Cis-atlantic Character--Avarice--Curiosity--A grand Propellant--
A Concomitant and Element of Mental Vigour--An Anglo-American
Characteristic--Inspection and Supervision--"Uncle Bill"--The
Quintessence of Inquisitiveness--A Fault "on Virtue's Side"--
The People of Illinois--A Hunting Ramble--A Shot--_Tempis
fugit_--Shelbyville--Dame Justice _in Terrorem_--A Sulphur
Spring--The Inn Register--Chill Atmosphere of the Forest--
Contrast on the Prairie--The "Green-head" Prairie-fly--Effect
upon a Horse--Numerous in '35--The "Horse-guard"--The _Modus
Bellandi_--_Cold Spring_--A _presuming_ Host--Musty Politics--
The Robin Redbreast--Ornithology of the West--The Turtle-dove--
Pathos of her Note--Paley's Remark--Eloquence of the
Forest-bird--A Mormonite, _Zion_ward--A forensic Confabulation--
Mormonism Developed--The seduced Pedagogue--_Mount Zion_ Stock--
The Grand Tabernacle--Smith and Rigdom--The Bank--The Temple--
The School--Appearance of Smith--Of Rigdom--Their Disciples--
The National Road--Its Progress--Structure--_Terminus_--Its
enormous Character--A Contrast--"Shooting a Beeve"--The
Regulations--Salem--A New-England Seaport--The Location--The
Village Singing-school--_The Major_ 348