. The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland . raceful magnolias surrounding the planters mansiongive grateful shade; roses and all the rarer blossoms perfume the air; the rivercurrent hums a gentle monotone, which, mingled with the music of the myriadinsect life, and vaguely heard on the lawn and in the cool corridors of the house,seems lamenting past grandeur and prophesying of future g
. The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland . raceful magnolias surrounding the planters mansiongive grateful shade; roses and all the rarer blossoms perfume the air; the rivercurrent hums a gentle monotone, which, mingled with the music of the myriadinsect life, and vaguely heard on the lawn and in the cool corridors of the house,seems lamenting past grandeur and prophesying of future greatness. For it wasa grand and lordly life, that of the owner of a sugar plantation; filled withculture, pleasure, and the refinements of living;—but now! Afield, in Mr. Lawrences plantation, and in some others, one may see thesteam-plough at work, ripping up the rich soil. Great stationary engines pull itrapidly from end to end of the tracts; and the darkies, mounted on the swiftly-rolling machine, skillfully guide its sharp blades and force them into the long, doubtless, steam-ploughs will be generally introduced on Louisianasugar estates. Four of these stationary engines, built at Leeds, England, and 6 82 PROMENADE IX supplied with water brought from the river in mule carts, suffice to do the work upon the ample plantation of Mr, Lawrence. As to the details of plantation work, the negroes, evidently, do not attend to them with quite the thoroughness exacted under the rigid discipline of of neglect, in considerable variety, offer them-selves to the critical eye. Entering the sugar-house, theamiable planter will present you to a venerable, mahog-any-looking individual in garments stained with saccharinejuices, and with a little tone of pride in his voice willtell you that this is Nelson, overseer of this place, whohas been here, man and boy, forty years, and whoknows more about the process of sugar-making than anyone else on the pl
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