New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-10

,,,,. AZ "a into the him, ahovenne tne unef ORC
rs ..rss, Ia separate tho esitn IRON IL Inns
- ~ midday, in the istter part On June ana IN
sAo,t the Latitude o. ChsnesS1u -. e.. a""o; i
eavise ~e~ ,a. ont 10 Craze, and spread my blanket
ropee my h.Js I noticed that the noise Of their
GU 'cssspd and about fifteen minutes after
wo,A SSlsnly barking. l cav one Of the men peer.
Jss ne through the trees several rods distant.
~ 10 him to come up. He approached rather
sSrIy and timidly, examined the rope with wn'ca
nv bcrse wss fastened, eyed the vigilant'y ana AZ
sngth asked if was resting myself r9pueIs tI 10
Twas; ard be said he did not know but 1 mgus Vi
~ and had come 10 zee me. thanked him, ana
s0ered him a seat on my blanket when, 70 NY
relief he declined. Presently be took up no"
papeI had been reading, looked ~ ~ Is, az 80
then told me he couldn't read r olhs hn bo,,er
much for edication round here; II ~ouo ~ har"n 70
Co. ;sr eYnect. if they did. he then oegah W
nnsst;on me closely shout my circuih ""0''
3c,ms from. where was gong, &C.
w. h;s curiosity was partially appeased nc sad-
is,abed in lilly manner and said that the
nennls he had been working with watcncd me ai1er
eft them; they saw me ride up the NIL ana stoP,
,;de ON apain, and finally take of my saddle, turn
my horse loose and tote my sadde away auu 1cy
IRE mueb frightened thinking must be crazy at
Mast, When he started to come to yard me they
told bin he wouldn't dare to 60 to me, but he saw
how Il was well enough was just resting myseil.
.'If should run down hill now" said ne,
"theyd start right off aud wouldn't stop Tor tcs
mile reckoning you was arter me- That would %
hp; oh, we have some good fun here sometimes
with these green folks. There's an slhazh 'sho'"H'
set r. uhd here"
asked if they were foreigners.
"Ob, mo-; they are just common, no'account Poo
ple: they used TO live over the bill, and they come
RIGHT pieh starvin' thar, expect"
They couldn't get any work to do, and got to be
"powerful poor;" so he had invited them to come
here. They had taken an old cabin, worked with
him, and were doing right we'll now. lie didn't let
them work in the vein-he kept that fer himself
but they worked all around, and some days they
made dollar aud balt-the man, woman and
children together They had one other girl but she
had 10 stay at home to take care of the baby and
keep cattle and hogs out Of their garden" he
knew the woman when she was girl; abe was al
ways "a good one to work. She got voice like
ball, and she was smart as wildcat; but the man,
be want much account"
He Ind himself followed this business (minng)
since be was young man, and could earn three dol
lars day by it if be was of a mind to-; he had Q
large family and owned small farm; bad never laid
up snythpg, but always kept himself little In debt
ut the store
He asked il / hadn't found the people more friendly
Ike up in this country to what did down below.
replied that had, and he assured me that would
find them grow more friendly as l went further
north 80 at least be had heard, and he knew where
he first came from (Tennessee) the people were more
friendly than they were here. The richer man
s" he continued, pursuing natural association OF
IDEAS, "and the more nlggers he's got, the poorer
be seems TO live. IfyOu want to fare well you stop
at Door folks housen; they live and Try to enjoy
what they've got, but these yer big planters they
don't care for nOihin' but to save. Now, never
calculate to save anything; tell my wife work
hard and mean to enjoy what / earn while can"
Sometimes he " took up bee-huntin' for SPELL"
and made money by collecting wild honey: de de-
,cribed his manner of finding the hives and securing
the honey, and, with husbed voice, told me
secret, which was that if you carried three leaves,
each Of different tree % in your hand, there was
never bee would dare to sting you.
asked about bis children. He had one grown
up son, who was doing very WE'LL he was hired by
the gentleman who owned the forge to cart ore. He
had nothing to do but to drive team; he ddn's
have to load and he had niger to take care Of the
horses when his days teaming was done. His
wages were seven dollars month and board for
himself and wife. They ate at the same table with
the GENT. man, and had good living, beside having
something out Of the store, tobacco and so on
Tobacco for both on 'em and two people uses q
good deal of tobacco you know, that's pretty good
Wapes-seven dollars a month beside their keep and
tobacco. Irishuen, he informed me, had been
employed occasionally at the forge; "they brought
heap on 'em into this country when they ouiit the
railroad" "They did very well at first, only they
were ant to get into fights all the time; but after
fbey'd been here year two, they got to feel 80
ipdepepdent and keerless-ike. You couldn't get
all No with them" He remained about halt an hour,
and not till he returned did hear again the noise OF
picking and sheyeng, and cutting timber.
At the FORCES, / was told, slave labor is mainly
empIoyed--tbe slaves being owned by the proprls-
tors Of the forges. =,
spent that night at large inn in village. In
the morning, as / sat waiting in my room, boy
opeued the door. Without looking up asked,
"Well 7"
al didn't say nutbin', Sar."
"Wbat are you waiting there for 7" "Pease,
massa, b'leves You 8 OWN me ssthm', Sar."
lowing you something What do you mean =.
"For drying yer clothes for yer, Sar last night.
had ordered him immediately after tea to 60 up
stairs and get my clothes which had been drenched
in shower, and hang them by the kitchen fire, that
they might be dry if should wish to leave early 10
the msrning. When went to my bedroom at y
o'clock found the clothes where had left them.
/ went down and reported it to the landlord, who
directly sent the boy for them. In the morning,
when got them again, l found they were not dry
except where they were burned. i told him to be
gone; but, with the door half open, he stood putting
In his head bowling and grinning. . Please Sar.
massa sent me out of an errand, and was afeard
you would be gone before l got back dat's the
reason why mention it, Sar; data all, Sar; hope
you'n skuse me, Sar."