The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

COB, as he gazed At the dasA.0s water
wheels, the walking beam and the pis-
ton in motion.
"What think You that il is ?" asked
he neighbor.
BY my soul."' said Yaaeob, : its
been d live saw-min.''
/ 4 Connecticut coaster was no less At
loss to make cut the FIST steamboat
on the Long Island Sound. He was
lying at anchor in pitch-dark night,
when he was reused from lis berth by
the voice Of his mate AZ the companion
way, exclaiming:
"Captain! here's vessel on fire
about 4 mile TO leevarl Of Us.
The captain turned cut in his shirt,
and looked at the fire.
$50 there's, joe" he said; "but as
wind and tide are both agin her, she
won't set aboard Of US
He had scarcely got straightened in
his berth, and was fast falling into
comfortable nap, when the mate again
beloved out:
captain, turn out! Here's that
wreck a6re, coming straight down upon
US agin wind ana tile -
The captain bounced out Of bed, and
on reaching the deck beheld the blazing
monster dashing toward him, not a ca
ble's length from his vessel.
80 Lord, Joe. 0 Lord !" calculated
the terrified captain, Il wish we were
better men -
Nor did his CONSERVATION subside
when the vessel, with a laundering
noise, passed within an oars length of
him, scattering her sparks on his deck.
Although the first North River steam
boats greatly facilitated the travelling
between Albany and New York, as they
generally insured passage Of twenty
four hours or a little more, they were
frequently so crowded that even those
who had secured berths had very little
comfort during the night; and it often
occurred that on going to bed, the berth
would be found occupied by some inter
loper, in which case an appeal to the
captain was necessary.
On the Chancellor Livingston the
election of the intruder was a short
process the robust frame, the voice
potential, and the determined aspect of
Commodore Wiswall convinced the un-
lawful occupant of the prudence of i'm
modiately yacating the premises; but
Captain Roorbach, Of the Paragon, was
small man, Of mild voice, of pleas
ant countenance, with no belligerent
features, and his mandates were not so
easily obeyed.
On one occasion I was going down
in the Paragon when she was very much
crowded, and at the usual time of turn
ing in, on drawing the curtains Of my
berth l found q very ugly looking Gus
toner rolled into 1t, boots and all, on
the outside Of the quilt. I made COM
plant to Captain Roorbach, and while
doin5 SO two othe dassengers came sim
ilarly aggrieved. The cadtain promis-
ed US redress, and, beginning with me,
he drew the curtains Of my berth, and
thus addressed the man inside
" The ber,h you are in, sir, has been
secured by this gentleman, and you
must give it up"
The intruder looked at both of us de-
liberately, and replied:
" You and the gentleman may 60 to
the devil have got possession, and l
mean to keep it,
"You viii not give it up, then ?" re-
sponded the captain.
" No" was the reply.
"CaIl Sam" said the Captain to one
Of the walters.
"Call two Sans, if You will, growl-
ed the recusant.
In few minutes the waiter returned, !
and with him the cook, darkey of six
feet two, Of herculean proportions.
" VIII You come out, sir p said the
captain.