New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-14

= - upon he boldest height
y. ~ 1pant4in. Car from the open lands,
a. tSees circled, and hid FIRM sight,
= ~ Cd cottage ID ruin stands
r.
Erench Exile in tho Haokwcods.
= rr11orzzs o. 4 1x7E PARIS rusLrcAr1oS.
- - A pfo@pssity n Georges had assisted
e k]co4 fni1oe. Or about 81 900 in our money
81 rs a6p9t1ffo<i Thls. with 6,000 francs
81 L. < hk pailjmony, WAS all that remained t.
~. Sc usnt snd ts6k his LAST BREAKFAST 4
~ - RaTls, aud iu the evening he found him
- 1n>Ie. - board the Queen Victoria, Y bound
0lI6ouH "A tow hours MORE aud the land Of
: - is'c horizon. he had scarcely rscos
~ ~ grief natural 10 man exied, perhaps,
from hl8 native shores, when the mouth Of
sppi Uas attained. The aspect Of that
Is 1i1<r, where II mingies its yellow waters with
i = ~ ~, Vas nos well calculated % inspire
~ leeljnSa. The muddy waters poured
4sen (0w, bae&y shores, carrying with them
I911te IL uproQted trees, and green, marshy
<S1las Of rice and plantations OF sugar-cane
54 Nttle relief, as forest Of masts pro.
~ en4 exile ascertained that his s'domainn was
1!a4 near ne confluence Of the Ohio With the
5 n, and the itinerary was traced out for him
~ % ascend tho latter river, and chen the Ohio
- - - 70 the little town OF Guyandot. aud quit
~ ~ steamer At that point, he had "a penetrate
Il 1n xuky or seventy miles into the interior There,
Hr1rra1 ~ river Of Guyandot and a stream called
1np Creek lay the five hnndred acres Of Forest Of
u1zIh ~ Wns duly acknowledged lord and master
- associate river hanks as be proceeded up the
w. vest expanses Of untitled lind, imperyious
UHzEa1 where nlIiRators floundered about In undis
uuI secession, and dark forests beyond, revealed
~ 46H World Ia all its austerity. The garb and
Gzn<11 Of The crew and passengers made him at the
49, &e acquainted with the variety presented by
- XIrI L. - (.rI -
X ~ e7suent "What am I, useless drealner.n he
M3eEtsis1d Hamong these mon, trained from their
ET 'anfy 10 struggle against nature. aud TO carry
ut tleu iheIr energetic activity wheresoever they
u18 ~ pteasod 10 GOT What was going to do in
4Hqst z<lkades. and In what unknown world was
wz1< v iermsnate my career n He does not say So
~ us5yiRgs about the Bonlevards aud the Cafe de
Hzik. - feel certain, came across his mind.
1R<&ly he found another Frenehman on the
alnnazx ono, like himself exiled BY the revolution,
~ H1lA still slender resources. He had emigrated
uIIh roztznce Ia his pocket, and with the small
~ - W. e Hfw ~ s 4llss1s " h " n 1aa pnI
~ Nan Of 100 francs, or $25. He had invested
1rf1r portion Of his capital IN Kentucky rifle, an
Np9 lz<ehe<, and in bis fare, for which be had bar
113 - dcoA-passeuger, so that he travelled at an
&1rn1z n shout two cents per league. All this ac-
@1z<111d, be had still l25 francs In reserve. He
M1E01ed Investing twenty-five OF these In potatoes
~ ~ bctf leaving Il 10 bis rifle to procure little
4s11 sanAx half Of what remained would 60 towards
uDl11 purchase seeds Nheregith to enrich the soil
1 ~ Intended TO clear with the sweat OF bis brow.
ax& Hrda Of maize wonld bear an ear, and SO on,
1Ez< ~ STEP til be could lsy down his Ratchet and
&}5- 3la3 viii dos This was an example Of what
~ y b done Ia the New World by anticipation not
- - &et npon our exile. Unfortunately, he soon
adei e1Uafany with his adventurous eoantryman.
