The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
4 MOONTTGH JoURNEv WITH TIE
ON KANUCK CfPT1IN.

few wects oro the Mtssissinni river
-. a. -. =, = =, -. -, '.
was twenty i've feet above low wat r mark. "
flowed IA s'roothlv and as steadily ns a thick
arrn NJ tho sao Ire votor, cl.ad tho him cr "a
on To honLaand c,ressed tho droap,,, br,rci,e.
:, an. -. -. a.. -, t,...,., T., ,,
vi VIC ucos y" '"o 's'"'"S' r'"'"c" u" WI.
wealth OF vcrdure that frnged its sides and
ccvercd tia hi, r. n nrcsont ID an enticing ave-
- -, h. a. d. -. -, L., h., .,...o,,,...,.
s " ,,,,,' IT,. sr,,
the Texas train az Hannibal Mo- The Toledo
a., T., - L. ,..t,i,, o., ,,,r,,' ,,,..o,,,a,, o,,a
u" was 'u "''''"a " i''S'o''' : """
those who took II would reach the Atlantic sea-
hoard twelve hours ahead Of those who went by
m. g ronis,on, Tn. stearcr poh Rovvvos
inc 81 LOUIS Uo"l. Tue s'e"UVr Hop WY WIS
coughing out biz clouds of black smoke behind
tho lei MIA I'm Tho eurve 81 TIM rtvrr mat n eovc
Tue ""nn'"". u'.usc' ,"u was ""' '" ie" n,,u-
utes at the wharf for ~. Louis passengers. The
train YVES to cross the hot and dusty
M, -, -, H.. -, - -,
Illinois prairiss, and its sole recommendation
was speed The boat was TO glide down the
oo.,.,,,, So. , ,,. ,,.,A. .,r.,,, a., ,ho 80,
Of The riyht' ma, rleva~ns nastures. henc,,h a
hi,n, ga ,narc ,,s an ",,,,',r,,rity "a
ssra ~ stc~n r,yer W ,n th no
% WI SUN I.vva w. ','u i,,.
when cheerful voice sati. " Hhllo; yong 20 ~
~, H., Nv" ,,, " 70, ~ @ ~ ir go
. wv a., 1 AZ w. ,.'"I III W. 49,, L',,
an snrb,,rn, and bs had ON 10 Si,irt cnlI,r ~
~ Hvlh , 90 WI 90 .ne hoo NC, ne a usu. waving
Nv ns.I I t, VIZ mlrro- s'e""e''
fIst 81.
~ uu,.u , Wv. w " 'u'i" H., ~. W., ~
rtc 'V IA ~ ~ rcn,,,rp sHa az knunc,,
rVt. VT" ~ Vu i,,,l' , h,e W" III y ~,
no, 80 aad -, drv '''' Nv e ''"' N''"" -
not nnu w urY'
WESTERN INTRODUCTION.
[ The Rob Row ,vas vsertnr around In land with
| her nosa IN strs,n, and fhpre vac no ttue IN no
| los, While the str n cr WIS sighting he whis.
! kew nv holding II 40 To- tho Ii-nt no ratified on
"petter 90 down S.nntor Jonps FROM the
! Platte countrv IA on board, and los Of other
! g,nct toll w. MA VEN -svc !, erc tr,r Wen
| hc,e,s Inc IL ~ Tbcr.'a ami C,n'n Nepa,, Oh
no'v -, Inc ons,cnscr de,t sva' rim, ~ me
mate D,d va,t never hear 81 himy Well hos
hnn ~, ,hc rionr sinr ali OF ne ,,rr, bov. and
! knows every inrn of i,rd on bntn sides and
every ds'S trec an STUMP alone the hinS
,,.ot,i 30, ma. tool vtth bIs rc.t ~ -
vest oven rivior oruers about iandlar Tue
I,, h,, 49,. -s.,,,, ro,,nJ th h,vv
JcrrirIs 20 witch tb, long ,rinr LINK was
| r',,,t T. ,,,s M , -i,n..c =, 500 ,htt
the stsa,nho G " sans ani story WIS not
embolied in the Rob Roy: The k,h Roy
| needed naint. rs vuuuwrfK was sour th9
scared vs. niiacd orhaIneh,s ws,s .r"'h"n sna
! hrnkon' ana 10 deck was un.iellN. u" oar.
| however, ssit'hy anI ai,raclve, neca','e
ths DIST tronlIen yep ,rt,nept. ne
| irr'xh ~ on tnc rtraM"pH7 '"theH ao'ut ~
| started down stream ia. r'ec hhd i'~~n thir-
tv-6vt i.st hlsh ~ Tue iuli OF VIC June r.e.
| hlins. " shed the uics al me htd' nests,
dIo"nsd thr S9uhS S"s va zoe river
| and Cfivcn every llN'ng tang " nv HInuhi.
| II he rp''itn residents wn" hsVo sfr,gh- ! "
| winser ~nd wagon, Tor summer gave % "a inr
sDftnc ana tlcf ndu cliinifrtd INTO lnciI ~ " :
woen tao wsters reached the second story ~
the Y houses. ana ma made Tor the hnlls. Az
the tieie Of thh record the stream hai gather,
"a l'siuS "l Us nenNs sg"in, nnt !, VS. So lu"
70 ~, urinl mar wen thr 'nHi,s II the steam
ho =, llsned rs surface u dtshed Over us sd -
! W ht4ie NaNN~. iAr Th"f- N"i 'tltheH WIN
III, no. 800. ~, 80" WI , 49,, ''s ~
ing rhs rico. lo, nay soil looked biacAer than
ever since tle Hood. and In spite of the rise.
which md l.;'od ,h:se, weeks. some ef tie
lasted puath. AM desolated the river bottom.
