The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-06-03
A Mississippi River NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
the Steamboat Boiler, and How
Reverend Harlsrider Secured
His Revenge.
IArkansaw Traveler.l

with such openness To moral man from
New England, this was at first shocking.
After awhile, however, my eyes became
accustomed to the scene. In the majority
of men, high ideas of morality soon find
accommodation with circumstances.
could not reform those reckless men.
felt that well delivered lecture would
fail to convince them that they should not
win each others money.
"What's your nameW said q gentleman'
ly-looking fellow, addressing me.
"Wiliam Hackett," replied.
"Glad OF It," said he, as he threw down
the ace of clubs. looked at him in aston
ishment.
"Glad of it, you say~
"Yes, glad"
"WhyW
swell, Pm always glad to meet mem-
bers of the Hackett family"
"Have you met many Of them|
| "No, you are the first one."
II don't understand you, SIR"
~ reckon not. Neither do the men up
the creek. Won't you take a handW
"No, / never played card in my lfe."
"Then you ought to play. A new man
always sweeps the table. He's like q
new broom. I rather like your looks,
| Hackett."
"Thank you, SIR"
"Not at all. l always was that way.
You wouldn't think that Andrew Jackson
was my uncle, would you"
81 don't know. Was he your unclep
"No," he replied, shuGilng the cards.
"Anderson, don't guy the man." some
one remarked.
"Pm not guying him. H's good fell
low, I'd bet a hundred on it. Sit down
Hackett, and take hand. I'll stake you
II you haven't any money"
~ don't care to play, but l have money,
thank you"
SLOW muchW
"That is rather an impertinent question,
SIR"
"Yes, that's what they say up the creek.
II lose, which / am very likely to do, l
may strike you. Let me see a minute;"
he continued, arising and taking my arm.
He led mo up on the hurricane deck
"You wouldn't think that l am rene
gade missionary, would you"
81 don't know, but wouldn't think that
you are at present engaged in active mis-
sonnry work."
mo, presume not. am just from
China. / went over to teach the Chinese
have come back to kill man."
He laughed and added: "You think
am crazy, don't you"
/ aaNY- n H.
nit"
"Yes, so are the remarks you hear up
the creek. While / was In China, work.
ing in good cause, money that sent my
wife failed to reach her. The man from
whom she rented house drove her into
the street. That red headed fellow with
whom was playing cards just now is the
man. My wife lived in Viclsburg. Whom
we land at that town shall kill the man
and drag his body through the street. oh,
know you are Mortified. So would he bt
II he knew what was talking about. He
thinks that my name Is Anderson. II he
knew that am the Rev. John Harkridei
he would jump into the river. hay'
studied deeply over this matter and"
Something sang in my ears. felt my.
self gong upward. Then, after a long
lapse OF time, 1t seemed, felt that was
going down. Splash struck the river
As was sinking below the surface saw
the moonbeams, away down the stream
glancing on the water. Roar, roar WoulC
/ never stop going down? Rush, rush
Would never stop coming upy When
gained the surface / was conscious.
knew that the boat had exploded her boil
ers. / struck out for the shore. A grea
weight was hanging to my foot and trie'
In vain to kick 1t of. l drew myself ou
on a sand-bar. My right leg was broken
and, dangling, had impress sed me with tn
idea that a weight was hanging TO m.
foot. sank into insensibility. When
became conscious tho sun was shining
The bodies Of two men lay near me- Th
! throats. One was the gentlemanly fello'
q who had stood with me when the explosio
d occurred; the other was red-heade
4 man. shouted for assistance, but ther
:, came noreply, save the murmur OF the wa
ter that washed the edge of the sand. bal
S The suns rays came down with mercilei
O Herceness. Would relief never COME
Again my senses deserted me. When
!, awoke to a realization Of my surround
ings, was lying In cabin An age
man, a young looking woman and
e bright-eyed boy were in the room. tt
!. woman said something and the boy r.
, marked: "Yes, SO do the people up Il
q creek"
c soon found out that was nursed
b Mrs. Harlrlder and her father. tt
d woman knew not OF her husbands fat
o The bodies Of the mon, unrecognized, we
70 buried near the river bank. Mrs. Hnrl
n rider told me that her husband died
d China. recovered slowly, but at last
& was able TO take my leave. When l sa
l. that could never express my gratltud
d the bright-eyed boy remarked:
,r "Neither can the people up the creek