The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-29

Tigm tr, ,aNrf, Socir,,S ini Wv .ai' o.. a"
,a,'s w. ' ru ,.ppItsN. engage n man, MOORE;
,rrs a h"'. ~, ,lilpn A. my Wood camp several
I'M, " in' ''i -
|tHNPIER Y.
,,,a,y Moore and myself set out TO locate
Nmad I carried 4 compass. ana We tach
",.Y q our rifles We left at the land'hH.
A" ,,r,ci oar rryolverN and Three Gays
,'or, .u.od vood road, va
'''" .,,, lrn furc-t. shaping oar general
""" nrtI, -uI,h 81 west, our plan being U"
H",t, ,.r the creek. then spot back ON
.loor unr road We had spotted u
-, ,r ,nc way over TO mark our iran,
n,s very necessary, ns We eSpec'eu v"
some ycry -hort turns 10 avoid WIND
n. and svan,py land -,
'n@n, q o,I,ct We left the head OF the old
,rsve,lins through the close woods at
,.,s NJ about two miles an hour Having
..oorpli.hed fonr miles, "" hal'eo ana ''
,,.,ArA II olr provisions,
]" ~, a rout some four miles further on We
~, .acoud lu,tallment, intending 10 have
and breakfast only At The creek. Al
,"'I,cl in ,hr afternoon tired aud well scratched
-. h,er. We arrived AT a little pond about
,b,ly mile distant and having a good out
~.l,4rr from the creek. This was the end OF
land inlrurv AT his section of the route,
,,ius prepared 70 oncamp for the night.
~, .,retched our tired limbs by the fire,
s,b,ad orr pipes and smoked for a few minutes
b silence" .
II HtlRG u Fnflar d dnCnATAt6
ssHe 10 pIay ~
.cap,ain. " replied he, our greatest danger
10. in being obliged TO trust some
ma, vll betray ls. Now rs 10 the risk AZ ms
,A If m. route. it is small, once get your mig
,e,s here and they are safe, for do not think
, has been visited by man for twenty years
-s troarhcrv uf some persons We may be Obliged
:, ,r,,r i. our only danger. and that we must
s,s'alv guard against. Never trust a niger
,,pr YOU got him started. You perhaps MAY
ava A little philanthropy or some sentimental
,.alor I'm This thing. | haven't With me 1t Is
bI,ne-. nothing else.
confess that | am not quite so practlcal
1, yolr.ali, Moore, but really ] have no par
,rlar love for the master nor respect Tor the
system You and | are practical abolitioniSts.
twill no 49,
yr, il sizes down TO about that, Moore
ar,wernd hut II isn't exactly the way | was
n.ri and in a few minutes we were ias'
VeSr morning AT daybreak We we're up and
moving and hv the time IL was light enough
10 500 plainly. were NJ work. Both OF us were
stnericurrd WoOdSmen and made preltN,
Gr progress. All We did was to cut of the dead
limbs and clear out the brush. to form n iran
ra,sahlr for foot passengers and plain To be
sasn by people not well versed IN Wo9dcrait
IN three days We had accomplishing our plir-
and had a path sufficiently wide for the
rinsunrtaiinn " our canoes and such other
A. We intended to move, and were
,-stty we'll fatigued when We returned 10 the
,oIdvard. We unplcked our canoes, taxing
nom APART to enable us To pnCk them on tha
Of n mule. and this bv the aid Of an inn
r,yiSed saddle we ACCOMPLISHED satisfactorily.
Monday we started and at Q o'clock, both
ln1cs were on the banks OF baker ,reeK pm
and ready to launch. NJ J.. NJ
70 were back with our mule.
