The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-18

idred thereby. Wonderful-the per-
formers still survive.
Among thejokes coming to the
knowledge Of your unsophisticated
correspondent may be mentioned: /,
a gent wishing to play a trick up
on some of his relatives of the divln-
er sex, stuck his "chapeau" In the
aperture at the top of the state
room, which being opened for
ventilation was made to do
duty as perch for a supposed, lmag-
mary, inquisitive male I'm. The lady
therein screamed. Her companions
assembled; discussions were held
prudence was to be the rule, and after
due elaboration and extreme caution,
hat lifted up, but no Uranium under
meath il. Sell the first. Moral
old shoes at a discount. .a
I'd. "a" clambered into q species |
Of trough on the uppermost deck, |
thinking it was as dry as the desert OF |
Sahara. Trough contained water.
Dampuess felt by "a" Ladies men,
toned in proceeding paragraph un-
Willingly kept him supported In his
precarious position, and from his
natural modesty, being unable to ex-
plain his unhappy position, he was de-
tanned for soma time. Caught severe
cold, and to prevent a serious inham-
matory attack, he pegged away on the
| heel and toe the next night 10 man
/ ner that reminded one of the old dit
| ty: n to rsf.es-.r,x3
''The bull frogs raised their tails on high
4 And bounded DER the plain"
/ At11 PM. Friday he was o. K, no
obituary requisite. Finally, lastly,
and IN conclusion: a
Third. The upper hunks in the
state-rooms, according TO natural laws,
are further removed from the floor
than the lower series.
It was reported that some ladies
held caucusses, adopted resolutions,
and went through the customary
course Of sprouts, in order to simplify
the process. How they succeeded In
working their theories into practice
1t is not prudent now to state, but the
g undersigned is authorized by them to
4 grant personal rights to utilize the
ideas on receiving a small equivalent.
The agent, from experience, can ties
tlfy as to the extreme ease with which
, a person can leave the exalted tier
without assistance, and, therefore,
prinsG fdcte, can descant upon the as
: cending process. He hints, however,
] that rising in the world is more ardu
Gus than sinking. Such is life.
: l. We arrived at Paducah about two
PM, Notwithstanding the great num-
Der of ordinary and extraordinary
G landings, aud were received with
> great demonstrations Of ecstatic JOY
!, by the denizens thereof, great mum.
Der of Whom-male and female
! favored US with their company to and
from Cairo, and INDUCED in the Light
: fantastic in style worthy of al
admiration. eILlIhTt
Cairo, immortalized in MARTIN
IL Chuzzlewitt, was reached about p
, NJ, and TO inform "ye natives" of our
: arrival, the band lifted up their insru.
ments in fine style, and astonished
the catfish, frogs and scalliwaggles.
inhabiting the numerous adjacent
J ponds, aud greatly added to the en-.
! joyment of tho friends who turned GU
: to meet us. sa 10 MI TaDa DE-
We seemed to be mutually pleased
: judging from the looks, tone and con
: versation INDUCED in by the natives
= and their visitors. sIllVCtE2
r The appearance Of the cityis yerl
4 striking and tame. This apparent
4 contradictory language arises from:
> LIST. The fact that the level of the
6 corporation proper is. say, 10 feet be
low that OF the two rivers, Mississippi
# and Ohio, inelosing it virtually, ant
e that an earthen embankment, SOM
: FIVE miles In length. and In the shap,
: of an . isoseeles triangle" protect i
from the dampening effects of its en-
cireling friends. 3 ofl 8
: The streets have to be raised, anC
;. the only obvious advantage to a per
r son purposing to build, is that he will
g have his cellar already dug or made
= for him. 5raf
From the number of drug stores
o meeting the eye In every direction, i
+ is doubtful if man with tenderes
to pulmonary DISC Z aTssuc toL,I'
bring them his day, or improve hi
i happy state by squatting here.
Whether to our loss. or gain, oul
: splendid boat after making all dui
). s'deliverances, and receiving al
4 proffered merchandise-a good dos,
. in each case-began to get homesick
aud we found ourselves going north
east. srasaI
= To sooth any wounded feeling tina
a might, by chance. exist, the "terpsi
"a ohorians again went at it, the Strinl
= Band made might hidious,n and th,
= cloth covering and the soles (no
4 souls) were again slowly, but surel.
= frictionized, (another new word, ant
= not to be praised at that and th,
: coat tails of the gents" appeared
~ during their spasmodic exertions a
= right angles to their bodies. s
- Notwithsta nding those "rookaWns'
It the night passed pleasantly. aud wheI
Is the slumberers Arose--not with tn
~ lark-Paducah was again Visible
a to the on-lookers, who, after CRITICAL,
> espylng it-some few going up int
the city "-betook themselves /:
70 breakfast, and for two steady hours
:, demolishment was en- regle. The cool
a or cooks must have groaned. and thu
walters have cooled their throbbin)
a brows in sundry ways, while the ex
cutions were in ferce." .i-g,l-r g
\ During the day some attempts a
rain were made which, though mo
a mentarily successful, failed TO damn
i the ardor of the travellers. Dinner wa
honored in q style worthy Of all praise
- and at supper the molars were no
- allowed much holiday, while the in
- cisors kept up the Joke. As nigh
= set in the carpet was by ,acciden
= again covered, the Hart family, ant
"a the Band by some freak of fancy
= took into their ideas to annoy nj
\ with some music, ESQ ealled). The
- agony was so great with the majoriti
= of the listeners that they vented
L their displeasure by rising in pairs
: Qike Dores), and whirliDg aroune
after the manner of persons possessed
: of the st. Yitus dance. l Operated