The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-09
A Pleasant Trip.

few days not long since, TO accompany
son of one of the best farmers in
Mason county to Cincinnati with
stock. We took the steamer Tele.
graph opposite Gallipolis, and amid
the cheers Of friends who witnessed
the departure of the cattle dealers,
we sped swiftly down the river, put
ting on as many airs as if we were
lords Of all We surveyed, little think
ing that we and our stock would be
the subjects of a laughable episode
before returning home.
Nothing worthy of note occurred
on the boat going down; the weather
was fine and we enjoyed the trip and
gazed with delight upon the beauti-
full scenery, lofty hills, fertile fields,
lovely mansions, and good crops
the reward of husbandman's labor.
The city was reached about eight
o'clock in the morning, and after pro.
curing guide we started with our
cattle and sheep for the stock yards,
which are several miles distant from
the river. Everything went we'll
with US until an alarm of fire was
sounded just rs We HAD gUuv haifour
distance, when on one of the princi-
pal streets Of Cincinnati, we were
overtaken by fire engine coming as
fast as the horses could come and
everything getting out of the way of
it. Your correspondent, who had
charge of the sheep, managed to get
them on the sidewalk, but his COM
panion, who was some fifty or sixty
yards in advance with the cattle and
whom we will call Gid, was not so
fortunate as to get his cattle out Of
the way, and had to act as cow catch
er to the fire engine for several hun.
dred yards before he could get them
out Of the way o. the horses and ma
chine; while hisand the cattle's po.
sition for while was quite precar-
ious, it was nevertheless very laugh
able to see my friend running fast
enough TO straighten out his coat
tail sufficiently 70 play marbles on.
Being very much absorbed in my
companions welfare, my flock SEEM
ed to notice it and broke off down the
street ard / after them. l tell you l
presented beautiful aspect and felt
the truth Of the old saying, "laugh-
ing is catching l soon rounded too
and overtaking my friend we started
on our way without any more trou.
BILE and soon reached the stock yards,
where We made good sales and left
the same evening at FIVE o'clock on
the Telegraph for home.
Our trip up the river was exceed,
ingly pleasant, more SO than the
downward one, because we had no
care upon our minds and nothing to
bother us. Your correspondent was
very much peased and entertained
at different times with steamboat
"reminiscences from Capt. VIM. Kirk
er, and learned that the life of a
steamboatman was fraught with
more provoca,ions and trials of pa
thence than many would suppose,
and it is astonishing the many DIFF
ferent methods employed to secure
passage on boat. One of the most
amusing incidents related by the
Captain was his experience with a
show party from Gallipolis, Ohio
A defunct show left q man and his
wife at that place without money
to take them to Cincinnati, and they
applied to the Captain for passage,
offering their show wardrobe as secur-
ity for the woman's passage, and the
man promising 10 work his passage
on deck; the gallant Captain and his
accomplished clerk, Mr.. Con. Phister,
could not resist the appeal of the lit
tie actress, who was said to be as
pretty as q speckled dog" and they
were taken on board and the man
went to work according to promise,
but the woman seeing her husband
at work, appeared SO much grieved
and wept SO bitterly whenever she
saw him carrying freight on and of
the boat, that the. Captain could not
stand it and made him stop. The
city reached and the party left with
out making any effort to redeem
their clothes. Several months after
the Captain called his baggage mas