The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-06

| ~ ,sore In some consolation uooet tne
circumstances in that sentiment, JusC w
r.. For myself have no desire TO Iele sa;n ~,
Retracine the four' cen miles ana pa S ,,,ss
n.hnr arraeabla night in g" Mary land, my
Mar, land" / added a new cbaE1er w u.
iournev the next day by taking the steamer
xnress Mt Chapt,co wharf Chapt,co !
onn of the many t:de-wal or towns OF mary
Il, md that have been deserted b' VIC siuc'
1 they were accessible when founded 10 re
5socctablc vessels; Hut the process oil cicsr-
,up and iiliiug the land 80 tiilca up the har
oors with debris that tue towns are NO"
| rom one to three miles away iroua nno
| highest landings. Chaptlco IS 'hlee Luz Ths
I rom the wharf bearing ifs name. Ing
town is an old and d,mnutlVc p,acc c.,
mere hamlet. The wharf is one oil ,nG ues'
in the State. AID stands upon lofeiy w..
so SPACIOUS and deep that the iarGeS. s.ca',i.
ORC in tho rirer make a circuit snd colhe "
the wharf with front to the Potomac, reauy
to nut out without moment acisi. IT,.
soon GOT finn aud fortified on the En-
| nress. but 1t took little time, atei IA!
| disaster Of the day before, 10 sa. aro;red
rhar ! was indeed on board. eNalii'neu
nv hat. my clothes, and felt mSseh-
| .ny,ndeI q note or two in the only soHs
! which sing, md had yet to back oil ms
| ryilh stif' drink before All doubt Wa8 lully
Curiou. to look into the nature OF tue
commerce carried OF by the Express, ttoh
survey OF her cargo. found 1t as various
rs that Of Mississippi steamboat. 1here
we're, amongst animals, COWS, calves, ai.,
bulls. horse. and mulgS, dog, shecr, anu
fowls, alive and dressed. | suppose tneie
were some two thousand oftulkeys, CHICK
ems. ducks, and geese. Chen there were
dead game, and fish, and all sorts OF vegc'
tables, besides every kind cf groceries, idru,
flour and meal, and corn. Seeing the ample
supply of comrni>sary stores. .bcgGeo .ue
captain to 90 to sen. assured MN we
could live o couple of mouths like h5htlnS
cocks. The turkeys were me, ana tLetS
were brandy a0d whlskcy and Winc aga
everything. The suggestion was enough 10
have scduccd any man not Wholly moor
ruptiDle, but Captain Nichol loved MS GUY
more than us stores, and proved h!nlseii
individually an honest nan am sure
that. like Washington, he never lold ne.
II bis stores were ample and 4ood his
auimalS were not commcnd4Lle. 90 10,
know how MARYLAND could raise such. lt
must be an art we'll studied there. Jhe
calves were like hairy caterpis!trS III their
utsii;e dress. The hair stood out long, at
ri-ht angles with the body, and b I'd indie
Gus resemblance TO aguc ard lever. inc
cows had no milk TO give, and looked like
racks TO dry clothes upon, WIlic the nuilS
rc.cmbled Whit TUnStan's hero of Accn-
mac. who in front rcscmbicd 4 iour.ycar-
old, and behind u chl!--who, WOcn gong
out in the spring on Il budding expedition,
went with no certainty that he would i've
10 return. A more sorry set OF Ihe bovine
family. never saw. The captain mace |
haste TO dsoWn any acquaintance with
Them. Ee did not know what The oW1ri |
Intended To do with TEEN. itey Eai hiGe,,
out Enthusiastically no taliow. l had at
last found animals shipped Tor what pilf- |
pose and whose good was unable TO a>cer. |
tain. But the captain assured me- they
we're not dead-hr;,ds." twas agreeable |
10 think that SO much humanity remained |
III tn. world as 10 p:y The passage OF ti!rsc
IMPOVERISHED rllminautS! / 1clt symp@. !
tuy for hem, and absolutely !UD3tQ some
of them down with my hand. Tncy seemed
very grateful, gazing upon me- win lht!F
large gentle eyes with absolute affection.
until fell in love with them; aoi had |
Been rich man would bayo bought them
and turned them cut UnOn rich eStdle
abundant IL blue .sras5 an:i Timothy. GnW
g eat the enjoyment to hrmIDa gentle
IN III who could behold Captain N!chnlas
passengers (rxcepI mc) gazing upon sucb
a rich domain.
