The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-16

crockery then 10 the upper deck for tho post prandia
politics or the crops long night vigils the IN
evilsb.e poker decks me river being os-the fare,
however, is opposingy high, being twice what it was
some time sgo-necesstated slow progress IL very
evident that several passage feeling very
certain Ia their minds whether they would be in
tho bosom OF their families spend the week
. sand bar
"Isay capsin," asked ono old follow, whose doubts
% the subject seemed disturb him than the rest.
does You reckon. with the water low lis yel fech
Yer steamer through all rghtr'
Il don't reckon soothing about IT, replied the captain.
steamer drawrs 90 little water, all abe good
heavy dew mornings, and she can run cross lots any
"WAli. reckon I'M trust heE that's tho isast wise
can do" rejoned the old geutsman and from fear
his tsssa he retired evidently peTfectly sa.sssd or
course the captains statement Is overdoingI not
trying 70 perpetrate doub.e pun although the word
admits 1.-THE thing slightly but there are steamboats,
built for navigating this river which draw only ten
inches Of water. There was constant sounding
tue lead and line descending fathom depths
but pine stick thrust over the boats bow, showing
down to the marginal allowance For two or three weeks
the river will be getting lower and then comes the an
nual June rise. The snow on the Ozark mountains,
at the source Of the river s then melted the rs and
rivues swell 70 sHrgng streams and In leapng floods
pour into the main channel, swelling ito turbid waters
into tumultu0us 0ften the river rises twelve and
fifteen feet 10 single night deluging ell the bottom
lands Overlapping biuds and, like the 0Terfows of the
Mississippi destroying thousands OF OF crops and
In its mad sweeping away human habitasons,
furniture STOCK everything The destruction OF crops
Is liable to be much greater here in proportion than on
the Mississippi owing the coming much later,
when the crops are IN the ground and besides there are
little or no ievees here, 30 that tho water has unre-
striood God and the devil regulate thing
except the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers. and they
regulate themselves spite OF both remarked passen-
ger to We were talking over these idosyncratic
river rsngs. The observation struck forcible
Of telling the whole story though moro senten-
tious than orthodox style Of statement.
Among the groups Of takers on politics found one
the central figure of which was young Texan he
served during the war as learned through Listening 70
the nearest OF any person have ever seen 10 my beau
ideal Of Texan ranger Considerably over six feet in
height he stood head and shoulders above his compan
IONS and In appropriate costume, would give admi
rabe personation of Roman gladiator, the captured
African prince of Whittiers poem Russian grenader
dark gray SUIT nearly new, tight OF the
pattern and freshness, boots whose genteel make
made up for their grcsser dimensions broad network
gold chain, modelled after the style OF meal SITTER,
most lashhv gotten up wooen shirt, cravat showing
ali the prsmatc hues Of the rainbow, and an expansive
himself we'll dressed, aud counted largely the inu
attaching to this fact TO that extent that subse.
cabin to have heard him MARBLE forth in
baritone that song Of the rustic maiden,
"Whoh marry me while my clothes are newr, would
not have surprised me in the least most noticeable
feature about him was an unwonted profuseness OF
coarse, dark, shaggy hair which Jued out in parabolc
from under the rim OF his hat very much like the
capillary adornment OF adult Abino. His only whis
kers a moustache. He seemed conscious Of his
physical superiority for he expressed his vews with the
most perfect abandon imaginable hurled his ana.h
eas at the general with Ike recklessness
eco in Tor getting back into the Union does you p he
asking of the circle abou. him as came up
and at the same time raised aloft in gesticuatou his
grown terrapin; and you Southern born'd man at
that What did you light fors spocs yer adm
| fool and don't know what you At f0r."
"Hold on yer talking leete too strong" spoke out
the ono addressed; "Im no d-n fool, I'll lot yer
know, nor nothing else"
sumed the Texan, evoking . laugh from the crowd
s.Yor much my side IS any ono elses, reckon
III ell you what d fur and then yer sit down
for ID fool anything yer likes a. to kill Yam
KEGS and amt going ter let any live ones rule over
me now and make laws FUR me 20 sun ,ne da y,
fight fur 1t over aRin believe in southern govern
ment don't believe in no Yankee government and
tell yer I'd do il had ten thousand such mon I'd
take contract TO pave HI with twothirds OF them,
and with the rest I'd corduroy Texas"
woud you supervise the job yourself r inquired one
Of the crowd Of listeners
"Well didn't 90 it, and 90 up right yer may
rally: 90 yer see It wouldn't come much amss to me,
and the devil would be my right bower AM. way
| yankees and sns government ~
cts worse than bitter am" he spoke up excitsdly
the a on cent on the
| lost the only two brothers had besidedoes you
~" gnS e ts seo 81 robbed me and
"But the South brought on the war suggested one
So. sir The South had nothing 10 DO With bringing
on the war" he answered at was all the doinss Of
the North. They drove the South to war; mean BY
this the cussed aboitonists and they are all sbo-
tionists North. They determined 70 make the Niger
man, and though they haven't done that Or, and
ties that can't % aid they arc now trying TO make
Southern white folks into niggss and they'll lind they
can't do that Ar neither csp perhaps few fools who
'But the North conquered the South" interrupted
the same person. and mas perfect right 70 dictate is
everything into consideration, oasr very considerats
terms"
Texan. "The South is not conquered. Pm South.
crner, and do look like conquered persona and as b
the Saoso1 ne S.a ss hans up
felt himself able TO cope, single handed, with the whole
United States government and then went ON TO say
"and what is more, | never wi-nevsr can Do con
Dom, you acknowledge the supreme jurisdiction o
the United States this individual again IN
| "Now don't yer DO throwing yer big words in thai
way at me-" he answered. "What Is yer wants q
Don't you consider yourself subject OF the United
States, and bound to obey its lawsf Was tho question
Now understand yer,n he rejoned, land answer
mol amt going to hang nobody, nor shoot no
body, reckon unless they try 20 shoot me; and ain
going steal nothing, and gets nothing don't pay for
| and amt gong to be rcstorated either"
For some considerable time the Texan continued talk
ing in about the strain have quoted. with like feeble
| conception ~ TO what he was talking about and hi
vanity and ignorance leading him into An error not very
| deficient sducation-the supposon that loud talking
and sweaug constitute tho basis OF incontroveblc ar
rument Afterwards he got to playing poker, and los
somewhat heavily. The last saw VI him he was playing
solitaire. asked him If he preferred the game TO draw
poker "Not by long shot ne answered; tout wher
| play BY myself know am playing with homes
man and can't be beat out Of any money" remark
| showing that ne has some common sense even II it b
l OF the commonest kind.
without alludng TO the discomfons OF sleeping ON al
| overcrowded Arkansas steamer my narrative would ma
l terally fail OF completeness. / found the steame
dcnsely crowded aud every stacroom taken Ny lot
with others sleep the cabin foor with the glare
brightly burning lamps shining full in ones face al
night. games Of poker In fun blast either dc;
almost ceaseess click OF glasses at the bar and lou
talking, uuincrmiited, in every direction. can on
give the general result by quoting from King R.char
III the reply OF the Duke OF Clarence TO the euenan
OF the Tower when asked why he looked SO hoa,iy:-
| o, I have passed miserable night,
| SO full of fearful dreams, of ugly sights,
| That as am Christian faithful msn,
| would spend another such night
| Though 'twere 10 buy world Of happy Ia
Bat morning cams, and though we had rnada +,
fottv miles from the time OF starting, brougbs
the cheerful Sunlight and opportunity e. Win (.
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