MY ARRIVAL IN AMERICA
The gnome-haunted ship—I embark on
_L’Amérique_—Homesickness—The widow of President Lincoln—A
snowstorm in mid-ocean—The steerage passengers—A child is
born in the steerage—What if the emigrants should
mutiny?—Precautions in case of shipwreck—The Promised Land of
the emigrants—My fête day—The harbor of the New World—How I
was welcomed—A fatiguing reception—Rest under compulsion—The
kind of man Mr. Jarrett was—Another reception—The silly
questions of the reporters—Press agents and slander 368–385