Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-05-03
DIAM OND CUT DIAMOND,
rs, Green Spectacles, ct ais.

too and reception OF two passengers at Dig
Chunk Landing, somewhere upon the Mis-
sisippi river. 'HuntIng." to use the express
sive language Of Bill Jones, had let down
| fishing had got too common in the tonesVllle
districk; and as for the study OF the immortal
history OF the -Four Kings greenhorn students
had learned to avoid that section of country
with caution highly creditable TO their bump
of that article" Well, Bill and Dick got
tired Of playing practical lones upon the COM
mnnitY in general, and upon each other in
particular. and having made a rise upon
! the funds OF a gentleman who having ginasd
out several memIbers at Baton Rouge, untortu-
nately thought himself a proficient in the act,
and therefore was fool enough to pay a visit
to observation-disclosures was, depression in
MS funds, and a rise in the pockets OF Dick
and jim. The division being amicably taken
place, and $3.50 burning in the pockets of
each, they seyera!ly concluded to 60 on to
New York-see the Crystal Palace-knock
down an aboiitionist or two--enjoy them
seives-come home-and, vegetate.
.
Well, We will pass over the FIRST three
days of the trip up, stating however, that jim
and t'ck cut up more deviirent on that
boat than was ever seen before. They played
off their Jokes upon the cook, captain, pilot,
&c..-put a dead chicken under the Office
desk. raised a startling rulnor among the
passengers that there We're FIVE corpses Of yell
low fever cases on board boxed up-Whica
rumor was conlrmed.by the awful smell that
aervaded the social hal!-calIed ont fire" @ne
night and enjoyed the exquisite pleasure OF
seeing the whole passenger fraternity, male
and female, turn out and lntermingle sans Gu
iottss, &c. The terror and CONSERVATION not a
little heightened by the extraordinary disap-
pearauce of every lite-rreserver on the boat
said life-preservers being found mex: morn
ing bundled under the berth Of a Dutch ped
der, and the consequence was the pealar en-
loyed the "ielikIty* as an East Baton Rouge
contemporary has it, OF being kicked ashore
al the next wooa yard.
Well, everything comes TO an entssome
time O. other, and Dick and BIZ. ''let down
began 10 be suspected by ali hands, and were
consequently compelled to lay low. At this
period. Bill thought that 20 raise a little fun,
he would play of upon Dick, SO he scratched
his head until ne started up an idea, and The
next morning, bright all early, nc proceeded
10 put it into execution. Dick and he occupied
aware of each others habits, and as part Of
Bills plan was to sc: possession Of Dicks
pocket book, the ~latter's habit OF late risin no
gave him every oportunity. Picking his
pockets he placed his pocket book along with
his own IN his capacious side wallet and was
about leaving the state-room, when he OBJ
served that his proceedings were watched by
an old ~pa-soaie looking gent, whose long mar
row forehead was ornamsnted. or rather hid.
by an immense pair Of leather goggles
Holding up both pocket-hooks, Bill winked
both eyes and pointed to the sleeping victim;
google eyes shook his head and slowly re-
sumed his occupation OF pacing backwards
and forwards upon the side guard. Bill had
some misssIvings in regard to the old parson's
keeping his mouth shut, for it was only the
night previous he and Dick had turned up
Jack" upon the reverend old gent and pock-
eted over a hundred of his small change.
The day passed on and about noon. Bill took
the Captain aside and with as cool a face as
he only could assume. informed him that Dick
was a mere adventurer without means and il
he did not look sharp. he would loose his pas
sage money. The captain asked him why
he associated with such a character. and Bill
though taken somewhat by surprise, replied:
""ell, you see Cap, we planters of c curse.
living in the same neishberhood, are on
speaking terms with such :'chickens.H and
when we fall in with them in travelling they
become as fami'ia ar as if they moved in the
same circles, as you know l risk nothing BY
associating with him here; but l make such
trash keep their distance when at home
"Forewarned forearmed,' said the captain,
as he walked down into the clerks Office and
directed him to call upon Dick for his pas
sage money. The clerk was prevented from
doing SO by a game of poker in which Dick
was engaged and which kept him to his
trumps until a late hour that night. About
two o'clock, however, the game broke up.
and as Dick was making tracks for his state
room. the clerk Stonne1 him and dar,nJod
his passage money. why don't you wait
TIL morningW growled out Dick with an air
of surprise as he felt for-but didn't find
his pocket book. 'Robbed. b. jeeswaxw he