The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-06-12
JACKSON c. H., OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1873

He said they was goin' to Louisville
the next day, and Marthy asked me to
go along with EN-.
She said she'd stay there with me till
John come back, but she was anxious to
see Louisville
"Oh 1 can't CO." says 1. Dick can't
do his tradin' without me"
Oh yes I can" says he laughin'. "There
is an old adage that says two heads are
better than one, but there's another that
says too many cooks spoil the broth. Go
auntie, by all means. John will stay but
a short time. I'll be here when you
come brck."
I considerated spell. 1t was extend
in my trip, but 1 thought I'd 60 anyhow.
John said we'd go down on the boat, and
l told him if that was the case wouldn' t
go a step. I wasn't goin' to risk my neck
on the water. Dut he argued me out of
that idy, by sayin' there was no danger,
and that I'd find it more comfortable
than the keers.
A steamboat looks like a house on the
inside, and it really don't seem as if you
was ridin' at all Wewent up stairs into
what they call the cabin, and afterward
to our staterooms, which are little closets
with shelves on the sides to sleep on.
The boat bein' crowded, Marthy and me
had the same room. l saw somethin'
| hangin on the side Of the wall which puz-
zled me, and I says,
Land, Marthy what a big pin-cush-
| ion"
THAT isn't pin-cushion, it's life-pre-
server, says she. "In case any thing hap
pens you fasten it around you, and it
keeps you from sinkin.",
Then she said she would go into the
cabin, and when [ got ready to come too,
for it was most dinner time, kept think
in of that life presarver, and says l too
myself, "I'll put it on now for fear of ac-
cidents"
When l went to the cabin everybody
looked at me and some smiled. Marthy
come up and whispered:
Mother, what in the world made you
put that on nowY
I says out loud:
sarve my life, how IL it go about it by
hangin' up in the state-room?
"I'll fix it on if there's any danger"
says she.
mo, I'm afeared the bilers will ex-
plore, and the first thing we know we
may be turnin' summersetts in the air,
and then we wouldn't have time to put
on life preservers. I'm bound to be on
the safe side"
And [ wore it the rest of the time.
In the afternoon l saw young man,
on a sofy at the other end of the cabin,
who looked as if he'd lost his last friend
Praps he was leavin' home to be gone a
long SPELL or mebby his sweetheart had
married some body else; tany rate he
was the picter of despair.
He'd open locket that was on his
watch chain and gaze into it with sorrow
fullest countenance in the world
After watchin him a spell went up
and offered him doughnut. He refused
it at first, q guess he didn't want to rob
me of it,) but 1 subsisted and he thanked
me and put it in his pocket
We staid at mighty nice tavern in
Louisville, the Gait House, and come
to Cincinnati on the keers.
1 wouldn't go on the river again.
Water will do to drink, and to wash in,
but it was not made to travel on.
Dick and me started home right away,
after 1 got back. When we arrove at
Lo,,,o 7 4bo,,l-o5 l,;,o 60, +bo +ro,,bIo l,o,1
had in talzin' keer of me, and he says:
Don't speak of it Aunt Jerusha. The
pleasure of your company and the amuse-
ment you caused me made up for all the
trouble had"
1 felt kinder fattered by this, but then
1 was always considerated good COM
pany.