New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-10

dren here. SE-can't, Sir; iae'.
He had been nearly persuaded 70 purchase Arse
tract Of land at point which De descllDeu a. oeifs
80 miles from Antonio and 80 from f2tn Pass
The distance between these extreme pcints ABOUT
l5O miles, Ii Was upon certain creek at the
crossing ~ the Eagle PAS read, vhere were
thCuse an excellent sch"ol, several stores Ne
The waters of the creek be tanned are orackisn,
the neigtbOring country IS desert aud the on! III
habitauts uuurdero,ss savages. Some knaysh specu
laor had nearly gUt customer blt couh uos qui'e
prevail on him ts purchase until ne eAHihhTl me
country personally. He gave me no tuhe % 'e,l
Inn how falls Wac the account be bad Rad, "ut went
on. after describing It's beauties and advantages:
But negro property is not very secure NeTe'
I'm told. How istl Know ..
Not at all secure Sir: if is disposed to &c, II
vii go-the ony way you could keep II would be 10
make il AWAY, contented "a remain. ne road ""ui'
always be open to Mexico; would go when II
liked"
$50 b-bear. Only way is, 10 have young ones
there and keep their mothers here, Ell negroes have
such attachments you know; don't you thlnk that
would FIX EN-. ehl No No. suppose not; II
they got mad at anything they'd forget their moth,
er-. eli Yes, suppose they would can DEPEND
on njgeers; but | reckon they'd come back; "niy
live worse of in Matchmaking they Ike there
en-"
Nothing but
Being free, oh get tired Of that, l should
thiIk-nobody 10 take care of them, EN- No, sup
pose not: learn 10 take care OF themselves.
Then BE- turned to our host and began u ask him
| about the ueighbors many at whom be had known
VIXEN boy and been az school with. sorry ac-
count be got Of nearly all. Generally they had run
through tkeir property; their lands had passed into
new hands their negroes had been disposed OF; Two
were now. he thought, strikers for gamblers IL
| NatcLez.
What is a striker ?" asked, at tie first opPor-
| tunty.
"0h 10 rope in fat fellows for the gamblers;
| they don't do that themselves, but get somebody
| else don't know as its 70: all know =, they
don't have no business not till late at night; they
never stir out till late at night, and nobody knows
| how they live: that's what expect they do. Eel
lows that come into town flush, You knOw-sold ont
| their cotton and are fush-they always think they
must see everything, and Try their hands at every
| thinc-these fellows bring EN- into the gamblers,
and get EN- tight for EN-, you know. 49,.
| How's got along since his father died p
| asked Mr.. :.
well. Is been unfortunate. Got mad with hs
| overseer. thought he was lazy and packed HIN on;
then he undertook 20 oversee himself and he was I'M
| fortunate. Had two bad crops Finally The sheriff
took about half lis Lggers. He tired 70 WORK the
plantation with the rest, but they was old useiup
| hands. and BE- got mad that they would not work
more and tired o seem EN-, and fore the end oi the
| year be- ,od EN- all.
| Another Young man, Of whom he spoke, had had
his property managed for him by relative ti.l he
came ii age, and had been sent north 10 college;
| two years previously be got II INTO his own hands,
| and the first year be ran il in debt $4,000. tie
Put back into the hands of his relative to manage.
| but continued 10 live upon it. Il see continued
our host, eyery time any Of their teams are coming
back from town they fetch a barrel or denjohn.
| There is parcel OF fellows who, when they can't
| liquor anywhere else always 20 10 him.
| But how did he manage 10 spend so much The
| irst year-in gambling
| well he gambled some and he run horses lie
| don't know ANYTHING about horse, and OF course
he thinks he knows everything. These fellows up to
| Natchez would sell him any kind OF tacky Tor four
| or five hundred dollars, and then, after be d had
| him a month, they'd ride OUT another and make a
bet Of FIVE or six hundred dollars they'd beat him.
| Then he'd run with EN-, and of course be lose II.
But sixteen thousand dollars is a large sum Of
money TO be worked OF even in that way IN q year.
| ] observed.
| tOh. he had plenty of other ways. Fed go into
| a bar-roorn and get tight and commence 70 break
things They'd let him 90 on, and next morning
| hand him bill for a hundred dollars. He thinks
that's a-smart thing and just laughs and pays II,
| aud then treats all round again"
By one and the other, many stories were then tod
me Of similar iUles Of young men. Among tle rest
| this:
| A certain man had as was said to be the custom
| when running for office given order at grocery
for all to be treated who applied in his name
The grocer after the election which resulted in the
defeat Of the treater, presented what was thought
an exorbitant BILL He refused TO pay it, aud law
suit cnsued. a gentleman in the witness bsx being
asked Il he thought il possible for the whole number
| of people taking part in the election TO have con-
sumed the quantity of liquor alleged answered;
| "Noy Goad Judge" (reprOachfuly). Yes,
Sir! Why, I've been emerged for hundred and nifty
drinks myself fore breakfast, when I've stood treat,
| and never thought o disputin 1t.