The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-08-28
From New York D,1-
BED ROOM SgPN-x.

A,,-s - ..i1'll OF r1VeI Sc Gem
IT. Ailerce, ChaPas and Yucsss,
heTe'waS an eniovwa,, II,
greater even than that Of - - 81
: Hea1eu bodies Il was the rssn,.ss. III !.
oiueh sunset. We stood ~ 10 or re..s
- wafer clear As crystal. an9 -. ii
'.i"' y some dIminutive lake n -, -
olh O a channel along which tba -.
was faShing nth arrowv S.sa4 -
eacn SIDE were mountains sevsr,f = -.
sana seet nigh, with their tons TIL
led by the setting sun: On n -. -. / I
-" 40 q palm ieated hut. aai befors s. !
gakea Indian sat looking al y -
liocks OF parrots with brilliant pIg,,....
almost n thousands, were fvs,- -. -. :
our our heads, catching Up our WI. -
ings. '' NOISY nocS-
1t was one Of those bear.;rl 49,.
'hat so rarely occur in hum,, lse. -
mostreallzing dreams. ora ,s - %
we might have became poetic b, -,
Augustncame down TO the oppoSi,s -.
ana with cry that arose farat-r - -
chatiering OF the parrots AMI -. -
lnurmers OF the river, called p - -
per :" SIP
we had one moment OF aeo,v -
we returned to our clothes r. -
extended upon the bank. er,sl,.s.
men who had Secn.bet.er davs IT,.
ing sun, which shed over All = sart -
mellow lustre, laid bare the go - -
mud and DIRT aud made them hi3.o,.s
We had but one alternative ant -
70 60 without them. But as this -
'rencaing upon the ProPrieties 81 -. -
P'cKed them up and put them IN ~.f..,
iantty- l am not sure. hoyrava- ....t--.
we made an unnecessary ssrris,,s -
sonaI comfort. The ProPrieiies 81 re.
are matters OF conventional USAGE o.
most was Il don; and when we s-as.,...f
our letter, he received Is w.b 49,.
dignity, IN a single garment. I3ose- -.
ana very iaconic, not quite rea-bie. ~ i
knees. The dress of his vie. -
less easy-somewhat IN the Stvla ~ -
ola fashioned short gown and na.ss-r.,
only The short gown. and whafeva- -,
IS usually worn under il were 49,
ana their places supplied with a s,ri.r : :.
beads with a large cross At the es5
dozen men, and half grown bows. nak-9
except the small covering formed bv -
ing the trowsers up and down +, -. 80.
nave mentioned, were louneinr ahss.
The house-and women and rirls s., -
extremes Of undress. that q S,r-sr -
beads seemed quite a covering for ma
iesty.
Mr., c. and were Cd rather an suk-
ward Predicament for the uight. The cen
'rat reception room contained three b..fs
nade Of strips OF cawhile interlae.f - !.
4 ne don occupied One-he had n8- r,...h
undressing to do, and what little 81. FL i
re dld BY pulling OF his shirt. Ano,ber
ed was az the foo, oC M hammock
vas doing; when [ opened my eves 81.
aw gIri about IL, sitting side way up j
n II smoking cigar; she had \ piece s. +.
trlped cotton cloth tied around her i
vast and falling below her knees ne s
est OF her dress was the sanle -wbs..s
Nature bestows alike upon the belle Of :
ashIonabls life and the poorest err. :. S
ther words, It was the same As fhaf ~ =
he don's wife, with the exception Of H. &
eads. Atfirst thought i vas son,s- q
hing ! had eonjured up in a dream: an q
5 walked up perhaps raised M hea4. =
pr she gave few quick pusfs Of her B.
gar, drew cotton sheet over her bea8I .,
nd shoulders, and ;ay down 70 s9esp- =
eudeavored 10 do the same. I ealles Ia =
md the Proverb, travelling makes $.
-rango bed-leilows" I had sleo. perf' =
lell with. Greeks, Turks and Arabs IL
as beginning 70 journey in new com n
", and It was my duty 10 conform = n
le customs Of the people; to be prepared =
'r the worst, and submit with resiena- .
on to whatever might befaI me. bf
As guests, It was pleasant 10 feel thar =
Re family made no strangers OF rs he ID
lie of the don retired with the sar1e 81
ceremonies. Several times dariae the -
ght we were walked bv the clinkiae o. d
lie flint and steel, and saw one Of our G.
sighbors lighting a cigar. & daylight. e
e wife OF the don was enjoying her q
orning slumber. While Twas dress a.
g, she bade me good morning, removed IL
e cotton covering from her shoulders. -
.ose and was dressed for the dav. n
At length, after many interesting al o
'ntures, they reached the summit @ the f.
olcano OF Cartago, aud were rewarded "a
ith view of both oceans e
The lofty point on which We s.ood q
as perfectly clear, the atmosphere waS 81
transparent beauty, saG looking BE- -
ond the region of desolalion below Is, u
distance Of perhaps tao thousand pr
ct, the whole country was covered with 10.
ouds, and the city at the foot Of the vol- -
mo was invisible. By degrees. TIE p
ore distant clouds were lifted and over -
e immense bed we saw at the SANE ~
oment the Atlantic and Paci6c Oceans y.
his was the grand snacfacie - Ia -