The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-11-13

CESS, an old Elver man whe has
accompanied every excursion for
the last Is years.
iNoTE-The position of pilot would have
| been accorded 10 Burgess, but for the fear
that he might prove "a tai ,or.I
The figure on The wheel house
is John Wolf. who is reading the
private instructions of Pension
Commissioner Dudley, with re-
gard to Ohio and Indiana SOL
diers, and arranging a speech for
delivery at the next soldiers re-
union.
The figure seated in state on
the lower front deck, is Ed. L.
Davenport, the ornamental man
of the excursion, who is of no use
save to amuse the passengers by
reading to them from the Repub
lican Gazette the airy lines on
the death of "Miss Marting."
Sill Pursell is on the poep-deck
of the vessel, clutching his hair
and exclaiming wildly: ''Since
| am to be so soon done for,
what was I begun fory''
Doctor Dollison, who IS will
| ing to sacrafice all his property
rather than have the Democrats
succeed, has been retained as
chief belly-ache doctor, and viii!
administer herb tea and politics
to the sick accordingly as their
stomachs may be able to take his
prescriptions.
That which oppears to be fe-
male on the upper deck, is the
goddess of the vessel-it is a wax
figure of "Maria Halpin, at
whose shrine each of the passen-
gers and crew are required to
bow at least once each day dur
ing the trip. On the same deck
may be seen DR.. Gable, Newt
Collins, barley Moore, Darius
White and Sam Bright, who have
approached for this purpose.
Grouped on the mid stern deck
of the boat are TO be seen T. P.
Johnson, Phil Thompson and
Ben Tritsch, discussing the un-
wisdom of betting on elections
The lonesome group IN the rear
of the boat, looking like fence
rails, are the skeletons of the
greenback party, an extinct race,
of no account, and are carried
along to feed to the sharks and
wild beasts that may hunt the
vessel for prey. 1t is sad fate
for these once presumptive peo-
pie, but they will be thrown to
the wild beasts in order that their
bones may help to save, as were
their votes. the wretched old Re-
publican party.
Strewn about on the boiler
deck may be seen the supplies
for the passage. Under front
deck is numerous boxes of High
Tariff ami several bales Of Pro
lection to American Labor near
the side of the vessel is large
package of "Bloody Shirt" and
Immediately in front Of the wheel
house are several hogsheads of
American 'Copperheads.' Among
the stores ale also to be found a
plentiful supply of Rebel Briga-
diers' and 'Anti-Prohibition'
fiuid.'
All Brooke, who practiced Chi
nese Juggling but who lost his
grip on politics'by trying to get
Il hold on the Postotiice, will go
along and open a second hand
hat store. His success in secur-
ing hats from Salt River Demo
CT IT'S gives him a monopoly in
this business, and he rightly con
c'udes that any secondhand
Democratic hat is good enough
for first hand Republican.
Bro. Willard, our misguided
contemporary of the Rep p-Gazette,
is crowded out of the steamer. it
being chal ged that he did too
much figuring and not enough
voting. He however will get a
skiif, label it West Virginia, and
will paddle along by himself be-
hind, a kind Of tail end to the ex
cursion. Bro Willard is ambi-
tious to encounter the Postoffice
question up Salt River. He once
knew a man that knew another
man that once met man who
saw a man that had seen John
Sherman. This close relation to
Sherman will enable him To Oh
tain leave of absence and travel
Oil 4 Tree ticket, when the Post