The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-12-05
4 Texas sarryEall.

boat but no ierrynan. Ilc had probably
gone Get hunting, after put.ius she
cotton wagon ;cross. At ali events, all
the shothing We could do failel to bring
h:m to light; 81 wc were compelled TO
take possession OF the boat, VIII eh was on
our side of the liver, aud TO put ourselves
across.
by some mi,calcua,ion Of the force of
the current, which was very rapid, we
had not proceeded much more than half
the way across the river when tho water
began to run over the upper gunwale
OF the boat. The rope Kept us from
drifting down, but the horses becoming
frightened at the noise Of the water, be-
gan to plunge and ran off. Every effo. +
to paciiy them~ was unayaiing, and in a
few seconds the ambulance had run half
way off; the boat rapidly filed, and we
were all fl ,underiny in the river. Tnos~
Of us who could swim struck FOX the bark
which we ;sainel with cons!d>iat,c dill
Guilty. The Yankee trader cluns to the
boat, crying out with all his IN; sht for
help. Col. mel Waol, got hold -ui~the
reius an ! Attempted to swim ifaad Of the
horses, which, were franticaiiy s'ru u.g!ing :
t, fee themselves from the an.buallce
The Doctor, Johnson. aud | gained the
bank, and ran along trying to get hold OF
the driver, who showed signs OF giving
out They drii'tel d ,wn about tllre, han
dred yards III this way, the horses, wagon
and driver Sometimes buried under the
current anu sometimes stIu cg.ins Oh its
surface, when, by great 90 ID fnrtuae,
they struck the bottom anl succeeded in
getting IA iooii,pld. BY the united eff
forts Of he Doctor, johnson and myself
we gpt them on dry land, rather the
worse for the adventure. but not seriousi,
d;se,a"cl Colonel Wash sat down =
COON deal Blown, and complained of Il
i..intn ess. Th. TIA k of br.u.iy, tn-e: ilel
with everything else. had been washed
from the ambulance, So tllt notl,in.
cuuld be do for ham. When this dis
covery was made, h. seemed TO Loose all
col;rui .,i himself and began to Swe Al
in sucla manner that it Wa; iii .htfu' tu
hear him. In the meantime the boat had
worked itself alouy the rope to the lad
ip;s and the Yankee made g>ol his escape
on shore.
Whilst We were c,nsultin- what was
to be dan, next, ch need to look acros-
the riveY. where [ de ,cricI Il nln sittin.
upon the banS-i might almost say AN
a?p,rition. 1t WIS certainly the most
uncouth l,,kins object had ever laio
M eyes u,pn-l lon glGat. sa l,w man
with yellow hair, 4 red shirt, big bo,t>
witt, the brcccilas thrust in them, Il lon J..
c,-;i CD pi pc in his m ,uth, an Il long
rifle in his h ,nl. His long face WAS s
Dire ,1i'u!iy ca l.veroIs anl his form s
enbo linn at OF the fcver; an agnes IN 1t
arc sail IL lurk iii these river bottoms
Seeing that we kept boxing at him, he
ce ,sel puff ,y his pips for m I'M ,nt, AMI
observed in ii nasal tone
"Gentlemen, I'll trouble you for yonr
fare just lay it thar on TIL, bink; fouf
bits for the wagon aud two bits apiece
for the men %
\ modest remark to make, when we
were nearly drowned through his nesli-
gcnce.
"Say, Guv'ner." cried Col Wash in a
voic, Of Suppressed passion, "be you the
fcrryman?'
Il be- replied the min, giving anoth
er pn!f at his pipe.
"An yoa want Il i pll,r an | h ,lf for
putin. us over?" shol:ci Col. Wash.
Il do"
"Well, then, jrst draw check f,r it
on your own bank ro,rcl C j. Wash in
perfect fu~y; IAN ii it amt p.ii by
the tim, get back Eli settle with you
then
ia, g,u,t ferrym,n laid down his
corn-c ID pipe, openel h,m self up like Il
tall pen knife. raise hi, ,-ri1., ex,ininel i
the printing, set the hair trigger, aud
thon quietly observed:
''Gentlemcn, the FIRST man that. un lcr-
takes to leave them premises without. a
payin of his fare, Ill dap him sure"
There was no mistakins the sincerity
Of his threat. The tall fecryman vas
evidently not the kind of person to be
trif1ed with There was fixed look
about him and deliberate coo.nes' IN
ID, n taH hIs