Chapter XVI: 1868

Pages 407-443.

AMERICA REVISITED. JANUARY TO APRIL, 1868. AET. 56.

Speculators and public 408
An Englishman's disadvantage 408
"Freedom and independence" 408
Mountain-sneezers and eye-openers 409
The work and the gain 410
A scene at Brooklyn 411
At Philadelphia 412
"Looking up the judge" 413
Improved social ways 414
Result of thirty-four readings 415
Shadow to the sunshine 416
Readings in a church 417
Change of plan 417
Baltimore women 418
Success in Philadelphia 419
Objections to coloured people 420
With Sumner at Washington 421
President Lincoln's dream 423
Interview with President Johnson 423
Washington audiences 424
A comical dog 425
Incident before a reading 426
The child and the doll 427
North-west tour 428
Political excitement 429
Struggle for tickets 430
American female beauty 432
Sherry to "slop round" with 432
Final impression of Niagara 433
Letter to Mr. Ouvry 434
"Getting along" through water 435
Again attacked by lameness 437
Illness and exertion 437
Seeing prevents believing 439
All but used up 439
Last Boston readings 440
New York farewells 441
The receipts throughout 441
Promise at public dinner 442
The Adieu 443