New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-04

avoid these rouph specimens the author always
entered the nights campin g-eround unobserved,
but when once secreted on the wooded shore OF
some friendly creek. covered by the darkness ne
had no fear of q night attack. shnt up IN MS p"A'
with Ratchet and a Cots revolver by MS siue'
and a loaded double-barrelled gun stoweu
under the deck, the occupant OF the boat
wonld have had less 10 fear than any
intruder The people on the shsnty-ooats, as
they are called which are daily encountered on the
Ohio arr a remarkable generation. They serve as
the Winter homes of family. carrying Their pas
sengers aud cargoes from the icy region oil the ONO
/ 70 New-Orleans Their annual descent of the river
resembles the migration of birds 1t is not easy
to trace the csc creatures TO their lair bu, most oil
| them may lie sand TO come from the Alirchany ana
] Monongahela reglcns aud the TOW Ms Of the upper
Ohio. Mr.. Bishops description OF this strange race
of American citizens affords an excellent specimen
Of his animated and expressive style OF COM
pOsition-
rhe shantv-beatman looks the river not ouly Tor
his i hui also for making that life piea.-
ami So ne nshes ~ for floating lumber n
line form of eosrdr oanAs ami scanJng or framing 10
huild his / IS scOn ready scow, na,ny si,
consiraced Il il mae Of ivo-inch blanks sIdscd TO-
g'ther These eco - ere CAUSED VII, ohuu , or ,r
and the are r@ac ~atcr-lIIt Win P'Cr dre's
A smsIl low house alli upon The boat. ano covers
aboIl tsothirds ~ a. laying cocllnt at each emo. III
which the crews w.,i ih" sweeps OF oars witt ,rr
! he uiutiops OF tue >ianty-YOSt II the proprietor
ers on bosrd~aot iersetlluS the pet dogs and
ats win sn'' roo Ii..s sa s snd ce Once
An old cooking ovt is set rp ~ The shan'y anu us
seeton ppc 'ao'cIns tssoasn ,rr roIl Se n
suuctcI for sIecpins curriers'; but u e fanny arc ,e
AMI aids greatly 70 her rcspec,abity. number of
Steel N. ps with the usual dOdbl--oir"e0 Gdn, or llna
and good supply ammunition, consliiuic the n"sl
important supplies OF The sbsnyboat. and are never
forgotten. OF these lmiy-boats nione passed over
This rnJe unpsinted structure. with its at each
end of the shaniy. ana lew WINDOWS renewing me Ear
OF It's sides makes very comfortable nome or
its rough occupants.
II ne be married ma abuig uhder the neuel tat ns
vile and are .ninities. aud that there Is
h household, be looks RuOut Tor hous keeper. she must
be congrnai spirit. Who viii Try MS macon m"
wSom NJ he Tnny thinks vii "f The biI be mex pro-
cccd to picture 10 her vivid naelnatSh tne y
the current snd eat tresb pork, ana lake ~ hand al
euchte" The woods he tells her. full OF hogs They
shan ail au easy prey his unfaihug and after
them, south, the golden orange shall de
ignl urr thirsty SOU Wilde ali lie surar-cane she
| clrcw shall be gathered Tor her. Add TO these
the luxury OF plenty OF snuff with which TO
baceo enough 10 keep hel pipe always full and It
Wi be hard hnd among 'his class far ono with
sufficient strength OF mind To RESIST such an offer; so she
romses to keep houfe for him us long AS The shan'y-
Her cnbtrkaiion Is characteristic Whatever her at
ir,, bonnet Is there. gay win flowers; PACK OF
cards : nightly grasptd M her hand While worn, On
trunk. tied with cord and iondly called SARATOGA,
Aois ed board ana So Tor betdr or Tor wOise se
|
Nor imam one quarrel usually occurs dnrnG The
ached The shany -boaiHn sells hs quOhuu mousse
Seep,f sGr, Mhsr 10 .hs on sT' Diie. a. s
society Northern Ly or Pltsbuig Rose, II soon
lost 10 sight, aud never returns 10 the far distant up
river country.
