New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-13

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The general mode of life on the journey, with all
ts discomforts, bad an occasional spec Of romance
Our days rides were short usually from twelve TO
twenty miles only, which Is about the common ds,
tau &c We found, in steady travel. We coon reiuced
the art Of camping habit snd Learned 70 60 through
the mo'sops with mechanical precision, and the least
possible fatigue.
Az the shadows srow long we intimate 70 one an
other bat l. is time to be choosing camp ground. and
near the first house at which obtain corn,
sct sheltered spot where fuel and waite, al hand.
Saddles of and hamper the heises are leff fee save
Fanny, who lie tied for nucleus. The mule instantly
h down, and resppears with his four feet ia the air,
giving loud grunts Of satisfaction. tree, overhaog
ing smootb ope, is taken for the bsck rope OF the
tent the hampers saddles and arms placed by it
The tent is unrolled and hosted to the tree, pole is
cut for lis other end the long entrope carried over 1t
and made fast 70 bush peg and when The corners
are pegged ont by the hat iron pegs attacned, our
il secure from dew. One Of US mean Thile, hs COL
Iected fuel and lighted fire. brought ~a'er and Sc, 1t
heating Then beIe i'd a journey for corn and a task
10 hutk it. The borses are caught and offered theif
biz il from the ear, taking, and then specially
the mule some Of the busss salad. BY this time II
is pes,ly dark and hastily collect fuel for the night
thinking, rather ool-fully sbst msy have for sup
per. II nothing hiss been sho. or bought, there Is
oDy the hot meal engaged a. the cabin with the
corn TO ,e sent for This discuss with some ranc,r
and cup of coffee. Then comes rsnble out into the
vague noInnBly fer logs of fire wood, but partly for
romance little wsy from the freight CLOSER ndis
nct old giants all about; sticks crack uoder the eet
the horses start and peer wildly 9th stretched ears
After you; who knows What widest, Wolf, or vass-
bond Niger may be watching to spring upon You, If
You 60 fortber from the light- Then. leaning upon
your elbow you lounge awhile upon the confines of
combustion, teastiDg your various fronts, and never
getting warmed through Then candle and book
or pencil in the tent hooded In blankets Then
pimg on CT logs for parting and enduring tire, and
your weary bones covered with everything available,
stretch themselves from saddle-bag out toward the
blaze, and-tbe chilly daylight.
Nor did the travellers fail to meet with many odd
characters and to pick up good anecdoie occa-
sionally among the frequen'ers of the Texan tsv-
ems on the road of which they were the transient
guests. Here is an account of their experience at
the hotel" III Caldwell, the seat Of justice of Bur-
Lesson County:
There were Elk Texans, planters and herdsmsn, who
bad made harbor at the inn for the nor;her two Ger
man shVp-keepers aud a young lawyer, who we're
boarders, betide patty OF three, who had to be
seared before the fire durisg " the evening" We
kept coats and hats on and gained az mucn warmth,
from the fIfndly in Which we drew together as
pssible After asceitaoing by not at all imperti-
rert or nconsiderste method Of inquiry, where we
were from which way We were going VIII. we thought
Of the weather, and what were the capacities and the
cost of fire arms, considered "a initiated
members of the crowd, and the conversation became
general"
One of the gentlemen ssked me if I had seen this
new Instrument"
What instrument 7"
L.,
81 never beard Of il before; what is II 7"
~ don't know, only that He pointed TO q large
potter the wall advertising L. Gl6erts ceiebra'ed
patent GRAND BoUDoIR and square paso-tortes." j
mention the circumstance a caution 10 printers On
the choice Of words for the use OF their enpa.ho type
At the same place they enjoyed the benefit of an
instructive conversation about niggers."
But the most interesting subject to Norhernes which
vas talked Of, was brought up by two gentlemen
speaking Of the bouse wheIe they spent the previous
night e The man made white boy, fourteen or fl
years old, get up and go out IL the norther Tor
wood, when thee was a great, strong niger fellow
lying the floor, doing nothing God bsd IN aP-
petite 70 give him a hun 1red, night there"
Why you wouldn't 20 out into the norther your.
sel, would you If you were not forced to inquired
one laughiDgy.
Il wouldn't have Q niger in my hoa'e tha. wss
afraid 10 set TO work AZ anything wanted him 70 do
at any time. They'd hired him out to 90 70 neE
place pext Thursday, snd they were AFRAID II toey
didn't treat him well, he'd run away III oouint
bresk bigger Of running away, wouldn't have him
II can tell you how you can break Niger CT ran,
ping away certain said another. There was al old
fellow / used to know in Georgia that always cured
bis so. II Niger ran away, when he caugh him. ne
wsuld bind his knee over los and fasea him 80 he
couldn't stir then he'd take psr Of pncsr aud pail
one of his nails out by the roots and tell him that
If he ever run away again he would pull out two OF
them and if be run aEsy agsin after that he told
them he'd pull out four of them. and so on, doubling
each time He never had to do it more than twice-it
always cured them. 90
One Of the company then said thst he was at the
present time IN pui suit of negro. lie had bought
BIN of connection Of bis in Mississippi; he told him
when he bought him that lie was great runaway; ne
bad lun away from him three times, and always when
Il ey caught him he trying TO e back u iH!non
that was he reason he sol him. " He offered hin 10
me cheap" be continued, and bought hun ,uss
be was q f-st.rae Niger, and thought perhaps
could break bin of runnirg away by bringing MN
down 10 this new country. l expect he's uiSiag Tor
Mexico now l sm Almost sure saw his tTacks on
the road about twelve miles back where ne waS a
coming on this way. Night before last e1gsged VITO
a nan who's eSt some fret rate neget dogs ID uiest
me here tonight, but suppose The cold keeps hin
back" He then asked to look out f1r hi q a, We
wen. on vest and gave a minute description OF him
that We might Ieeognize him. He wss r-a oiack
Niger" and carried of a double oaTeied quo slh
bin. ADo'her man, sho was gong gu oy aao.u '5
10 advertise him. Wcu,d be be likely 10 defend MIN
self with The gun Ii he should Try 10 secure hln, ne
asked. The owner said be b ID no doubt he woaid
He was "a humble bigger when he ~ss az work IS
ever be had seen bu. he mighty resolate Niger
there was no nan bad more resolution. Couldn't l
induce him TO let take the gun bNpretenfng
wanted 10 look at IL, or something Id t.ik 70 him
simple: make as if | WAS a stranger. and ask him
about The road AID so on and finally SAX hin what he
bad got for . gun, and - lei me look at II" The
owner did, believe he'd le' so OF the gun; ne was
niger OF ,eD'e-ss mu,h sense as wo.ts man; he
was not one of yoar knsey healed niggers." The
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