The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-20
PEouLlAR PEOPLE.
Qussr ways Of LiViBE on the HAiteFAS
banRa-Hogn and Cattle,
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QuO0F ways or LiVinH on me hAateE
banRs-HoEs and cattle,
From the Raleigh HSWI aud ObserVr
The people Of this region RFeot an am
phlbiols pltuI6, and live % much on and
in tbe water thll most Of them, lam sure,
are vsbIootsd. They i've mainly on ash,
clans, oysters, crabs, terraplns and Wild
fowl. When they leave home they 20 in
a boat, and whether they 90 to court or
20 q counting, or to trade, or to mill, or TO
q funeral, they lalWays go by sail. Their
corn mills are rpn by sails, and some OF
them pump their water with Eindmills,
They don't go up stairs, but go alotti"
and when they go to bed they turn I'M"
when. they are III they fare under the
weather." and when they are In robust
health they say they are "bpng up and
bilss free,b They speak Of q trim built
sweetheart as "clippsr. built" II she Is q
little stout they say she Ia fbroRd in the
beam" or abe . "Wide aCross
the transom." Many Of them have
ships cabin doors in their houses, that
slide in grooves, and to their buildings
they give q coRtingo Of tar instead Of paint
ing them. The "old woman" blows Q
coach shell when dinner 10 ready, and
they measure time by "bells," Their ba'
pies are not rocked in cradles, but swung
in hammocks. They chew black pig.tail
tobacco, and drink Q wild tea called "Yeo'
pom" They manure their land with sea-
grass and bury their yam potatoes In the
sand hills. When they want the doctor
they hang 9 red flg against q hillside asa
cause the NWind amt fair" they take .
dram Of whisky and CoPpsIsS, soak their
lsst in sea water, turn In" and trust to
luck. II they die they will be buried on
the top Of Q sand ridge; and when you
see several sail boats on the water in pro-
eession, with q Gag at halt-mGst, you are
looking ct 0 funeral.
They ornament their houses with
whales ribs and Jaws, sharks teeth,
tWord. fish snoots, dsvil6sh arms, saWfsh
swords (six feet long,, miniature ships,
oamphor wood chests, Honduras gOurds,
Ispy glasses, South American lariRts, war
clubs from the Mozambique islands, Tur
kish pipes, West India shells, sandal
wood Foxes, Chinese chssSmen, Japanese
faces, Madagascar idols, Australian booma'
rangs and other strange, outlandtHh things.
Their hogs are raised on CLAIMS, muscle,
lofal OF fish and garbage, and their cattle
wade out on the shoals for miles, where
the water covers their backs, to feed on
sea grasS, and II they are carried up,Coun.
Try, and fed on corn and fodder, they will
Every man ia captain Of some kind Of a
boat, and "she" 10 always better than any
other boat In some way. "she is hard to
beat In q gale oil wind" or ''bsiore the
wind" or cheating 10 wlndward," or
with the wind on the BEAM" or "she
can sail closer to the wind" or will carry
sail longest" or ia "hMd 10 beat In Q light
wind" or "totes more stock" or Is
stronger" or dryer" or bigger" OF
"she Is q big little boat or draws the
least water" or needs less ballast" " OF
"she Is the newest" or "has the best tim,
bers," or "steers the best" or ''she 10 o
lucky boat" or Stands up BETTER" OF
needs less sail than any other boat" Of
"she ia best for fishing" &c. Perhaps
l"ahe comes about better than any othel
boat" She 10 bound to have something
about her better than anybody else'H boat