Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14
giant lunch hamper. Before I could re-

'over and say good e7ening, ec beg parScn,
4 einquired if had been TO supper,Nand |
apol receiving negative, he reInsrked
'gla OF It, sir, Just pitch Ia and help got
away with this Of coarse I didn't get
therey oh, no. In conversation tkat fol-
lowed, I remarked scratching about the
weather, when my Southern friend, for such
he proved, said that while the weather was
cold, he had found the people a blamed
s;ght colder, and echoed keno
PREPARING FOE BUSINESS.
Just before turning in we were interest
ed in the movements of a st&iwarb train
guard ana brakeman, who was putting the
shells iNSo IS ugly a looking weapon as I
have ever seen. Il was over a foot in
length, self -cocking, and carried a ball
that would put Daylight into man via an
aperture IS big as barn door. The guards
are furnised these mur&erous looking
things to protect the train IN case Of call
from the festive road agents.
Along about 2 O'Clock we passed Gad's
hill, the point Of the famous raid @ few
years ago. and morning found Us on the
border line OF Missouri. For nearly two
hundred miles the road traverses as gloomy
and barren landscape as probably exists
in his country.
HONE OF THE SWAMP ANGELS.
The surface of the earth is covered with
& thick and almost inpenetrable growth
Ct underbrush, over which tower, or rather
isan, forest OF trees. The trees, like the
uatives.seemed tired and evince an oppres-
sive desire to lay down and die. Inter
sparsed with these are number Of
swamps and here, it is suggested, was the
original home of the swamp angels. This
conclusion is based upon observations Of
the habits of the hilarious black and tan,
lean and dirty looking hog,which IS occas-
ionally seen grubbing for acorns, and the
shiftless ard uncertain character of The
crop is probably why at least q part of
the genus forsooh their kind and emigrated
to the glorious climate of Minnesota. But
even swamp angel should have the credit
for emigrating.
In looking at this country it is easy to
understand why it was chosen as the scene
of action for numerous bad breaks on the
part OF desperadoes and outlaws. No more
secure hiding place for bandit could be
imagined than in the businesses of this
Jungle.
THE COTTON FIELDS.
AS the train proceeds, the country looks
more civilized; saw mills begin to blossom
at frequent intervals, and fields of cotton
are seen, the pods Just ready for the Sec
ond picking. After awhile huge bales of
cotton are seen at every station, and in
quite a number of fields were to be seen
hands engaged in picking.
Occasionally will also be seen cane brake
and BY the time Little Rock is reached the
scene is very Southern.
LITTLE ROCK.
Little Rock is quite lively city of from
$4,000 TO 10000 inhabitants. It is the state
| capital and here is located the peniten-
tiary. On the afternoon of our arrival
great excitement was occasioned BY the
escape of several noted conTicts. Among
them were the notorious safe blower and
burglar, Moral, Big Wal Brady, Davis, the
murderer, and the Il oted craftsman, Harry
Bergman. They overpowered the guard
and fed to the Indian nation. Blood
| hounds were set or their track and some of
the least vicious fugitives were overtaken,
| but the dare devils of the gang got awey.