Daily Republican., 1884-05-10
DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
HUMANITY A. SEEN ON A STEAM
BOAT-INCIDENTs is OF A TRIP
To PHILADELPHIA.

ia person wishes to see life in its
various phases, and different specimens
of humanity, he need not 60 to any
further trouble than to take trip on
one of the steamers p ying between
this city and Philadelphia, at least 40
thought a scribe yesterday, as he made
his way to the Quaker City on the
trim little steamer Wilmington.
Owing to the wind and tide the boat
was a few minutes late in getting TO
this city on the down trip at noon,
and the wharf was filled with anxious
passengers, straining their eyes TO get a
Glimpse of her coming up the creek.
One elderly lady was very sure some
thing had happened, as she said she
1 had been up to Philadelphia twice be-
fore on her, last year, and she never
knew of her being so late, hut just as
her gloomy forebodings seemed to be
having their effect on those who were
nearest to her some keen sighted in
diyidual said, here she comes" and
sure enough her smoke stack was plain
lily visible coming around a bend in the
creek.
In very few minutes the steamer
was fastened alongside the Susie Nc
| Call, and the passengers fOcked ashore,
and wended their way along Fourth
street, Then those who wished to 60
up the river, in obedience to Purser
Wilson's order of call ABOARD" filed
along the gang plank and found seats
| in tho saloon, or on deck, as their fancy
suited them.
A timorous young lady vowed that
she could not walk down the gang
plank, but finally mustered courage
enough to make the trial, and reached
the deck in safety. The freight for
this city was soon landed, and the up
freight taken on board, the last of which
l was a horse, who had decided objections
to walking down the gang plank, and
had to be pushed on board.
The whistles were bio wing l O'Clock
when the pilots signal bell sounded,
and the wheel commenced to revolve.
The late passengers (for there is al
ways one or more) came rushing down
the wharf, across the deck of the Susie
Mccall, and making jump were fortu
nate enough to reach the rail and gel
aboard.
| The steamer had barely started wher
There was o sound of horses feet on tht
deck, and men 8 voices excitedly cry
ing whoa, whoa" and an investi
CATION disclosed the fact that the equine
who had shown such decided aver
! sion to the gang plank, was equal!
opposed to riding on the boat, and hat
broken his halter "with malice afore
thought" combined with desire II
swim ashore.
Fortunately Purser Wilson was clos
! to the animal at the time and held hin
j tight, until he could be secured. TIL
smoking saloon was pretty near hal
full of Italians, who had taken passag
, from this city with their packs, con
d tanning their worldly possessions, OF
!, their way to Philadelphia.
The ladies' saloon on the lower decl
= was we'll filed, and among the occu
). pants was the loquacious individual
: who commenced by talking to the chill
dren, and ended by directing his con
n versation to the mothers, and tellinl
Is them in tones loud enough for all t.
" hear, who he was, the business he fol
+ lowed, all about his domestic relations
and particularly impressed upon then
that, 81 don't have any fare to pay o.
! this ere boat
The festive youngster, just com
= mencing to walk, was also in this saloon
q and when the mother checked it fron
h having its own way in several thing
i that might have ruined its chances Q
ever growing to manhood's estate, it se
! up series of yeIls that almost cause
> the passengers to wish that it had bee
!. born during the days when Hero
reigned supreme.
Il The youngster with an inquisitiv
,, mind was there, and when he tried hoy
much torce chair would stand with
+ out upsetting, and pulled itover, fallin
, underneath himself, he too raised hi
i voice in lamentation.
The saving spirit of some mother
was plainly shown, when Mr.. Wilson
came around to collect the tickets, an
several mammas tried to pass children
at least ton years of age free, and pre-
tested that they had not yet seen thei
: sixth birthday. The old colored stew
ardess shook her head and said to
lady," 1t am powerful strange HOY
people will tell stories about thei
children TO save q few pennies" AM
the acrihn thoupht the sama