The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-08-15
THE EXCURSION.

cnOfQS OF yaWnS WHICH Irel8nteu the
morning air, that sweet slumbers had
been rudely disturbed by the unseason-
able arrival of the steamer. 1t was
equally apparent from the number OF
eager inquiries respecting the condition
of the boats larder, and the cooks pro.
ficiency in the culinary art, that the lake
breeze had sharpened appeties and given
them an epicurian sensibility. Space
will not permit rs to make respective
mention of all who signalized themselves
by "leaving the warm precincts" of a
cheerful couch at A. NJ, and so we shall
resort to the Raturalist's expedient of
classification.
There was Rube Smart with nobody to
love him, but still as brilliant as the tail
of comet His practical Jokes and
robust rascality made every one wish
that the ''Deil would run away wi the
exciseman." E. X. Rand, like the wind,
blowing where he listeth. Sohus dis
tilling fragrance like the gentle dew from
heaven and smiling behind a forest of
moustache. Ed. Nash, with standing
collar like flag of truce on one story
adobe building. Martin bearing a satch-
ell diminutive as dice box, which Cap
tam Sweeney insisted was filled with
axes in their tender youth. L. w.
Briggs, clad in o necktie whose lateral
dimensions were equal to those of a horse
hair. He busted himself in scraping
together material for "Tale of Two
Cities" suggested, probably, by the
two places to which he was checked.
Rowell escorting pack of cards with the
CAGE of Clubs by Himself" He also
wore Kossuth hat which it is probable
Adam used to make zephyrs gently
play around his brow when the mercury
was away up to the ''90s" in Eden. THIS
hat u as the object of the most tender
solicitude TO Mrs. Rowell, and her oft
repeated injunction to her worse half ito
be good boy and take good care of his
hat was religiously observed by him.
Greeley would prefer this hat to the pres.
idency, and 4-Paugh without doubt would
make an eight pole tent of it. Dickinson
was also one of the many called and the
few chosen, and bore with him a haver-
sack of good cigars. He left the boat at
Kewaunee s'for his stomach's sake. -
When this fact was understood the stew
ard deliberately walked abaft the shafts
and poured forth a prayer of heartfelt
thanksgiving to him who fed the multi
tude, when rations were scarce, but
whose power would be taxed to the
utmost to supply with provender the
man who had so providentially left. We
presume Dickinson's onslaught on the
hard tack in the morning, produced a
panic in the kitchen which was aIlayed
by his departure. Wagner and Fehrs
were along to serve as ballast. There
We're others present. The pronoun Goth
ers' like the virtue charity, in the pres
ent instance covers a multitude of sins.
Among the ladies who joined the cru
SADIE against all that was edible on the
steamer were Mrs. Blodgett with her
children Maggie and Harry, Mrs. Emery
and her daughters Alice and Lizzie, Mrs.
Dickinson, Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. Rowell,
Mrs. Fehrs, Misses Annie and Minnie
Yandes, Misses Burnett, Robinson, Robi,
son, Fehrs &C., &C., &c. Each CSC" rep
resents three babies and numerous per-
sons of lesser note.
We should like to pen a few lines
descriptive of each of the ladies pre-.
dominating trait, but space will not per
NIT and we do not wish to incur the
charge of making invidious distinctions.
The category of imperfections would i'll
clude Mrs. Blodgett's "eloquence o.
beauty" sharpness of repartee and pro
pensity to be possessed of good hands il
PEDRO" Mrs. Rowell's anxiety to pre-
serve intact the souvenir of Horace Gree
ley which her iege lord used as hea(
gear, Miss Yandes' humorous volubility
and practical good sense.
Having arrived at Kewaunee, Hon. J
NJ. Read, with that penetration which
singles out the worthiest of crowd an(
with that generosity for which he is no
ted, took us under his especial care ant
made our stay of two hours as pleasan
as gentlemanly attention could make it
He took the precaution to lead us first t.
the county jail, structure as unyieldin;
as the heart of a miser to tale of pity
and on which, as on Dante's hell, Nigh
be written abandon hope who enter
here" We were shown this for the pun
pose of reporting to the lawless member
Of our crowd that there was such an in
stitution in the land, and that proper be
havior would be discretion under the Gil
cumstances. 1t mad good effect o
Dickinson. He sat on a pile during a
the time the boat was on its way to Aims
pee and return, obhvious to the remark
of small boys who were attracted by th
solitary figure sitting like patience O
monument, smiling at grief" Th
first toot of the steamer electrified th
statue like figure and that pile will kno
him no more.
The excursonists were of the opinio
that the officers of the Chicago wei
chalcedonies, onyxes, moss-agates, g.
Of course they meant ''jewels' but tn
much used word has grown trito an
they determined to try it no more. Q
leaving the Chicago" farewells poure
out with so much af1iuence that we WEI
constrained to hoist our ancient, b'
quite respectable umbrella. to prote
ourseH from the, deluge. Thus ende
an excursion which for brilliancy in COZ
ception and execution was never excelle
by any event in the slide of times.