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.