A sample of some of them: "Have you springs in your arms ?" "Blow your horn.

How far can it be heard ?" "Are you going to travel all night ?" "Are you going back to Cincinnati to-night ?" "Let me sit on you." "Don't you get tired ?" "Are you cold ?" When the press boat was not trying to climb the Kentucky hills, Paul would cheer himself by running alongside and converse with the boys; but as a rule he was wary of getting too close to them.
Nearing Louisville, a fleet of excursion steamers ran up to meet him.
There was a heavy fog and the excursionists were so eager to see him, the boats pushing close around, that before he could bear into the city, he was carried over the falls, and was picked up five miles below.
The newspaper men were also carried over and rescued by the life saving crew.
Leaving Louisville next morning, he intended to make the run to Cloverport, over one hundred miles below, without leaving the water.
There was a strong head wind all day, turning the yellow waves of the Ohio over his face, and night closed in with dark, low hanging clouds.
An electric storm began to rage about him.

Flashing sheets of lightning ran over the surface of the water, cracking and sputtering as though angry at his presence.

It was a grand, though fearful sight.

Tree after tree along the shore was splintered by the sharp flashes and peals of thunder added to the terrific grandeur of nature's display.