Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1867-08-08
A LITT[ 3 TOO PUNoTUAL.

The hour was approaching for the departure
OF the New Haven steamboat from her berth
st New York, and the usual crowd OF passen-
gers newsboya fruit vendors, cabmen and dock
loaters were assembled on and around about
the boat.
We were gazing at the motley group from
the foot Of the dock stairs, when our attention |
was attracted by the singular action of tall,
brown Yankee, in an immense brown hat chOc- |
olate colored coat aud pantaloons, sRd fancy |
yeHt. He stood near the star board paddle box, |
ard scrutinized sharply every female coming Oh
board, every now and then consulting his enor
nous bulls eye watch, which he raised trGm
the depths OF capaciou6 fob, by means of o
powerful steel chaip. After mounting guard in
this msnaeT, he dashed furiously down thu
gang-plank and up the wharf, reappesring
soard again almost instantly, expressing the
most intense anxiety. This series OF operations
bo performed several times, after which be
rushed about tho boat wildly, and hopelessy
calculating
repeater 10 fast2 WHARF, the cap'n WhRr's
The steward WhsI's the mate Whars the
boss that owns this shipf"
whats the m after, sir 2 wa Venturel TO
atk him, when he halted Tor a moment for
breathn
- Hain't seen nothin' OF a gal in blue sun
bonnet, with Canton Grape shawl, (cost fto
--eoiae aboard while I've been looking for the
CAPT. at the hind part Of the ahip-hsve ye,
s'''s sssyT>'-
sstHEo such person has come on board"
Tormented lightning i---she's my wife he
screamed; married her yesterday All her
trunks and mine aboard, under q pile OF bag
gage as tall as q Connecticut steeple The
dark black niger says he won't hand it out,
and wont leave my baggage anyhow. Ny
80 glfes-oaly thi1k OF twas TO have come on
board at BALI past four, aad here it is now al
most hvet What's become of her She can't
nave eloped We haven't been married long
enough for that. You don't think she's been
sbdieated, do ye, Mister Speak-answer-
won't yer Oh I'm ravin' distracted, Wha
are they Iingin' that bell fort Ia the old shil
on fret" :.
sIt is the signal for departure, the first bell
the second bell will ring in minutes.
Thunder you don't say so Whar's tn
csp'n7''
I" That gentleman in the blue coat"
The Yankee darted to the captains side.
"Cap'n, sop the ship for ted minutes, wi
ysp' ......
''Csn't do it SIR
But ye must. 1 tell ye; I'll pay ys for
How much will ye take :"
81 could not do It."
"Cap'n I'll give you tsw dollsIs." gaspe
the Yankee.
The captain shook his head.
"pll give you FIVE dollars and half-aI
half--and q half he kept repeating, al
dancing ab,ut in sgooy like mad jsckass I
a platter.
This boat starts at 8 precisely" said II
captain shortly, and turned away.
s'oh, you stony hearted heathin - mu
INJURED the Yankee, almost bursting into teal
"PaIsin' man and wife, and we Just one d
marIied'
AT this moment the huge paddls-wheel
Ssu to paw the water, aud the walking btS
descended heavily, shaking the huge fabric
the centre, All who were not going to Ne
Haven went ashore. The hands began to hs
10 the gang plank; the fasts were already c
loose.
.Leggo that plank roaree the Yankee, Ct
laring one of the hands. drop it like
potato, or I'll throw you into the dock
sYo-yol' shouted the men 10 chorus, as th
heaved on the gangway.
'Sbut up, yeou brayin' donkeysp yelled I
maddened Yarkee COR thereli be an ugly 81
OF workp
But the plank was got aboard, and the OF
splashed past the pier In aB instant the va
kee pulled off his coat, flung his hat beside
on the deck, crying for the guard.
Are you drunk or erazyr cried a passe
ger, selling him
JPN going to fling myself into the dock d
swim ashore', cried the Yankee. Il muE
leave my Ssiry Ann alone in New York cit
Yeou may divide my baggage among ye-
me 20 IL kin SWIM
He struggled so furiously that the col
auenees OF his rsshness might have been +
had not sudden appariticu changed his
pose. very pretty young woman in
bonnet, white Canton Grape shawl, pink d
and brown boots came toward him. The
brown Yankee uttered one stentoriau shot
'Sairy Ann clsspiug her in bis arms in s
other struggling, kissed her heartily, right
fore the passengers,
'WhRr did you come lrom2' he inquired.
From the ladies' cabin answered the b
You told me at half past four, but Tho
I'd make sure, and come at four
"A little too punotooai said the YaI
hut IT'S ell right meow. Go ahead steam
Rosin up there, fireman Darn the e1pt
When the sun set, the loving couple were
sitting on the upper deck, the big brown
KEGS arm encireliug the slender waist of
young woman in a blue bonnet and a
dress. We believe they reached their
nation safe and sound.