New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-12
Among the Pines.
From The Examiner (Bap;i'i). n


From The Examiner (Bap;si). NeD York
And here lies. ut our hand that capital book, just
pub1,b,d BY Gilmore which everybody has read or will
re,d"Amouz the Pines" Tho author processes to present
ia II simple narration Of facts and dates only being
Ssued We fancy also that tho facts arc condensed INTO
somewhat space Of time than the reay' ior VIC
scarcely imagine such tragedy OF dsFA and deiu oeea
running its siOgie paatson within the space Vi
two weeks Nevertheless there 10 nothing In tho inedsn
related beyond the possibilities of the slave system n0'ns
b., VIVA. must inevitably under certain ccum.tance grow
ont Of ,nd no,hlg harder to believe probably than nosi
Of IA. have heard In isolated cases. Tom credible Witnesses
But whether truth fiction, the sry Is wildly told and
the various scenes, whether larghsols or pnheuc
are sie,ched with sn artists hand There Is charm, too
In the novelty II the ieale are introduced into new
region Of slave labor that Of the twpsnns dsier@ The
great rsneus pines and Sigh over our heads and under
our fee, slip and orseke their long spny leaves Of last year
shedding long Of barrels aad the tanks filled h'm
tho tho bu,cher.d sesd forth through 81
the cir their strong but unpleasant odor and the chvar
and tho corn cahe the black slave ard the poor white
trash cross each other ctursquey under the broad shsdo"
Of the pines In this business the negroes always labor
u. Aadss pleasant thought Of eooAe contracted with the
burning rice and cotton fields with which sceostomed
TO associate slave labor
We have he.ated the choice Of extract between tie
sravs and the y Surely Of readers will blame ne
CarolinA hog race;
We had passed through dense forss. Of pines. but were
ms,fns into S,Sm s ,e ss. ~ ,1s
OF tho oysnss bcssty Of Sprnssrei along with tho un
dis evergreen their tall stems In tbs sr The iVe-oss the
ycanore the sysnish mulberry tao holly aud toe perm
uo-xy tooned With wresihes Of tire white and yellow
s'sunne the woedbns ard the eypre" uos' and bear.
us hero and there bouqass Of hs nfis'le,oc with s
deep yesn and glossy loas, aptarnsd to The .snnns hs
brood eyer the road f0,ef a. .eswny sss,s 70, 40
greatest hero TIE word hss ever "yisn'fPeo-,
Sa uua, for fodder ard 'c.s'ed .soash sa Ia d.s'easa
rsohss the only vegetation visible. The round was
ps.ss great numbers Of swine feeding on these eur
and and then horned animal bros.ps on ire cypress
Al 70. swine were naked though they seemed too wild 70
have owner ~ human haesiaiion ihry were
snd s.srBS no ,e OF resemblance tn. ordinary hog
nou,, ard that feature Was 90 nuen onser aud
eas s.. ,hs two a. one species Hows1S they
.he,f a.s','bey mass eIeese' bacon. saa are ss.s on
than the districts Ieqaenied BY the's ionsno'ed
W. call ,h.m Csroius rscsber,es" said the Colonel
he tn!.hed an seecsns Of tLsis pesnli'Iitus.s
"F~~t deer. I'D match one ss,inst en- ordinary horse
Cons, my friend you" rrsciiclHs on my ignorance Of
Not bi, Of IT. See! there's good specimen yenisr. II
dolaI he'll beat Ssndys mare halfnie strsch-sAndy
to hold the stake and bsvs the winning
We'll agreed" said, hnsnig' and III give the pig ten
Me- replied tho Colonel you can, saord It. He'll haze
ahead bn, you need that In the eoout Come San
| Az will you 90 IN Tor the pie !"
