The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-13

TEE CAIRO s1s.vER CORNEr nANI
AT PADUCAM.



may DO a little anxious TO know how the
excursion on board of the beautiful little
Jaa Fisk, Jr, was enjoyed by the band,
perhaps brief history Of the trip
may be of interest.
1t is seldom that an excursion is under
taken which results entirely to the salts
faction Of all concerned, which is SURF oun-
dcd by none save plcasurable associations,
because human happiness is dependent
upon 50 many contingencies, and tastes are
40 different, that IL Is almost impossible lin
fact II has been pronounced entirely so BY
the wise of other days, to please every
body. And yet, as member ofthe COM
pany yesterday, VIC feel that we are speak
ing tho truth when wo say that there was
not person from the irrcpressible Phil
Howasi to the digniGcd leader Of the
bsnd who did not appreciate and enjoy
the trip. As the time If departure
from Cairo was changed on Tues.
day by Captain smedlcy, for reason,
satisfactory 20 himself, from that which
had been advertised, the company was
no. as large ut starting as We had antici.
pa.cd, and we felt that perhaps some Of
the pleasure Of the trip would DO lost.
Subsequent experience proved that there
were just enough on board for comfort.
or course, the greater part Of the pleasure
Of n s,eamtoa. excursion depeads upon
the ability of the officers
ana men OF the boat, - please
the yue.u and provide for their comfort,
and to them is due the gratitude of all
concerned. Never did officers and men
of any boat strive harder Tor succeed bot
ter to make trip success than did our
worthy Captain and his associates, one
aud all. From the Office, tas.efully deco
rated with choice plants and agnifcent
boquets, TO the well-provided tables, sur
rounded BY careful walters, n degree Of
solicitude for the welfare Of the guests was
which placed every one at
ease and made tho trip perfectly enjoy
able.
The james Fisa, IT,, Is n much faster
craft than We have been led TO imagine,
and although there was strong head wind
qusrtering from shore, We soon reached
point on the river where lies u very Hnc
farm, owned by u certain member of the
band, Of which Go !. justly proud, and
upon .ae merits Of which he discanted at |
len9h. As we nesred the
pot he requested the band to honor my
Farm" with one Of its best pieces. Al |
though there was no ono In sight on shore
- enjoy Or criticise tho music, the band (al.
wsys ready ~ oblige) readily consented aud
"Lenore," one Of our finest compositions,
was announced. The establishment of the
aforesaid owner Of the farm may bs better
Imagined than described, when, as the
band began 70 play, he recognized
that while he was struggling to produce
the grand old march "Lenore," from eve
ry other instrument was proceeding a
wall Of sorrow 10 the performance Of the
most doleful funeral march on record Tho
march never WAS finished, nor will the
band ever forget that joke.
Arriving at Paducah shortly after l |
o'clock, We fund tho silver cornet band
II that city and large CONGO Of pco-
pie awaiting Us, by whom, with Capt.
Dors Smcdlcy as commander-in-chief, we
were escorted all over the beautiful little
city in return for which the band kept |
tho inhabitants awake until u late hour by
music supposed to be the bes, in the state.
The return to the boat was no, ~ orderly,
we regret TO say, and precise ss the de-
partnre. The shattered ranks struggled
in Ut all hours, tho las, arriving after day
light. Bat there are some features con-
nected with this pleasure trip which We
wouldn't like TO mention. We
like TO tell how u
certain couple were brought in a carriage
and another couple on . two. wheeled
vehicle used u haul in by hand to steam
boats, nor how, coming down the levee,
Il got loose from those who were pushing !
i, and, but for n chain, would have
iumpod It's contents into the river, nor
low one item Of those contents WAS Charlie
( ylei nor would We like TO tell how one
4 CairoT most beautiful daughters
drspped" from m upper berth upon the
loor with such clstter ~ 10 set that por-
ion Of the boat in IN uprosr IN the belief
hat something had happened, nor how
he police got after party for fast driving,
nd how they would have been arrested
ut for Len Faxon, Of tia Kestuekian, who
topped tho police officers TO treat them
or great many more things which must
yer live on the minds of those who were
Yesterday morning Capt. Smedley and
theirs provided q wagon in which the
and again made tour Of tho city play.
ng on all the principal squares. But the
rowning scene occurred just rs we were
saving the city. The Fisk steamed above
no city for the start, and as she came
own at fearful rate Of speed II was dis
oyered that Ave or six Of the party had
zen "lsft, all Of whom we're running
long tho bank like quarter horses, franti-