Whenthecornisground, andfireismade, thebaconistakendownfromthenailonwhichithangs, , , placedinthefire, "donebrown," theashesarescrapedoff, andbeingplaceduponachip, whichanswersforatable, -house, , hesinkstohisslumbersnightly.
, , , wereitnotthatitdirectlybreedsaswarmoffleas.
Thecabinisconstructedoflogs, , , -place.
, preparetheirbreakfast, fillagourdwithwater, inanotherdeposittheirdinnerofcoldbaconandcorncake, , ; ; hefearstoapproachtheginhousewithhisbasket-loadofcottonatnight; hefears, whenheliesdown, , faithful, unexaggeratedpictureanddescriptionoftheslave'sdailylife, duringthetimeofcotton-picking, ontheshoresofBayouB?uf.
InthemonthofJanuary, generally, , , asalreadymentioned, ; verylittle, ifany, , theearofgreatsize, andthestalkgrowingtotheheightofeight, , driedinthesun, boundinsmallbundles, , turningdowntheear, -pickingisover, , anddepositedinthecorncribwiththehuskson; otherwise, strippedofthehusks, .
TheCarolina, orsweetpotato, , however, tohogsorcattle, , ? "bits," orshillingsabarrel; corn, exceptwhenthereisanunusualscarcity, canbepurchasedatthesamerate.
Assoonasthecottonandcorncropsaresecured, thestalksarepulledup, , throwingupthebedsagain, , intheparishesofRapidesandAvoyelles, andthroughoutthewholecountry, sofarasmyobservationextended, , , andonthesamefieldthesamecropisgrownformanysuccessiveyears.
Ploughing, planting, pickingcotton, gatheringthecorn, andpullingandburningstalks, , pressingcotton, fatteningandkillinghogs, arebutincidentallabors.
InthemonthofSeptemberorOctober, thehogsarerunoutoftheswampsbydogs, , generallyaboutNewYear'sday, , andpiledoneabovetheotherinsalt, , whenitishungup, andafirebuilt, , andverymanytimesmyselfandmycompanionshavereceivedourweeklyallowanceofthreepoundsandahalf, whenitwasfullofthesedisgustingvermin.
Althoughtheswampsareoverrunwithcattle, theyarenevermadethesourceofprofit, , orbrandshisinitialsupontheside, andturnsthemintotheswamps, , ?uf, , , andthatofasoft, , theplantersareindebtedtotheNorthfortheircheeseandbutter, , orinthecabin.
, , andinthismannertheattendingplantersaresupplied.
ThegreatnumberoftameanduntamedcattlewhichswarmthewoodsandswampsofBayouB?uf, mostprobablysuggestedthatappellationtotheFrench, inasmuchastheterm, translated, signifiesthecreekorriverofthewildox.
Gardenproducts, suchascabbages, turnipsandthelike, ."Thegrasswitherethandtheflowerfadeth" beforethedesolatingwindsofautumninthechillnorthernlatitudes, butperpetualverdureoverspreadsthehotlowlands, andflowersbloomintheheartofwinter, intheregionofBayouB?uf.
, whiletherestprovideforthemselvesalltheyearintheever-growingpasture.
Therearemanyotherpeculiaritiesofclimate, habit, custom, andofthemanneroflivingandlaboringattheSouth, buttheforegoing, itissupposed, , andtheprocessofsugarmanufacturing, willbementionedinanotherplace.
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