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I. A state of bliss—Cabin passenger—Honey-hunting—Sea-life—
Its effects—Green horns—Reading—Tempicide—Monotony—
Wish for excitement—Superlative misery—Log—Combustible materials—Cook
and bucket—Contrary winds—All ready, good
Sirs—Impatient passengers—Signal for sailing—Leave-takings—
Sheet home—Under weigh. 13II. A tar's headway on land—A gentleman's at sea—An agreeable
trio—Musical sounds—Hehnsman—Supper Steward—A truism—
Helmsman's cry—Effect—Cases for bipeds—Lullaby—Sleep. 20III. Shakspeare—Suicide or a `foul' deed—A conscientious table—
Fishing smacks—A pretty boy—Old Skipper, Skipper junior, and
little Skipper—A young Caliban—An alliterate Man—Fisherman
—Nurseries—Navy—The Way to train up a Child—Gulf Stream
—Humboldt—Crossing the Gulf—Ice ships—Yellow fields—Flying
fish—A game at bowls—Bermuda—A post of observation—Men,
dwellings, and women of Bermuda—St. George—English society
—Washing decks—Mornings at sea—Evenings at sea—A Moonlight
scene—The ocean on fire—Its phosporescence—Hypotheses 25IV. Land—Abaco—Fleet—Hole in the Wall—A wrecker's hut—
Bahuma vampyres—Light houses—Conspiracy—Wall of Abaco
viii—Natural Bridge—Cause—Night scene—Speak a packet ship—
A floating city—Wrecker's lugger—Signal of distress—A Yankee
lumber brig—Portuguese Man of War. 42V A calm—A breeze on the water—The land of flowers—Juan
Ponce de Leon—The fountain of perpetual youth—An irremediable
loss to single gentlemen—Gulf Stream—New-Providence—
Cuba—Pan of Matanzas—Blue hills of Cuba—An armed cruiser—
Cape St. Antonio—Pirates—Enter the Mexican Gulf—Mobile—
A southern winter—A farewell to the North and a welcome to the
South—The close of the voyage—Balize—Fleet—West Indiaman
—Portuguese polacre—Land ho!—The land—Its formation—Pilot
or “little brief authority”—Light house—Revenue cutterpapers—“
The meeting of the waters”—A singular appearance—
A morning off the Balize—The two-boat. 55VI. The Mississippi—The Whale—Description of tow-boats—A
package—A threatened storm—A beautiful brigantine—Physiognomy
of ships—Richly furnished cabin—An obliging Captain—
Desert the ship—Getting under weigh—A chain of captives—
Towing—New Orleans—A mystery to be unraveled. 64VII. Louisiana—Arrival at New-Orleans—Land—Pilot stations—
Pilots—Anecdote—Fort—Forests—Levée—Crevasses—Alarms—
Accident—Espionage—A Louisianian palace—Grounds—Sugar-house—Quarters—An
African governess—Sugar-Cane—St. Mary—
“English Turn”—Cavalcade—Battle ground—Music Sounds of the
distant city—Land in New-Orleans—An amateur sailor. 73VIII. Bachelor's comforts—A valuable valet—Disembarked at the Levée—A
fair Castilian—Canaille—The Crescent city—Reminiscence
of school days—French cabarets—Cathedral—Exchange—
Cornhill—A chain of light—A fracas—Gens d'Armes—An affair
of honour—Arrive at our hotel. 87IX. Sensations on seeing a city for the first time—Capt. Kidd—Boston—Fresh
feelings—An appreciated luxury—A human medley—
School for physiognomists—A morning scene in New-Orleans—
Canal-street—Levée—French and English stores—Parisian and
Louisianian pronunciation—Scenes in the market—Shipping—A
disguised rover—Mississippi fleets—Ohio river arks—Slave laws. 96X. First impressions—A hero of the “Three Days”—Children's
ball—Life in New-Orleans—A French supper—Omnibuses—
Chartres-street at twilight—Calaboose—Guard-house—The vicinage
of a theatre—French cafés—Scenes in the interior of a café
—Dominos—Tobacco-smokers—New-Orleans society. 108XI. Interior of a ball-room—Creole ladies—Infantile dancers—French
children—American children—A singular division—New-Orleans
