The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-01-11
POOR WHITES.

The Continental! Monthly has nm article
entitled Among the Pines,' and which,
the anhar ayers, is a true account OF atour
through South Carolina. IN December, Is
60. Tie foil5wsng extract, Us ilsu.trativ'
If the character and mode Of life Of the
.sponr white ,rash," is well worth peru.
The rain was falling in torrents, and the
ni gh, was az dark as the darkest corner OF
the dark place beiow.' We were in the
midst Of what seemed an endless forest OF
turpen,ine pines, and had seen no human
habitation for hours. Not knowing where
the road might lead Us, We determined TO
ask shelter u, the shanty for the right.
In ans wer to our summons a wresched-
looking, half-clad, dirt-bedragglei woman
thrust her head from the doorway, with the
inquiry, ,ssvho are yp;'1s 5aE@s.aoFs
VEIN only massa and me, and de hoss,
and wen half dead wild de coli,' said scipic
-scan't we cum in out OBJ de rain =
.waI, strangers replied the woman,
e,in. us as closely a. the darkness would
permit, .yeu'i ind mighty poor hxlns har,
hut reck an We can cum ia.'
Entering the house, We saw, by the light
Of a blazing pile OF pine kness. which foared
and cracked On the hearth. that il contain
only = single npar I'm ant. about twenty fre'
.ouare. In front Of the fire place, which
occupied the better haltDf one side OF the
ro IN, the floor was Of the bare earth, litter
ed over with pine chips, dead e'aders, hyf
casls. broken pots, aud lazy spaniel dog
pnposite to this, at the other end OF the
room, were two low beds. which looked as
If they bud been .sisps in for ver and never
made up.' Asains, the wall, between thf
he'd. and the fire. pace, stood a small pine
table, aud on 1t WIS large wooden bowl,
fn,m whose IN uah protYaded Che handles %
several unwa,hed pewter spaons. On the
,,yht of the fire wa II raced rocking char,
evidently the peculiar property Of the ms
tress of the mansion, and three blocks o'
nine log, sawed of smoothly, and made to
serve fsr eats. Over against these tower
cd a hirh. backed settle. something IKE tha
On which
$50, Hnsay all alone.
4 when zcas pesksd ,hrutae winaef,''
and on II. her head resting partly on bel
arm. nars,y on the end Of the settle, out
small, bare foot pres..ng the ground, th'
other, the part Of the person which Is
supposed to require stock'ux-, extended IN
har,z antal ti.rectson, ,--scci.ned, not Hnsdy
but he. southern cousin, who. wii wager
va. decidedly the pretner and dirt'er oil th'
,xo. Our entrance did nat seem 20 d'seon
.srt her in thssra<t, for she lay here ~ un
n,.,e ed a. a msihle statue, heg large hlaci
ewes r.vetel On my face a. II sesias SOM
n,o,i.sertpt animai far the hrst time.
u,..a IA. = m.msut srau-6xpj with s1dmi'
rattan, In somewhas extensive eos"fsa
,;,n n her s,x, IN bolh hcmi.pheres. ! hat
| never ~,snesssd such a form, saca eyes
such faMtHsss teatuft1,s aHb
black, ss1ar.aas hair. A Gsanes a. as'
| arcs..-a saiied, greasy, erasi>h hhses
wool.ey gown. apparently her oniy garment
I-sua q srcnaa ieak nj her face, when, "
closer inspection, had precisely the hue Q
,a,,aw cs,,ass, rrrcsl'ei me 20 myself, '"'
allowed me % complete the surrsy et 'n'
premises. .
TIE hssse xss ba,ls Of aahesn leg.' p
Grated hy side iutersssce.. shsoasa ~aie.
N. cold a,r came, in decidedly fresh u 90
has..h.s,.ing currents. while large fea
/ !, the roof, that let in 'hs rain. gsss N
inmates an excellent opportunity i"s -
aa'r,nr in 1 shoser-hrsf, OF sh'eo she.
.ssmSd greatly ia need. The CHIMNEY
.h,eh had ,psruaed lsp'e Of feel into TO
room, :. IL 70 ierp on. Of the cold. an
shrsasenci menensaTily to inmo'e o'"a
"a. OF ssicss bsiis up IA clay. ss'ss va
shadows ~sse af til ck. anpisaei hoaris.
Too pretty girls, ono q p n sps srn nm
| ,he a,,ss fourseen y-srs. <vsseasiy s'-sef
:, ,hs uss1orssa bsasy, As @'ddas-ase'