The New York herald., 1867-04-15

to learn an the various phases OF life on tho Mississippi
Leaving my pleasant company and plunging out intt
such storm not particularly agreeable, and ssps
ciay with tho las, story OF the pilot about one Of hia
card playing experiences a. draw poker unfnished but
had talked bear hunting In the swamps back OF Napo-
leon in rather mastodon STYLE and for bear hunting
had rrepessbly booked myself The pitch pine torches
tho steamers bow gave the brightness OF midday 70
the surrounding objects Some halfdozen persons were
on the wharfboat
"Look hyar stranger; want q hotelfn inquired
thickset man. dressed in what II easy TO see had
been Confederate gray, and he asked tho ques
ton rolling between his jaws an immense quid Of
tobacco and holding In one hand an oar sIm your
man.
show many hotels In town." inquired. 's'ft'st
'Thar 'ar few; only one, sir, Boyds's, and " b
rite over thar and he pointed In the direction oe
pitchy darkness. mo whar else you stay. Hers
my boat you Just jump in and I'll skull you thar
ner'ween the raindrops and when you get thar you'll
be dry nough for pint Of whiskey, and count In
too,n got in and he began skulng. That broad,
sturdy nsure standing In the storm Of the boat and
using his with such easy aud wondrous skill she
bright garc OF the steamers light growing less reful
revTod NEUROLOGICAL memories OF the styx and
oharon and Putos. regions ! had about expected
70 @o SEQ cs,,.l looming up In misty shadow before
contented welcome when suddenly we shot into
the hallway OF building and Jump out here these
holding forth tallow candle The jumping out place
was nearly midway on hight OF stairs half lower
story being under water, and the stairs leading TO the
hotel accommodations limited to the second and upper
story OF the building was not dry my robust
ferry had promised, but him IN drink.
and then OF to bed and nightmare dream Of being
on the Eddysone light house. and being washed away In
Napoleon a. Austerlitz was grand gloomy aud pecu.
liar, but Napoleon OF Arkansas, as shown by daylight
revealed nothing grand, but enough known Of what
was gloomy and peculiar to make up Except its i'm.
peral name, thow 1t came to have this The oldest
nhabitant does not know and the residents and
never have been Bonapartsts the town Is in other
way specially eminent, only as being at the mouth or
nearly of the Arkansas river and by virtue OF this
position depot OF and all kinds OF goods and
merchandise requiring shipment incior or tho
State and vice Half buried In water like nearly
all inc other towns y o. on the Mississippi from above Vcs
is believed to be drinking whisky playing poker and
bear hunting The Confederate gray is largely
worn than anything e'se tho greatest men in all the
world Je Davis and Robert L. Lee and he Is tho
larry quail alhcations in denouncng the general govern
men. 1t is the easiest thing In the world to get into
the more prudent TO utter very ultra radical sentiments
knock down Argument would be not unlikely result
the latter case and the uttercr Of radical views would
be the more likely to out second best II is
not all who considerable M one with whom got
talking and for the puspose OF drawing him OUT In.
| man and in evory respect his equal and
much entitled to the right OF citizenship other
right to which tho white WAS entitled an not
arger that pint" he said jumping up exctedy from his
chair "The Skripoors my guide about niggers and
don't care d-n what anybody else says thinks.
Taking in view his excited manner. and at the
time comprehensive view OF his six feet OF height hlG
wide brinmed Puritan Fathers hat decided Crom-
wean look about the eyes very long apostolic beard,
peculiar way Of wearing his pants In his boots and his
general style Of Dress possibly borrowed from ST. Paul.
Don Cesar do Bazan the attempt to shake his faith in
the Scriptures considered would be sef-demornlizing
tlor1 tn flo i'm
further Shortly afterwards got into conversation with
another Arkansas specimen, but somewhat differing In
Eomo woven blue Jeans of awTwsra a. vide white
cotton collar without craya and high crowned black
although the crop Of short gray hair covering his
sye chin and jaws showed no had been neglectfu o.
the % rs and nS M ss lower
style, Indicating readiness to defy tho lghtnngs at
time, prevalent boresbous did not show itself IN
him. although under his butted eyebrows and up from
tho depths OF pair OF dark gray oycs there cleaned
fixed earnestness showing him TO be man who was
II heard YOU say YOU was from Virginia; was born
and bred In Arkansas, and 1.-Two In Union county, he
Then you are Union man. observed by way Of
perpetrating puna jocose effort which the reiondeI
away, or else deemed BY S Eim unworthy Or notice. ''"
"Union maui not damn bit Of Il, and what n mo-
thar AIM. domn Union man mar M 10 sss county and wish
'In what respect are you not Union mani" asked
seeing he was in talking vein. and desiring 70 elaborate
'In every respect How has tho South been treated
Amt We lost cu. Dsgersf and now aint we going 70 ios'
"ihe ConnsOasion bill has not passed yss"I mildly
II know IL ant; but its bound 70 pass and heap Of
worse to wose and they has been going al the tms
ss n ss'S y. &.
Interfere with our institooshuns but 70 the
% % q: os sos A
The ngger Is free, and put on quality with tho white
man; yes and put higher than the Southern white man.
for he VOTE and the Southern white man. IL he hap
pcned 70 shoot q Yankee load . gun 70
do II with, or give an ounce Of bread 70
Ant we taxed TO DEATH Ant our money and credit
been taken from usf Ant spies und informers going
all about the country Ant the radical Congress doing
Its best to subugatc destroy the rights OF States
throw the constooshun TO the dogs and the Union TO
devil. But Lord what's the use grumbnzs It's the
Devils own worst imps that are dolng all the mischief,
and let them goit Pm going TO sell my plantation aud
90 to Mexico somewhere TO get out Of tho country.
"In be id If you ant sensible" chined in third
person. who was quite young and spruccy got up con-
sderng the burdensome taxation and no money and no
credit that hal so graphically portrayed. But
who'll buy our land f"-and he asked this with tho i'm.
porance of one owning millions OF acres
That's the devil OF IT, replied the Union county
man. "Whori buy Land threatened with cont scatloD ~
The whistle Of steamer approaching tho town caused
the discussion 10 be dropped here; for is considered
not only Inherent right, bat an inherent duty OF
every masculine, Napoeonits well asvistor thsre,
TO be at the wharf boat when steamer comes in Since
my arrival the water has gone down good deal spots
OF dry be seen tho demand for rowboag has
diminished lad and hoop skirts frequently
visible In the streets and the town Is rapidly
sumng its antediluvian appearance People In Ia
belle France may cry and shrek Napoleon but
Napoleon Tor two days IL enough for me. I have
changed my mind and shall not stay here 10 bear hunt
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.