heyearbeforemyarrivalinhecounryherewasaconceredmovemenamonganumberofsvesonbayouboeuf，haerminaedragicallyindeediwas，ipresume，amaerofnewspapernoorieyaheime，buallheknowledgeihaveofi，hasbeenderivedfromhereionofhoselivingahaperiodinheimmediaeviciniyofheexciemenihasbecomeasubjecofgeneralandunfailingineresineverysvehuonhebayou，andwilldoublessgodownosucceedinggeneraionsasheirchiefradiionlewcheney，wihwhomibecameacquained—ashrewd，cu

ingnegro，moreinelligenhanhegeneraliyofhisrace，buunscrupulousandfullofreachery—conceivedheprojecoforganizingacompanysufficienlysrongofighheirwayagainsallopposiion，oheneighboringerrioryofmexico

aremoespo，farwihinhedephsofheswamp，backofhawkins’pnaion，wasselecedasherallyingpoinlewfliedfromonepnaionoanoher，inhedeadofnigh，preachingacrusadeomexico，and，likepeerhehermi，creaingafurorofexciemenwhereverheappearedalenghargenumberofrunawayswereassembled；solenmules，andcorngaheredfromhefields，andbaconfilchedfromsmokehouses，hadbeenconveyedinohewoodsheexpediionwasaboureadyoproceed，whenheirhidingpcewasdiscoveredlewcheney，becomingconvincedofheulimaefailureofhisprojec，inorderocurryfavorwihhismaser，andavoidheconsequenceswhichheforesawwouldfollow，deliberaelydeerminedosacrificeallhiscompanions

deparingsecrelyfromheencampmen，heprocimedamonghepnershenumbercollecedinheswamp，and，inseadofsaingrulyheobjecheyhadinview，asseredheirinenionwasoemergefromheirseclusionhefirsfavorableopporuniy，andmurdereverywhiepersonalonghebayou

suchana

ouncemen，exaggeraedasipassedfrommouhomouh，filledhewholecounrywiherrorhefugiivesweresurroundedandakenprisoners，carriedinchainsoalexandria，andhungbyhepopuce

noonlyhose，bumanywhoweresuspeced，houghenirelyi

ocen，wereakenfromhefieldandfromhecabin，andwihouheshadowofprocessorformofrial，hurriedohescaffoldhepnersonbayouboeuffinallyrebelledagainssuchrecklessdesrucionofpropery，buiwasnounilaregimenofsoldiershadarrivedfromsomeforonheexanfronier，demolishedhegallows，andopenedhedoorsofhealexandriaprison，haheindiscriminaesugherwassayedlewcheneyescaped，andwasevenrewardedforhisreachery

heissillliving，buhisnameisdespisedandexecraedbyallhisracehroughouheparishesofrapidesandavoyelles

suchanideaasinsurrecion，however，isnonewamongheensvedpopuionofbayouboeufmorehanonceihavejoinedinseriousconsulaion，whenhesubjechasbeendiscussed，andherehavebeenimeswhenawordfrommewouldhavepcedhundredsofmyfellowbondsmeninanaiudeofdefiancewihouarmsorammuniion，orevenwihhem，isawsuchasepwouldresulinceraindefea，disaseranddeah，andalwaysraisedmyvoiceagainsi

duringhemexicanwariwellrememberhe

exravaganhopeshawereexciedhenewsofvicoryfilledhegreahousewihrejoicing，buproducedonlysorrowanddisappoinmeninhecabininmyopinion—andihavehadopporuniyoknowsomehingofhefeelingofwhichispeak—herearenofifysvesonheshoresofbayouboeuf，buwouldhailwihunmeasureddelighheapproachofaninvadingarmy

heyaredeceivedwhoferhemselveshaheignorananddebasedsvehasnoconcepionofhemagniudeofhiswrongsheyaredeceivedwhoimagihahearisesfromhisknees，wihbackceraedandbleeding，cherishingonlyaspiriofmeeknessandforgivenessadaymaycome—iwillcome，ifhisprayerisheard—aerribledayofvengeancewhenhemaserinhisurnwillcryinvainformercy