Hehadbeenadriverandoverseerinhisyoungeryears, butatthistimewasinpossessionofaplantationonBayouHuffPower, twoandahalfmilesfromHolmesville, eighteenfromMarksville, , hiswife'suncle, , andinasmuchassomemayreadthisbookwhohaveneverseenacottonfield, adescriptionofthemannerofitsculturemaynotbeoutofplace.
Thegroundispreparedbythrowingupbedsorridges, withtheplough—back-furrowing, , thelatteralmostexclusively, , feeding, currying, andtakingcareoftheirteams, andinallrespectsdoingthefieldandstablework, preciselyasdotheploughboysoftheNorth.
Thebeds, orridges, aresixfeetwide, thatis, , makingthedrill, intowhichagirlusuallydropstheseed, , coveringuptheseed, sothattwomules, threeslaves, aploughandharrow, , , also, , , cuttingupthegrassandcotton, , thelargest, , throwingthefurrowtowardsthecottoninthesamemannerasbefore, , whenitisafoothighorthereabouts, , , , , , thelashisflyingfrommorninguntilnight, , afieldhavingnosoonerbeenfinishedonce, thanitiscommencedagain.
, whichgoesovertheneck, holdingthemouthofthesackbreasthigh, .
Whenanewhand, oneunaccustomedtothebusiness, issentforthefirsttimeintothefield, heiswhippedupsmartly, , , itisconsideredevidencethathehasbeenlaggard, andagreaterorlessnumberoflashesisthepenalty.
Anordinaryday', ispunished, , orquickness, whichenablesthemtopickwithgreatcelerity, andwithbothhands, whileothers, withwhateverpracticeorindustry, , ofwhomIshallhavemoretosay, wasknownasthemostremarkablecottonpickeronBayouB?, thatfivehundredpoundsadaywasnotunusualforher.
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