Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-15

they assumed the guardianship Of the new
corners and uso3c-tIy said 20 the white folks. II
you want 10 hire lhese folks come 10 us This
l. however. oniv re ensctng. on a larger scale,
what hss been done AZ indianapolis and else
where. and confirms nv conviction that system
OF modified slavery or apprenticeship viii have %
be adopted in reference ~ these negroes II they
are allowed 70 come into our States At all
OF course your readers deeply sympathize with
me in my travelling iribuaions: hence il viii in
te-est them 10 know that yesterday had a most
distressing time in getting on board the Empress
| had seen her advertised 20 leave St Louis at b
p VI on Tuesday which was 20 bring her to
Cairo about 4 p NJ Wednesday She came an
hour earlier than expected. and then came nv
troubles which would hardly be worth publish
ing except az a caution % others, that they need
not tall into the same Not expecting 10 stay
night at the hotel, had left my trunk yet at
the depot. not dreaming but that Il would be
easily accessible at any business hour; but, sure
enough, when the boat came the baggage room
was locked. and the boat would stay only half
hour. Then came a fruitess hunt for the bag
gage master only 20 get my trunk on dray IN
time 10 see the boat shove out / called, ana she
answered. Come out in a skif- Then the skill
was 20 be hunted, and dlckered for, and bOatmen
are not moderate in their charges when tardy
traveller is caught in such Tx. Then came a
long pull to the boat, which had got quite the
start of ~: and then came such sweating as y
known only under tropical suns or intense exer-
tons. | gained the boat, but o, bow sweat
for an hour sfterward' The moral OF my story
is, that travellers should keep their baggage under
their control when watching for boat at Cairo
But this not the end of my distresses The
clerk, looking at my hat and not my papers, gave
me a berth with stranger. in a state room which
had no outside ventilation and but little inside,
and the thermometer stood at about ninety In
the moonshne. That presented a chance OF being
roasted alive which did not fancy; hence, about
bed time induced him 10 change me 10 another.
IL proved TO be next To the dish washing opera
ton. which was one ANNOYANCE; then II was right
at the head Of the gangway from the lower deck,
up which came the effiuvia from hundred cattle
and as many mules | concluded To endure this,
however, and turned in and drew over me the
thick bar, which eiectually kept out the stink
as il did the musquitOes but il came near smother
ing me But ! had intended 10 endure even this,
until stingl went one foot, then the other. ltwas
a bed bug-l knew it By the bite-Or rather an
army Of them. Think could stand thatl Never.
| could easily face the lannon's mouth provided
IL was unlOaded; but an uniOaded bed bug, never.
especially when making "A charge upon my own
flesh aud blood. i fed retreated-l got out
of that. and spreading nv own musquito bar over
two chairs on the cabin floor, | had excellent
sleep on the Independent line.
And how ! am in a quandary | started for
Helena We have met some eight or ten req
ments, said TO be Se whole of Curtis's army,
going TO ST Louis When will the army com
manders learn To respect my wishes and consult
me before mOvingI L. "A. G..