The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-03

tlllS steam question:, | VIII fclillt lilc SUD-
stance Of an interview between the captain
Of the first steamboat and Billy Haynes, IL
citizen Of Montgomery, but near the line
Of Stewart; as the North C%molinian would
have il, sin North Carolina, but near the
Virginia line My old friend Ilockclt
Allen used to mmuse us with this story upon
the circuit, but he too sleeps among the
honorcd dead.
Much Of the gist ofthis story is in the
action Of Billy Haynes. He was Il rough
mechanic, but Il man Of energy and viii,
fair genius, much presumption, and
hiah estimate Of his own powers.
He had never seen i steamboat,
hut his brother Andrew Lad told him that
one had passed up the Cumberland, and
had made Il great hole in the water. lie
was anxious TO see one, for he could not
understand under his system Of mcclanism
how any boat could stem the current Of
the Cumberland. Well, early one morn
ing Andrew heard the pulling of steam and
the boat coming around the bend in the
river; he informs Billy of the fact, and
they started for the river; the captain had
stopped at II woodward to take in fuel.
Billy appears with Andrew OF the bank,
and while steam was being let oil, Billy
was rather shy in going aboard; Il little re-
covered, he llOiicr5 from the bank, "Who
commands the boat" which was the usual
s~alution to Il broad horn. The captain saw
That Billy was d little green and was lame
in one leg. Jle was invited to walk the
plank aud come aboard. Billy, with some
misgi7ings, went hopping aboard, and
white illc engine was plying, Billy, put
Ting OI,a lihrcc look, says, "Iaplain, have
you any objections TO my examining your
machinery?' "No," says the captain.
During the examination Billy remarked,
"NNcll, this beats anything J have ever
seem" The C%aptainlurns one OF In" screws
which lets OF steam nca Billy's head,
which makes him jump, but seeing no i'm
mediate danger he rrucWS his examination,
and says hn can make cider mills and cotton
gins, but this beats anything that he has
ever seen. Then the captain lets oil Il
large quantity Of steam, which snOrts near
the Lead Of BILLY, and it not ccasing 10
blow, Billy becomes greatly alarmed;
NE runs for the plank to get on
dry land. making one long step and then
ore short one, bit, goes with grcat velocity
for one in his cMdiDion. After arriving
safely on the bank. his courage lcNiveS. and
@ turns upon tie Captain and says. ~ ou
be damned; do you think that you can scare
me with your floating diStillcry, or with
your damned dug-OIt, or double-brcaslcd
workliousc? No, sir, you ~cautdot!af, lor il
you fool with lnc, | will drag your damned
dug-out o half mile in The woods and leave
it There, 50 YOU will never scare ar body
with your thing. want you to know who
you are looling with. / announce to you
that my name is Billy Haynes, and can be
fJUnd at brother Andrews, il you INT to
see mt.n The Captain says, "l on 90 to
hell, you damned fool" Billy makes for
home, and the Captain steans away up the
river.
Within the last forty wears that Won
darllll invention the telegraph has been put
into operation. and upon the wings Of the
liohlnlug Wc converse with each other, not
only throughout the United States, bat with
the aid Of the ocean cable, converse and
hold direct communication with every civ
ililnd people of III" old world. The world
IS indebted again to American Genius
Mr.. Morse, for TINS great OIeHSiilI' mos.
Two great inventions, the appIica'ioI %
steam TO machinery and the teaching OF
lightning how to talk, have rcvolutloHiHnd
the commerce. trade md trayolo lthc world,
aud added vastly ,U the wealth OF nations.
They are lhe Great s~chuuimIotcrs Of tie
world, teaching ana ri''IiHIh- man.
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