Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-07
MRS, BROWNS EXCURSION.
BY AUTHOR SKETCHLEY,


Hot it is, and no mistake says Brown
to me, on last Friday evening as ever was,
willis, setting at supper with cowcum.
Der and crab, which is not dangerous,
through something took after them, though
have known spGvnls ensue.
Well, l says, "Brown,i it seems to me as
if never go, u full breadth, The heat be-
ing that heavy on my Chest
IL tell you what would do you a world
of good says he; Its .nou'hful Of
fresh sea air.
"Go along with your nonsense - says
|; "fresh sea air, indeed! when every
child knows as the sea is salt and it .
deal Of any sort of air I'm likely to get,
s,ived up, as may say. in Condick street,
Commercial Road, as | am; p raps you
could br,hg me little home from the
docks p | says, jeering like.
IL can't bring you none home from the
ducks,' says he; but tell you what
can dol can take you somew here, where
you'll get is strong aud sweet, aud plenty
on it"
"Wherever's that?" says |; "praps
you mean emisrAtion--a thing as don /.
hold With, though poor Mrs Edwards, as
had eleven when she follored her husband
to them parts, was never heard Of, and is
supposed by them as knowed her best to
have broke Ler heart over there
Emigration be blowed.' says Brown.
"Brown," says I. keep >uch laugwidge
for them rs likes it; but don. hold with
it, through being serious brough. up
IAN right says Brown, "only you
will be so sharp with your emigration. l
only meaus niue hours 10y tae seaside for
three shi!ings, ard all in one day.
"WelI. certainly, ! should like to see
the sea- said ], "ior | never did but
.once, and that was through glass from
the North Wooiwich Gardens; but it
seemed very grand, and having had a
aunt, as kept bathing machines, on my
mothers side, at Hcrne Bay, I've always
had wish.'
"Nel!," says Brown, "we can SO
Sunday by the train
What" says |; dear me, l never
kno~ed as they run trains on the sea-
Not Oh the sea- says be, but to the
sea-
"Wcll," says. al, don't much matter,
it's pretty nigh the same, aud then we
d.ops the suhjech.
"lou must get lit of cold victuals
ready, Old girl says Brown, as he was
going If to the docks, Saturday morning.
what for 2" says l.
"Why, to eat" says he.
" Whenever do you mean, Brown
says |.
"Why, Tomorrow at the excursion"
says he.
"What DO you mean as you're serious,
Brown :" says.
"Of course am snys he
Well mum, my heart seemed to mis2ive
me, aud said, B'own. don, you think
as there may be dangers?'
"Oh, bother dang.rs!' said he. I'm
not griny to be s,itled up here. shall
20. and you can come if you like, not as
| shall want company, tor there!l be
thousands"
"Oh, indeed" l says; well, then, it
mus, be all rish, if so many's a going !;
the more the merrier,' though little did !
think as there nigh, be TOO many.
Well, got bi. of CANNON Of bacon,
some hard billed eggs, hall pound o.
cheese, and twopenny cottage; for !
thought as we might fall in with friend
! says to Brown that very Saturday nj ght,
Whatever shall we do for beer, through
lis being Sunday? 2 and be says:
"l,'s all right: we'll have couple of
bottles of stout, for fear of accident aud
shall take my pocke, pistol" says he
No. says !, Brown, no edge tools,
if you please" but he only mean. the
little fat bottle as acts as q precsu,ion
agin cold and cramps. Well, packed
the basket over night, aud laid the fire
before got TO bed which was late in
doing, through having many little things
to see to and when did get to bed
could mt rest, as Brown had mt sure whe,h-
or i, left a, sever or eight, or it might be
half past seven. So, Is the saying is,
was sleeping with one eye open, and was
down into the kithen four or FIVE times to
look at our clock, as won't strike. Through
Brown being heavy sleeper, with bis
watch under his pillow, couldn't get a
sight of it. Well, about five Idropped of
that sound a. Brown was obliged to shake
me, aud woke me up all Of fright, for
was dreaming about the sea a acoming in
for all the world like our water when the
pipes burst through frost, and thought |,
was drowning me; and If il had'n. been
Z morning dream / wouldn't have gone
for the world. So got up, all in furry,
and says, Brown" says, "tea may
be hopeful, but shaving water you mus,
! no. look to for being in tines" though
! know'd shaving in cold would put bis
temper, out for the day. Well, it wss
| hurry md drive all the time; and how