywhere.
The girls tried to look solemn, without
success. We didn't try, but rOared as
only men can rOar taRtSaFe chOSed them
selves with suppressed laughter for half
an hour.
However, the pants were finally fished
up, considerably muddier than at first,
and the young ladies took their leave, de-
cliniDg, with a giggle, our invitation to
stay and take sail after Billy had fixed
himself
After taking q survey at the state Of
things, We thought it was about time to
start, too. 1t was now getting late in the
afternoon; the sky had become most sus-
picious bad color (; the breeze was dead
'.-@''~>' sod L~eekOaS9T- ~s7>-'- -..es-es''- ~~9
far up the river We could discover the
white caps tossing much thicker than was
agreeable. Although, of course, our con
tidence in Blly's skill as a stcersman had
not abated, it was deemed judicious for
the boy to take the helm;- indeed, ! Think
that Billy himself rs,ber declined the
hOnOr-a mo1eSty which was almost un.
exampled on his part.
The sail was Set, and we gently giideG
out Of our harbOr Of refuge but the in
slant the point was passed, gust struck
US, and laid the Rover's Bride nearly on
her eam.endS, rolling crew and crockery
into one confused mass
| By scramblng up to windward our uni
ted weight finally brought her up to one
edge ia position which she continued to
occupy for almost all the balance Of the
trip,) and then she StartedlaS if the very
old scratch had kicked her Oh end.
Jerusalem! how she did gOl We were
across almost before We knew it.
The wind continued to increase, the
waves ran higher and higher, aud the boat
lay over more and more, SO that the
weight Of the whole party over to wind.
ward could hardly prevent her from cap.
sizing. Half an hour of this kind Of
amusement had not passed before asome-
what peculiar sensation began to pervade
my inter.regnum.
What's the row, Smith = clustered
Billy, looking himself as pale as a ghost /;
you look rather blue about the gIlls.'
Nothing, nothing, murmured; some
thing am occasionally subject to-
You don't look very salubrious either.
Wouldn't something to eat be bully y re.
marked our deputy, who totally IniSap-
pretended our sensations, 'buckwhcat
cakes, for instance, hot, with lots Of but
ter
'Buckwheat cakes-hot-withb butter !
| gave him one look more in sorrow than
10 anger. and turned my head overheard,
having now fair opportunity Of Judging
what was the matter with my inter-reg-
mum from an inspection Of its contents.
Billy accompanied me, and from the
suspicious 'Spiatter' proceeding from the
bow, should judge Jones to have been
similarly occupied. Now they declare
that neither Of them was sick.
.. the miseries that | endured that
night! Lying half over the edge Of the
boat To keep her from upsetting, aud hav-
ing to rush over To the other side when
ever We tackled, through the broken bot
ties, demijohnS, (Which were now parti.
john>,) aud the rest OF our stores, now
mixed by the tossing Of the boat into one
confused mass Of rubbish, soaked with
spray at every plunge, and all the while
as sick and aS miserable As it was possible
for human being to be.
Language fails to depict my sensation.
Unlike the poet who merely 'Od Tor u
lodge in some vast Wilderness | would
chesxl9lly have paid all the cash posses
sed for the smallest portion Of terra firma.
IL | could only get on shore and get hold
Of the man that persuaded me into going
yachting, would have let the boat g t
Davy Jones (Or any other man, with
pleasure. 1t was matter Of perfect in.
difference whether lived Or died, provi-
ded died dry.
Tack utter tack was made without any
perceptible progress the night was dark
or than charcoal would have
made white mark and we had crossed
SO many times that it was utterly impos-
sible to distinguish the New Jersey from
the New York shore, although Billy
thought he felt little meaner when near
tudl OH OuT IeIt' NOt ud'hS " i"hu io'
fear Of rocks, we sounded with an oar till
the bottom was reached, and let 90 the
anchor to wait for daylight.
About two o'clock it commenced to rain
hard, and got as cold as Greenland "a eli
mate for which our uniform was entirely
unsuiteD; and there We had to stay, not
able to stir without getting some of that
cOnfounded glass stuck in us, our cuSh-
ions all gone, provisions ditto, the boat
half full Of water, with no place to lie
down, and nothing to drink, till sunrise.
That blissIul event happened about .,
A. N. 1t seemed TO us 8, p. N.
When the first faint light began to pen@
citrate tbc darkness which envcioped uS,
four pair Of eyes were most anxiouSiy
strained TO discover our whereabouts,
which we guessed to be anywhere be-
tween Spuyten Duyvil and Pes&skill.
The scene looked familiar; was it pos.
Sible? Yes, SO it was We had been
anchored all night long, within twenty
five yards of the place from which We had
started in the morning!
That boat is pulled ashore and bee
line made for home in the shortest kind
Of short metre, without any remark what
ever being made.
1t took me something less than a Min
ute to get out Of my wet clothes, and into
bed, after taking a mild snifter to keep
the cold out; but had scarcely sank into
gentle dOze before was awakened with
knock at my door.
IL you please, sur, it's bacon Parsons,
sur, would like to say you, sur
OF course was mad-whO would not
beY-and informed Biddy, as l rolled over
and IecOmpOSed myself to sleep, that she
might tell Deacon Parsons to 60 to anOth-
er and hotter world.
My handmade repeated the message
rerbatim ct Iiterdtim and consequently,
on awaking, was served with sum-
mons to appear in three days and answer
why should not pay $50 80 for killing
that old COW.
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