New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-24
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in front and rear many Of the steps Of which have
di.apresred About it, in all the pomp OF Summer
luxuriance grew Gve-oahs, myrtles, laurels, syca'
norss vines, orange, and fg-trees VI the latter
there ar, two varieties one bearing fruit now ripe
and lnscious that of the otter Only becoming 20 in
Autumn, Everything il rs Idle, as sunny, az hean
,ifnl as can be; in rambling through the abandoned
garden and woody envlrOns you find yonrselI in'ol.
unfairly thinking OF Tennyson's " Sleeping Beauty,
snd 4" Lotns-Eaters, and Tb)msous "Cnst!e OF
Incidence" and that mort romantic Of all cantos
the concluding one of the Second Book Of Spencer 3
"Faerir Queene."
Peeping through an uncsssmented window OF the
lower story, see few agricultural implements OF
the rudest character. among ihea S'cE". ee use
nj such il rather the rule than the exception III the
S0uih: when you suggested newer and br'ter, you
were always told that negroes woud spo. or destroy
them. Natural enough 20 do your work sloveniy
and as little of it as possible, when you are rooDed
OF the proceeds.
This house had belonged to South Carolinian Of
10 particularly ariont Secession procvltes; with
bis two sons be had simply gone with the stream
just before the Rebellion one OF .he latter isd
brought home young wife; now all wero away
1 fugitives On the man land. The negroes rPoke
| favoraby of "old massa," but allowed that inc
Young ones We're hard with them.
Five minutes walk brought US to their quarters,
n row O, hus with little gardens between them,
/ forming ruslic lane. All around, The heds were
high with maize and wild flowers, wbil- overhead
the leaves iof the lve-osks and magnolias rustled
delc;ously. Under the shade OF one OF the fora er
we presently partook Of dinner, prepared for US by
an elderly negroes, mother TO our boat companion
II NAV add, incidentally, that she knew bow 70
charge for il aftsrwsrd.j We ate our really excel
lent meal in state surrounded by joyous conconrse
of negroes, old and young Que OF whom compn-
nented my com psnion with the ASSURANCE that his
skin was "as white 40 any hog as ever che seed
Another u wrinkled dwarish multtto, Of 80, GER
tainlv not more than five feet high with the veins
in bio yellow face and throat as perctpbs rs tbose
in On anatomical preparation had story. Born al
New.providence, hs had narrowly missed emanci-
patton coming with his master 10 the Carolinas To
remain a slave until our advent. Forty years ago
be had been TO New.Y York. and now spoke OF local.
| ties by me unrecogniZaoie
| IL was betwee 3 and 4 in the afternoon when we
embarked again. in q smaller boat, rowed by the
husband OF the preparer Of our dinner, and within
an hour OF sunset when we Quilted IT, after long
null through gu immense bed OF rushes. with here
/ and there d narrow stream unlmpeded by them. we
passed lonely house or two on the Shore deserted,
ike tha, we had let: behind, finally landing at the
explanation OF the Rev. Mr.. Fuller, now lapred
in conjunction with the entire island into the pos
session of our common uncle Samuel.
This is quite a settlement. Mr. Fuller seems 10
have devoted separate buildings 20 accommodations
ordinarily comprised beneath one roof, as library,
etc. which, in conjunction with those occupied by
his family the slave-Quarters and outbuildinss, are
extensive enough 10 deserve lin the South the name
Of village. The late pastor preached occasional
at Beaufort, but wealth end sickness absoived bin
from any onerous performance Of his sacred dules
He appears not 10 have neglected the secular one OF
clicking bic niggers," fer one of them told me how
the reverend gentleman had, with his own Iious
hands tied my informant 20 tree Ia front OF his
house, aid there administered to him severe nog-
Qipc This pegro-by the way, remark ably khrewd
and intelligent fellowaCiually betrayed TWO Secct
siopsts into our hands in retaliation Of former IL
usage by them.
The house wbilom occupied by the reverend
fageant now accommodated Government agent,
good naured, good-lo,kiDg. and intelligent gentle
msn-and Yankee, from Massachusetts. II ic Dir.
Rugcles's business to superiBtend the work on VA
rios cotton plantations, 70 issue necessary supplies
of food etc., to the negroes employed thereon. In
comparative isolation there are other United STATES
EMPLOYEES ON the island, and three or four ladies',
charably engaged in teaching the ehildenl, be has
lived here for the last two or three months. From
this gentleman received hospitality for the night
Mex. morning Captain Trow6ritgc having bust
ness tia. took him elsewhere, l accompanied MIR.
Rugg,s in one OF his two weekly vlsiIs 10 plaations
on the adjoining Islands.
Our path lay through fields Of green cotton and
corn, beside tall hedges and thick woods q, heavy
and rich 40 those ornaIenins the park Of some
English noblemsn; eau think Of no Inure Apostle
illustration. Both men and women were working
in the cotton fields and learnt that the latter prove
the more valuable hands Soon arriving at a creek,
from which the salt water had etbed with the tide,
leaving II bed fTluKeu on
s;de by tract Of rush.s we dismounted from the
vehicle in which we bad hitherto journeyed aud pre-
pared 10 be prope AGREES ia the most ,udinen,ary
Of canoes or "dugouis," by two negroes.
And not across merely. We were pushed at least
a qu after Of mile inland after tis fashion, the men
wading uid-leg deep to effect it. Our progress dis
turbed tens Of thousands of small crabs here de-
nominated fddiers, who seuttled in alarm up the
muddy banks, taking refuge 10 the rusbes. Larger
specimens Of the species are NOS wanii on these
coasts and in the bayous and river; the legroes
catch and disable them from pinchirg by dlspOei-
ton Of their claws Ut once ingenious and simple.
On shore again. Fifteen minutes walk by shel.
tering hedges aud thick woods aud we have crossed
Palswana Island, TO embark IN another "dug-out, "
this time on creek filed With water, aid broad
enough to have afforded pleasant country sdence
for any alligator OF quiet tastes, though had not
the luck TO see one. There are plenty here some
times. Up il We are padded for lnile to another
island.
tits very hot now. "The sun sits high in hi,
meridian tower" and scarcely breath u air exists
10 ripple the water or s,ir the leaves on the bank
below which lie the trunks and strange looking
fbrous roots Of dead palnettos, very old but unrot
ted by and almost impervious TO water. We have
passed living ones growing In the hsdf, where under
tie tropical noopide, they Appropriate enough
One would hardly be surprised at seeing "a lion
emerge from the jungle Of young palmetto leaves
by the way side, striped, faber oothed tiger, bu,
nothing OF the kind occurs. All is sultrincss and
tranquility.
At house once tenaned by the overseer Of the
plantation. now BY negro ex-driver, retained as
subordinate to our agent, we were mounted, Mr..
Ruggles upon horse, myself upon mule, whose
sccouterrnents were Of mos, primitive des-rip-
ton. The saddle consisted Of bag partially filed
with cotton, the bride was halter the biinhers g
pair Of old book. covers, from which the sun and
rain lad shriveed up the leather until il looked like
sore extraordinary fungus growing out OF the AMI
NAL ears amid web Of knOtted string. 1t needed
come dexterity to ride that mule for the slightest
swerving affected the length of tho slirrups. l
consider did very we'll only came to the ground