Daily globe., 1879-02-23

oAuy lIluupueU, DlSJOuVal was l1Der8CcO
and epider had brought down ruin on
the Dutch nation.
A Mississippi River Incident Of the
Old Days.
Ihe inexperienced traveller in a suiet
nome, who has never been tempted to
wander from Its peaceful precincts, has
but 1alnt idea of the emigrant's troub-
les; and many may fail to deeply symp-
athize with Michael O'Reily, the subject
| of our sketch; but there are those who
mingled in the perilous tide, and can
knowingly speak Of the dangers.
Maybe" Michael would say. ssits
mesllf that has had full peck measure
OF thin, barrin' what injaneously is
caped.''
Michael's brother. Patrick, had in
duced him to quit the little cottage and
pratie patch on the green sod for a home
where ''goold" flowed up the rivers. At
the time we encountered him he had
reached the spot where "a great man en-
tirely" had prophesied this shiney metal
would flow to; and he but waited to
reach Patrick's homc on the Missouri
River to set a net in the stream and catch
his share. AS he and Mrs. OR. (who was
well, but, naturally enough, ''wakely'D
were seated on the boat, considering how
they could get farther up the stream,
steamboat-runner came to their aid, and
forthwith made every necessary arrange
ment for taking them safe. Michael's
mind being at ease about that matter. he
Ventured to indulge in Whit of the
pipe, when he was accested by another of
the ott-ln. twenty y-miautes' agents.
Passage up the Missouri, sir9" inquiries
the runner.
"Yis, I'm goin' wild ye's,'' saws
Michael. "Sure wan Nv your BOYS en-
gaqed me minnit ago.
The runner, perceiving in moment
that rival had encountered Michael. re-
solved to do the aforesaid rival out Of his
passenger, ana accordingly hurried him
of to his own boat by telling him that
steam aoas up!
The "done' runner, on running and
nndlng his passenger off, suspected that
the rival boat had secured him, and ven
tured upon the 'terror experiment" to
bring him back.
Michael instantly recognized his first
friend, and saluted him with:
"1'm here, ye see!"
| Yes, but you've got yourself into
k1ngdomcome snarl, if you only know'd
it, without tryin'."
Twist the snarz which way Michael
would it sounded unpleasantly, and he
ventured to inquire:
"It's what did ye say kind of smart
was in?''
II only just want to open your peppers
to the fact of having been trapped on
board an old boat, fully snsrued, with
desperate shakey 'scapepipe, and en-
gagged to blow'd up this tri p; so good-by,
old fellow-vou're ticketei."
"Och I! If she's fully insured, all's right"
says Michael. whispering safety to his
heart; "and the boy that I came wild
says she can run up tree if there's
dhrap of wather on it."
eff she don't run up tree" was the
reply, "shell be SURE to run aqin a shaggy
one; and then, predicate, some of her
passengersll be blow'd tree high; so you
are in for it, old hoss. Good-by! I say,
If you should see my old uncle depn thor
(pointing at the same time significantly
to the rushing river r)-the one, mean,
who didn't leave me any money, tell him
for me, as he's gone to the ID, to
shake himself-will you2" And after
delivering himself of the soothing request,
he vanished, leaving Michael fancyipg
himself astride of 'scape- pipe, riding
over tree-tops, rocket fashion.
"Och! sor1a the day I iver put for
among sich haythins!" soiloquized
Michael. ITO talk of a mans bein'
blown to smithereens. as if it were but
gintle rap wild shillelahl Faith, it's
out Nv this I'll be immigratin' quicker
than you could peel pratie.' And
forthwith he proceeded to move, with all
possible haste, his stock af worldly eff
fects; observing which, the runner, who
had awoke his fears, shouted out as quseA-
ener, "Don't forget uncle; for he would
think 1t dreadful mean, if I didn't send
word by somebody knew was goin' d.
rect"
"Leave that luggage al1 ne~ savagely
shouted the mate. ''You can't leave the
boat-youre engaged"
''Thrue for yes" says Michael, in
doleful tone. "Be dad, was omadhaum
enough to do that same; and yes can
blow me up wheniver y ou're mind to-
"We won't blow her up" says the
mate, "until the downward trip. unless
some gentieman's requested it in his bar
gain. If you've got flying ticket, we
are bound to accommodate you.'
And just at that moment whiz went
steancock.
; "Be aisy, for the Lords sakel" shouted
Michael. "Blow her up for the gintle-
man comm down. As I'm not used to it,
[ might fall awkwardly into some mans
apple orchard and desthroy peach tree.
Dye mind9''
Having been assured that all was safe,
and that. by express desire, the blowing
up Was deferred, he took lis seat at the
stern. As the shades of evening gather
ed around the boat and over the waters,
the steamer pushed from her moorings.
When we last,saw Michael he was hold
ing in one hand small string of beads,
with rosary attached, while the other
grasped the "painter" Of the jolly boat
towing astern; and his eye, with doubt
full expression, was firmly fixed on the
shaky 'scape-pipe.
Genius and Strong Drink Divorced.