Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-19
HIS REWARD.
A Gallant Young Fellow Showed the
Maiden Over the Boat and Fscaped.


A Gallant Young Fellow showed tn
Maiden Over the Boat and Escaped.
Liberty Landing is the name of ,
small pl &c touched by the Wabasi
railroa'l and the Missouri river. Be
fore the railroad came it was the
place at which boats stopped to SEND
goods over the hill to the town oi
Liberty, in Clay county, the old home
of the James boys. OF course the
landing never amounted to very
much-those places never did, being
only depots for larger towns some
where back from the river from
which they got their names.
Our boat reached the landing one
beautiful June morning Just after
sunrise, and there was larger crowd
to greet us than usual.
Among the visitors who came on
board was a pretty girl of twenty,
all spick and span in new calico Of
modest design, while her sweet face
peeped out coyly from the great, old
fashioned bonnet that enveloped it.
She smiled. There was an instant
rush of all the young fellows on
board the boat to show her through
the steamer Sylvester Cobb, of
Louisville, wealthy youth of a
weather. father, planter, was the
first to reach her side:
Let me have the pleasure of show
ing you over the steamer" he said,
raising his hat with much ceremony.
II don't care, said the maid sim
ply. II believe I'd like to see how
she looks"
So they went on the upper deck,
where good view of the river was
obtained, then into the officers quar-
ters of "the Texas, " as the little coop
under the pilot hous, is called, then
into the pilot house itself, where the
young Kentuckian explained the
workings of the biz wheel They
rambled about for more than an
hour, examining the engines, the
furnaces under the long boilers amid
ships, the long social hail." OF
with its little doors opening
into staterooms, the piano was looked
upon wonderingly by the Clay
county maid-then the bell rang.
warning visitors to go ashore.
Hope you enjoyed yourself, said
young Cobb, as he helped the girl
along the gang plank to the shore.
II did, she said, and her eyes fell.
She had noticed some one she did
not care to see.
And when come back next
month I'll likely be on another boat.
I'd like to show you over her too"
I'D like it, !" she said, 'but reckon
well have to give it up"
Give it upw Cobb was interested.
'How's that9 I'd be delighted, I'm
,ure."
"Oh, can't tell" she said, with
Of coyness in her smile.
The second bell was ringing.
well, goodby, Miss-ah, er-good-
oy." He extended his hand and she
,ook it,
Yes, I'd like to look over the next
boat with you, butt" and she
glanced under her lashes up the hill
20 little crowd that stood there
'nly-to tell the truth, I'm going to
DO married next month"
"OhT exclaimed Cobb, "and
ant be here. Can't you put it Off"
,e laughed.
mot now, l reckon" the girl an
'wered, holding his hand and glanc-
ng up the hill again, "but-but you
'an. s'lute the bride now if you want
o."
The mate had given the order to
loist the gang plank, and already the
'opes were creaking, while the big
tern wheel of the boat began to turn
'lowly. Cobb knew that everybody
IN board was looking at him, and he
NEW, too, that the lucky swain must
70 in the crowd on the hillside. But
le saluted the bride. 1t was a rous-
ng kiss. AS he stopped to imprint
young fellow dashed out of one
If the little groups ahead and bound
ID toward him.
drop err he shouted.
But Cobb was away like the wind,
md as he sprang on the stage itswung
lown so as to almost throw him in |
he water.
The young man shook his fist an
rily
Don't, pleaded the girl, laughing. |
Didn't you know was only foolin
II the timer
But he kissed YOU" yelled the
talwart young man.
"Oh, John, she laughed, "he was
My salutin the bride"
And the laugh that rang out from
eek and shore was echoed time and
gain from the hills of old CLAW