The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-20
NEVER IN a HURRY,
A Place where Time is of the Least Pos
sible Consequence,

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A Place whore Time is of the Least Pos
sible Consequence.
The contrast between travelling by
the inexorable time tables of New En-
gland railways and by the steamboats,
which ply through the lakes permeating
Cape Breton and justly giving it the
bad name of IAN island turned inside
out" is as IL one substituted fire.
crackers for dynamite. A single expe-
rience is probably typical of the Bras
Dor steamboat methods.
On an evening in August last summer
two travellers had to leave Baddeck, a
village most picturesquely dropped
down, as it appears, in one of the lakes
iairest hooks Tke first information
gained about the steamers hour of
leaving led the travellers to think that
if they were ready by 10 o'clock all
would be well. They were quietly
taking supper when at quarter past
seven "mine host" of the house that
sheltered them remarked that half-past
seven was the boats time.
Thinking the first informant had of
course been wrong, the travellers rushed
their bags, hastily paid their bill, and
expected to be driven madly to the
wharf. Not so; it was then admitted
that though half-past seven was the
steamers nominal time, she was often
as late as eight, and probably would be
that night
Her course from the stopping place
above BaddeclI brought her into sight
from the hotel, and the travellers were
urged to abandon all anxiety, as they
would be notified as soon Us she APP
peared One of them remarked to u
boy of the village: II suppose she'll
be along about nine or after" Yes"
he said, that's her usual time"
Here was more encouragement to be-
iieve the ten o'clock man truthful after
all: yet not long before nine she was
really announced. 1t was not conceiva-
BILE that the passengers and freight of
so small a hamlet could keep the
steamer at the wharf more than two
minutes, and the travellers FASTENED to
embark.
Safely on board, fully fifteen min
utes must have passed before the haw-
sers were cast off and the boat puffed
out into the lake. OFF at last, the trav-
elers thought with relief, for, once
! obliged to leave the charming spot, they
wanted to be away.
Not far from half a mile out, how
ever, the boat began to display strange
symptoms of returning to Baddecll
Yes, back she was going, and soon was
safely tied up again to the wharf
What is the matter?" was asked in
despair.
ooh! a woman has left her basket. :"
Could that truly be all? Indeed, the
purser and another man were soon seen
peering behind piles of wood and bar
rels on the dock, unlocking and search
ing a dark wharf-hOuse and at last
meandering up the main street of the
town. When their twinkling lights re-
turned five or ten minutes later, 10!
the two men bore a basket between
them, and very little short of ten o clock
the boat once more, this time in dead
earnest got under way.
The captain was heard to remark:
"Too late now for the awbridge at
Grand Narrows." A freight train was
to pass, and the custom of the region
demands the closing of the draw for a
full hour in the neighborhood of train
time.
The old woman had her basket but
at least fifty passengers good-naturedl ~
endured delay of an hour and a halt
to procure it. Such are the comforting
ways of Cape Breton people. What
wonder the island is gaining popularity
as n resort for summer rest? - Youth s