New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-08
The Southcrners at Home Ne. VIII.
From the Journal Of Northern Traveller On Horseback
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

| CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
The next day / rode more than thirty miles,
having received good feed Of com for tho herse ~
midday. At nsRtfaL was much fatigued, but
had as yet tailed 20 get lodging.
road with difficulty. Finally, about O'Clock
| came to large comfortable house.
| An old lady sat in the verandah, who "reckOned"
| they could accommodate me.
''Gal' said she, after few minutes reflection
without getting up from her chair, call Tom"
| The girl came back: "TOm amt there, nlssis"
"WhO is there1"
"Old Pete"
well tell him to come and take this gentleman
| hOrse.'
Pete came, and went with him to the gate
| where had fastened my horse Here no called for
| somebody else to Come and take hun down " the
| pen, while he took OF the saddle.
Leave 'em all here, nassa, aud III take 'em to
| de house whar deyn be safe. Desc nlggers il SO
treacherCus can't leave nothn rOua' but dey II hook
suthing off Of it."
Next morning, at dawn of day. I saw honest Pete
| come into the room where l was in bed and go
stealthy to his young masters clothes, probably
installing them for mine. l moved, aud he dropped
| them ard sunk out to the next room, where he
went loudly to making a fire. l managed to see
Belshazzar well fed night and morning.
There were three pretty young women IN this
house OF good manners and well dressed except for
the abundance of rings and jewelry which they dis
played at breakfast. I've no doubt they had en-
ioyed the advantages of some Institute where
thew bad been put clean through from "the ele-
mentary studies" to wax-wOrk and - Watts on tvs
| Mind" One of them surprised NE, therefore, not
| little at the table. had been offered in success
sion, fried ham and eggs, sweet potatoes, appe-pie
corn bread boiled eggs, and mOlasses; this last ar-
Gle declined, and passed it to the young lady oppo-
| 30 IL h. ms aI Sna mad
| on breakfast plate, fried ham and eggs and apple
| pie, and poured molasses over all.
June II stopped last evening at the house OF
man who was called Doctor" by his family, but
who was, to judge from his language, very itera'e.
| His son by whom was hrst received, followed me
| tn the stable He had ordered negrOcbild to lead
INV horse, but as saw the lttis fellow Couldn't hold
| him went myself tie hs0 no fodder (cOra-eaves),
| and proposed TO give the horse some shucks (coin-
husks) dipped in sated water, ard, as it was too
late to 20 further, l assented. Belshazzar licked
them greedy, but would not eat them, and they
seemed to destroy his appetite for corn, for late in
the evening" having CROPPED lay way into the Stable,
found seven small ears OF cOrD almost untasted Ia
the manger got the young man to come cut and
give lin more. go
The doctor" returned from a hunt, with No
game but q turtle which he had taken from trot
hne"-a line with hooks ut intervals, stretched
| across the river.
This house wss large, and in gOOd.szed parlOr
or common room stood a handsome comfortable, on
which We're Il few books and papers, mostly Baptist
publications. sat here alone in the evening. strain
ing my eyes to read wIetchedly printed Philldcl-
phia weekly that seems to have considerable cir
culatiop in the South West till was offered bed
was very tired and sleepy, having been i'll two
nights before. A physician, whom was obliged to
consult. informed me- that severe illness was ire
ouently occasioned here by IA exposure of the alb
domen to the cool night air, an accident to which
the irritation o insects iaust often subject seepeis
The bed was apparently clean and l embraced II
with pleasure.
NV host. holding candle for me to urSlress by
calltd TO boy on the outside to fasten the doors
which be did by setting articles Of furniture agans
them. When had got into bed he went himsel
info an lner ROOM the door Ofwhich he closed an(
fasteued in the same manner
No sooner was the light withdrawn than was at
tackled by bugs. i was determined, if possible, No
to be kept awake by them, but they soon conquered
me. l never suffered such incesssnt and mercilss
persecution from them before. In half an hour
was nearly frantic, and lcaped out Of bed. Blu
what to dsi There was no use in making dis
turbsnce about it; doubtless every other bed ant
resting place in the house was full Of them SHOOT
out my day clothes carefully and put them on ant
then pushing away the banicade | opened the dool
and went into the parlor. At first l thought
would arrange the chairs In q row and sleep OF
|
chairs were too narrow, and moreover Of deerskln
which, if not full Of bugs, were 10 be Of Aeas
Stiff and sore and weak, grOaningy lay dow
where the light Of the room came through broker
window, ior bugs feed only in darkness, aud witt
my saddle bags for pillow, again essayed to sleep
Fleas Instantly ! relied and scratched for hours
There was nothing else to be done; WIS too tired
to sit UP, even if that would have ehectuay removed
the annoyance. Finally dozed-not long, think
for was suddenly awakened by large insect drop
Ding upon my eye. / struck it off, aud at the mo
ment it stune me. My eyed swelled immediately
and crew very painful; rubbed it with saliva ant
at length slept In spite Of it. Once more awakened
by large beetle which fell on ME from the window
once more slept, till finally a: o'clock awokt
with that dryness Of the eyes which indicates de
,ermined state Of the system to sleep no moro. !!
was daylight, and was stiff and shiveringly cold
the inflammation and pain Of the sting in my eyeht
had in a great degree subsided. l put on my boot
and hat, pushed back the bolt OF the outside door
lock with my thumb, and vent to the stable. I'M
negroes W. 70 already at work in the field Plowint
corn. BelsLazzar had had nearly as bad place q
sleep in az Il the floor Of the stall, being Of earth
had been trodden into two pools at each end, w.t.
small rough h,Ock in the center. Bad as it Was
however it was the best in the stable; only cue \
four of the stalls having manger that was no
broken down. A little black girl and boy were clean
ing their masters horses-mine they were Jrait