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

serene.
To properly appreciate these luxuries,
Ot course ~ necessary to own u yacht,
lteverything is yacht nowadays, plain
sail boat Is vulgar,) so as to have these
bliSSIul recreatiOns within reach at all
times You have but to step to your boat,
unfasten. hoist sail and away.
! 1t is superb-tO those that like il; and
il this should happen to meet the eye Of
any such deluded individuals, desire TO
say that ] own = yacht, which will sell
for fifty per cent below cost, and take off
ten per cent for cash at that
just after our champion had accom-
plishcd his immortal feat Of winning the
: C-7s;7S', he 5idOt ggt33 fE,r p8r whole
souled and generous (?) relations across
the water, every one knows that there
Was heavy run on muscular Christian
hy.
Such, an N4'sTy. concerning the GlegeD-
eracy OF ttie present age was commenced,
that the fellows about town, in sheer self
defence, began 10 talk about taking excr-
else, as though it was something to drink.
OF course | indulged in learned re-
marks about 'biccpS,' etc. as the rest did,
and finally becoming inspired by example,
began to look about for an opportunity to
develop the 'bicepS' aforesaid, though, as
yet, entirely ignorant Of where that useful
muscle (if il is nne) is located III the hu.
man frame divine.
After mature reflection, it struck me
that the above mentioned idea Of living
back on soft cushions, aud being gently
pcrambulated along hy BorcaS, would suit
my constitution better than anything tlSe;
and finding, from Jones aud Billy Waters,
that they also had no objection to the ex-
ercise. il il did look like work, we sent
word to friend up the river to purchase
the fastest little sail boat ON hard.
We got u beauty cheap-at least he
said so, and We could not contradict him
though the extras did add up tremendous.
ly. We had her fixed up SpitEy, painted
and gilt all over, called her the 'Rover's
B'idc'-impreSSive name-and when
little brass cannon was fitted up forward,
she looked rs formidable a. her size would
permit
Hardly waiting for the paint to get dry,
we started to make our trial tip, design
ing 10 stop at one oF our friends places to
exhibit our purchase, and then 60 off for
a sail II day or two. Billy was to sail
her he having seen at least two Yacht
races and, consequently, protesting to
know all about it, Indeed he was so cX-
ccedingly nautical that he could not even
recitc favorite piece Of poetry without
'hailing his muse, as though she Was
SCHOONER,
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 Cike the sign Of the SIM office
in Broadway, only bigger white pants,
80 tight in the seat that it was almost i'm.
possible tn sit down, and as large around
the bOttOIn as Il night goWn-rcgular man
- war stylr.
Owing 1" the fact that the riSgcr, in
order iU honestly expcnd the amount
charged tor extras, had tarred everything
about I tGO inches thick in every available
Spot-a fact Of which I was painfully re.
minded, ON attempting To shin UP the
mast, by getting stuck, md hanging S'S
pended like MohaInmcd'S coffin. until
tished down by boat t-hUok owing, as !
said b fore, TO this and also as the fasten.
ingS Of both sails aud anchor were found
much more complicated than was expect
ed, we concluded TO -s0gage boy to do
the dirty part Of the work. One Of these
nmphibiuus urchins, half man and half
hobledebOy, that abound in the vicinity
Of water, vas quickly secured, and in the
end proved himself q trump What We
should have done Without him, Iu sure
| cant say.
The b'at was perfection there was
scarcely any Wind. yet she sailed like a
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 all. We
didn't exactly know what that was but
supposed that was all right. Alterward,
We found out it was quite the reverse.
Coming round the point, Jones rushed
to the cannon, exclaiming:
There's old Deacon Parsons pretty
daughters sniiing. Bring her close ashore,
aud I'll give them a salute as soon as
can get load in'
Pretty sWhn bang" went our one
FOUNDER. M-O-Oi was the echo from
the shore. 1t was repeated!
What the devil is the matter with that
cOw!' exclaimed Bill. in accents of sur
prise. Look at her !
Sure enough, one of the herd was roll.
ing over on the grass, and mOOlng' in
most extraordinary way.
We put in Immediately to see what was
to pay; and had hardly touched the shore
when there came rushing down, not Me-
Indy, nor Amanda, nor any one Of the
girls, but the old deacon himself wrath
On his face, n pitchi0rk in one band, and
our cannOn.rammer in the other. II was
evident to us in moment that Jones, in
his hurry to fire had forgotten to take out
the ramIner, which must have hit the COW,
and probably disagreed with her-which
a piece OF oak of the size of the nstru.
ment in question would be very apt to do
with most any one.
never saw a man so mad as the dea
con was in ell my days.
lie was religious man and would not
swear; but he 'consarned our picters,
and 'gaul darned' around the edges Of the
Second Commandment till it seemed that
he would miscalculate his distance and
knock it 'endwise before he got through
but he restrained himself and refrained,
though the temptation was sore.
We did not say much, because we did
not wish to hurt his feelings, especially
as he was over six feet high, had pitch
fork longer than himself, and looked as
though nothing would give him greater
pleasure than to test its virtue upon U.s.
However, we sOOthed down his bristles, !
by promising to pay ali damages, and
wended our way-nOt quite sojolly as
before. By,and.by, our friends place
came in sight On thelawn. which sloped |
gently down to the river, sat his two
charming daughters Coward whom both |
Billy and myself had cast the sheepe eyes
of affection) sketching and admirihg the
beauties Ofnature-partcuhrly that pOr'