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. I.




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 of New-York.]




TO THE

HON. JOHN A. QUITMAN,

EX-CHANCELLOR OF MISSISSIPPI,

THESE VOLUMES

ARE

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

BY

THE AUTHOR.



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INTRODUCTION.

The succeeding pages grew out of a privatecorrespondence, which the author, at the solicitationof his friends, has been led to throw into thepresent form, modifying in a great measure theepistolary vein, and excluding, so far as possible,such portions of the original papers as were oftoo personal a nature to be intruded upon themajesty of the public;—while he has embodied,so far as was compatible with the new arrangement,every thing likely to interest the generalreader.
The author has not written exclusively as atraveller or journalist. His aim has been to presentthe result of his experience and observationsduring a residence of several years in the South-West.This extensive and important section ofthe United States is but little known. Perhapsthere is no region between the Mississippi river[Pg vi]and the Atlantic shores, of which so little accurateinformation is before the public; a flying touristonly, having occasionally added a note to his diary,as he skirted its forest-lined borders.
New-York, Sept. 1835.



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CONTENTS.

I.
 
A state of bliss—Cabin passenger—Honey-hunting—Sea-life—Itseffects—Green horns—Reading—Tempicide—Monotony—Wish forexcitement—Superlative misery—Log—Combustible materials—Cookand bucket—Contrary winds—All ready, good Sirs—Impatientpassengers—Signal for sailing—Leave-takings—Sheet home—Underweigh.13
 
II.
 
A tar's headway on land—A gentleman's at sea—An agreeable trio—Musical sounds—Helmsman—Supper Steward—A truism—Helmsman'scry—Effect—Cases for bipeds—Lullaby—Sleep.20
 
III.
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