The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-03

,srs thal's a steam churn (whar they churns
mt the power that drives the 6ote), anu the
biggest, largest, brightest,
lickcst, tight fittnest, and smooth worSin-
st s,ee, churn- dashcr that mortut man ever
ma;irtd. 1t went In an out so ecsy 1t doEe
ne good to watch II.
So We Gid on down the river, and every |
here and thar on pints w lam was niggers
md nicgers, fishin' and a>fshin'. Nuyer did
see the like NV it, 1t made me mad, till
'mcmberd that pepsi that lives on the water
saiually lives On what comes ourn the Wa
ter. In one place we past seven wimmin,
one white, scttin' GU the roots Nv sickamo
tree. and all fishin'! \ leetle furder Oh we
come to t@e ole riSger wimmin, like two ole
ctnders in pettikotes, and they was fi>hln'.
The waves that chases the ship but nuVer
ketc4Ns it sla>ht up rouH' them creturs ana
vet one Nv 'cn spang up TO her hipps, ana
iec.le mo- TO getherd and suckt her IN. Tell
you, she shreekt. ;,
The dny was tine. 4 kind NV white veil,
like that that's fashnubble now and so De-
comiL' 10 widders, rested on the lam. no"
we lef7 behind US squar maushun iuli wv
historic interest, if only knowd it; no"
broad bottom, green with wheat-"s"ee'
fields beyond the swollen food"-nowa "lde
stretch NV low grouns, rornln IN the sun
and yieidn nuthin anon we past TAU
chimly, all alone and bimeby yard lull Nv
trees, the house clean gone, apd only q lew
brick at The waters edge, Niger sieeplh
on log and mo niggers fshin, TO tell the
tale. Far. far away 90 the distant hills the
tall pines stood up like conquered army,
waitin sadly fer the end, 20 ole Furgnya
! Wa, dozin away her dotage into death. From
time 10 time as WE rode majestically along
potist meek littel creek, c.eepin doun
carer gully and drowniu bis self in The
mighty river, nobody KNOWN nor keern'.
! | rot ND FROM toe sern Whar L had Sot ny
mysclt and went forrard.
Beruudy HundudS soon dirurted my
mind, but it wus mellonkolly divurshun-
looks like villye on Nootkr SOun-barbrus
and miserbuI. AT Sity Pint, witch it is Il
depo, with plenty NV tar-looms, old rallrodt-
Pun, and httei Niger gals totin' water, Mr..
| Jon Wess, the great AUNT Nv the comp'ny,
come abode and o5kln' at me slurnly, he
| sails:
cole man, have you spIyst tue main
! brais?"
saiS, "No.'
"What!" he sais, goin' to see 'thout
| splySiu' the mair-br4is 2"
You'll die. SplyS, sir" WITCH is takin'
Nv drink.
Us splyscd. Then he sais to me, "Who's
yo' c0GSincei"
sSrr?" sails.
"Wbo az you consincd to in NJ Iok 2"
"Oh!" saiS !, 81 kctch yo' meanin', now
I'm way.billed in the keer Nv MIR. V. DlbDy,
eleben hundred and elcbcntcen, eIrb"nieen
hundred and ACKNOWLEDGMENT street, Est
! side, M Yok."
"Good," he sails. "Boy, fetch me
markiu' pot
So he fetch it. and Mr.. Wess LABELLED me
right in the niddel NV the back nv my ole
long-,ail white Surtoot with Il Dmon like
this m. A., V. ID J. meenin' 'Mozis Albums,
in the kccr Nv Y. Dabny."
"Now,' he sails, "you wont git lost.
When you git to the Dock they'll put you
on dray and you'll go rite strait to the
plais you ar goin to 90 to-"
buttcned up my kote with a deep feclin
Nv sckurily, made him 10 bow, and said,
4" Pm igstreemIy obleeeed to you" aud we
partid in tren>hip. A good, kline, thotful
man, that same Jon WeSs.
We had splendid supper Nv everything
! in the world. incloodin dlzurt, at six o'clok
! (sensibul hour, and after smoke in the
smokin.room they've got one, spcshly.)
Iilu iLC uONH III luS ~ ISL suCll III NY llltSi
room, and slep in peace tell day.
By the time got drest we was in Gnaw-
fork-a fiat town, but very shippy, biZnissy,
and cottouytidc; havin alSoe some peanut.
and glrdrn-greens 10 the spring Nv the year
mise plais, larger than FomvlI. Butas was
going iunosent along one Nv the buck streets
tcmendus row Nv boys and niggers riz up
behind me, 4 hoopin and Il hollerin, and the
fcrst thing l knowd were crested and car
ricd befo the Mayer, Mr.. Ned Iuker, and
found 500 cash for diSturbin 40 the peace
aud | hadn't don thing, not openeued my
mouth even, igsept to spit claws heap.
What on earth to do was |? In the peck Nv
item Mr.. Ham. Chamlin aud Barrn Hopes,
: editor jentilmeD, come in and give my bail
and set me free. | were very grateful, but
Mr.. Hopes put on big curly-brim bat and
took me in 4 alley and made me speech.
"Mozis," he said, "you will pardon me
for calln'y you by yo' first name, you bein' Nv
l aged man. But, sir, ours is u peaceful and
aw.aLidin' kommunity, and, sir, we ar not
accustomed to these vilent eXSiDiShunS Nv
temper, You gentlemen from the provinces
must restrain yo' untewterd rooral pashuns,
and not attempt to bully and beat down hum
Bile and industrus sittyZeDs every time you
come to town. The great sentres NV sivli-
zashun cannot he thus discomposcd. To
come to the pint, sir, you mustn't mend yo'
drinks quite so ofting."
"Sir," said, els / dirranged, or you dis
tracktd? haven't tetcht drop since here
pye bin, and you know it."
"But, SIR" be sails, /" Mr.. Jon Wess writes
me that you splysed the main brais repeat
edly Oh bodc the bote."
"It's falsity," 1 Numbered, mad as
ginger; and would went for his bat and
specs eff Captain Chamblin hadn't a come,
took me to his house, and inteIjused ME to
his family at,dinner, whar | ect about eight
Squar inches Nv shadd aud pile Nv turnip-
tops that earned my mind good deal.
And all this rumpus, as Mr.. Chambln toe
me on our way back to the bote, come from
Jon Wess putin that Dimun on the back ov
my sirtoot, and Pye got my opinyn NV that
same WeSs to this day.
IL was BLOWN bad when We got abode. l
heerd man say that the wind were SOW
sOW-ees' by norwcsS; that the ship was
goin' TO jump, and knowd l was gointer be
Sec>ick nigh unto deth. They tells me man
has to part with his bes' fren'-his dinner or
his brckluSs as it mout he-when he is see
sick. Sol goes to Commedo Mckreedy and
askt bin pleas to tell me how not to be Sec
sick. He sails, " Haul af. yo' main truk, unship
yo' let bower, pipe down yo' kelson, and
sheet home lo' bowsEit, and you'll be all
right" "Great King !"I sails, show kin
man do that the iust item? Won't you help
me, Commedo, spesbly bout the maintruk -
which tho't he ment my supper. SIS eny.
thing mo' TO do besides all that"
YES" be sai>; "you mout let 60 yo'
gangway-"
"NuSer! nuyer on erth," Sais.
STE smile JUS then 60 round The crowd
that was t5s,nin TO me and the Commedo, and
tmelt Nv raft dreckly; and sails:
4 DON'T think hot q. Ill