New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-25


come ont thar an they must have big hunt. They
wanted me 10 go along. cause | knowcl the conn
try. an they'd never sean no cinnamon bears. But
! | told en- hadn't lost no cinnamon bears, an
hadn't no tim, To hunt mp other people, stock. If
any thrlrn was lost b. was all right for en- 10 nd
| en- bnt they must excuse me- We'll. they went
mp m the foothills an they bad mighty good llcl
Here he paused. but knowing that it irtatcs such
men 10 have a listener ." try % be 10 smart rs To
anticipate what they are going to say. ] waited.
Yes, mighty good luck. Tho bear knockrd one
hoSs over bank. an broke the frllcr7 lex an hs
collai-honc an put his shoulder ont % place HIS
hose was hurt 80 they had 10 shoot H. Mother chap
found his bear too an the bear chawed him MP an
knocked him around with sich loo'encss that he
didn't know which one Of the brother, he was
The rest % the party had 10 git some Cinnamon from
mimi camp to bring the hunters into town on
strciclcr,. So You scc they foun' their bears an
bad ius rate luck"
GSCtprNrs or TRAVEL.
! ran mnginc few things more rrTiful to on" tifrd
mud worn with the lifc Of towns than % irw weeks
on ono Of these Red River or Mississippi boats pro-
yided that IT, that the wcnry person docs not re-
quirr any exciting amusement or entertainment.
The country looks Wild and unfinished and to an *
acting tourist would be- monotonous. There u, IN
decd, "aucy anything that can he called scenery.
! We do not often sec q definite landscape with
marked features or outlines. Every town and land
ing gives a glimpse into thc life of the region
through which We arr passing. and one can often
learn much Of interest about place in the hour or
| two during which the boat is taking on and dis
charging freight. At night was often awakened
by the noise of running ont the bridge, or by The
voices Of the negroes who were waiting or had To
he summoned for the work of unloading and hous-
ing whatever was 10 be- left at their place. Then,
| when the work begins. the negroes always ~ upa
song. or chant OF n,itatvc OF some kind rs accom-
! panIncnt To their labor Some OF these are very
curious. IL almost seems If the negroes could not
work without some such vocal stimulus. ! have
! heard them when handling iron bars in foundry,
| WHOM 20 work a. -cction-hands on the railways
when loading wood. cottou~cd and other articles
on boats and cars They always have foreman.
ono of tlrir own number. who dir't, their work
| and leads thr SONG or chant Sometimes hr merely
uttrr- 900 a hrh ~uV-,oug tone, constant succr~-
! SION of ORDERS. to which now and then the hands
r-roud A th- work loc, on. every thing that Is san
/ h.,nv ,..ut,l. with UcU-dcnurd cadence and
/ RHYTHM. which I, often ,sfurncly musical and ia
} t.r,--n-. Ready moss '-,,l>c u- ii.hi d1r' What
F ID. 500 co.'s r.N -Au frrrilrr dar.-and 80 ON.
~..H t ti.l ,'r.- or chants lu, ludr queer inariir-
/ u' .t. -'..,-or .r.. aaI vocal explosions sound,
f pI... I.r.4.i... oirrr,-,ut los any combination
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and iruriou, Goa both races The orr'lit system. Is
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tuu Plantation. that is. i"i''i-h '' '"W"'' ''''
take Doe pas uut of tie crop. D. hv TAR i"p general