Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-12

people, who imagine deception in every
thing, will conjecture he does. -
While the captains condition after q
long days run will be such as to unfit
him for stopping to talk to people on the
landings, he will always welcome news
paper men when he has reached his hotel
room and be glad to answer their questions
as to his voyage.
Boytsn's Public Exhibition Yesterday.
For the entertainment of number of
newspaper friends, and in compliment to
st. Paul, Capt. Boyton gave an exhibit
ton yesterday afternoon on the Missis-
slppi, in front of the city, which, though
limited by the rapidlty of the current and
other causes, was exceedingly interesting
to the thousands of people who were
gathered upon the Third street sidewalks
overlooking the river, on the bridge and
at every available look along the
river front of the city. The attendant
steamer, conveying the newspaper fra
ternity, was unluckily delayed by her
pumps getting out of order, and as she
carried some Of the material intended to
be used, the captain did not give all the
exhibition he intended. But his style of
navigation his use of signal flags, flash fires
and rockets, his construction Of raft, his
cooking and eating on the water and,
finally, the uses to which his torpedo
might be put were all fully illustrated.
The last feat, performed opposite the
lower levee, in the center of circle
formed by fleet of row boats, was es-
pecially the admiration of those who saw
it. Aminature ship, with sails spread,
having been set afioat above the bridge
by the steamer, was caught by the cap
tain, whe attached to it underneath one of
his torpedos, lighted the fuse and padded
away short distance to wait the explo-
sion. 1t was terrific explosion to come
| from so small an instrument as the torpedo
seemed, and when the eruption of water
which was twenty feet high, had fallen
back, nothing was to be seen of the min
iature ship but few splinters floating on
| the water.
Before he set out for his exhibition
from opposite the boat Gibbs mile stake,
Capt. Boyton's new tender, "Baby Mine
of st. Paul." was launched and chris
tened. No young lady Of St. Paul hav-
ing appeared to perform the ceremony an
elegant young gentleman from New
York was substituted and he performed
the act gracefully, but spilled the cham
payne with moderation The old tender,
bearing the title of ssBaby Mine, of Bor-
deaux," was towed by Capt. Boyton over
l6, 900 miles. The new one, hailing from
st. Paul. will have voyage as wonder
full as any the captain has made, on the
swift Yellowstone and the great Missouri,
from the border of the garden of the gey-
sers to the center of the great Mississippi
basin, three thousand five hundred miles.
Prank H. Taylor in London Wide Awake.
Niqht With Paul B0yt0n.
Tell me, what was the oldest experience you
ever had?" said friend of mine one day, up
on the cars going west.
1 had been SPINNING yarns" to him, as the
sailors say, for the last hundred miles Of our
journey, concerning variety of queer hap
penings met with in the life of journalistic
Free-lance during the past ten years.
"Well, now, that's hard question to an
swer," said 1: "give me five minutes to think.
Let's see-did ever tell you about my cruise
with Paul Boyton?"
Paul Boyton is the man, you know, with the
ruODer Ille-SdViuS IiSs AaS iooCuou Ao1o VI
people from drowning; foated down most of
the rivers of Europe and good many in this
country. My nights trip with him was about
the strangest adventure that could recall.
l first met Boyton at one of the towns upon
the st. Johns river in Florida. We were
having a game of billiards together, when
some within prompted me to say:
"Mr Boyton, I'd like to take cruise with
you sometime"
To my surprise, and perhaps not exactly to
my liking, he at once assented.
!" Why, that's easily done. always have
spare suit along. We can 60 tomorrow if
you like"
Several of my acquaistences were within
hearing, and saw they would have laugh
at my expense if / backed down; so re.
sponded with equal promptitude:
'sAll right, just count me in; but say,
don't want to leave from here. The whole
town will be down at the wharf watching IN e
floating around like sick turtle. That would
never do"
"Oh,n said the jolly captain, "I'll fix that.
You shall have paddle, and when you are
tired I'll tow you; besides, we will start after
dark if you want to; we can 60 down with
the tide. It will be running out at lively
rate about them"
Now had no notion would be taken up
so suddenly by Captain BOyton; and although
did nv best to look happy at the prospect,
am afraid it was sorry effort.
A man in Texas described to me once his
feelings after engaging to fight duel; and
suppose that my sensations and reflections
were during the succeeding twenty-four
hours, not unlike his. lay in bed that night
and thought of the watery couch that had
been chosen for my next resting place.
II was a long, very long night, full of
forebodings and regrets. In the morning the
clerk of the hotel kindly inquired if wished
nv effects sent home by express, or detained
until my friends could arrive "for the body;"
the folks at the breakfast table rallied me
about it; and some of my acquaintance
made bets that would back out. When l
went down the street it seemed as though
oyo1 ono ,voa nointinc a finger at me. with a