The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-11-16

uonate companion into the soft mud Of
the bank. causing her tospar about half sn
hour, before getting off A. the Belle
went into the mud. cheers went up from
the crew and passengers of the C1esa-
peake, aud mingled with the grosns and
cries OF the. ohsgrinei "Belleite- We
ve"ture 70 say they will not try 70 lock
With the sarey Little Chesapeak. any more
They mishtss will try to carry oil n red
hot stove asto get sheai OF Capt BILLY.
We arrived in Parkrr,burg all q. X
about y or o'clock The Railroad
bridge at Parkersburg is magnificent
and pondrrous structure, with piers, ties,
sleeper, rails ac. Tue cars pass over it
very slowly, and with great deal OF care
Psrkersburg is irrsxularly laid out, with
aarrow street,. poor sidewalks, plenty of
c urches, -namerons stores, and all the
street gss-lsn' pc surmounted ,ith aepread
eagle The gas works OF Parkersburs are
owned by one individual, and We have NO
doubt, hnt that he is reaping rich har-
vest. We visited al, The tobacco ,acto.
ries Of Parksrsburg, and found the pro-
prie'ors oi the works to be very much Of
the gentlemen order
We saw quite number Of familiar
faces in Parkersburg, and was much
pleased with our visit there
just before leaving we went up to the
B. o K K Depot to await the arrival
OF the Fast Line While there we noticed
group Of German emisrAnts, who from
their appearance, had been in the United
States about SO hours There were "a
yonnE men between the ages of II and
~, 3 did men, old ladies, Is Young wo.
men between l6 and 20, aud -l3. small
children making in all "A persons The
men had the inevitable cap on the head.
comfort around the neck aud had the coat
hutioned mp lose, aud strap across one
shoulder, with a bag attached thereto
The dress OF the Young women dic.not in.
dlcaie German emigrant- but app areI
more like German girls that were born in
tins country. The children had lit e
black hoods, long frock-, and black stock
ings, and ditto The old ladies. Even the
carpet sacks carried toy the younr women
had good open German aspect, Of wedge
shape, very deep, aud was fastened bv a
staple passing through the top into which
"a- stuck large pad lock. They were
bound West
We jumped into the 1 : Hotel bus
ANA was whirled away to the wharf. where
we found the Chesapeake There l. con
siderable competition in the Parker,hurr
aud GalliPolls trade, three bopt- Matte
Roberts. Mountain Belle and Chesapeake
leaving about the same time. Each boat
has It's runner or agent. and lively times
are sometimes Witnessed ON the lryee A
passenger j, seen coming aud Billy Weaver
eoe- to help him TO the che-apeal.c. and
10y this time the poricrs from the other
boats eSpy him, aud rush 1p rhe lc,ec, aud
ou reaching him, make grab tor his
baggage, crying out
Take the Matte Roberts shes the
best
NO sac ain'l, she's a tut. Take the
MounIaiu Belle, yell out the E,,ly. por-
ter
Come on ahead to 'ir Ch,-arcako -ne
will hand YOU az Ga'.rolis two hour,
ahead Of the other hoat- cries Weaver.
Of the Che-aItat-
Wei take you .i.uu fora dollar c-.c,
,he Roberts champion
""e.l. tax. you for Gg crnls -nss
out tie Belize man
The Chesapeake your boat
And .n thc melee The pa-. r.e. become.
20 "coum-ciiy cou'oIrIrd t.at Weaver
carric- him of triuwra1uuy Go rbr Chcs-
areHkc amid the el4"n OF thc others
With rhanA- to ,l, afr.as n- ,bc plea
SAINT tip and aIrlc. foo u1o-c going TO-. The
river to step alosr.. OF the Ch,-slrsa,. $50
vii. clos, our wing. ot,le p.e-.nt
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