New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-13

Ing old man Win pafo otad uid not inquire IL
he has twelve wives; but an amusing account has
b., given me with regard to the domestic arrange
mehts Of that strange people. IL seems that when
the first wife wants help In the household, she pet-
tions her husband TO take another Spouse good
cook or dairy woman for instance, or scmpstress
so one wife Is housekeeper, another has the
cooking department, third manages the nursery,
and SO forth and there is no small difficulty In
getting good servants in the United States, this
matrimonial plan ensures more permanent and
better ordered household than could be obtained
withou. it. / am informed that the domestic
troubles Of wife in the United States are such
that. unless she resides in the slave countries she
thinks il far more convenient TO be fret wife, with
halfadoren subordinate ones, than to be sole darl
ing with the disadvantages Of saucy servants and
the dscouf forts of bad dinners; so that, 10 fact,
RepubIcarism, and an unnatural attempt 1t
EQUALITY. has caused retlrn OF the terrible evils
of pohgamy. What curious result l hope this
strange custom will not spread over the Union"
We will not attempt TO follow our instructive
traveller through her ramblings in the Southern
States, Texas and Cuba, but We must extract lit
Tie dnlESCulcDIlrOm lCl AutIVuOtth DuA IA cohsPe~y
with Gov. Seymour. The party consisted Of two
ladies and two gentlemen including the Governor
and herself, with the guides dogs and servants,
which joined them at Saranac. They started on
this gpsey expedition in high spirits. Ample
stores OF tea biscuits, lemons, portable soup
soup ard arrow root had been provided, which,
with the trout and venison obtained on the tour,
were to constitute their living for week. For
lodging they were to depend on the sprase and
hemlock boughs Of the forest and on the hospitality
of the Governor, who carried tent in case Of wet
weather They had charming passage up the
Saranac in d row-boat, and eneampng at night on
its banks, prepared fragrant couch OF hemlock,
over which the Governor spread thin oilskiD, and
with MARY Ms black and scarlet shawl as cur
tain of division, we two ladies and two gentlemen
slept soundly, after making hearty supper Of
trout aud potatoes" At halfpast two o'clock, &c
cording 10 the common habit in the forest, they ell
reused up for half hour, replenished the fire. at
tended to the pudding hich was cooking for break.
fast, and again going to sleep had comfortable maps
until daylight. ave two ladies went down 10 the
lake to make cur toilet, and balanced ourselves IN
one of the empty boats, to use tooth-brushes, &c.
Before starting on the journey of The day, we are
kindly informed that the Governor and his com
panion every comfortably shaved themselves
before small mirror Of Mary Ms, hanging on
tree.
iron landing below the Raquetto Falls, we bad Q
mile and half Of difficult portage; the signs OF MAN
were at times hardly visible; gigantic timber eiIed ny
etor1ns or BY time crcesed the obscure path, some
times every twenty yards; deep bog aad slippery
rocks impeded it, and we had often 10 reuaos our
steps or seek blazed tree before we could find our
way each individual of the party struggled on as no
or eLe could with their load. When air. B hah
conveyed biz to the edge of the river above the FALLS
he kindly returned to relieve Inc OF whatever basket
or bundle had been able TO cnuy; aud so we all at
last re achod our intended camping place, beautiful
spot. Our tent YVES soon pitched, bright hre IN 'front.'
of It, just at the edge OF the water and another
blaze for cooking, made near TO our boattabie Ibe
largest trout wac boiled the smaller ones broied, with
excellent potatoes for our supper tea-lemona'ie our
beverage. As an awakening amusement for an hour
aiterward, we playeda game OF whht, with not very
white pack of cards procured from one Of the gaides
and then after arranging couch az before, we slept
very soundy till after O'Clock, when the fires were
made up, and then we slept tall again mornings not
sound disturbed the forest except that Of the ripping
waters at feet but when we swOke at ., gentle
rain battered upon the surrounding trees. However,
il was more than the pride OF the morning., Just
enough 10 make us more sensible OF the blessing OF
fine weather. NJ. NJ selected Il sheltered rocky
nook y little wey back for dressing therc
we batbed, and adjusted toilet with brushes,
combs, toothbrushes, luxury OF towels, aud even
tiny minor hung upon the lowest branch OF hne hem
lock spruce; this smarening up oil the individual
woman marked ouT Sunday morning, for no sabbath
DAYS rect be set apart for travellers In the Bush,
WHO must get TO their journeys end by certain day,
or 60 without the common necessares OF existence
We forth again arHyed in charlottesville oppo-
site il at times picturesque but certainly not comfort
able On the whole, | was impressed by the tidy
hali of our three guides they omitted no opportunity
for using the fresh pure water to wash away 'mpur1-
ties, either on their hands or upon our culinary mat:
ters and never left cup or platter IN soed state,
they could help Il.
On the banks of Moose River, they found a
solitary family at place called Arnold's Farm,
including q mother and six daughters These
girls, aged from twelve TO twenty, were placed in
row against one we'll Of the shanty with looks 10
expressive Of astonishment that felt puzzled to
account tor their manner, till their mother informed
US they had never before seen any other woman
than herself! could not elicit word from themj
but ct last, when begged for little milk, tho
eldest went and brought me glass. then remem-
bered that We had met single hunter rowing him
self in skiff on the Moose River, who called
out, Where on the arth do they women come
'front.' And our after experience fully explained
why ladies ara rare birds in that locality
The Adirondack tour closes, as usual with Miss
Murray, with valuable practical suggestions.
During our mountain expedition was struck BY
the one fact which gives American armies an adj
vantage in warfare-tbe practical rifle skill which
backwQods sport cutivates. Our guides always
took Of the head of a squirrel with their guns, to
avoid (ns they sad) 'injuriDg the skin, 70 that
every American soldier is good marksman, Will
msty Of Englands brave peasantry, though willin
and ready to fight, hardly know upon their fir