, 1877-09-29

to wait for us u few moments which he
did, at d thcn we went on board. There
is no novelty in trip out on ihc Sound,
and yet it is most inspiring and lnvlSor-
ating No one has yet been able to do
justice to the scenery in attempting to
describe it. And no one can. Ii is be
yond the power Of language. The brush
ot the artist, even the ever taithIul photo ,
graph, lacks spirit, inspra ion, feeling,
wlen cOntrlsted with the real pano' anna.
We do not purpose To attempt drscrlp-
tion OF our journey, only to relate Il lew
incidents that seemed to US II little odd.
As the boat toucned the bank hall
dozen times before reaching the mouth
of the river, to take on or put oil pack
age, letter or passenger, beside stopping
in mid channel, several times when halled
hy a canOumal, out of tea or tobacco, We
were reminded OF the good old days OF
stage ,ouching, before tue Iordly Captain
with his putting boat and the iron horse
with its gay conductor, had usurped the
place and driven from lines ot travel that
all important tuncIlonary, the stage
driver.
The modern river bOutmun Is rs much
"A messenger and errand boy as ever was
the knight Of the whip. lIpatronS oil our
river boats only knew the hundreds oI
errands, messages etc, they are loaded
with, some of them frivolous enough to
upset the patience of saint, they would
not wonder that tle boat was generally
behind time.
Alter dinner the Capt. invited us to
his room for scgar. Just then we hap
pencd to mention and expressed surprise
that people should bother him with such
lritling errands. He laughed at our in
noccnse and handed us his memorandum
book tor the rip upand back. On read.
ing it over, we came to the stupid con
cIusion, the same as any other greenhorn,
that such an array of odd errar DIS only
occurred occasionally, once or twice a
year. Turning the leaves backward for
n week or two, we found it the same
thing over and over, every trip. No
wonder all hands get cross, To he com
PEELED to answer the same question, a
dozen times, in as many minutes, from ms
many different persons, is enough to
make any one cross at times; and then
in addition, to be burdened with every
petty want OF fallen humanity, from
shoe string for the baby, mp through the
culinary, the millinery, the medical the
house furnishing, the merchantile, the
mechanical, agricultural spiritual, (espe-
cially the ardent y botanical, musical, and
the whimsical 0he latter generally pre-
dominating) departments OF business,
purchasing everything, from postage
stamp to crank pin for steam engine,
to bother the b"ain with such conglom-
crate mass of intangibles and unknowa-
bles is enough 10 excuse any steamboat
man from letting off n few dams OCCASION.
ally, even in the presence of royalty, d q,
the ladies.
Here is a sample, taken from the book
in the order they were written when
given to Capt. Charley. No wonder the
poor fellow looks thin and care worn.
One pair baby shoes TO be carried back
and changcd--too large. One pair pants
TOO small in the legs-to he changed.
One pound loaf sugar. One Get. postage
stamp. Wheel barrow. Pay-S2,50 and
bring receit. Pay Riley for one ky. beer
and not bring another. Bring dried
Salmon from Mukilteo. Get boom
chain mended. $l.00 worth fine Cut.
One hand saw. Hooks tor n trolling
spoon. $3.50 worth of lend colored
paint. Box hair pins. Bottle Bakers
BitterS. Box grapes. Pair white kid
gloves. Three quarters beef Take
back one box, contents unknown, mark
ed, keep dry, this side up,"to P and
refund purchase money Pair boots to
chinge--too small (they look like No.
1rsl, Get one watch key. Leave roll
blankets at the American House. One
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