A little girl, the daughter of the captain, pulled some blossoms open, and showed us that the fruit germs were not dead, but would have become peaches if we had not coveted them.
"The 25th was also our first night steam-boating.

After passing Cairo the river is considered safe for night travel, and the boat started on her way at 8.30 P.M.We had been out about half an hour when a lady who was playing cards threw down her cards and rushed with a shriek to her stateroom.

I perceived then that there had been a peculiar motion to the boat and that it suddenly stopped.

We found that one of the paddle-wheels was caught in a snag, but there was no harm done.

It made us a little nervous, but we slept well enough after it.
"When I look out upon the river, I wonder that boats are not continually snagged.