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Show G8 RIC II .A ItO II UltDIS. these ntny scrm nt a first s i~l li, as a. novelty, removing tho sense of loneliness which yon mny ltnvc fe lt before, can not but impress upon yon a sentiment of gloom, wlLiclt wi ll not Lc lessened as yon watch their progress. T he ir very ligl tt-hcnrtcdncss- so full of hope and confidence as it denotes thclll to be, is a snLjcet of doubtful reflection. "\Vi ii their hopes be confirmed 1 \ Yi \1 the dreams so seducing to tl u~m now, be real ized 1 '\Viii they find the fort une which tempted t iJCm to new ltomcs and new dangers 1 "\Viii they even be secure of hcnlth, 'without wh ich wealth is awoful mockery. These nrc doubts which may wclltnakc tltc thoughtful sud, and the doubtful despondent. And yet the wayfarers tbcmsch'cs feel Lut litt le of this. Their daily progress, and the new oll,jects of interest tltnt now n.ml tltcn present thcmscl\·cs, divert them from trouLlous thoughts. T he lands, tltc woods, tile waters, t!Jat ntt ract the eye of the l)lm1ter on every side, scn·c to fix !tis a1tcntion nnd keep it in constant eXC'I"CiSC and play. rJ'hey travel :-:Jowly, IJut twch·e Or fifteen miles ::t day, ami Ly night they encamp upon the roadside, how down a tree, clear tlte LrHsl1, :mtl Lui l!l llp fires that illuminate tho woods for miles round. Strange, f:mtastic forms dance in t he mazes wh icl1 the lig-ltt u~akcs among- the receding trees; and the boisterous song of the woodmnn, nnd llte unmeasured laugh of the 11cgro, as he rends tlte Lncon with his t cetlt uml fingers, nnll he:ukens to the ready joke of his companion the w!Li lc, eom·ey no faint. illcn. of those Germnn stories of the wild men, 01' demons of tlte ] rartz Mountnins 01' tho Black :Forest., wl1ich we can not Lut admire, ltowever uncouth, grotesque, :uul disllroportioncd, for t heir felicitous and playful ingenuity. The watch-dog takes !tis place under the wngon by nig-ht, sometimes he sleeps within it, and upon tl1c bnggage. The men crouch by tlte fire, whi le rude and tcmpor:try conches of bush and blanket arc mnde for tl10 women and the cltild ron of the party. TI1CSC arrangements necessarily undergo chnnges nccorUing to ci rcumstances. T lte summer tempests compel :1 more compact disposition of their force; tl1c sudden storm by uio-ht drives the more wonk and t imid to the deserted house, or0 if' there be none in t he nciO'hborlwod, to the bottom of tho wagon, where they arc sh clte~·cd by sk ins or blankets, _with both of which the accustomed traveller is usually well provided. 'l'l!F. E~IIGRANTS. 69 Before t11c dawn of day they nrc prepared to renew their journey, with such t houghts as their drc:uns.o~ the!r ~;~umber~ ,of the night h::wc rendered most nctivc in tl~ctr Imagmntwns. 1 he old arc usually thoug!Jtful when t hey nsc, the young hopeful. Some few of both arc sad, as an obtrusive memory haunts them with threaten in"" or imploring shadows. Others :~.gain, and not the snwller llUH~bcr, cl,ccrily set forth singing, the first day bci11g snfcly passed-singing some country ditty; and w!JCn tbey meet with travell ers like t!Jcmsch·cs-an eYcnt, wlnch, in our western woods, nwy be likened to a "sail" at seacracking wit!J tbem some hearty joke upon their prospects, trim and cnparison, wit\, a g-lee tltat wot.dd sta~·t l c the nerves and astound tl1e nwasurcd se11sibilitics of the qutet occupant of more civilized abodes. 'l'he negroes nrc particularly famous fo r the light-llcn_rtcdncss of their habit while journeying in this mam1cr. You w11l somet imes sec ten or twenty oi' them su rrounding n jersey wngon, li sten ing to the rude l1armony of some cracked violin in .the hands of the driver, and dancing nnd siuging as they keep t nno with his instrument, and pace with l1 is horse. 'l'he grin of tbcir mouths, the wh ite teeth sh ining through the glossy black of their faces, is absolutely irresistible; wh ile he, perched, as I }1aye often seen I1im, upon the fore-scat, the reins loosely fl ung over l1is loft arm, in the hand of wl1ich is grasped tl1e soiled. and sh attcrctl instrument, tl1e scams :wd cracks of which arc car efully stoppCll with tnr or pine-gum; wl1i lc tlte Low in l1is right 11anJ sc rapes away unmercifully until it extorts from t.hc reluctnnt stri11gs the quantity of melody necessary to satisfy the amatrur who performs, or the self-taught connoiscurs who hearken to and depend UIJOu him. Sometimes the whites l tovcr nigh, not less delighted than thei1· slaves, all(l partaking, though with a less ostentatious show of interest, in t lJC pleasure and excitement which such an exh ibition, under such ci rcumstances, is so well calculated to insp ire. Sometimes the grinn ing Mom us of the group is somcthiug more than a mere mech:.micia11, and adds the interest of improvisation to the doubtful music of his violi n. I have heard one of these performers sing, as he went, verses suited to the scene around him, in very tolerable rhy thm, which we1·e evidently flung off |