Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-03-28
M1HC N Y.
FROM THE LE1TER4BAG or THE
GREAT WESTERN.

LkTfsH rHJn ~ 0tD HAsD.
NY dzas Lmea-Jasi ssi vac enibs hing |
fsesised youf letter requesting me 10 give you
ful stoanpt of my voyage, sid such hints a.
might 10 useful 10 YOU WHENEVER you shall make
lbs psssass yourself. The FIRST IL unnecessary
fuf tbcfs IL nothing - tell. Every msn II sfiks,
every woman alike. They are myfs sIiss iban
tho tnsp. ton much u The devil IL all. Evsry
ship IL alike, especially steam, ships. anI ihs incl.
dents Of ons vcysss are eoph,nn ~ ali. "Tseiss
ION 1nuibus una, nee tafpsn DIVERSE"
fh" s''thps"y esas'iy consists Of ypuba off.
s"ts j~sin'ss regiments, -tais. ore, sttat, JSpf,
Halifsn. Horse guatds. ptomolinn and sporting.
Of naval 'ash; talk. insults 10 aag. foreign STA.
tons, e,ack higases, round s,stns. Old Adnitslf Of
spseuIstofs; talk. cotton. tobacco. GeuG Of P,evia-
eiai-; talk. Dotbsb,. Head. c'oibofns. PouIa,s
Thompson: of travellers; talk. Mississippi. Nisg.
sfa Msb6hs bay. Of women; talk, hssJ.sebs.
smusement.. AID nonseoss abou, byron. II Yan-
kses; ,sls. Locofoeos. g~o.alead, dollars, II tnsnv
f%sctufers; talk. steam, %fseiofies, mscbi0sfyi Of
bloekhesds. who ths.,sf like monkeys. sbppt every
thing. Tbs incident, shs common 10 oil, f.ii on
tho deck. ~ss through, vs,y sick, bad vine. odd
dinner. rough wsie,, shipped a sss. sud . tu,ssn
Of coup, spoke . ship. but eooldn't hes,. ssw o
whsle, bat 80 fs Of. only ! black hns, frsl su'ky.
There 10 nothing therefore 10 isfl yop. bot what
has been toId 4 thousand ,ifns.. and nsrcf wss
~os'hfslilas once. But .bots are 70. m.sims
w.hht knowing.
lst. Cal stcustd. enquire the rnotp, n yrn, !
cabin, 10 will tell yoo Il 10 Nc I. pebsps. Oh!
very we'll, steward. bore /. half 4 sovereign 10 be. !
gin with, don't fptgci. III No !. This 10 tie
beginning u tho voyage ] .halI m. f"gss ,he
end of ". Hs hs.ss does Io.s sight n No l. and |
you continue 10 10 No {. ere, sfxr; be-, dish Al
BY accident. Il sI~ays before you. best At
b,hihd you. snd 80 on. YOU eso nsvst
s.y with tbs poor devil. thst we hsn.pee1sd,
Tho fret Of the tes, tho last II the coffee for 200,
oluay, do This. |
I'll. II you sre to have ehnn, ,ske A youns
me. aud you cen hsvc your ow" wy by b~eesting
in yon'seIt.--1 niwny.A do.
I'd. II tho ber.hs sss OYER esch other. Il, the
young fellow climb. and do you ,aks ibs lowest
ons. il H. brtie, he should tnssk bic neck than
you. -1 aiways do.
9TH. All thu lUggsss not required TOT Immediate
u.e, Z marked "telow." don't marx yonrs - a,
III. nd you have i, al 10 you, own e.tin, where
ou know who're 10 find it WHEN yoo wan, II. i
d not then ~squsssed 10 death by . hundred tons
n trunks. II you have no. room in your cabin
fo' il Ill. hiotto yonr young cham. h" bs. 70"
much baggage, aod some Of il must 80 hsIo~."-1
,hoaya M 20.
9Th. Don't talk French. il bling. al ihoss rhs,.
<h,g sri,nsccsy frl,o~s abou. you.--Inese, d..
9Th. Make no acquaintance with women on
~ s~ecouo,s; first, they hsvs no business 90
,ossd, and secondly, they srs too iroutlseoms.-
I nerer do.
7,b. Never speak to 4 ehill. es you cont gel
lear Of 'he nasty little lapdes thing sssr after
rards.-Inepsr do.
9Th. Aiwsysjndse ,op' fellow passenger. - be
he opposite Of what they strive 10 appear to be-
m instance, q military man j. no, qusreIsom'.
~ no man doubts hi. cou'asr. A mob 10.
lersyman il not over s'',ish.-iaerd. fs bis pisfy
, not questioned. Bot = cheat is. A iswyer il
~ . 4 10 b. argaunentstise. Bat q doctor IL. A
that is oil smile. and grsces is q vixen At
cart. Snakes f~s.cinaie. 4 stranger that il oh
snd ovsr-civil without srpareh, cause. 10
'eache,ous. Cats ,ba, pu,', s'e ap, tn bite and
like tho jesii. Pride is one thing, as
u~rnption il another; the latter must always get
10 cold shoulder, Gs who-ver shows ii is no gen.
enan; men never snec. to he wha. they are not
he only man Who really is what be appears to
is, a gentleman ahvays judy. thus.
9th. Keep no money in your pockets. when
our clothes are brushed IN The morning, it IL apt
70 fall out.-Inerey do.
10Th. At tabi-, see ~ha, wins the capt. dsinks;
Is not the worst-I ainays Din.
nth. Neve, be sat home" on any subject. to
:upid fellows: they Won: "es!l again.'-l nerer
n.
18th. Never discuss religion o. politics with
Jos. who hold opinions opposite 10 your; theT :
re subjects that tes, in hsndiipg. ua,iI taey bufa
our fingers; never tsIk Eeatncdly on topic. Won