The Bremen Lighter—A Parting Jollification—The good Ship “Constitution”—The Steerage—The Last of Germany—Sea-sickness—Life on Board—The Channel—Sea Sights—A Shark—A Wreck—Bathing at Sea—Dancing on Board—Stormy Weather—The Coast of Newfoundland—Festivities on the 4th of July—Shark and Pilot-Fish—Mother Carey’s Chickens—Land ho!—Staten Island—Our Destination
Car-drivers—An Irish Funeral—German Boarding-House—A Pulpit in a State of Siege—Negroes at New York—Shooting Excursion near New York—Railway to Utica—American Canal Boat—My Fat Fellow-passenger—Pennsylvanian smith—Hamilton—Wild Duck-shooting—An Indian Hunter—Night in the Woods—A Yankee Cattle-dealer—Buffalo Politicians
Wet and Weary—Out in the Woods—The Forest Mill—A Raccoon—A Pleasant Travelling Companion—My Israelite Fellow-lodgers—Fording the Wabash—A Wet Road—Buck-shooting—Illinois and its Climate—I set off for New Orleans—Lead Mines in Missouri
CHAPTER IV. ARKANSAS, AND “DOWN RIVER” TO NEW ORLEANS.
The Eagle—An Old Settler—My unsuccessful Hunting Dog—The Polish Refugee’s Habitation—An Unnecessary Circuit—Indian Tribe—Little Rock in Arkansas—My Engagement on board the “Fox”—Quarrel with the Captain—An uncomfortable Night—Treatment of Slaves—A Woodland Supper—A Panther—Bear-shooting—Life among the Indians—An Indian Shooting Party—Wolf Traps—Narrow Escape for my Canoe—By Steamer to New Orleans
CHAPTER V. CINCINNATI—A FARMER’S LIFE IN THE WOODS.
A Runaway Couple—Cincinnati and its Religious Sects—The Girl “possessed with a Devil”—I start afresh for the Woods—Bad Sport and bad Weather—Crawfish—Blackfish Lake—A Picnic in the Woods—Mule Drivers from Texas—Strong’s Plantation—A Swimming-race with the dogs—Saint Woodland’s Farm—Bee-hunting—Wild Honey—Searching for Horses—Dancing for a Dinner—Backwoods Building—Ague—My Methodist Friend—Duck-shooting—Snakes in the Swamps—Our Farming Arrangements
CHAPTER VI. A FARMER’S LIFE IN THE WOODS (continued).
A Wolf—We shift our Quarters—False Alarm—Squirrel for Breakfast—Primitive Mode of Winnowing Corn—“Oiltrove Bottom”—Pawpaw Trees—“Not at home”—Hard Fare—A Panther—Visit to Hilger—A Great Political Discussion—Clearing Land for Fields—Ague—Prompt Burial in the Swamps—A Backwoods Family—Swindlers in Arkansas—White River and its Neighborhood—Magnus, the Great Buffalo Hunter—A Patient with the Ague—Swamps—Hunting with an unloaded Gun—Death of the Bear
CHAPTER VII. WOODLAND SPORTS—CANE-BRAKES—MY EXAMINATION BY THE SCHOOL COMMISSION.
Turkey-shooting with Dogs—Forest Travel—Scarcity of Provisions—Overcup Oak—Buck-hunting—Buffalo-hunting—Return to the Haunts of Men—Bear-hunting with dogs—The Falling Tree—“Shocking bad Dreams”—Ladies in the Forest—Unemployed Hands in Cincinnati—Card-playing in the Cane-brake—German Settlers down South—The Great School Examination—Speculation in Canes
CHAPTER VIII. FARMING AT FOURCHE LE FAVE—A BACKWOODS “FROLIC”—RESIDENCE AT KELFER’S FARM—SCHOOLS—HUNTING EXCURSION.
Partnership with Rutkin—Removing Goods by Canoe—Scalding Pigs “Arkansas Fashion”—Shooting Deer by Night—Disagreement with Rutkin—A Backwoods “Frolic”—Relays of Fiddlers—Chasing a Wolf with a Canoe—Another Shooting Excursion—The Sessions in the Backwoods—An inconvenient Court-house—Departure from Kelfer’s Farm—Road-making in the Backwoods—Visit to Bahrens—Habitual Reserve of the Americans—Mechanical Ingenuity of Backwoodsmen—An Indian Adventure—Raccoon-shooting—Bee-hunting in the Backwoods—Duck-shooting—Curly the Settler—A Prize—Curly’s Mishap—An Unpleasant Nocturnal Visitor—Shooting a Panther—Return to Slowtrap’s
CHAPTER IX. HUNTING ANECDOTES AND EXPERIENCES—CHRISTMAS—CONWELL AND HIS REMINISCENCES.
Surprised by a Panther—A New Hunting Excursion—The Fox—“Stole Away”—The Two old Cattle-dealers—Bear-hunting Extraordinary—Deer-stalking by Night—Duck-shooting—Thunderstorms in Arkansas—Our Nocturnal Encampment—Indian Migration—A Bootless Chase—Lost in the Forest—Mr. Davis’s Farm—Conwell and his Family—Slowtrap’s Adventure with the Cow—Terrace-hills—A Prize—A Sumptuous Breakfast—A Two-year-old Bruin—A Comfortable Evening—Indian Stratagem—Simplicity of the Backwoodsmen—Bivouac—Story of the Moccasins—Almost surprised by a Panther—A Novel Sleeping-room—Struggle with a Buck—Story of a Buffalo Hunt—Books in Wet Weather—Mann
W I L D S P O R T S AND ADVENTURES IN THE FAR WEST.
