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  • [Cover Image] From Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted.


  • [Frontispiece Image] From Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency.


  • a, The level of the Mississippi, at its ordinary stage of water. b, The height of the spring rise. c, d, The "dry lakes." By examination of the above drawing, an idea may be formed of the manner of the rises of the Mississippi. The observer will notice that when the water is at a, the lakes c and d will be dry, affording a fine hunting-ground for deer,&c. When the water is at b, the lakes are formed, and arrow-fishing is pursued. (See description.) A correct idea may also be formed by what is meant by a water-line on the trees, indicating the last rise; the water-line will be formed of the sediment settling on the trees at the line b, marked above. From The Hive of "The Bee-Hunter," A Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery, and Rural Sports.


  • ANCHORED IN THE STREAM. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "And by their favorite stream, The fair, wild roses blossomed modestly Above the wave that wooed them." From Poems of Paul Hamilton Hayne.


  • BABYLON. From Life of Charles T. Walker, D.D., ("The Black Spurgeon.") Pastor Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New York City.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • A Crevasse in the Mississippi River's Banks. From The Great South; A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.


  • CROSSING THE POTOMAC. From The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army. In Which Is Given Full Descriptions of the Numerous Battles in which She Participated as a Confederate Officer; of Her Perilous Performances as a Spy, as a Bearer of Despatches, as a Secret-Service Agent, and as a Blockade-Runner; of Her Adventures Behind the Scenes at Washington, including the Bond Swindle; of her Career as a Bounty and Substitute Broker in New York; of Her Travels in Europe and South America; Her Mining Adventures on the Pacific Slope; Her Residence among the Mormons; Her Love Affairs, Courtships, Marriages, &c., &c.


  • DE SOTO SEES IT. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • DELUGED AND CAREENED. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "DRIFTING LOGS." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • EARLY NAVIGATION. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • FLOOD IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. From From Slavery to Wealth. The Life of Scott Bond. The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance.


  • FLOOD ON THE RIVER. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • GRAND TOWER. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "He leaned toward her in impulsive tenderness" From The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan.


  • A HIGH WATER SKETCH. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • HIGH WATER. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • An Inundated Town on the Mississippi's Bank. From The Great South; A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • ISLAND NUMBER TEN. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • LA SALLE CANOEING. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • A LUMBER RAFT. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • MEMPHIS: A LANDING STAGE. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "The Moon, a ghost of her sweet self, . . Creeps up the gray, funereal sky, Wearily! how wearily." From Poems of Paul Hamilton Hayne.


  • NATCHEZ. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • ON A SHORELESS SEA. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • THE RIVER WAS UNDISTURBED. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • A RIVER. From A Geography for Beginners.


  • RUNNING IN A FOG From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "SNAGS." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "Sober September, robed in gray and dun, Smiled from the forest in half-pensive wise." From Poems of Paul Hamilton Hayne.


  • "SOUNDING." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • THE STEAMER "MARK TWAIN." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "I STOOD LIKE ONE BEWITCHED." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • [Illustration] From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "I SWUM ALONG THE RAFT." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • THE TOW. From Life on the Mississippi.


  • "TRACT DISTRIBUTING." From Life on the Mississippi.


  • VIEW ON THE RIVER. From Life on the Mississippi.