Tho rives was free hishw VITO al cam boats.
and tie pilot had to do precious little current
studying. lie pilsd the Rob Roy hither and
thiteer. vsutnred between Islands that he
banks IN give the passengers a chance 90 toss
newspapers to tue barefootcd farmer Who stood
out from under the vide orim Of limp straw
hat at the steamer. He picked up the papcrs
sayiss, Thank 'ss, Colonel and the male pis.
rng RIvsu NV noosutoar
| -. ~. 80. a.. a.
hItsr nuppeI ne nsr'o par orr, ths p"I.s'' ,ue
mean wi.er' sn ~, VI, '",r, asslsIn. ans ~,
we man c"plh "'.u Nlonn' oahJp' p,cculo. $40
pa-s VIZ. IN ih"neut tne stra'n ooa' re-
su.nuru VIZ ~ ~ ~ ~" NJ NJ 49,
w, u, '' ~ ns 49,, ~ ~, 'D,s
~, ~, ~, si ~ a., fol, h. Ill., ~
Ghtn ne ~ us'en s,n.r' ~, ~, ieii 49, n.Mp
~ Hi'.s ."p u',.sl ~ ,r ,o 49, "a, go
M IN Hls,Y b,o'sgf n1 .,
ohCs more A. - ne v,i", a. e cio. , =,
mns,es the well dressed gentlemen into ia,
lso,eS caniu u,",s ~ sc', ~ u,
" wy 49, IN ri1L 80 ~ af H., M a,
go dts,"nci,,ed Tnen the 6and f'ineS ~, r,
H. ,,t,taI :, Iif,te al loo ,ahio an the ian.
The muitc lasted until the pilot blew the Iona
whistle aud the Two snort whistle TO ahnouie'
the approach 10 "A river town' lneh II was ln
terrvpte1 Tor business
CHASING HOG IN THE WATER.
IT.. xtv.x ,o,,,s ara b,t, IN hin1v .,o,. a,
~, a. ei,h ,,,,e, c,c,o, t,ierfsrs' lie ~ n,
p'strf,s str,"t 10 lie sh1vs INC vharf =
S,r,ta 49,, ~ tTa IN r,trs L''.t IN d.,
49, IA = !. di.ttretiye AZ Mate ,yh,,h T.. kuov,
tre t,"n inh,fitsrts ana rhen a n"nul.
s,.,'rer A -, IN, ,, h M .u,rn,rh". tlte,s i.
',. ,c.n,'rl,g 81 tba f'',,,Nl,, az, : AZ
- s,,'s,,.,y is nm IN. =, H.. ,.-ri 81,
~, -, a. 90. "a 81" I'll - - f,i,,t rnr r ~
s,,f,in,on,, al ,ns cierk nns neon Ia -
esn, h..s,, a. Z nitDbutne ,nI rnsiu nshnre arl Al
I,ni,,,"s = vvniie Inc rthers so~ed ,rottrI n
a.. ,r"t,J h,,3t and cast ian, shat,vs aver th,
s,sicnt 49, "'' 49, ~ "
AZ -, fi,,s . no, dosh cd into tho rtvey
T., 80 ans i,,. - mo rn-. ~ 1, vas moi rs,. ~
80 10 49,, Kar,,ck c,r. In vrllsd a, t,a ~, :,
80 ,n.,, "a b,,r-iei off onr s,v ~ ~ ~,
80 'm -, go. ,V,i,,,, dt, sn,all a, =, az
, 81. w." ~, .rh a,',,.i In tt,a IA .,
=, -, Hnn'IreI vnris IVA s,ar' ana ,vne 4, an,
r,h.t ,nan sc'lfnrtn,, J,,,yn the str,am H..
cI,,,.e r,. in h, tr red h, M snnrt wh,ch M n
$500 - r,oorli,nt rio na,roe, nil 10, ~ ,
49,, 80, ,hsy ro,yed srnunJ 1fuitisssi~ 49,,
80 ~ 4, r,sin q ,llat n,,t fnr ham 10 y ,,
%anL tno ~, 80 mar tio nsiehhorinc .l ,,,d
,,,.cr n "a a, =. 70 ~ bs s,,,rL IN ~.
, | - y, I a,,t , 80 ' - ~ "
M. ao,,s, o. s.hc "A ha.n roaLtn, f,io,ds b,