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a great, undulating raft, filling up the whole river, and extending almost to the Kentucky shore. Eliza stood, for a moment, contemplating this unfavorable aspect of things, which she saw at once must prevent the usual ferry-boat from running, and then turned into a small public house on the bank, to make a few inquiries. The hostess, who was busy in various fizzing and stewing operations over the fire, preparatory to the evening meal, stopped, with a fork in her hand, as Eliza’s sweet and plaintive voice arrested her. “What is it?” she said. “Isn’t there any ferry or boat, that takes people over to B__, now?” she said. “No, indeed!” said the woman; “the boats has stopped running.” Eliza’s look of dismay and disappointment struck the woman, and she said, in- quiringly. “May be you’re wanting to get over?- anybody sick? Ye seem mighty anx- ious?” “I’ve got a child that’s very dangerous,” said Eliza. “I never heard of it till last night, and I’ve walked quite a piece to-day, in hopes to get to the ferry.” “Well, now, that’s onlucky,” said the woman, whose motherly sympathies were much aroused; “I’m re’lly consarned for ye. Solomon!” she called, from the |