Tho unNf morning. putting ono Of the hands
a rh1rgn of the ward while Moore was absent,
We started, mule and all. and by 4 O'Clock were
rar creek again. We built a pon a few Yards
Inare and pcnned the, mule, l'nFlng nm q
I,9rly Of hay for three days, and as one side Of
he pen was on the water front, he need not go
1r>iv
II daylight the next morning we were M,
iHt nv 5 o'clock were Of. Taking the small
anoa in tow of the other. We padded quietly
A|l'NN wv AAN'N' t'AANs AH'' -. 'h'- '-s-N
Ut way through the ovcrhanging branches.
and in less than an hour were on the waters
n the creek. We ran dow not over two
di,emharked. and prepared TO carry the
canoe across Ia Biz Greek. The next
'vo DAYS We spent in clearing the road The
dav We succeeded in getting our large
anon through. but were obliged to take II
spart and make two trips, one with Inc frame
and one with the canoe cover,
IN three days more We had our large canoe
a'ply hidden four miles from the mouth Of the
White River Moore was on board a steamer
bond for Bradley's yard, and | was on my way
New Orleans. One thing In our Undertaking
vas secured. viz. a safe and secret route from
he mouth Of IN" White River to our ward.
For tho navigation of the TeChe and Tensas.
re could easily produce boats, but the manner
Of crossing from the point where we would
the TenSas to olr big canoe wa yet 10
e provided fer In. this ! wanted and must
George Wcsner's help.
len DAYS from the time | left the mouth
the White River was on board the little
- Mary. hound up the Bayou Teche
lol Brashear civ.
The next morning ! was at Nesner's plan
weeks, and had a small building for a store
vel under way, II would take two weeks
'ne To compete the building
Throughout the Attakapas country the
we're large and the prairleS rolling.
and the timber scattering. our work must
Re hght work and the dark Swamps our refuge.
We must find a location M once, secure from
ne visits Of the coon hunter or his proving
.olnd, "" selected a large swamp some
from the Ieche. 4 small creek made
w INTO Il. Tn" and along the banks was low.
anl me country for miles around was covered
WIN ~ siagnant overflow. Twisted cypress,
oak HUd oceans grew in. llxuriancc
ana me underground was black and dense. In
,l' swamp upon a small huminock, We To-
IaIrn our depot or rendezvous, the Only oasis
7" ,As holsome wilderness.
frfosN Tho wide stretch Of prairie, but
4 nHe or co FROM the outer edge, was the main
parishes. ~
, narrow. but ~unfrequented road skirted
as Edge oi the wan Between the two
,.sl' We're scattered patches Of timber. and
lItousn ms We're bride and cattle paths.
, Jew mile, above the point where the Whit.
tlyer entered the Mississippi there was a chute
ndlins INTO the Arkansas. this chute
W. upl"rlnined 20 use, a. IT was near the hid
80 llac' ol our biz canoe. From the Tpche
S, ,,' pom u was necessary 10 explore and
= i"l'" hy water, practicable for our
" '"' ""
y, our travelling would be- by night We must
''li' hiding places by dav, and know
.y' '' ma them, Now was the time 10 To-
~, ., ,i1>" WIN" Sc were vet ~guiltless. With a
fn. ~ 'iTl'lve-, and the pursuer following,
hanging roIrps
tho .S"' december morning We started for
R.n WIND communicating with the Tensas
'En! n''"1-lnlv on a Understanding trip.
"a q Plantation owned by a man named
a., "" ran across a free negro with an old
.s''tapo, lcHuo" The old man was pad
mag M, around III" bayou looking out for his duck
ssor.G b]an'cced him 10 sell the old trap. NO.
M, W u'' Ike to SnclUS too much like sell
20 ns on 'rl"ud a., ycr boat and me has been
a how u, '"r l.i- "i wears, can't sell her 'thout
IL y %", dlldF replied George. how much
Sou eau po"'r o' money ."
yNSu@'k' tr'~ dp'ar,
10 N, lli A'u - and transferred ourselves
,I.'' ".lgl ~ decided was better than
R, N''t 'n'nf~. a, We intended
:, I"'-l. uI o dark night /. a lonesome
wv iNtjlu"n Vow and then on ~
could n' seen tho buildings of n planter. !
w. me- Io,' 'udd"r only by the friendly !