Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-30

DEScE Eds. Public Ledger: ! have
concluded to hand you few drops "
from the old dusty ink stand before me.
Trusting that a few notes by the way
may not come amiss, in the absence of
news, coming, as it does, amid the
summer of your discomfort.
This will introduce to especial ac-
quaintance the Belle Memphis, on her
first visit to your port By request, |
have been detailed to give you her cayfeS
de risit, taken at her first sitting - the
pen picture" You may not like it
from the fact of the extreme heat Of
home-the brightness of the sun and
brightness Of the picture, do not admit
of shadow too much light. Yet it is
picture, me thinks, too beautiful for
achitmore of fact or fancy to be added
She will come upon you with all the
attraction of Prima Donna that
press has rendered immortal before her
advent
The LEDGER has a full supply of the
pyrotecnics always on hand, and if her
own "brigM Rocket" in his sky
ward editorials, can emit the sparks from
his local Battery Of "prose and poetry "
then the belle" will come to the res
cue. Your Colonel " is an "old bach
elor," and we have presumed to send
him picture of Belle for topic,
for his muse, or reverie. We-have sent
this river gem, incased in MuSsle,"
thinking it "apropo, as the Musselman
of her decks has left us one for this pur-
pose
We propose that you give it to "Nep-
tune to presentto Venus" the mother
of this marine beauty" for if she loves
the grace of her swan" as they draw
her upon old ocean, in her shell
chariot, shell will appreciate the
Musseled picture We have not
been furnished with the pedigree,
or have received her dimensions. She is
presented asa complete packet, in model
of keel, room of decks and guards, in
beauty of cabin, finish and outfit
Being built under the immediate super
vision of Commander H. W. Smith, she
has been "scuddered' successfully
through to completion" during short
space of time, which seems impossible
She has prov" symetrical in outline,
and keel as beautiful, as marine
architecture can devise.
The feet "Alton" may yet be made to
transfer her sobriquet of Bull of the
Woods, with the ''Tarus" himself on her
"bow. staff, and dismante her upper
deck" Of its shields and horns" of
1850 to her Belleshp. Captain File n
would have mo one to love, none to
caress," if it should ''be" and we won't
advise it.
The high-headed Getty of Cairo"
Captain Bob. X. Riley, must look
to his laurels, or he will be
blocked and the emblem of speed
and chase, of that gray hound
will have to be stray dorg' for an
other kennel" Capt Tschudi dreams
in his Marble City" in his own mar
BILE hall! of the beautiful dreamer"
The Old Southerner," like your Rock
EFT, is in love with the Belle Small feet
tripping under balmoral, with gaiter
" q" years old, will get any one down"
who has an eye for the beautiful, and an
for the fast" What will the
=" Adam Jacobs say2 Old Reliable"
says he saw Musselman put silver |
dime betwixt shoe and foot" and he
won't bet agin her The Bell" has the
same crew of the former steamer of this
name. W. c. Postal built and first com
manded the old one" he now comes
in as the reliable agent and godfather
to the new one Dan. Musselman is in
the right place Care, caution, and
attention has made him commander,
while official gallantry has won for him
Belle None but the brave deserve
the fair and " Daniel has now his re-
ward May his future career be as bright
rs his craft is beautiful.
Larry Entler is at the desk, the
momus of the line Beecher has re-
marked in his pulpit pungencies" that
'the best of men were those that had
he most boy in them Now, as Larry
has no man in him, he must be all hoy
and the best of man boys ever gay and
happy-attentive as a clerk can be-his
name is host May fortune spot his
path of life as beautiful as natures hand
has spotted his spotted purp" Sol.
Wright and Bushrod Musselmsn, his
1ids dofSee, are gentlemen, and walk
n the popular shadow of Larry,
-prongs of the "big Entler' themselves.
Harry Matson and James Parker are at
Ter helm young pilots" worthy of a
place on the Great Eastern" A
teamer with them, like an old-fashioned
wohue boiler, is always safe.
Moss Beshiers is the engineer" prac-
ical, scientific master of his profession.
Tubulars are his pets, while the
hrottle in his hands, gives an impetus to