Inc lrlp up to Washington was slow.
There was so much freight 10 put oil aud
t1kc Gu, lUc t..Iiltbi pulECs ~ - Az D..A
hi, hands !ul. FInallT, | supposed we
we're about rCrc with this stcpmn@, Wien
we hehcld "scoT," nayi@a.td 10y thrto
negro men. coming out from >hole. The
vhi.lie sounded and the Doa5 "aS checked.
Nearing the Sow, we hchcid ioS 81 Kill
Gent furniture, pi@, and some cEicacAS,
Surround'n. two venerable Africans, who
were removing with their worldly eusciS.
The helmsman CT The scoW sh1utcC:" loid
. y
y0u:i dou't waut dat DIRE w:ect to tct2h
us!: The Express Stopped, aud the scow
cane up, exposing her f:eich., 10 the c>re-
,ial anusemepL OF the c0lored boat hands.
Now hurry, hurry! Indeed. !ehe lwo
venerable chars, the bed, the table,
The r!ckety bcdstead, tho skillet, the
axe, the "chist," the Ratchet, the
clothes line and pins, the pr, ana
tie chickens in q basket. were Banded IN
III the shakieg Of Il Sleeps tai. and then
call hands, hoistcd the old 'ooman and
old " dad" with his pipe, in o the steamer,
and the scow put back to shore. Tue pig
was in bag, both ends OF which We're
loose SO the bag was to him corset. the
kind purscr, helping III this great work,
took hold Of the bag, and plg1ic slipped
out on deck. Then There WAS il race. But
The purser heading the runaway, he leapcd
Into & barrel, and was entrapped So neatly
taat his puTsuers did not know where lie
was. The purser betrayed him with a
knowing wink and pointing to the barrel,
where pggle lay with his tau curled, DEEM
ing himself quite safe. Dame Anthracina
finding the Dag open ut both ends, fastened
one, the pig was put 10 at the other, and
then that other was fastened, ANA there
was "pig in d Bag"
Did you ever study the pig? What 4
strange relation he often bears 10 the TAM
ilv. lie plays with the children, eats with
them, and sleeps with them; has little Ie-
spect for the food he and tue children are
eating; puts his foot in it sometimes
screams when he is hungry, grants sails
faction when he is full, and follows the
dame about rs one OF the children. An
outrage upon that pig is AL outrage upon
the whole family. Men have killed men
'ere now on account Of cruelty to the pig.
and yet TO what an end comes pi"gie
Why, his throat is cut and he is dressed up
| to be eaten by his pluymatcs AID the old
people, who derour tue pet and play mate
with no qualms Of conscience or bowels ct
compassion. Isn't il a strange world:
Aud yet doubt whether the hogs appre-
clate the depravity OF human nature.
With this addition to our freight, as
surod Captain Nichol that lie hcl; the Mis-
>l>sippi boats "aiI hollow" But Il was
proof Of the usefulness III the Impress,
which does wonders IN her yeats business
to accommodate the MuryIauders and dis
tribute the standard OF comfort. Her SHIP
ment OF turkeys this single trip must have
helped out the luxurious dinners Of the
Washlngtohiaus very much.
The evening sky was the most sombre,
yet the most sublime. AS we asceudsd the
Potomac, in a long stretch i'll straight line
the clouds seemed 10 hathe in the water. |
called the engineers attention to the scene.
He SAID it would be grand IN the "NaaC
lQueen.' 1t had not struck he in that light.