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AFRAID or rnG BILERsl-Dufing thu


height ol the opposition between the two


s'eamboat lines running from the kenno.


bee 10 boston, last summer, and Just as the


rival boats wore making ready to start,
a wagon hove in sight in which was an
old lady, with an accompaniment of band.
boxes and bundles, evidently equipped for
a journey Tho respective agents of the
two lines sPrang towards her. "fake the
Marshall, marml-fne boat "fIy the
Penobseot, new boat, built last summer.
commanded by the favorile of every body,
Capt - DC. Tho boys and loafels
around echoed the claims Of their lavorile
in concert. "llurrah for the penobseol
"Go TO tho John Marshall The old
lady, who had probably never seen
steamboat before, aud whose chief notion
OF the yarmnls was connected with their
boiler. bursting propensitics, was almost be.
side herself with terror, at the hub.bub.


20, Lordy, | wish Ia never stirred
Slep-if I'd known there was to be such
an awful tlme Is this, l'm suro | wouldn't.
The pesky bilers-l know they'll burst
evcpbody's looking after me; aud nobolys
attending to EN-. There, go right away,
oil OF you, I'm going straight back.
couldn't rest a wink for fear of them pesky
bilers.n


r"fou need give yourself no anxiety on
account OF the boilers of tM Marshall"
said tho agent Of the NJ, 'rhey arc now and
sound and couldn't be made 10 burst. y


Are you sure OF ili" said the old lady,
cvlneing symptoms of favorable dispos.
ton towards the Marshall-"you ainl
iryin' 10 practise on the creduliiy Of poor
lone woman, hopel"


No fear Of me--sound as a leakellln,
was the reply.


The old lady was about descending from
the wagon. TO embark in the Marshall.
when No. 2 stepped up.


"Aladam, said he in serious tone.
''no doubt the Marshall's boilers are good
enough, but the best boilers arc danser u
things. We knew that great many peo.
pie had been killed by them-cspeeially
Of late--dai took The boilers out Of onr
boat three Heels dgoin


"fou did, said she; 'qhar's the boat
Tor me, then. Jemes ito the boy IN the
wagonl pass onl the basket, and the hon.
net box, and the nmbarclla, and the parasol
and don't forget the new shnes aud
loughnuis. under the seat. Tell Sally |
went in the boat without any bilefs. an1
she need have no fears of me-


