, 1879-04-19

jla wouldn't allow Il on tho sternseat under
any consideration
1j;Ssss.Iona''y j;. ' roy wo heard tl,e 'sh;hawks b
cnlllng; ni,d lllcr huge nests, In tic tn1f trcs
BY tile 'satcr-slde, could be seen frequently
oulllncd against the stars. Five miles Of steady
rowing, ana right ahead Of us loomcd 1l,,ac
liRflt that Illuminated the wliole river. 1t was
hY our. frianas at the InsMlttk IN Magnolia
Plantation, to greet ntlr expected pnrty. At the
alEht, Tippccaooe lifted up Ills voice until the
woods rang md the hawks went screaming out
Of tiIcir meats In alright. The Astflnasc mem.
ber forgot hstndolf, md tried to follow suit,
nREAK1Nu DOWN IN 4 SQUEAK
that seemed the dcntlRnBp Of bis larynx. And
now from tho fire returned tiie mcluw flns!uO
OF negro watcher, who piled on resin and Pine
knots until the sky frightened 70 brass, mud tho
c.s. wore transformed by the glow into bounuets
of red roscs hundred feet high. Now tho Iarro
old Southern house l[nsttctl a welcome from
every window, nntt two lalies-our hostess md
at thu landInq. 'Ihc r-c,,earlat''leI Gy Tho
foEcst-lowots, which The fire set afl ntlnne-he.
Gang on the Iustant, IN her floral framework,
tile "ono fntr wotnah" to our Two Switches, niIl
cansed IL frantic Efforts AZ har- and c1avatnx!,K,
the boat.
It was close upon morning when VIC wont tn
slccp fn Tic generous oil ouEo, having as uight-
caps somo blg as1l'ialcs furnished by L.. our
TIE RUN OF 4 NORTHERN JUNE,
WHICH rides along tho Gulf-coast in March, sac-
cce1sl IL awaklnE ua about 10 o'clock next
morning, By abandoning the curtalned east win.
dow Of our room. and passing ou Until he Looked
ieft unEuuriei. K wido.branchcd IN inaynoiia-
tree was occupied by nockfnG-dlrd tfoupe for
q morning concert; hnd peactl-orcilard III full
blossom beyon1, Eayo pink background, full
Or fragrance, for tho chorsters. We were
n3tnnl1nDI}te n xnlnp ,1rS
OF this glorious morning.trancc, when
swift shadow passel across tile sunlight be-
you'd tie magnolia, and n hundred Eulstn.lcsis,
turkeys, nna chickens brokc Into an uproar, fol-
lowed by tho ban9 Of gun Under our window.
THIS brought the Professor md Passenger
Switch to their feet In tintu to sec L. cI1us[ng
wounded hawk acsoss the orchard.
a breakfast eoncwlat later, In which excel.
lent swcet-potat0cs und sprlnE-clltckens formed
part, wns followed by ID examination Of the
surroundings n,ld preparations fur adventure.
On every side was tllc turpcnttne-fortat of great
pros pss iig"g s guas. sss''a s ee S5 M s
witt, tlg-, peach, md plu1n-trccs. The Grunge.
groves wcrc iarthcr down, near the bay.
THIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MaEno,fa-Was ono OF tho laggcst In tic South
In 1860. When tho War broke out, and the
stills und warehouses, With. their thousands OF
thu lalncs woro visible at Mobile, Where the
buildings bad stood, the rcan even now luy III a
be1 foot. thick over tic ground; us1l tle
chimney . stu lowered Upward, Wttl enough
the lutlding, up TO- which tho river or iulet
reached With abundant depth for tugs uni
s,nall schooncrs. Tile water was Us clear as n
Vermont trout-sttean1, n1lu roso mud fell with
With ocean.lsh. As We stood upon tic balk,
the mullGt wcre Jumping into The mir constantly;
whtlo the "swa!es" inade BY tic pursuing reds,
asrpcd-bass,. anl trout, wcro visible. ~ n
small, rock-bcdlel stre..m, feeding the iulct,
near our fe1t, was counted
TEN LARGE BLAcK-BAss
within hali11ozen yards OF q tub whcro negro
woman was washing. The mir was sweet with
the baisaln OF tho turpcntLnc-trccs, u1ul gori-
fed by the flowers tint lined the banks. Hero
were fishing, flowers fruit, urpcntinedisttlllug,
sus:batl,t, for Slarch trent. ' w
It was decided that tl,e first day should bc
devoted to turpcntinc: a Sill was running five
miles a'yay, aud, after fifteen miuutea oi
walk tie afstance through tic woods. Tits bit
Ut active cxpcrtenco consisted IL. commencing
thu Journey With lu1tlbcr-wngon containing
chairs for seats A,ll mules for tuotiyc puwgr,
and pony full Of original sin, belonging to
Unclo Joe, the gattlenor, md bestrtddeu by Tip
pccanoc. Our host had herd OF
WILD pIsEr.woop HOGS
tlat nestled at noon under thu eattte-shed.
They rcsemblcd alligators set up GU stills, nl.d
Wgrg of the Genus tllut can. by thruatinE the
head partly through feuce. snap the fourth
low Of cori'. Tie jaws have split Of two.thirls
the length of tho Gn!mal; at,, II one were uycr
killed, the strong meat would be perfectly snfe,
With the stnokc'houeo door open, in the midst
of colorel settlement. As cur turl,el-
tine-party rattlcd along BY. tie sized,
thts multitude Of elongated skeletons
rose out Of the eard, and, with snort That
would have nude tlgcr-t,ghtlng elephant take
to his heels, rushed toward us for the woulls.
1t Ia ugatnst tho naturo Of chairs to stay In u
!. wuro1 which Is gulng across bitches aud over
etu,nps uudcr high nulu pressure; n1.i tho Two
Switches, aud Prof. Potash, and the Asthmatic
member
GOT OUT OF THE WAGON
at tho came ttnle aot1 In tho sumo manner tho
ctairs did. 1Ippecanoc, owing to movement
Of thu colorcd stcal With which he was u1,-
acquuintel, i sort Of "ground-swell,r as hc
afterwards described 1t,-sut irst on tho cars,
tn cn by the tal, Of Ills mount, md ttyn on thu
grouu.f. AS tho mules l,al not been heard Of
when wo loft, they probnhiy kept OH TO tho
next county, where thu hog.ranEc was poor.
And thus It came 10 pass tllat we nude our
way through thu tuspcutine-pla on foot.
As cur weekly mntl Is about closing, will tail
you further about our trip lu my next.