Prof. J. J. Flahift, Superintendent of Public Instruction at Helena, greets the navigator in these terms:
Helena, Arkansas,
October 26, 1881.
"Nothing great is lightly won,
Nothing won is lost;
Every good deed nobly done,
Will repay the cost;
Leave to Heaven in humble trust
All you will to do,"
But, to reach the Gulf, you must
Paddle your own canoe.
J. J. Flahift.
At Natchez, Captain Glazier had the pleasure of hearing Senator Lamar deliver a political speech, and was afterwards introduced to him at the Foster House, where both were registered. The Senator seemed much interested in the Captain's explorations, and so signifies over his autograph:
Natchez, Mississippi,
November 3, 1881.
Glad to have met you, Captain Glazier, and I leave with you my best wishes for the success of your undertaking.