AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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seeing a little five-year old girl belonging to 
the family standing on the walk, he reined 
in his horse and asked : 
“ Mary, who is dead at you house V ’ 
“ Sister.” 
“ Ah! what doctor did you have to attend 
her ?” 
“ Oh, we didn’t have any ; sister managed 
to die without one.” 
HALF AN HOUR TO SOON. 
THE EXCITED YANKEE. 
The hour was approaching for the depart¬ 
ure of the New-Haven steamboat from her 
berth at New-York, and the usual crowd of 
passengers, and friends of passengers, news¬ 
boys, fruit-venders, cabmen, and dock loafers, 
were assembled on and about the boat. We 
were gazing at the motly group, from the 
foot of the promenade deck stairs, when 
our attention was attracted by the sin¬ 
gular actions of a tall, brown Yankee, in 
an immense wool hat chocolate-colored coat 
and pantaloons, and a fancy vest. He stood 
near the starboard paddlebox, and scruti¬ 
nized sharply every female who came on 
board, every now and then consulting an 
enormous silver bull’s eye watch, which he 
raised from the depths of a capacious fob, by 
means of a powerful steel chain After mount¬ 
ing guard in this manner, he dashed furious¬ 
ly down a gang plank and up the plank and 
up the wharf, reappearing on board almost 
instantaneously, with a flushed face, express¬ 
ing the most intense anxiety. This series 
of operations he performed several times, 
after which he rushed about the boat wildly, 
and hopelessly ejaculated: “What’s the 
time of day ! Wonder if my repeater’s fast 1 
Whar’s the cap’n ! Whar's the steward ! 
Whar’s the mate 1 Whar’s the boss that 
owns the ship T” “ What’s the matter, sir!” 
we ventured to ask him, when he stood for 
a moment. “Han’t seen nothin’ of a gal in 
a blue bonnet, with a white Canton crape 
shawl, (cost fifteen dollars,) pink gown, and 
brown boots, hey ! come aboard while I was 
looking for the cap’n at the pint end of the 
ship—have ye ! hey!” “No such person 
has come aboard.” “ Tormented lightning ! 
she’s my wife !” he screamed. “ Married 
her yesterday. All her trunks and mine 
aboard, under the pile of baggage, as tall as 
a Connecticut steeple. The darn’d black 
nigger says he can’t hand it out, and I won’t 
leave my baggage, any how. My wife—only 
think on it—was to come aboard at half-past 
four, and here it’s most five. What’s become 
of her ! she can’t have eloped. We han’t 
been married long enough for that. You 
don’t think she’s been abducted, do ye, mis¬ 
ter! Speak! answer! won’t ye! O! I’m 
ravin’ distracted! What are they ringingthat 
bell for! Is the ship afire!” “It is the 
signal for departure—the first bell. The se¬ 
cond will be rung in four minutes.” “ Thun¬ 
der ! you don’t say so! Whar’s the 
cap’n !” “ That gentleman in the blue coat.” 
The Yankee darted to the captain’s side. 
“ Cap’n, stop the ship for ten minutes, won’t 
ye!” “ I can’t do it, sir.” “But ye must, I 
tell you. I’ll pay you for it. How much 
will ye tax!” “ I could not do it.” “Cap’n 
I’ll give you two dollars,” gasped the Yan¬ 
kee. The captain shook his head. “I’ll 
give you five dollars and a half—and a half 
—and a half!” he kept repeating, dancing 
about in his agony like a mad jackass on a 
hot iron plate. “ The boat starts at five pre¬ 
cisely,” said the captain shortly, and turned 
away. “ Oh, you stunny-hearted heathin !” 
murmured the Yankee, almost bursting into 
tears. “ Partin’ man and wife, and we just 
one day married.” At this moment the huge 
paddle-wheels began to paw the water, and 
the walking beam descended heavily, shaking 
the huge fabric to the center. All who were 
not going to New-Haven went ashore. The 
hands began to haul in the gang plank : the 
fasts are already cast loose. “ Leggo that 
plank !” roared the Yankee, collaring one of 
the hands. “ Drop it like a hot potatoe, or 
I’ll heave you into the dock !” “ Yo—yo !” 
shouted the men in chorus, as they heaved 
on the gangway. “ Shut up you braying don¬ 
keys !” yelled the maddened Yankee, “ or 
there’ll be an ugly soot of work !” But the 
plank was got aboard, and the boat splashed 
passed the pier. In an instant the Yankee, 
pulled of his coat, flung his hat beside it on 
the deck, and rushed wildly to the guard 
“ Are you drunk or crazy !” cried a passen¬ 
ger, seizing him. “ I am goin’ to flng myself 
into the dock and swim ashore !” cried the 
Yankee. “ I musn’t leave Sairy Ann alone 
in New-York city. You may divide my 
baggage among ye—let me go—I can swim!” 
