—The Cathedral- The Chimes.— A
Primeval Part. — Geological Forma-
tion. — Richness of the Pendants . 123



vn

Harper's Ferry. — Charlestown. — John
Brown. — Remembrances of 1859. —
Statement of Governor Wise. — An-
other View. — The Peace Offering. —
Contrasts in the Shenandoah Valley . 145



CONTENTS



VIII

PAGE

Washington. — The Negro Singers. — The
Congressional Library. — Its Gorgeous-
ness. — The Simple Side of Things. —
Near View of the Obelisk. — A Sug-
gested Frieze. — The Payment of
$20,000,000. — A Retrospect. — Conclu-
sion ....... 163




A IVI o u n t a i n
Stream in \'ii--
ginia . Frontispiece

We hope you \vi
be pleased with
our trip . . . iv

What do you
think of it ? . . V

A Pleasant Iht . ix

Brynawel, Thoni-

asville ... 4

5



A Mountain Road

A Southern Farm 27

In the Garden, Brynawel 32

The Garden Front 33

.Something" worth looking at 57

Through Georgia 62

A Nickel's Worth of Niggers 63

The Circus Poster 82



X ILLUSTRATIONS

On Lookout Mountain

On the Heights . ....
The Incline, Chattanooga . ..
The Army and the Church

The Waterfall

The Young Virginians . ...
I would I were a boy again

Saracen's Tent *.
Double Column *.
Giant's Hall *.
Harper's Ferry

Retrospection ....
Valley of the Shenandoah.
Yes, we did have a lovely time

The Manage ..
Heads of Departments

How pleasant to look back over it all!



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* From photographs kindly furnished by Mr. Lemuel
Zerkel.
