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LIFE OX THE MISSISSIPPI.

wbo bad observed tbe boat go by, about thirteen times, said, < 'ciar
to gracious, I wouldn't be s'prised if dey 's a wbole line o' dem
Skylarks!'

Anecdote illustrative of influence of reputation in tbe cbanging
of opinion. Tbe * Eclipse ' was renowned for ber swiftness. One day
sbe passed along; an old darkey on shore, absorbed in bis own
matters, did not notice what steamer it was. Presently someone

asked—

'Any boat
gone up $'
1 Yes, sab.*

* Was she going
fastT

'Oh, so-so —
loafin* along.'

* Now, do you
know what boat
that was *?'

6 No, sab/

* Why, uncle,
that was the
« Eclipse."'

'No I Is dat
so? Well, I bet
it was-^cause sbe
jes' went by here
a,-$parMin,91'

Piece of history illustrative of the violent style of some of the
people down along here. During the early weeks of high water,
A*s fence rails washed down on B's ground, and B's rails washed up
in the eddy and landed on A's ground. A said, e Let the thing
remain so; I will use your rails, and you use mine/ But B objected
—wouldn't have it so. One day, A came down on B's ground to
get his rails. B said, * 111 loll you I * and proceeded for him with
Ms revolver, A said, * I'm not armed.' So B, who wished to do
only what was right, £hrew down his revolver; then pulled a knife,
and cot A's throat all around, but gave bis principal attention to the

BOAT GONE UP?'