Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-07

aud the way the boat jumped about, near.
iy frightened me to death, for the clouds
was Us black as thunder. and great big
white wave come slap all over me, and
seeing IL q coming, l jumped up, and
Brown pulls me down sudden; aud the
sailors cries Keep your seats"
II won't set here 70 be drenched through
and through says. as felt was be.
ing deluged.
"Do you wan. TO drowu'd US all p says
a lady.
"No num-" says I, "not likely-life is
sweet
Well she'd been leaning her head
down, and when looked at her, she was
gashIy pale, and just then up went the
boat and down again, quite violent, and
seemed to shiver all over.
"Whatever is the boat at?' says
LIS only her play, pretty dear!' says
the sailor.
"WeII,' says I, Il wish she'd give
over such play for it give me awful
turn.
says, ''Do, for evans sake, keep this
boat trvm going on like this - but law
bless you, mum, they'd evidently lost all
power over it,, for when KEEP asking
when we should get back, they never an.
swered q word, and the heavings Of that
vessel, and the illness of them as was
around me, no human tongues can tell
and III vaia | tried to keep myself up with
several little drops out OF the bottle. My
head was swimming, and SO was for
that boat was half under water, and the
rain came down inherently, that it did,
with thunder and lightning blazing all
round. SO l says to Brown, Brown
| says, take me hosue, or throw me over
anything to get me out Of this. Why
don't they 90 backY'
How can they" says he, with such
q wiud2'
why" l says, i've come out quick
enough"
"Iha,s it," says he. I'VE had the wind
with US then, and now it's dead agin u.s.
"Weil, them" l said, Its shameful
'licing people from dry land and huppy
homes Ike this, to expose them to the
raging OF elephants; but law, l was that
bad, that couldn't say no more, aud was
nearly drove mad 5y them grinnng
monkeys, with them pipes, ss was very
grand at first, but soon, I'm happy to say,
was overlook BY a judgment, as | may
say, as made them laugh out other side
Of their mouths. Well, mua, how long
that storm ragged | cant tell you, for
was that bad as didn't know nothing,
Till | felt tremendous bump, as |
thought was u rock, which it didn'. prove
to be; but US IA coming to earth, and |
was carried out OF the boat, | may say,
dripping and swoouing and how got
to = little pubic-house, don, know,
where the water poured out Of my shoes
like cis,erns, and my clothes was wrung
out. Ny bonnet was that smashed, as
wear it | couldn't, and the shlyerings and
the cramps as come over me, whilst they
dried me ut the kitchen fire, and though,
should never look UP again, and i, was
with the greatest difficulty, and some hot
brandy aud water, as | was brought at all
to myself and but for n cup OF tea, and
the omnibus, | never should have go, to
the tram IN time. AS TO the basket, mum,
it WAS that washed through and through,
that Brown wouldn't bring it from the
boat; and my umbrella had been carried
overheard, aud hoated away before my
eyes; andas,omy white, i, was scorched
like a ironing. blanket, through the drying,
and my black velvet mantle was Us stiff IS
"a board. Talk of serousng and heat,
never knew what it meant till was in
that train, where We was packed like her.
rings in tub; for had parties that close
Oh me, till couldn't move, nor hardly
fetch my breadth; and do think if it
hadn't been through the pins about me,
making coming ia contact with me un.
pleasant, l should have been set on by
dozens. | thought We never should get
to London Bridge, and when We did, it
was lovely night, SO the 'busses wasn't
crowded, which was lucky; for never
could have walked home, with my gown
all dragging aboat me, and my shoes not
u keeping on my feet; and fnd Mrs Pol.
ling lis had slept in friendly, and lighted
a bit Of FIRE SO we had y cup Of tea, aud
there was biz uf cold meat in the house,
and said to Brown when we was setting
over it, says Brown l says, "no doubt
but it will do both Of US good in the end; >
but | says, Its my opinion, as q very
little more of the sea than We had would
caused my death" and as it was, mum,
I've had awful cold ever since, to say
nothing OF rheuma,ics, which they tells
~
gives you cold; it must have been the
thorough draft as felt in the train. Aud
its my opinion that nine hours by the sea
is more than enough for any one; but
however parties manages as lives there,
can't think. for I'm sure in a week l
shouldn't be long in this world.
Ed, Guilfeather, q section overscer on
the Dubuque Western Railroad, was re-.
Gently run over by small dirt car and so
badly injured as to survive but few
hours.
In Boone county the democratic coun.
~ ticket is elected by near 100 majority !;
but Mccall, the Abolition candidate for
Representative. is probably elected.
Two men were drowned recently,
while attempting 10 cross the river in q
skitf at Muscatine.
Barracks have been completed at
Camp Mcclellan. Davenport, sufficient to
accommodate 1900 conscripts.