I'm not sur. the native would have with
Oa skho himself fo the sale OF much money. To
him Il and a. lie thought Of H. hi, struck
anal. spaks and Biz enormous beard aud mn.aehe. viosied
wih something that family epbed ssush Replying to
| lie question. be said;
Kinder reckon wu, cunneli bOwsornaever Keep, the
Of course said the planter but be honest-win you
sandy halted hi. horse IN the road Will. tn. planter and
took 70 the woods either side Of the way The Couoi
to s-ps.ts the selected animal from he rest
Of the herd aud ~ith.st much dhcay got IN Into the
road where by closing down oaaa nank. kept him TIL
he AID s,ndy ~srs fairly under way.
"H~ keep 10 tue road when once started said the Col
cpei sushisi and hs show you some OF the 1a!et run
ming you sveT saw In your lifs."
Away they went A. n.t the pig seeming not exactly to
"a =; Soon s'"l..a "a Il p'ss
hind h-h.lt-d mont to collect his thoughts
.hen, lowering hi head aud sev.tns hs TAIL put
wind OF nsine-they not to be compared with 1t
Nothing Ia nature may be southern
that pig lie s,ined the horse at sep. aud it wa
.oon evident that ny dollar VA gone
TO the Colonel said lnes bly, my hor'e'sraPid pace
sod excited r.oil -. -oa.d ALLOW:
I've Lost but III 90 yoa another dollar that YOU cant
"So-sii tic Colonel got out In III. break, Of hi. LAUGHING
Ell loons you cau hedge me Ia that manner. II ~
dollar you eunt do IT, aud your the tastes. Tie
We'll IN do it-Ssnsy to have the stakrs"
"Agreed." said tue Colonel. eni s~sy zoe wont, |
The swinsh sbOa, handed yard. ahead when
gave tb~ the vias and told her Aud she did
She few against the wind with motion rapid that face
Glove the air felt as II cutting s way through soli
body and the tree a. We passed seemed struck with paui
and running for dear ~. In The opposite dhsction -
Fors few moment. thOush, the mare gaining and
turned 10 the Colonel with exulani look.
Don't shout I'LL you Ia, my boy he allied out nom the
distance wherc W.. h.s, leaving him AID Sandy.
dd shout Tor spi,s Of all efforts the space between
and the pig eem-d to widen Yet scpt determine
win TILL at tue end of short half mile reached the
wseeansw-tes swine It hundred ysld, ahead There
his igshp halted tufned eooly around, eyed Tor Q
ne6. then with quiet deliberate Iol tuned oil into tue
woods
AMONG TIE PINES; on, SorTH IN SECESSION
TINE. Br EDMUND krRKR.-Wo have read thcse
Ge-hke sketches AS they appeared In the pages OF
The Continental Monthly, and could hardly wait
for the month TO come round that We might
renew our acquaintance with the characters
they describe. 1t has been said that they make
up into book not whit less interesting, nor any
less powerful in point of treatment, than " Uncle
Toms Cabin" aud We candidly do not see hos the
re mark can be gainhay.d. "Among the Pines" lie
certainly mott remarkable book; the writer Of it
il real hero witkont ever appearing to DO aware
Of it, he sketches and coors with the firm and rapid
hand Of artist and throws together incidents und
develops that stir the blood IN every vein oil
tie body. We do not like IL see an author over.
praised; but there is little danger Of the author OF
this book being spoiled there Is too much real
stuff IN him for that. lie gives you what he has
himself seen and experienced in Carolina, ut Pc
rod but little removed from the date OF the firing OF
the first cannon on Sumter. No pictures with the
pen could be graphic and thoroughly effective;
The subject 10 fertile one and 1t has been banded
ia this case by true master.
Read "Among the Pines" by all means, II you
would have proper conception Of the social state |
where Slavery reigns uDchallenged by any Of the |
slumberiDg forces OF the human soul.
IBsnnsr Of Light, Boston. |
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ALI Hxn soss-Mr.. c. l. Budd, widow lady, residing
near E..tbrook Lawrence County Pa, has aud