Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
Cur HaytIan Correspondence.
NUMBER SIX.
GfPsY CAMP,

Our last nights dissipation didn't hurt us
bit, as you in the West would say, for the
reason suppose thstwe went for pleasure
back to first principles. Song and dance,
music, and the pure juice of the grape en-
joyed out in the open air beneath the quiet
stars, with simple swains and rustic maidens,
only give to man fortaste of the bliss OF
Persian Heaven.
1t is The stihed atmosphere Of afistocrstic
drawing rooms, the dragged wines, the fumes
of gas, the unnatural dressing the unseason-
able hours, the mad attempts TO look happy,
the effort to outshine, the smothered
jealousy, envy, and resentment that make
the princely sharns of pleasure in high life
so ike the apples of Seldom or mystic books
in Hebrew story.
The good or evil of thing is to be Judged
by its effects. by their fruits We shall know
them So our impromptu pleasure party last
night was q blessed thing--aided the care of
civilization in its triumphant sweep. The
company needed the rust Of city rubbed Off
and contact with citizens and cOuUtiers was q
new and fascinating phase of life to the ma
tives, especially to the female portion. The
women Of every nation are more eager to rise
than the men.
The young cottage'girl ever aspires to some
| one of higher stGticn-say the minister, il he
/ is young, the school. master or the 'Squire's
son. Her brother as a general thing, never
presumes TO ask for the Squire's daughter in
marriage. Attachments between pretty
cbambeImaids or sewing.girls and their mas
ter's sons are by no means rare; but the mas.
ter's daughter seldom indulges in tender
sentiments with the family baker, milkmsn,
butcher or porter. Her motto is Excelsior"
and often her banner, with its strange de-
vice, floats over the ruin of a young life,
wrecked on fields of snow or hills of ice,
while in the vallies flowers of beauty bloom
aud birds of paradise sing in vain.
&3Knowing the tendency of feminine ne-
lures, we were not surprised to see the ma
tive bellies desert their lawful lovers, and
dance and hirt with the dashing members of
the La c. Company, and.other rather fast
youths from the city. My Tyrolese costume
ard false moustache enabled me to become
sharer in the female hearts that were lost
and won on that occasion.
The native maidens are graceful and dig
nied, innocent as children, truthful and
trusting, and as full of fire and passion as
Trans Orient worshipers.
They are really capable of strong attach
ments, and with the msgnanimity of men,
we determined that-cost them what it
would-they should become attached to US.
So he paid them pretty compliments, (alas
for female vanity) and whispered words of
tenderest love-s thing we never dreamed
oi-till they we're quite entrsncea and wound
around us their graceful, plant arms, and
pressed their wine moistened lips to ours in
ecstacy of passion.
OF course, twas all pretty little farce for
me--a gipsy-whose God demands that
| BaSne hearts should bleed; but for these
| Christian gentlemen it was very wrong, very
wrong, indeed.
That is, theoretically speaking, it was
| wrong, but practically, about the best thing
that could he done. 1t showed the natives
| that foreigners were not necessarily ssvages,
| but more probably Christians and gentlemen,
and they will be more than ever anxious to
welcome strangers to their shores, and the
greatness of the Republic will be increased.
Thus you see our little filtration subserved
| important State interests and the question
with reasonable beings is not means but ends
| Not that our "means" were censursble-oh
no-o object was TO know the people, aud
in no other way could we attain it. Theo-
retically it was wrong, but theo Y never
| recognizes the morale OF necessity. If there
| was any other route by which we could at
| tain our end, we might possibly take il
| into consideration, and perhaps pursue it,
no matter how dreary, difficult and unin'
viting But fortunately there is no other. To
know a people, one must absolutely drink,
sleep, bsthe, ride aud dance with them-in
| short become one of them-which we did
and they vie with each other as to who shall
| be most useful to their new confreres.
They set off with US bright and early this
| morning on our prospecting tour of the
| Plains, and gave US some interesting infor-
nation respecting their lands, crops, etc.
This plain measures twenty miles from
| East to West-while from North to South il
is from six to ten miles. In 1924 the sugar
cane was first planted here, but the ground
| was arid and produced nothing. But being
net. worked with streams, the Inhabitants re-
sorted to irrigation, and the once arid plain
| soon equalled the valley of the Nile in rich
ness and beauty. The result was truly aston
| ishing. The sugar-plantations of the plains
could vie 18th those of any part of the earth
| In the few seasons that succeeded fifty mill
ion pounds of the precious article rewarded
| the laborers' care. But the Revolution break
| ing out, the thing was abandoned, and the
| fair fields of Cul de Sac re.eehoed to the
tramp of armed millions.
The Government has formed a plan of
digging a canal between the Etang San
matre and the EmbGTcddire du tosSe,
near the city of Port au Prince. This
canal which will traverse the whole length
of the Plains of Cul de Sac, will afford
great facilities for conveying to the ssa-
ports OF the capital the wealth of sugar
and cotton that again crowns the husband
| mans labors.
The great producing capacity of these
plains offer innumerable advantages to emf
grants. 1t is said that the proprietors re-
| quire an enormous price for them. Theil
proximity to the Capital with its splendid
seaports and ready home-markets, is Ger
| tainly not to be underrated, and taking al
| things into consideration, the Plains of Gu
| de Sac afford land as cheap as can reasonably
| be expected. There is a great demand
| for laborers-men who can "take hold
and push things ahead. Five or si1
| hundred persons could find immediate anc
permanent employment. Proprietors VIII
wont sell are willing to let their plantation
out to reliable persons on very adVantageou
| terms.
Haytisn people are hospitsble, and tn
best of every thing they possessed was freely
bestowed on US, and all regretted that W
must so soon depart, for go we must, yol
know, Notwithstanding the attractions AM
destinations there. The maidens, especially
regretted our departure, and the dark face
looked sweetly sad and sadly sweet, a
their brilliant, joVial cavaliers presse
farewell kisses on cheek and brow
One dusky maiden tearfully remarke
to the gay. Captain in the CLOWN
! imagery Of the tropics; "When the re
a light of sunset falls on our groves
cane, and youths and maidens gather fC
bambula dance, Even will think of th
young buckra that came one night, and no
her love with his honey tongue and brigl
: star eyes, and she will ever turn toward Il
= North-road waiting. watching, praying d.
If ing for his return.
j. The frightful deceiVer assured the Low
laden beauty that a moon would not pa
n away ere his yearning soul would batl
"A once more in her sunny smiles a Dromise Il