- ~ timing he saw of him was when, landing
1rma bUat al one Of the widest spots on the Ohio,
F1u9el a arms through the strings Of bis KNAPP
<E aEo1ldcred bis rifle, and, with his Ratchet In
<a<< hand, disappeared In the gloom Of an i'm
1uae Cincinnati, our exile arrived shortly after
xrIR - Guyandot, where he also had to quit the
Ef e6d confront the forest. The example of
no given by his countryman sustained him at
- 91r1 he sentured boldly into the midst OF
pH Americans, talking and drinking at the bar
" ~ @a1f 1oatelry Of the place. NJ. George says he
l ~ means q little man, but be felt certain
rliQu when IN the presence OF these colossal
11r1qInan. He mustered, however, to inquire as
~ - xhefeabouts Of his section" Suddenly
~ ~ phced on his shoulder from behind with 80
a1s upp1nsis that his knees bent under the pres
< ~ he nearly lost bis equilibrium. The act,
Eg, had been done with such little effort on the
- = ~ yirginian, that II had not disturbed the
= ~ whisky that filed a glass in bis right
- saox z said The giant the place inquired for
~ gentleman Is Red Maple y
zulisE this, another hef.ulean backwoodsman
nt pxwmd- This man was booted and spurred;
- 111e high eatber gaiters. shortcut coat, wide
H11 bat he had heavy whip in one band, and
y Gz|< r5|Ie gu his shoulder
Ar h. aid, eyeing the Frcnohman with
1EezilizlnE look, I" the owner OF Red Maple =
Wh1s snd delicate hands are not well suited for the
1.ar and rifle. II you will take my advice, you
- nnks The best OF your way back 70 New York,
- Asrs Red Maple to lake care Of itselfe
And 20 &yIpg he threw himself backwards into an
'zs<aaaaf. lifting up bis bawny limbs, American
1zdziIu<. nfon a table close by
: nna zhy 50, y you please ," our exile yensred
1
fts seasons that Il Is perfectly needless 10 tell
Hna, replied the virei0ian. And he began to whistle
'anzfs Doodle, Win a. useaniiy that our Partisan
&lelnzt y be perfectly and thoroughly American
m exile did not, however, allow himself to be
a|r<1&I(ltt by such reception He even consider
% st * down as more or less correctly founded on
- 4F4sanRce, which seemed little adapted to en-
o1<r6n Tie trials OF life OF backwoodsman. He
0e<sulneo, come what would, now that he had
~4z<zlned the name and size OF his allotment TO 70
- ~ i With bis own eyes. To this effect be hired
= 1zzsp and guide.
nz md lay along the banks Of the river Gnyan.
- All traces OF cultivation soon disappeared I'M
1AafiaK hanks were soon succeeded by abrupt cliffs
~ = ttsIy step the landscape seemed to be getting
1pupy piae fcresta. Thus they proceeded I'M, as
&.rriag approached they came to a log hut OF farm
H1k 4ane cultivation around At the same moment
mxnsu ~ hoeebaok made his Appearance. He rode
- - 1he guide, exchanged few words with him,
1sEnswiing at The new conner, cantered away again
M rms soon lost in the darkness Of the forest NJ
I'Axyrs bad had time, however, 70 recognize in the
n4rtHj0us visitor his blunt Virgnian acquaintance
a ~ night before
-@u1o j the man " he inquired Of The guide wbe:
N1< nero boy.
: > ) township was The laconic reply.
O.. do you know him then Z"
~<eile WE'LL
: f,g did he not stop at this but n
1eesase he did not choose 70 sleep under the
mu11< <0pf ~ yourself
~xhst i strange. What can be his reason n
No tdE shook bis head knowingly.
= x&xea,r be said. If there are people who will
~ eaho1t regard 10 the laws, know nothing about
- Al have to do isto take you TO Red Maple, and
- ~ <><>er pass the night here or you VIII have
szss1d i IN the forest II will coss you three shil
SAVAGE contrast between acts and manners. The
H41t Ms received, he relates, with that hospifabe
<tu<><J which, he says, distinguishes the Yifginian
1Etn - other Americans. The next morning he
ssnfa bis journey at an early hour. His spirits
@~n ,esiyed ~ be took parting glance AZ the hut
- - sharing, and he thought il was not 80 disa-
sH-<sf ~ alternative after all, TO end his DAYS in
MIA -.