The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-19

The Woodcuffer.
TALE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
M JAMES RuS0LEs.

.Bus whal'er ynn are,
-, q, This sesrTI Inseresshie.
!, a., he shaSe IL sa-lanr-sly boushs.
a.. .aA arsieei the eFsePlns hours 81 iims
"'' ShsktsBtas.
Those only, who have f"sted on 'he
Tar. al that nohle siesm which mean
I,,. thrnush the extensive lanests or
..,,,rring plantations Il the south and
...,sra sections Il our awn growing
.,s, "a, will have their minds suIahiy
- Used wilh the maieslie extenI and
o,x,rlul resource. # tie United States.
the slsambaiI navigation Of the MIs-
.;..,,nl and her tributary rivers. has re-
,,,,y .,riveJ q such a degree 81 I'M
,,semen,. - 10 nxsl IN many respects
'hs esnmerce 0i the Atlantic states. and
o0sa , enamel far Inc rn,gralion ol The
h,dy n eutrrprIsIng soas ri the more
h,r.l gnJllsled states 81 the eastern
,,r,.,s II nur UuIoa.
The d.sIssippi valley, including the
e,gatry LING pn the nssr of that name
,at IS branches, - becoming m1re
ADD .a.r~ kn1wa 10 eastern enterprise,
,al j.. taaudly unpraSing IN Agriculture
N. Lac rltlllzaIon II Its InhsaIIanIs.-
The el,zens af Pinshurg. Cincinnati,
l,,.,srllle and 1t. IsauIs. and a hummer
AZ III lIIlIe villages which owe their
sr sih 10 steamboat naEiga'Ion, begin 10
r,,l the iinesl Atlantic towns, while the
surrounding country. IN many places, Is
n liz inpraving from the exerIions Of
me ,srlraliurisl aud the wo0dcuIier.
The annual overlooking Of the M'ssis-
,ip7l nver IN the counties Ear TO the s"ulh-
90, presents. however, serious absIa-
be ~ shs cultivation of IIs banks; and IN
q. a ier Of places, inr hundreds Of mites,
. e,snlsd the appearances of lntermIna-
D. ftest.. broken here and there by the
sol,s4rY hut Of ~ axe-man. who has a.
/. 81 a comfortable smlnence Tor the
D., 80 Of depnsJanR his eordwoOd res.
dy - the use of the steamboats, when
IT,, rhaose to stop and replsnIsh their
~ nas.ed supply.
.hnag pleasant dny in autumn. hni
lea wears agn, fiae boat carrying nu-
nsr ,1s passengers. Was pleasantly pur-
sulig u. Eap,d cnurs. down ths river,
,spal half way betwrpn tn ChIckassw
sluf. ani the mouth of the Y 200. where
i,w ablerIs occurred 10 Feliesr the unya-
/ ut.mpd scenery, when the ateallOn NJ
he passengers Vas attracted by huge
pies Of so,i standing immediately IN
the bank, N the v,clnIty oG an humble cos,
he residence Ut the wn1dcuiger whose
mdl'l'y was 80 canspicnousIy DISPLAYED.
| Th' boat alter cnmsag a., was speedily
r. rassned by he assistance NJ q num-
b. 81 aardv jscs passengers. while those
n"e comfortably situated IN the cabin
bad haen amusing themselves. some nv
'spplag IN shore. aud sdne by no,IcIng
The H1Eemen, Of the rest from the side
I,asway ii the boat. Ol this latter
class vas 81 elderly gentleman. who had
nstp carelessly leaning over the stern
'l'l'ng, musIng On the objects the shore
p'e'ea!ei. apparently ,dSmg lIule inter-
e'l IN any thing he observed. until, a.
'''e o'at was shns,ng IT." aud agam
'"m'ag under the power pf steam. his
aGe1'i"n seemed suddenly attracted by
me appearance NJ The wnodcuiier, who
hal siaIIonrd hmstif on the bank for The
purpose of looseaIng Ia rope which had
alneaed them 10 Ind. As the boat re-
'elei IRON the shore. such was the IN
%A'"v Of the old gen,leman's gaze, as II
Attracted by marks nf recognition IN The
axe mans face, that MI sufficiently al.
lending 10 the firmness of his hoid. while
IN his leaning posture, he accidentally
'os' MS balance As the wheels qnlrsefed
hrIr motion, and plunged headlong over.
o''rd, immergeJ beneath the agiIated wa
lers. t# $50
The patient reader, having followed
TITS tale thus FAR, fearing, perhaps, Il is Il
urn out a mere narrative, and beginning
10 despair Of seeing any plo. or strikin!
incident, will now feel his attention
"'used by imagining the mingled horro
A'' CONSERVATION Of The passengers ant
He", on behoidlng one Of their number
pr'c'p''ated suddenly into The waIery
e,e nent.
Although censurable indifference il
O''en manifested on board steamboats, o
,ne western waters, to accidents 81 TIN
AUD: yet, On account Of the known re
'presabllI'y Of the person who had the
WIN the sad accident above related. man,
'u' Ruthless efforts were made To- saw,
",N' The woodcutter also, had plung
tu several times. seemingly regardless o
''S own safety; but the lost gentleman
''aid not be found. The boat a. leng,l
p'"reeded on her way, while the cap
van offered large reward to the man d
"'e wood-Pile, 10 be paid Oh his rstur
"Om New orlesns, il he would find III