Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-03
THs FIRST STEAMBOAT FARE.
TuIroa Wanted 10 Euy a RotfL@ % WIzs
sfth It. but ooaldn-t A-5-a It.

! alroa Wanted 70 Euy a RotfI- q wIzs
sfth IT, bat toaIdn-t A-sra It
~0ze OF the INST interesting me-
d.nts = a business nature connected
with Fulton Steamboat enterprise was
the 1rst steamboat fare paid to him
said Encle Joshua The narrator d
this who was also one % the actors IN
The -eoe says I ehaucei % Re A.
ALBANY On business wleu Fulton A.
rive5 there IN his uuAear5 OF craft
which fel- 30 much interest
IN seeing Beinz ieasv - leave au6
bearing that ta- eztt sas going =
return - New Fo-z I repaired o.
board and inquired f1r NJ. Fulton !
was REFERRED - thu cabin aud thsr-
f5uuda ain s-eHtlemaaly nan- wholly
alone and engaged ia writing
NJ Fu-taa-I presume
les
Do Tou -erura . Sew York with
this hatT
shall rry - -: back ~.
Tan have a -age down
Yen can ta1e vgur chance with -
inquired the amount % BE- pa
su1 zfT-- . t E q
s1m-I think -sa named TIE
aEo1nr in c9u I Iaid n his oaen
hand and wta his ere fixed upa- &
b. remained - long motiouIss that J
supposed there might D. miscou--
and sad t1 him y that right
Ths g1=ti1u reused ain a. from a
kind - re-erie, and as he looked Up %
me t1e big tear VA hrlmmuE 10 his
ere. and biz voice falte-el a. he aid.
Exeus ne sr bzt m memory vas
busy IN contemplating This. the Erst
Peeunlay reward have ever
from al my exertions n azstlnE steam
- navigation I would glafl~ con
menorate the occasion ozsr bottle g..
wine with yOa. but really 7 am ta5 poar
even for that Just now ret I trust Sc
mz-meet again When this wlI nos =
the ea
Hs veya-e % Eeu YORK was sue
e@ssfaL a al zaoE. and terminates
without accident
ue four wears after this wher
the Ce-mou- had been greatly In
proved and her name changed - n.
Nth River. and vixen two other hats
namely the Car Of Neptune and n.
Paraxon- a beea bu5t maEiux Mr
Fulroa feet three bet r~eyui1ril
plF1g between Ser York zzd Alhaur
I took pas-4ze on cue u thee for IA,
latter city The cabin IL that day "a
a~iow ard ~ I walked - length. /.
a-d FRI Is~ that I was very closet
Observed bv one ! supposed a stranger
SOB howeve- 7 recalled the feature
q Mr. Fulc1n bet without dizlosiu;
thla I contained ny walk
81 Ienvth- il passing hfs sat on
eves met rhea he sprznz b biz fee
and eagerly =eizinz ny hand 81
elaime ! knew e must be goa. 70
vour feature have never escaped M
and although an stu far from rich
YET I may venture that bottle now !
was ordered ard during r. dieuss-0
b ran zsidlv- but vividIv OYER hi -
nsrienee u she worlds colduess an
sueerS and Of the hop=s. fears. disag
poiutmeuts and difficulties rhzt wer
scattered through ais whole career Z
dIeozery-up % the very point Of b
ma erowniDg triumpA- At whicA b
50 fully felt he had arrived ~ Lzsr
And il reviewing all these ne szis
I have again and again recalled "a
occasion and the incident Of oar N
: ~iateTTiew a. Albany and have
done 20 without rsnesiHg in M min
: the vivid emotion 3 originally eau~.
That seemed and does still -eem. I
me D turn51E point N nv destiny
the dri1iaZ H1e between lignt az
14r11@- IN Ur career upon @rrh- Z
: N was The lref 1et1ai recognition
= ~ a~asfulue ~ ny fellow ueu 2
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