Another shanry-boat is built by party OF young men
.un ring from impecunoslty. They OUT of a1"o"
aud @ theu, the oi independent life on the
rver is irrcs nnc Heylng pooled Iheir few dollars
leans negro minstreS. rappes or thieves as heces
Co6bcrs sci afoa their establishments. calling a,ten
ton the tact bv the ceakng sign Of boot and here
the rushing river Inan can nave his hee tapped as
IinsmiIhs agents and repairefs OF sewing machines
is here represented on ioating deus. saw
boat with ring twenty-five feet In diameter upon
IL, ia "a troop of hOrsemen ScrObats and flying
artists performed while their boat was tied to
Tue cccupan shanty float upon stream
with the current, rarely doing any rowing with their
mIder climate reached. when they work their clumsy
little creek or river, and securely sten
II to the bank The men sci Their wei'a'td seeiraps
along lhe wooded watercOurse TO mink. coohs ami
iOA.s They give their hole attention 10 these rape
III tue course OF Winter secure many skis While
IN the Mississippi country, however, they find Other
gam ana es upon 's noSs %, she necn
| lar marh upon i, is silipltd on aud buried;
Whcn engaged III the precarious occupation OF hog
r tHg he sn nf Wild animals eIed npor s
outside ills OF his caDin. that vsl'ors TO his boa
may be led imagine that he Is al industrious and e
Ultimate trapper of hgn-tonod feelings one who
wouldn't stick mans hog Tor 10 money" II there be
religious meeting the vicinity Of the sbany-bo the
whole family attend with aacrty aud their be-
lief in honest doctrines "a very different thing hon
thcr daily practice OF The same They join with vigor
the shOuugs of their" amens Grown all others, while
th,ir excltable nature. worked upon by the wild eo
quence Of The backwoods preacher seem TO give ey-
dcnce OF firm desire to lrad Christian ves, and the
spectator L. often deceived by theii apparent
deIrd 10y visit to shanly-boat and glimpse 81
| these people al home"
After a variety # piquant adventures on the four
months voyage Mr.. Bishop. about the middle of
March arrived at the Suwannee River, from which he
had emerged in his paper canoe year before and
at once began tn make preparations for returning
to the Atlantic coast. His experience attaining
the end of his perllous journey cannot be better
described than in his own words at the close of the
| volume
w1ie gazcd upon the smooth sea. longing 10 pass
the night the dark of the Of song took
possession of aud mechanically weighing ancuor.
took up my and pulled along the my goal
Before sunset, the old landmark OF che mouth OF the
appeared above the shoa water AID began to search
fo the little hammock, called Bradiords Island where
year before had ent NV last night on the Guf oil
Mexico with tue maria theresa. my lutte paper canoe.
soon like green spot IN the desert the we-ie
membered grove coming into view, with the hal dead
oad scraggy branches peeng out oil the ieather tops
Entering swift current OF the river. gazed
upon the n, which bounded only the distant
ORION. The sun slowly sinking into the OF
| the western wilderness. huge saurian dragged his
mail clad body ou of tne water, and settled quietly 10
bed. The glimmerDg in the long, horizontal
Of lgh which clothed 1t III sneen OF silver aud OF
gold lie wild sea-guils WtDDowed the AR with IN
wings. az they settled little 1ocks upon the smooth
wate though 10 enjoy the batn OF soft sunlight that
| came from west. Tue great forests behind the
grew dark as The STR slowly disappeared. wnie
pulmcrOwned balnnOcks The sayannas stood QUE In
hoId relief like islets H. Of green. The sun els
apleared and The air BECAME heavy with the miss
| of night a. upon my hard bed with feeling OF
graui ude to Him, whose 8EpIOiecting arm had been
| WitL SUNSHINE and storm.
Lying there undrr the t. uder sky, hghedwih myrads
- ghJterlng stars, "A sort CLEAN OF hight stretched
ike a golden band aeng the water until II
Was lost ia the ue of the horizon. Is You'd Il all
darkness Il seemed 10 b. The path mad taken. the
OF faithful boat. Back IN the darkness we've
th cccHkes of the ONO tue dangers had
| cOuntercd. All could the band OF shining