ladies—Northern and southern beauty—An agreeable custom—
Leave the assembly room—An olio of languages—The Exchange
—Confusion of tongues—Temples of Fortune. 117XII. The Goddess of fortune—Billiard-rooms—A professor—Hells
—A respectable banking company—“Black-legs”—Faro described
—Dealers—Bank—A novel mode of franking—Roulette-table—A
supper in Orcus—Pockets to let—Dimly lighted streets—Some
things not so bad as they are represented. 127XIII. A sleepy porter—Cry of fire—Noise in the streets—A wild
scene at midnight—A splendid illumination—Steamers wrapped in
flames—A river on fire—Firemen—A lively scene—Floating cotton
—Boatmen—An ancient Portuguese Charon—A boat race—Pugilists—A
hero. 137XIV. Canal-street—Octagonal church—Government house—Future
prospects of New-Orleans—Roman chapel—Mass for the dead—
Interior of the chapel—Mourners—Funeral—Ce eteries—Neglect
of the dead—English and American grave yards—Regard of European
nations for their dead—Roman Catholic cemetery in New-Orleans—Funeral
procession—Tombs—Burying in water—Protestant
grave-yard. 145XV. An old friend—Variety in the styles of building—Love for flowers—The
basin—Congo square—The African bon-ton of New-Orleans—City
canals—Effects of the cholera—Barracks—Guard-houses—The
ancient convent of the Ursulines—The school for
boys—A venerable edifice—Principal—Recitations—Mode of instruction—Primary
department—Infantry tactics—Education in
general in New-Orleans. 158XVI. Rail-road—A new avenue to commerce—Advantages of the
rail way—Ride to the lake—The forest—Village at the lake—
Pier—Fishers—Swimmers—Mail-boat—Cafés—Return—An unfortunate
cow—New-Orleans streets. 171XVII. The legislature—Senators and representatives—Tenney—Gurley
—Ripley—Good feeling among members—Translated speeches—
Ludicrous situations—Slave law—Bishop's hotel—Tower—View
from its summit—Bachelor establishments—Peculiar state of society. 178XVIII. Saddle horses and accoutrements—Banks—Granite—Churchmembers—French
mode of dressing—Quadroons—Gay scene and
groups in the streets—Sabbath evening—Duelling ground—An
extensive cotton press—A literary germ—A mysterious institution
—Scenery in the suburbs—Convent—Catholic education. 186XIX. Battle-ground—Scenery on the road—A peaceful scene—American
and British quarters—View of the field of battle—Breastworks—Oaks—Packenham—A
Tennessee rifleman—Anecdote—
A gallant British officer—Grape-shot—Young traders—A relic—
Leave the ground—A last view of it from the Levée. 196XX. Scene in a bar room—Affaires d'honneur—A Sabbath morning
—Host—Public square—Military parades—Scenes in the interior
of a cathedral—Mass—A sanctified family—Crucifix—Different
ways of doing the same thing—Altar—Paintings—The Virgin—
Females devotees. 207XXI. Sabbath in New-Orleans—Theatre—Interior—A New-Orleans
audience—Performance—Checks—Theatre d'Orleans—Interior—
Boxes—Audience—Play—Actors and actresses—Institutions—M.
Poydras—Liberality of the Orleanese—Extracts from Flint upon
New-Orleans. 219XXII. A drive into the country—Pleasant road—Charming villa—Children
at play—Governess—Diversities of society—Education in Louisiana—Visit
to a sugar-house—Description of sugar-making, &c.
—A plantation scene—A planter's grounds—Children—Trumpeter—Pointer—Return
to the city. 229XXIII. Leave New-Orleans—The Mississippi—Scenery—Evening on
the water—Scenes on the deck of a steamer—Passengers—Plantations—Farm-houses—Catholic
college—Convent of the Sacred
Heart—Caged birds—Donaldsonville—The first highland—Baton
Rouge—Its appearance—Barracks—Scenery—Squatters—Fort
Adams—Way passengers—Steamer. 245
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