An old friend--Variety in the styles of building--Love for
flowers--The basin--Congo square--The African bon-ton of
New-Orleans--City canals--Effects of the cholera--Barracks--
Guard-houses--The ancient convent of the Ursulines--The school
for boys--A venerable edifice--Principal--Recitations--Mode of
instruction--Primary department--Infantry tactics--Education in
general in New-Orleans. 158