THE SOUTH-WEST.





BY A YANKEE.






Where on my way I went;
———————— A pilgrim from the North—
Now more and more attracted, as I drew
Nearer and nearer.

ROGERS'   ITALY.






IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.





NEW-YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, CLIFF-ST.
1835.





[Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835,
by Harper& Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the Southern
District ofNew-York.]




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CONTENTS.

XXIV.
 
Characteristic scenery of the Mississippi—Card playing—Sabbath on board a steamboat—An old sinner—A fair Virginian—Inquisitiveness of Yankee ladies—Southern ladies—A general—Ellis's cliffs—Mines—Atala—Natchez in the distance—Duelling ground—Fort Rosalie—Forests—A traveller's remark.9
 
XXV.
 
Land at the Levée—African porters—First impression of passing travellers—"Natchez under the Hill"—A dizzy road—A rapid descentmdash;View from the summit—Fine scenery in the vicinity—Reservoir—A tawny Silenus—A young Apollo—Warriors "hors du combat"—Indian females—Mississippian backwoodsman—Mansion House.17
 
XXVI.
 
A northerner's idea of the south-west—Natchez and health—"Broadway" of Natchez—Street scenes—Private carriages—Auction store—Sale of a slave—Manner in which slaves view slavery—Shopping—Fashion—Southern gentlemen—Merchants—Planters—Whip bearers—Planters' families.27
 
XXVII.
 
First impressions—American want of taste in public buildings— Agricultural bank—Masonic hall—Natchez academy—Education of Mississippians—Cemetery—Theatre—Presbyterian church—Court-house—Episcopal church—Light-house—Hotels—Planters, Houses and galleries—Jefferson hotel—Cotton square.36
 
XXVIII.[Pg viii]
 
Society of Natchez—New-England adventurers—Their prospects—The Yankee sisterhood—Southern bachelors—Southern society—Woman—Her past and present condition—Single combats—Fireside pleasures unknown—A change—To
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