The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-17

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For the Jasper weekly Courier. :,
aida, Report Of the salt River !,
paclsct--Kip Van Wrinkle. Is
rno memorable 1,h wasa gloomy.da !
va. made cheerful by he m'rr! :
Wv ~, If the Kip Van Wake ninio oois-
ue "u laughs and uliocrings. il'c ere"
'eV"% s..mbled by the Old Veteran lllo'.
VA DIT on the ground in response I"
inc III wns the Captain, then the Mates
lMc., and ChamDcrm.id attended ny
n~ar.krrpcr; next followed mo
nv who was assisted by the Bar.
IVA; !" arranging his ballast, and last Oh
N r,me the dcckswecp stumbling a'ons.
".n.,. The lennon were over anu u
.rrsr offered up by the Chaplain for our
rmt: - aeliycrance; and the requisite nun,
ns.,r Jcckl.znds and fire,ncn employed
'" FAR ne liuntingburg, where a ircsh
",nlv vas awaiting.Il, crew thci start
WINK ram tae COURTHOUSE, headed by, the
JASPER cat-gut band to the wharf, Mnsic
We found the steamer waiting anu ni.ci
rcing supplied with slayings by n. DRY
smeyer. and with wood ana . a ny -
< Eckcrt = steam was soon go''cn up
and nushiny oil. she headed COVE stream
.r IIuntin.burg, and after passing me
w., hrnd we run II shore without posi-
II. bnue of getting afoat again. " mere
IMAM + was declared by the wide awake
sgpu,aiu that the hands had TO get ashore,
out oct some grapevine to pun her OH
.rs;n no sooner said then done. wi'el
a r.w yo, ON shore, they heard a low
mo,n;np sound not far distant, and Tue
whole crow startled, the deck sweep "n
=, tnr getting back on board III SAT-
an,,,crs. when the old veteran no
rn;,h q few volunteers vcntulcu ou' u
,ao what il was, when = lo.-they iouh.
,be pronrictor Of the "Bull-irog lavcrn,
srr,vcd in stealing wood. being irl2i'i
,nrd at the sight oil the steamer !, pen
,he first one he had ever scei'' nc ~
down under The weight Of hcav! p,c.
OF swamp maple, which he was ioa'a /.
leave behind in his fright. bnt soon ""
,oothcd by gentle words "i The cnalip.'
,,aiL Ia whose care lie was lei UNI
49,. hnat uus gotten OF. in the meal
linn. lie told him OF the great ti.lhe
,lat was 10 happen. and after being u
n.ved by his helicf-haii. VINO hau u,
hren a grca. distance Oh gathering ofusi
lr,t lin greatly improved; ana u
,mncd ius; in time 10 get on 'ii' Do'
which nas nov gotten aiioai, y! inc y
o. a spanish MINDLESS ana Oh az T" ~
specd. drinking by this time c"ihiieI
crd prcttv freely. notwithstanding u
euor,s made hy the Chaplain to sop
m, engineer Getting reckless. III OF
fun head of steam, and the boat ne"
n, a ~,cart,,I rate. much 10 the chagf
~ Jc,t weep. but was managed brave
~ ,,,c veteran Pilot. Mills. mouse
Isrmcs. all flew past, ahd tie 'onh :
tow ering spires Of the teau'i'ui ci,.
llunt;ngburg, come in view. We MI
ed lust about two miles opposite ~ he
as we could get 10 II. Inc uecNi'"n
and iiremen were then discharged. y
nncw set sent for to IIuntingbn!g. WIN
we're readily obtained. rs me eliiM
tl,,,r were now fully convinced 'he ~
Albany road was dead.
While knocking about HuniingD"
with our old friends. Herman Kots'
Henry Miller. and Co.. whose scrvi'
We had engaged, we met Aug. Bradl
lnte Vice President OF the Ohio ms
ancc Company, of New Aibamy: y
believing himself still in his oI',c,al
pacitv he wanted to insure the iap '
Wrinkle. the balance Of the trip wh
was respectfully declined, as a naa
ycstment : the Company. like the :,
Line Road. having busted" After
ing the gentleman adicu, We ieil
salt river again; the new dcckha,
were all up to the task, and by 'he -
full bartcring of II. Eothert, we "
kept in good supply OF provis,ons, !
VI. Miller furnished more chickens !
the e~xt,avarant cook knew what 10
with. Every thing went lovely, ana
toon reached our destination where
sold cat for a better price than ne
Line road had realized on us, div
spoils and returned home making
%joliesi TIP Y g OH record, y u
BAnKEErER II. V. '
December lGih, 1863.