The Trinity times., 1855-09-08
Tie Ik yer llarNieS


accountable antics aid charact ristc moh-
key-shin.s of tn, sabl h roes of tht corr
eds, sugar pla ltat;ons, Hat boats, ald
steamboats, tween d cks of the low, r RIVER.
a continual fund Of anusem mt is afford d
oy th.lr lantastle sayings aid dongs. On
the keltucky River | irst observed some vi
their cur GUS er;Orna lc es--the boats Oh
tnis striam d.lcr from any others in the
world-the one on VIII Gu obtain d my ex-
p rleuce was pecul; ;arly peculiar, and Fl ID
hy recorded as follows -
.. { aa,ooat Blue Wing.-Whch sad
boat is very much the shape OF Mich:ga.l
country-made sausage, aid is built with a
ming ,.l lne middle to 20 around the sharp
1~..ds in the ver, and is MAI led by two
cap aims, 1uur mates, Sixt, Ell darSles, two
stewards, small boy, big dog, an opos-
>un, two pair OF gray squl,r rels, on9 clock,
aud cream colored chamb rmaid.
"Fog so thick you cOu.d 1 run locomo-
tive through it without snow plough
night SO dark the clerk has two men Oh each
: d. of hum with pitch pile torches, to ena-
ble him to se his sp ctacles ,hc wears sp
tacles plot so drunk the boys have paint
ed his face with charcoal ald coke b. rries,
till he looks like rag carpet in the last
stages of dllap datiol AID he is fast asleep,
with his legs pardon me- but-legs) tied to
the capstan, his whiskers full of coal dlst
ald cind rs aid the black end of the poker
in his mouth.
Il Boat fast aground. with her synmetri-
cal nose six feet deep in Keatucky mud ;
there she complac ently lies, waiting for the
mail boat to come along and pull her out.
Passengers Il galtly disposed in various
stages of dol't-care-a cant-itiveness, aid the
Notwithstanding ad "a itage of the tenn
porary sobriety of the clerk, and his conse-
Quelt atte ldance in the after cabin to play
poker with the mates-embraces the oppor-
tunity to write. The silence IS of brief du-
ration, for am interrupted by gra I'd
oratorio by the Niger fir men, much t. l.
NdeIight ard edilicatlol 1T runs Some~ i
as follows - o;
"(Grand opening chorus) A-h0o--a E,
hoooooo-a-hooo- a-hoo-a-hooo-a-h -hoooc'
oo'
"The dashes in the following represent
the passages whore the supertuity ,f the
harmony prevented the proper appreciation
of the poetry.
"'Gwin down the ribber--a-hoo 40!
Good bye--nebber come back--dcbbll--
beans--Gray haired injun-l a-a-a-
aaaa-Ya-a a-a-a-a-a A.
Ca! dead r of orchestra dirty shirt
massa, got de whiskey bottle in his hat,
dis poor ole boy nebber git nome
A-hoo-a hooo--a hooooon lending i'll al
ind .scribable howl.
(Pensive darkey on the coal heap Mics
Scretny goodbye-tarewell nebber git
no more rtd pantaloonses from Miss Sere-
, fuy-Oho-Ahooo-Ahooo-O!
Extemporaaeous voluntary by an orr
| ginal nigger with two turkey feathers in
his hat ard bis hair tied up with yellow
strings
Corn cake-lasses on t--vaphuns-'
(meaning wafllvsJ big ones honey oa 'eu
-la.a-a a-a a,
"tSterl rebuke by lead r. Shut up
your mouf, you 'leven hundred dallar mig
! ger
"tLeadar improvses as follows) Hard
work-ao mattur-5it to hebb N bym bye
don't mind-go it boots-linin hangs oui
behind (h"re having achieved rhyme
he indulgcs in frantic hornpp"l MY
true lub-Fnath in him boots-yaller ga
! got aIOth + sweeth art-A hoo-Ahooooo
--Ahooooooo . . o y ~! lilo cak,
done-n, gger cah't git aay- -ole hoss III th'
parlor playing de pianny-Iou a-Ga
! ia Ga Captain here interieres aid or
, d rs the orchestra to wood up-and SO in
terupts the c0acar IT.
Have got over on the Ind ana side
princ pal difference to be note d in the ia
hab Ia ITS is in the hogs Oh the Kentucse,
d lii are biz, fat aid ~ broad ar q!
ar. long; OF tn de tn Y are shtp d L
. EJ.fa RIVER It a.lb0at. lOIg a ID al
.ss. sa', t%o o. Ia n hsrp.d tAe
0I t.- Pl}..h' h'..t gag" ga,
mortal c.,alHi - rI.l d 1t MS al ,yhbOf
.ttt1e d .u y :" tn tS1 ~ =, sp. t h 4
rom ii j, . u car came dlohg. ruh owe
tue two ha.vos. c 1t tn N .ato hams aat
should r. IN a JHly --reYUies, nj IN muHl
ptec,S. Th:e s CID diy rich country,
the staple productions are big hO5s, ragg,
niggers, aid th best horses IN the u litc'
States The people live prime .pally o.
br ad mad of cora whsk y ditto and ho.
prepar, d IN var ous barbarous ways. Th,
give away VIII SIX y and sell cold water
The darktes are mostly slaves they ma
! hors4shOes over their doors to keep ava
the witches, indulge in party -colored hat
in the most sup, rlative gree OF d lap da
ton, 90 bareiooted, and have large ap
lures W P"ppfo phftdfOoHts IL - d pr
ct treat 70 watch their entertaining .
Iorinalccs. At the hotel the allowance
forteen nggers to each guest, aud "a eac
one seems to be possess d Of the pscuIia
idea that his province is to do nothiAg a
all, with as mahy hourishes as possible, tn
confusion that follows is far from being DE-
void Of entertainment.
They never bring you anything 20
call for if you ask for chicken, you vii
probably get corned beef and cabbage Il
you waIt roast beef they wall assured
bring you apple dumplings; ask for swee
potatoes and you'll fried eggs send 70
corn bread, aad you're safe to obtain bo,ln.
pork ring the bell for boot jack, an
you'll get hand -sled. And when you wan
10 retire at night, instead Of providing 20
WITH spaE Of clippers aud + candle, Ii