Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-10-24
YACHT FOR SALE,

1t is 30 comfortable to lie back on the sof
cushions, smoking peaceful cigar, Will,
the balmy brsezes are waiting you over tn,
summer sea, and all is generally serene.
TO properly appreciate these luxuries, O
course il necessary to own yacht (every
thing 10 . yacht /" now-a-days, plain /" sail
boat" is vulgar,) so as to have these bissfu
recreations within reach at all times. You
have to step to your boat, unfasten, hoist
sail and away. L. .aa.a. ..-..
1t is superb-te those that like it; and il
this should happen to meet the eye of any
such deludsd individuals, desire to say tina,
| own yacht, which will sell for fifty DC,
cent below cost. and take of ten per cent 70,
cash At that. s-..a. Id ....a0
Just after our champion had accomplished
his immortal feat OF winning the belt (Which
he didn't get) from our whole. soulcd and
generous % relations across the water, every
one knows that there Was heavy run on
muscular Christianity. w .srs'r $40 q
Such an outcry concerning the degeneracy
OF the present age was commenced, that the
fellows about town, in sheer self.defence, be
gan to talk about taking exercise, as though
il was something to drink. -s..5.9
OF course INDUCED in learned remarks
about "biccps," ETC., as the rest did, and
finally becoming inspired by example, be-
gan to look about for an opportunity to de.
vclop the "biceps" aforesaid, though, as vet,
entirely ignorant Of where that useful mus
Gle (if It is one) is located in the human
frame divine. z. .,.l .. -- a..
After mature reflection, it struck me that
the aforementioned idea of lying back on
soft cushions, and being gently perambula.
ted along by Boreas, would suit INV censti.
tuition better than anything else and find
ing, from Jones and Billy Waters, that they
also had no objection to the exercise (if It
did look like work, we sent word to friend
up the river to purchase the fastest little
sail-boat on hand. rs .-..' -. u. .r, ~
We got . beauty cheap-at least he said
so, and We couldn't contradict him though
the extras did add up tremendously. We
had her fixed up spify, painted and gilt all
over. called her the +" Rover's Bride i'm.
pressive name-and when 4 little brass can.
non was fitted up forward. she looked as for.
midablc as her size would permit.
Hardly waiting for the paint to get dry,
we started to make our trial trip, designing
to stop at one Of our friends places to ex.
hibit our purchase, and then 20 off for
sail of a day or two. Billy was to sail her
he having seen at least TWO yacht races, and
protesting to know all about
it. Indeed he was SO exceedingly nautical
that he could not even recite piece of poe.
try without mailing" his muse, a. though
she was schooner. ..s. ...
We went down in great style. arm. in. arm.
in full uniform-white shirts with several
feet Of blue collar, straw hat, with gilt letters
(like the sign of the Sun Office in Broad.
way, only bigger white pants, no tight in
the seat that it was almost impossible to
sit down, and as large around the bottom Is
. night ht-gown-regular man o war style.
Owing to the fact that the rigger. in order
70 honestly expend the amount charged for
" extras" had taIred everything about TIVE
inches thick in every available spots fact
Of which I was painfully reminded, on at.
tempting to shin up the mast, by getting
stuck, and hanging suspended like Msham-
med's coffin, until fished down by boat
hook-owing. as said before, to this, and
also as the fastenings Of both sails and an
chor were found much more complicated
than was expected, we concluded to engage
4 boy to do the dirty part Of the work. One
Of these amphibious urchins, half man and
hsbledeboy, that abound IN the vicinity OF
water, was quickly secured, and in the end
proved himself . trump. What We should
have done without him, I'm sure l can't
say.
The boat was perfection; there was scare.
y any wind. yet she sailed like . witch the
only objection was, that she occasionally
heeled over to one side in rather an alarming
way. The boy said she was little crank,
that WAS al. We didn't exactly knew what
that was, but supposed that was all right.
Afterwards, We found out it was quite che
reverse.
Coming round the point, Jones rushed to
the cannon, exclaiming:
There's old Deacon Parsons pretty
daughters smiling. Bring her close ashore.
and Ill give them salute as sooa as can
get load in"
Pretty soon " bang r. went our one poun.
der Moo r. WAS the echo from the shore.
It was repeated r.
"What the devil is the matter with that
cows'' exclaimed Bill, in accents OF surprise.
!. Look - herr .,.. .a...'.s. -,
! Sure enough, one Of the herd Vas rolling
over on the grass, and mooing" in NEST
,xt, aordinary way.
We put in Immediately to zee what was to
pay; and had hardly touched the shore when
here came rushing down, not Nelindy, nor
nor any one Of the girls. but the
Did deacon himself, wrath on his face, O
pitchfork in one hand, and our cannon.ram-
msF In the other. It was evident TO 10 ID .
D,osnent that .Iones in HE hurry N 6rs hed