The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-17
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at night he returns 10 bis tent, and by way OF
variety, makes his supper of salt pork and Dry
bread, and then resigns himself 10 sleep, tired
natnre's sweet restoter" Before morning he
finds himself suffering with cold, which Is aa
extreme as The beu Of the previous day. Thus
for weeks he toiis.on, and should be wish 10
Indulge in such luxuries as potatoes, onions,
pickles, etc. he can do 60 al Is cents each.
A month rolls round and he goes to the pos,
office foF!hbe long expected misslve from wife
and friends at home. No letters come 70 cheer
him in his solitude and suffering, for by this
time chills aud fever, scurvy, dysentery, OF
some other disease, renders him unfit for labor.
Still he struggles on with the well>known PER-
severance Of the Anglo-saxon race, lili at last
he s forced to admit, that here, as elsewhere,
gold shard 70 be acquired BY labor. He next
turns his attentlOnto to the luxuriant valleys, Of
which he has heard, and finds them parchsd
and barren plains, without rain lor eight months
Of the year, and that irregation is necessary "a
raise the most common crops. He also sees
that feyers universally prevail, and dispirited,
disappointed and home-sck, he determines to
leave country in which he hos buried so many
brilliant expectations. ast
Suchappearsto to is the real condition Of things
IN the mines, and although our interest lies in
promoting, exciting and keeping ,dp The deu-
sion that universally prevails in the States, we
are impeled by every dictate Of humanity, BY
every feeling OF truth and candor, 70 oppose
our feeble opinion against the food Of exag-
geralion aud miscOnceptioa that fills neatly
every sheet throughout the length and breadth
of the land.
We, therefore, close this article by arain ad-
Ayising all to, stay at holne for the present r.
however, you are determined to 60, we advise
you, IN all sipceriiy,to have all youg letlers
sent through our Express, as the only means Of
hearing from your friends BY every mail. Il
is now established on a firm basis, and our
Courers will semi.monthly traverse every por-
tiOn Of the mines, affording Unusual facilities
) for communicating with tie States, and the
transaction OF business.
THE THREE CAsEs.--A few weeks ago, 1
, lonely traveller was apPoachtng solitary log
hut which stands ifty miles from any house,
aernife o. weslefn.pyaille. The tenant
: soF the cabia was mueA struck by the woesbe,
gone lookset the traveller who approached,
holding his knap sack in his hand. The fol-
" loving confab took place: "a
'What is your opinion Of the Webster case ! ;
= asked the traveller.
: Never hoern Of it, answered the squauer. /.
'And what do you think OF the Forrest Di.
vorcs case?'
: Never heern of him nayther,' responded
: the squalteT. ...,.sse Am.
! And-and-As to the Ghal phin claim con,
tinue the traveller.
y Never heern of him. was the quick 70
: sponSe Of the squatter.
The stranger burst into tears.
" 'stranger!' he cried in an Anguish Of joy
. I'll stay with you for a few weeks, 1t vii
u take about three weeks for those three casel
to reach this quarter; and when they do-why
o then, I'll strike out for Japan