He struggled so furiously that the conse¬ 
quences of his rashness might have been 
fatal, had not a sudden apparition changed 
his purpose. A very pretty young woman, 
in a blue bonnet, white Canton crape shawl, 
pink dress, and brown boots came towards 
him. The big brown Yankee uttered one 
stentorian shout of “ Sairy Ann ! ” clasped 
her in his arms in spite of her struggling, 
and kissed her heartily, right before ad the 
passengers. “ Where did you come from !” 
he inquired. “From the ladies’ cabin,” 
answered the bride. “ You told me half-past 
four, but l thought I’d make sure and come 
at four.” “ A little to punctual!” said the 
Yankee. “But it’s all right now. Hallo, 
cap’n, you can go ahead, now, I don’t care 
about stopping. Come nigh losing the pas¬ 
sage money and baggage—come nigh getting 
drowned, Sairy, all along of you—but it’s 
all right now. Go ahead, steamboat! Rosin 
up, there, firemen ! Darn the expense !” 
When the sun set, a loving couple were seen 
seated on the upper deck, the big brown 
Yankee’s arm encircling the slender waist of 
the young woman in the blue bonnet and 
pink dress. We believe they reached their 
destination safe and sound. 
A Young Tobacco Cheweu Cured. —On 
board ship, one day, we were stowing away 
the hammocks, when one of the boys came 
with his hammock on his shoulder, and as 
he passed, the first lieutenant perceived that 
he had a quid of tobacco in his mouth. 
“ What have you got there!” asked the 
lieutenant, “a gum-boil! Your cheek is 
much swollen.” “ No sir,” replied the boy, 
“there’s nothing at all the matter.” “0! 
there must be, perhaps it is a bad tooth.— 
Open your mouth, and let me see.” 
Very reluctantly, the boy opened his 
mouth, which contained a large roll of tobac¬ 
co leaf. “ I see, I see,” said the lieutenant; 
“poor fellow! how you must suffer! your 
mouth wants overhauling, and your teeth 
cleaning. I wish we had a dentist on board ; 
but as we have not, I will operate as well as 
I can. Send the armorer up here with his 
tongs.” When the armorer made his appear¬ 
ance with Ins big tongs, the boy was com¬ 
pelled to open his mouth, while the tobacco 
was extracted with his rough instrument. 
“ There now !” said the lieutenant, “ I’m 
sure you must feel better already ; you never 
could have any appetite with such stuff in 
your mouth. Now, captain of the after¬ 
guard, bring a piece of old canvass, and some 
sand, and clean his teeth nicely. 
The captain of the after-guard came for¬ 
ward, and, grinning from ear to ear, put the 
boy’s head between his knees, and scrubbed 
his teeth well with sand and canvas for two 
or three minutes. 
“ There, that will do,” said the lieutenant. 
“ Now, my little fellow, take some water 
and rinse out your mouth, and you will en¬ 
joy your breakfast. It was impossible for 
you to have eaten anything with your mouth 
in such a filthy condition. When you are 
troubled in the same way again, come tome, 
and I will be your dentist.”—The lad was 
completely cured, by the ridicule of this oc¬ 
currence, of the habit of tobacco chewing,— 
Capt. Marry at. 
IRarkek 
REMARKS. 
New-York, Wednesday, August 22. 
During the past week the lower grades of 
flour have declined about 25 cents per bbl., 
while the middle, and higher grades have ad¬ 
vanced 25 to 50 cents per bbl. There has, 
as yet, very little Western flour come into 
market—not enough to supply the demand 
for home consumption and for export. The 
prices have changed almost daily. As soon 
as they lower 25 to 50 cents per barrel it 
pays to ship flour to Europe, and all in the 
market to be had at the reduced prices is at 
once bought up by shippers. This raises 
the price, the shippers cease buying, 
and a fall again takes place, to be recov¬ 
ered by the same process. The foreignde: 
mand, will keep prices very near the pres-" 
ent figure, until the crops in Europe is gath¬ 
ered, or till a sufficient quantity comes in 
from the country to more than supply that 
demand. If the European crop is notabun- 
dent, it will take some time to meet the for¬ 
eign demand, and under this stimulus prices 
may for a short time even rule higher here. 
In regard to the yield of wheat in this coun¬ 
try, we find no reasons for changing the opin¬ 
ions given somewhat at length last week. If 
anything, the reports are still better than 
they were one week ago. From the newer 
States, Illinois, and especially from Wiscon¬ 
sin and Iowa, the reports are very favora¬ 
ble. 
The Corn crop is maturing, and under fa¬ 
vorable circumstances, though warmer 
weather than generally prevails would add 
to the growth of ear. The price has de¬ 
clined in some qualities a few cents per 
bushel. 
Oats are not materially changed—a little 
lower than last week. 
Cotton, and Sugar, are without change. 
Rice is 25 cents better. 
The Weather for the entire week past has 
been delightfully cool and pleasant . No rain 
has fallen, and we have had no'scorching hot 
sunshines. In this respect ^this month has 
thus far been remarkable. The “ heated 
term ” seems to have exhausted the foun¬ 
tains of caloric. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Repotted Exclusively for the American Agriculturist. 
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1855. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, are the 
average wholesale prices obtained by producers, and not those 
at which produce is sold from the market. The variations in 
prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
The over supply of Potatoes last week de¬ 
pressed the market below its level. There was a slight 
reaction the fore-part of this week, with a more moderate 
supply. 
Tomatoes of the very best quality are from 12}- to 
25 cents per basket, and strange as it may seem the 
“Middle Men” asserted, are still “pointing downwards.” 
Nobody asks more than twenty-five cents. 
