Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-11
Voyage on the MARY Ann"

Pale luna was just disappearing behind a
distant hay stack, and the hands on my two
dollar watch were pointed at the solemn hour
of twelve where they had been pointing for
two months-when the fast and eommodious
steamer, Mary Ann, with snort like the
dying groan of dime novel hero, steamed
ND to Bayville wharf and made fast was
there. was with my friend Jeremiah, and
we were going away. Yes, had kissed my
Miranda adieu, and he had dittoed with his
Araminta, and we were off. He was the
friend of nv bosom-was Jeremiah, and he
carried black bottle in his breast pocket
That's what breast pockets are made for.
The bottle contained soothing syrup" for
children of mature growth. My baggage
consisted as follows:
One shirt, one box velocipede collars. one
comb, one cigar, and one bottle of soothing
syrup like.J .Jeremiah's. We both thought
we d need soothing before we reached our
destination. We felt so inwardly.
''All aboard - yelled the Captain OF the
Mary Ann, who was a chap of much stom
ach, and had voice like Pennsylvan la
dinner horn Draw in your gang plank,
throw off your bow line, put your helm hard
down, ring up on her, and take reef in the
cook s waterfall" His orders were obeyed.
As We paced the deck of the Mary Ann /
came to the conclusion that the noble steam
er would be an excellent thing to go to a
funeral in. Jeremiah said he didn't think it
was fast enough, and after had given the
matter due consideration, l come to the same
conclusion, likewise.
Jeremiah said he felt like being soothed,
said [ felt ditto jeremiah produced his
black bottle, and we soothed. | said Ifelt bad
about parting from my Miranda, and Jere-
miah said he felt likewise about dittoing
with his Araminta, so we soothed once more,
and went below.
Met slim rooster with much side whis-
kers, who said as follows: Fare, gentlemen. !"
''All right" said we,
Zone dollar each, said he.
Forkel over the stamps and asked for
hunks. He showed us hunks and we turned
in. Warm hunks these, warm as-as-wcll,
as a fresh baked doughnut. Felt like sooth
ing few, and called J. up. j. was in; We
soothed some, and 5urned in and tried to
sleep. In very few moments l had bite
"a big bite-a bite what hurt. Then di-
rectly had another bite, then about a dozen
bites.
Say" said J. to the slim rooster, ''have
these bedbugs paid their fare?" but S. +.
passed away and replid not.
Proposed to set up and soothe. j. was
in, so we got up aud soothed Went on
deck to view nature by starlight. Nature
looked about as usual. j. said he was feel
ing badly about his Araminta and wanted
to soothe. Soothed much. Soothing syr-
up was disappearing fast as dew before the
morning sun.
Discovered a solitary female sitting alone
by herself, viewing the stars and things and
saying nothing to nobody. Her form was
beautiful, not to say striking, but her face
was turned away. Her thoughts were on
the little starses in the sky, and her eyeses
looked in those direction. 1 seated myself
by her side, but still she looked not upon me.
"Beauteous maiden" said [ with ten
der sigh, doth vieweth the little starses
that twinkle and blink In the blue arch above
like tallow dips at woods meeting?''
She turned her face full upon me, and
she was as black as hat.
Things are not as they should be-
thought, and | arose from those seat and
wended my way to Jeremiah.
"Wilst soothe?'
YEA" said [, and we soothed.
Looked around and saw a lovely fair one
who was running much to waist. l made
my way unto her side, and spoke as follows
Fair one, whist let me occupy, for few
short moments, those seat by thy side, and
permit me to converse unto thee of nature
and things what surround US p
When she looked up into my face and re-
Piled "Nix-for- -sthay.
said no more to those female, but Joined
Jeremiah and soothed. Saw another girl
alone with herself viewing the moon with
her chin in her hand. ''Loveliest being" |
Sdiu; uuSt ttiloy udtuiC % SSShoo duu ihiHSS!
She said, Il dost. y
81 do likewise" replied, seating myself
near her, mature has been my study since
emerged from my fifth year. Yes, 1 low
eth nature much l love her skyses. her
starses, her treeses, and all her other work
ses, and | love to sit by the side of an ap-
preciating child of nature of the female de-
nomination, and converse of these things
and SIGH"
'Indeedl" said she.
'sAh, yes" returned, with a sigh what
busted the top button from my pants, 1T is
fully thus-more than thus.
At that moment chap that was much
large, and wore mustache about the size of
a shoe brush, stepped up unto my side and
spoke as follows: Young man, arise from
those seat, and Immediately entice thyself
away from the side of my wife. -
1 enticed immegiately from the side of
them wife and those man, and l wish not to
see them again. Soothed with J. and turned
in. ''Shood'' all the bedbugs down to rs
bunk while he reposed. Wrapped myself
in II 8 blanket and let nv thouehts drift