The St. Landry whig., 1845-08-21

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B0nf At Mt! W. Ds. plantsli8a : W. sel.s
down the Bayou 20 EhsmeyvIia aad pug 6rRswish
fs u; we got our dinner and went 6n bSck ug
the Bayou BU1fthat night. 4nd on the way n
proposed 10 20 up to- Matchit0ehes. wAnt 0n
studying about how much 4 had spent travelling
about for nothing; we staId alinight with Mf.sR.
an RRapides Parish; III the morning s8 vent
on 70 Alexandria. and staid theFe aj ni9ht, and
next day W. left for Naschitocaes,6 on Red river.
~ miles above Alexandrla, and utnid I'M aighs
with Sen. D.: this was in the month Of June;
we arrived at Natchiioches the nssts day, and
went upthe river some 10 Or lis miles fsasakes
that night, and made some enquiry about bssf.
ness, but could not hear ofany. linen eoldsJ ].
! would go no fuElheF up ! was g8inR baeiHtp
Bayoa hueut, and there would say nsgil ! ens
busineaas for had travelled about with HIM long
enough for nothing, and had spent 9 eSoA I'M
Of maneyfor EothiHg. thsa told him / sdn1 hot !.
get my money like hssdid, hy nasnhllna Nv
aeEeF gained no way; Ishsn Turned haek N
e. Alexandria, and than stopped four arils ayN
and then went back to Bayou Bnus Fun Ia
Aiexandria gambling Is usual. III Ills linae I
began tot think !, did not want to g0x lns Aai.
ness, only gambling, and I thought would have
him forgood. went on to Bayou Baafwhera
my friend MFs y. lived. He wished soknow of
me where l had heen ell ofthat time; told bins
he told me I had better quit going about with j.
10 much, for He was III horne wherever he
went. On Bayou Pompey and chatnuns Iaks
WIS my hunting ground alI thin tinse; Il was
q perfect wilderness III that swamp; bear, villa
hogs and panther, wild cats and every thing
else.
Abont the middle Of Auauat Mi. nj. employ.
ed me to attend to his business; he Rays mo
one dollar per day; I then was living close to
Mr.. BIZ we would go out hunting something's TO.
gether, when our business would permit il; | lived
on with M. until a few days before january
Mr.. q. heard where / was and sent for ma 10
come and see him, for he wished 10 employ
me 10 attend 10 his business again. llei MI.
M. to go down and soc Mr.. c. Mr., NJ. liked
me well. and did not want me to 20, but thought
Mr.. @. woald give me more than MI. M. had
= settlement and went down 70 Mr.. C's. and
found he had let q part Of his foyra ID, anil
would not give mo the wages | expected.
thought | had had luck. In a few DAYS lrom
that time DIR. G. heard | was IN the nsighbor.
hood again theaDr. had sold his plantation 10
his ~overseer. He wished to employ me for ons
month, until this man went 10 Mississippi, mud
back, then he was going TO give him possession;
he gave me the same wages he gave me before.
$50 per month; he only hired lne for ona month.
! lived out the month, and some one or two
weeks. lthen hadto give up the business to-
vi IVA hnNls W Ct1t dHS Il IHH tt5GI NAd weak
back to Mr.. M, but he had employed ano,hrr
man; when iisettlcd with MIR. M hs gave INC n
DRAFT OF New Orleans; this waa ii the year
ls4l. went down to Orleans, and gnt the none. .
! then thought l would 90 ever 10 the Stale ot
Mississippi ON a visit, TO zee my dld aequaintan
4 css in Madison Go. When 4 arrived at Eicks-
] burg | left the cars running to Jackson, ! went
i on from jackson TO Madison County, where {
I; lived in 1890, '37. spent four or llya weeks
there with my old friends hunting enn, fishing.
then returned back 10 Louisiana. This was
Y about the first OF July. 1 came down the MiAsi..
Sippi to tho mouth Of Red river then LEFT tha
: boat and Staid all night Mt the moulh; ON my
4 way back 20 Bayou BueuE, 1 was walking. and Il
8 went very hard with me. On Bayou Beuf |
E %Arriyed at Mr.. F'S; he was very glad 10 see ma,
Nnd wished for me to remain there with him
i, until he could go to Mississippi after his FAM .
| When he returned home ho found every thing
n in good order. | lived with him for nothing, and
/ made his house my home. Mr.. q. ofths Ray.
OH below there heard Of me, for had been Hh,.
h sent from the neighb0rhood for several mnntns,
and he sent for me to some to his hoiIse, went
:. and hc wished 10 employ mo. | had lived with
e Mr.. c.. in 1880, and | knew he was a line msr
III to live with; this was in 1894, in tho the n,on..i
y Of August. MIR. g.. and myself made d bargain
&c for the balance of the year; this waSthe secoih
III time lived with him. We went on very vel
to until the latter part ofthe year Mr.. q. thought
was too severe to the negroes, and spoke ~ M
10 on the case. lived on with him however nntp
Christmas; | then left aud went up 10 Mr. F"e
h again and made his house my h0me. fIhrt
I'd | went up 10 Rapides Parish, whera Nj. B.livsG
It | remained there with him for several mnnihi
IN hunting deer, bear and wild hogs All that wifs
70 Ter.
he In the year 1s43, IN the month nf Iaanag Y
le | became acquainted with a man by the naaal
i'd Of Mi. r.; he came close to Mr.. BIS. to five Of
ve Mrs. Ms plantation; he was AN oyorseer;
a lived with b., and in a few days Aflrr | heetnp
ny acquainted with r.. a nian came frons Missi4
We sippi by the name of Robert Mctiahry; Mr.. Il
introduced me to him. This was ahoiit iha I0I
as or 10th ofJanuary, 1913. Mr.. McGahey told Nv
he was looking for an overseer's birth hes toll
Ip, me He was formerly from Alabama; himself
ut and Mr.. r. were raised together, and had bee.
te living in Mississippi for tho Inst two years, oycG
be scoring for different persons, and lie bad cor,
al over here to see If he could not get some bty
ness: he lived with Mr., R. some Two weeks, ~
et ill Mr.. RS employer became somewhat dissA
Nd is6cd about Mr.. Mc(iahey living there with hin
hs he spDkc as though r.. had loo tnnrA cpmpal,
on on his plantation Mr.. hfcGahey heard of
and he quit staying there, and went TO the CT
or Of the Rail road, TO live with q man ty Ii
to name of Patrick, an I~rishmAn, TINT kept a boa.
or ing house; lsaw McC5ahey- every day or tw,
of him, Mr.. n. and Mr.. r.. wont hunting oucr
ad twice together. | was in conttahy with MEG
ias hey ono day, and he told me hs was going
ng the city Of New Orleans in a few days; anil /
wished mo 10 60 with him; | told him | could h
in then, hut if he would wait until ths frst
old March, | would 90 with him, ifhe would go vi