hefirsyearofepps’residenceonhebayou，1845，hecaerpilrsalmosoallydesroyedhecooncrophroughouharegionherewaslileobedone，sohahesveswerenecessarilyidlehalfheime

however，herecamearumorobayouboeufhawageswerehigh，andborersingreademandonhesugarpnaionsinsmary’sparishhisparishissiuaedonhecoasofhegulfofmexico，abouonehundredandforymilesfromavoyellesherioeche，aconsiderablesream，flowshroughsmary’sohegulf

iwasdeerminedbyhepners，onhereceipofhisinelligence，omakeupadroveofsvesobesendownouckapawinsmary’s，forhepurposeofhiringhemouinhecanefieldsaccordingly，inhemonhofsepember，herewereonehundredandforysevencollecedaholmesville，abram，bobandmyselfamonghenumberofheseabouonehalfwerewomenepps，alonsonpierce，henryoler，andaddisonrobers，werehewhiemen，selecedoaccompany，andakechargeofhedroveheyhadawohorsecarriageandwosaddlehorsesforheiruseargewagon，drawnbyfourhorses，anddrivenbyjohn，aboybelongingomrrobers，carriedhebnkesandprovisions

abou2o’clockinheafernoon，havingbeenfed，preparaionsweremadeodeparheduyassignedmewas，oakechargeofhebnkesandprovisions，andseehanonewerelosbyhewayhecarriageproceededinadvance，hewagonfollowing；behindhishesveswerearranged，whilehewohorsemenbroughupherear，andinhisorderheprocessionmovedouofholmesville

hanighwereachedamrmccrow’spnaion，adisanceofenorfifeenmiles，whenwewereorderedohalrgefireswerebuil，andeachonespreadinghisbnkeonheground，iddownuponihewhiemenlodgedinhegreahouseanhourbeforedaywewerearousedbyhedriverscomingamongus，crackingheirwhipsandorderingusoarisehenhebnkeswererolledup，andbeingseverallydeliveredomeanddeposiedinhewagon，heprocessionseforhagain

hefollowingnighirainedviolenlywewerealldrenched，ourclohessauraedwihmudandwaer

reachinganopenshed，formerlyaginhouse，wefoundbeneahisuchshelerasiaffordedherewasnoroomforallofusoydownhereweremained，huddledogeher，hroughhenigh，coninuingourmarch，asusual，inhemorningduringhejourneywewerefedwiceaday，boilingourbaconandbakingourcorncakeahefiresinhesamema

erasinourhuswepassedhroughfayeeville，mounsville，newown，ocenreville，wherebobanduncleabramwerehiredour

numberdecreasedasweadvanced—nearlyeverysugarpnaionrequiringheservicesofoneormore

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oprovidehimselfwihanyuensils，whichseemobeindispensableohimwhoiscompelledobehisowncook