The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-25

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JoHs's IuAsD, 8. c., September az, 1867.
ome Editor Of The Charleston Daily Netos:
The strain Of strutlips chautlelcer
! CRY. Cock-x-doodle-do.
Como, you parchmentfaced piece Of oflioo fu,
nture, you who think this world fat, stale and un
profitable, daro you to hold to tho opnion durin
this day, while tako you In charge. Into thi
gaily painted. trim littlo craft, quick, bcforo th
sandy-moustached master casls off the line. u,
sail and away in jifIy. How she rounds TO an,
rushes noisoleasly at tho rppling water this gori
GUS autumn morning. Down tho mnrshy crock
anu tho wind fattens tho sail as sho awnings grnce
tuly to tho right into the Stouo Tho riyel
| ~aSes Keep time with the wind waves Of tho tall
| cfer-groon marsh grass. This line of ereon OK.
| tends al along the river. On tho right beyond Il
is tho town, neat enough at this short distance
| tho houses looking sauoiy from behind tall pins
roes, stranger might take those for grave.
| stones. Thoy arc pillars OF burnt houses. Here
| LIS narrow inlet. just tho thing to run your bat
teau' up In to get at the watcr hens this fall
This flagstaff is on Folly Island, and dis.
tance OF two miles away. we are pass.
Ing Coles Island With it's lengthy, marrow
row OF trees aud no inhabitants. Here la small
plno tree run away from the rest and irving TO
hide III the marsh by tho little crock. 1t is stunt
ed, having got begged and stuck in tho maj sh
mud. No beach on Coles Island such as we arc
looking for; Kiswah River to tho right. and tbis
broad, level turn of the stono here on The onpo-
site side is tho inlet. Folly directly in our faco.
low, sandy, ea-washed; passing it RiaEah Island
70 tho right, with just the log wharf to suit.
Let ua kill this poisonous reptile, eoIed so
cozily yet dunseronait near tho ~ No rnr
II might fall in the surf and find a watery grave,
and We choose to aare 1t from that fato.
This walk on the hard, smooth; Sea -macadamized
beach, tho white-capped waves rising on your left,
and bold promontory Of fine sand OIL your right,
whiio the fresh, salt breeze braces the whole being
into bouyancy and life, is worth treatise npon
treatise on health, and bottles upon bottles Of
elixir. Had you pair of high-stepping trotters,
snorting at tue waves and half shyly dashng over
tho sand, your happiness would be complete.
Mount this sand hill-the bunch OF grass
cy your hand will assist you-and SEQ
what ID behind and beyond. You stand
on the very brink Of n ravine full OF wild
tropical shrubbery and dwarf trees. It is pic
ture such as you have located in the wills OF
Africa. Yonder dead tree trunk reminds You OF
habitation for snakes, aud you would aca rcely 20
closer for fear OF some monster anaconda dangling
from It's limbs. OF all things, no ono would have
supposed such wilduess of scenery TO exist here,
i'll miniature to be sure but still with tho grandeur
OF luxuriani, thrifty nature untiisturbed for ages
Back TO tho beach again, for these dark brown
jagged pieces OF iron wore put there by ciyiliza-
tion, and are in strange contrast with the grass,
and leaves and Howers. Shells OF the ocean are
more in keeping with your feongs, and gather
ing them pretty indiscriminately at first, moro
careful selection is soon made necessary for want
Of storage.
Npf.y h,x,, A.,
must have veal, pork and pigeon pics in il, aud
brown sherry and port; also fat boy to go to
slcop whom you want him to hand tho plates. Our
hamper had-no matter. DRIMox1co did not
charge for the contents. But DELAoN1co could
mol have furnished it better, nor SoYEn's sauce
favored it ono bit the moro to our taste.
Down with the helm; the breoze is ffeshen-
ing from fawey to steady blow, keep
ing her sails we'll allod, and comfortably
leaning OH ono side with juHt enough spray
dashing over the sides to eroie lady y-conlpany
che Ia glcefully cutting the waters and boldly
pushing for her dock. One more ten minutes
while We mako this curvo-up the creek now in
whisk-here stands Cuffy in the door grinning, his
hand shading his merry eyes. He takes two
shawls aud q sun umbrely, unused during tho trip,
and trots on ahend, while we seeing the futterins
table cloth through the open doors, quicken our
steps to see what the cook las for dinner And
where are the hsha Sure enough, Of all things we
never gotta fish.
There arc items enough daily Of local interest to
set up in respectable style, frst-class penny-a-
liner. Did think you could be interested stories Of
bcatngs, desortions and neglect, could be re.
counted by the dozen-to say nothing Of under.
handed horse dealings, unpaid and nncollectable
dcbts for boats, lumber and provisions. The
number OF complaints increases as the autumn
progresses. and people seem to sharpen up thor
appstites for law suits. The trouble is, these
blacks have no ono to relate their grievances to or
to adjust their difficulties. Too busy with
their crops nov to 60 to town to besiege tho
office OF the Commissioner, and too poor to
soek legal redress they are looking 10 tho whites
here for relief For their own bettar government
they have established committees among them
selves, composed Of one man from each planta-
tion. Three Of these committeeman chosen are
to settle any difficulty occurring on any place.
Minor Affairs they arc very well able and ready to
smooth over, but when cases OF greater fmport
tance como up these committee. men find vast
troubles. The complainants caht be brought to
conforInswith their deeisiola when against them,
and will neither listen to their advice nor pay any
respect TO their poaitIon. Threatening vengeance
at times, they refuse to obey tbs SUNNI ons TO mp
pear before them, saying they are not put hero by
tho Government and know no more about law than
any other nigger.' Strong language at such
stormy times Ia the order Of tho day, and confu-
sion rules supreme. Tho psrple1od judges leave
the s:eno Of trouble and, after the loss OF half
Seeing the other day . lettat directed to tho Gov
ernor Of tho Sea Islands awoke the idea Of what
blessed thing Provost Court would be with some
such practical Governor at its head, who knows
thcm well and could straighten thOir difficulties.
But it must be free Of cost to them at present.
carried on by tho Bureau or the military.
What glorious opening for some needy
limbs Of the Law whenever money gets plen-
ty with sambo. But ye Gods have patience,
and We lawyers prepare for lengthy tales.
Taking notes Is out Of tho question, at least tint
the story is told once, and you know where the
point belongs. Tho cause of-oomplaint is never
over one or two months old, while the opening
scenes dato invariably. hom the very beginning bf
the rebellion. ssmbo' went ofhe gunboats, and
Caesar stayed with Massa, and by a most wonder
ful tenacity OF memory the slightest and remotest
incidents OF period OF. four. and Eve eysptfnl
yesrsE ase recp9nted without the omission Of q
fact until finally when you are giving the relator
up ss hopelessly lost and iTetrieysbly tangled up
in the meshes. Of his OWN historic web he s!o-
riously emagss. TO yor infinite relief, and states
the frat fact bearing on the grievance. IT eysr
you are foolhardy enough to interrupt for any
purpose whatever, Cqaee Yj certainly make you
repont IT, Questioning. wont atoH him, he will
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