The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12
"a srEAMBoAT RACE.
draph Description of scene on the
nIlsSissippi River.


oraph Q Description OF a Scene on the
nIlsSissippi River.
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Z Atnisht the boat forged on through
the deep solitudes Of the river, hardly
ever discovering q Light TO testify TO o
human presence mile after mile and
league after league the vast bends
were guarded by unbroken walls OIL
forest that had never been disturbed by
the voice or the football OF man, OF
felt the edge Of his sacrilegious axe.
An hour after supper the moon came
up, and Clay and Washington 1.-TWO
boys) ascended to the hurricane deck
to raycl again in their new realm Of en-.
tshantment They ran races up and
down the deck, climbed about the bell,
made friends with the passenger dogs
chained under the life boat, tried to
make friends with passenger bear
fastened to the verge staff, but were not
encouraged "skinned the cat" on the
hog chains in word, exhausted the
amusement possibilities OF the deck.
Then they looked wistfully up Of the
pilot house, and finally, little by little,
CLAY yentured up there, followed diff.
IDENTIFY by Washington. The pilot turned
presently 10 "get his stern marks, p saw
the lads, and invited them in. This
cozey little house, built entirely Of
glass, and commanding marvellous
prospect in every direction, was o ma
gician's throne to them, and their en-
ioyment OF the place was simply bound
less. '"
They sat them down on o high bench
and looked miles ahead, and saw the
wooded capes fold back and reveal the
bends beyond and they looked miles
to the rear and saw the silyery highway
diminish It's breadth by degrees and
close itself together in the distance.
Presently the pilot said:
By George, yonder comes the
Amaranth |"
A spark appeared, close to the water,
several miles down the river. The pilot
took his glass and looked OF II steadily
fora moment and said, chiefly to him
self;,os,d
"a II can't be the Blue Wing. She
couldn't pick us up in this way. It's
tho Amaranth, sure" .-.4f.
He bent over q speaking tube and
said: ,aE9phW VA
0Who's on watch down there?'
A Ahollow, unhuman voice rumbled up
through the tube in answer:
Lam. Second engineer" 'lll
"Goodl You want to stir yonr
stumps, now, Harry-the Amarantlfs 3
Just turned tho pointEafld she's Just o
humping hetself, too I N Il.
Inc pilot took hoiu ol EvPs SnaS
stretched out forward, leteeah " ,,s. sWLo LII
land two mellow strokes ,,t o. ~ sng III Di dee al
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shouted; Ill, i.,..s,,, ,.;,., IN.
stand ny gown 'hefe' "A'n ''"S
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the pilot :" want gou, housl ~, ou. = sa.ss sae
old man tell MN tng Annraii, 4.ll ~, o T.. !,
ing, AND go ana y, eau oi"Tssii "'"
ma .,o,S ,,,ann an ,yas the capta;n he
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si,;st siod.as " with III edat and vest on
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TN Iihs cania;n took n long look and only
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saar i.n.,aaa.;on ,s,;t ~ .,.s.,
iiti .aosaa 1iS nsy;s tbe p;lot on watch,
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