Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-11-21
Written for the Ceredo ADVANCED
.omeward Bound !.

is OF Wayne county.
All was quiet; an omnibus still
ness filled the air, unbroken, save,
now and then, by the pattering of a
passing gust of cold, dreary, draz-
cling rain. Even the usually crowd
ed thoroughfares were almost de-
serted, and only here and there
could be seen man, hanging over
hitchrack near, or leaning against
the awning stancions at the store
doors, with an out of work. nothing
to- eat-athome look upon his care
worn face.
Ed. Davis had just stopped his
dray in front of Millendcr's store,
and was holding whispered con
versatiou with the clerks inside
about "nice man" approaching
about half square distant. The
mail for the Falls Of Twelve Pole
was just departing by the united
efforts of sway back bay horse
and small boy. A. NJ. Frizzell
was standing OH the Post office cor
ner contemplating the weather and
bordering over an obtuse question
in theology, together with Post
master Fry, who had just finished
reading the re-adjustments of the
election returns, ard was sorrowing
in his heart that Hades had been sub
stituted for the old fashioned place
that had such terror to evil doors.
Suddenly the comparative silence
n Il h..
sounding whistle away off up the
river. 1t began with tooth. cdg-
ing sound like the former whistle of
the Tom Spurlock; from that it
changed to a deep bass, like unto a
tow boat, and terminated with a
demoniac sound, very much resem-
bling the historic rebel veil. Presto,
what a change! Ed. suddenly
closed his conversation with the
clerks with scarcely audible whis-
per. Frizzell abandoned his theol-
ogy. Fry uttered the "old by
word" by way of emphasis. Edi
tor McDougal ceased to interest
himself in the wearer ola fur-trim-
med dolman that was passing by,
and the few jubilant Republicans in
sight were momen,arily disturbed
until they recalled Harrison's E!cc
toral majority of II votes which
made them safe; then all FASTENED
to the river bank to hear the worst.
The smoke of a steamer was plain
ly visible up about Burlington and
as she passed that place she wills
tied defiance to the loyal Republi-
cans that lined the shore. When
opposite Millender's mill her wills
tie started out with the "yell" part
first, but finally died away in kind
of mournful howl as sorrowing for
lost officers and defeated hopes.
AS the vessel drew near, it could
be seen that red bands had been
painted around the smoke stacks,
after the fashion of the bands on
the white Collar Line" but the
painters had either been having a
"re-union" or the action of the at
mosphere in the locality from which
the vessel came, had made a dismal
failure of the job. The red bands.
or collars, were but dimly visible,
and the mixture had run down the
stacks in Irregular streaks, slightly
blueish, as they started, but ending
in an uncertain yellow green, re-
minding one of camp life. AS the
vessel got opposite Hoard's mill
there seemed to be a recognition
between the people on the vessel
and those on shore, kind Of wei
coming, as it were, but when the
iiag was raised on the elegant liar
rison and Morton pole the tide of
feeling changed and the crew of the
beat became furiously enraged, and
riot was imminent, when cry for
help was heard which attracted
their attention to man overheard
and hanging to fender, who was
recognized by those on shore as A.
q. Brown who was rescued and
pulled safe on board the Free Trade
boat by the faithful exertions of the
deckhands.
As the craft drew nearer, the mu!
titudc on shore began to recognize
the parties on board as well as the
nature of the vessel. In glaring
red letters on the wheel house
could be read The Elegant Dem
ocratic Side wheel Steamer, Oscar
Folsom, from Washington, ID. c.,
TO Salt River, 1888" Here again
the p inters had failed to do a good
job, for underneath the skimming
Of paint were evidences that the
vessel had sailed under other colors.
One could trace out the words.
Lost Cause. 1866" "The Cipher
Dispatch, 1876" "The Morey Let.
ter, $780, The Sackyille West
Letter, 1885, and divers other lie.
gends still remained too dim TO be
deciphered. The old boat had evi.
IDENTITY been refurnished for this es.
pecial trip, and was looking bright
to the casual observer, though close
inspection showed that the work
had been hurricdly done.
On the upper deck was group
Of well-known Democrats, who,
with long faces, were discussing
prospects, pro and con, Of their 20.
litical exile Of twenty. -four wears or
more as the case may be. Occu-
Pyiag the post of Command, stood
). :. Ninson. lie held a bundle Of