Chicago—Crying Indians—Chickasaws—De
Soto—Feast of the Great
Sun—Cane-Knives—Love-stricken
Indian Maiden—Rape of the Natchez
—Man’s Will—Subjugation
of the Waters—The Black Man’s Mission—Its
Decade
Chapter XXI.
Two strange beings.
Romance of Western Life—Met by Chance—Parting on the Levee—Meeting at the Sick-Bed—Convalescent—Love-Making—“Home, Sweet Home”— Theological Discussion—Uncle Tony—Wild, yet Gentle—An Odd Family—The Adventurer Speculates
Chapter XXII.
The romance continued.
Father Confessor—Open Confession—The
Unread Will—Old Tony’s
Narrative—Squirrel Shooting—The
Farewell Unsaid—Brothers-in-Law—
Farewell Indeed
Chapter XXIII.
When successful, right; when not,
wrong.
Territorial Mississippi—Wilkinson—A
dams—Jefferson—Warren—Claiborne—Union
of the Factions—Colonel Wood—Chew—David
Hunt—Joseph Dunbar—Society of
Western Mississippi—Pop Visits of a Week
to Tea—The Horse “Tom” and
his Rider—Our Grandfathers’ Days—An
Emigrant’s Outfit—My Share—George
Poindexter—A Sudden Opening of a Court of
Justice—The Caldwell and Gwinn Duel—Jackson’s
Opposition to the Governor of Mississippi
Chapter XXIV.
The silver-tongued orator.
John A. Quitman—Robert J. Walker—Robert H. Adams—From a Cooper-Shop to the United States Senate—Bank Monopoly—Natchez Fencibles—Scott in Mexico—Thomas Hall—Sargent S. Prentiss—Vicksburg—Single-speech Hamilton—God-inspired Oratory—Drunk by Absorption—Killing a Tailor—Defence of Wilkinson
Chapter XXV.
A financial crash.
A Wonderful Memory—A Nation Without Debt—Crushing the National Bank—Rise of State Banks—Inflated Currency—Grand Flare-up—Take Care of Yourself—Commencing Anew—Failing to Reach an Obtuse Heart—King Alcohol does his Work—Prentiss and Foote—Love Me, Love my Dog—A Noble Spirit Overcome—Charity Covereth a Multitude of Sins
Chapter XXVI.
Acadian French settlers.
Sugar vs. Cotton—Acadia—A
Specimen of Mississippi French Life—
Bayou La Fourche—The Great Flood—Theological
Arbitration—A
Rustic Ball—Old-Fashioned Weddings—Creoles
and Quadroons—The
Planter—Negro Servants—Gauls
and Anglo-Normans—Antagonism of Races
Chapter XXVII.
Abolition of licensed gambling.
Baton Rouge—Florida Parishes—Dissatisfaction—Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way—Storming a Fort on Horseback—Annexation at the Point of the Poker—Raphignac and Larry Moore—Fighting the “Tiger”—Carrying a Practical Joke too Far—A Silver Tea-Set
Chapter XXVIII.
Three great judges.