LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, Part 8
BY MARK TWAIN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[CHAPTER XXXVI.] The Professor Spins a Yarn.—An Enthusiast in Cattle.—He makes a Proposition.—Loading Beeves at Acapulco.—He was n't Raised to it. —He is Roped In.—His Dull Eyes Lit Up.—Four Aces, you Ass! —He does n't Care for the Gores. [CHAPTER XXXVII.] A Terrible Disaster.—The "Gold Dust" explodes her Boilers. —The End of a Good Man. [CHAPTER XXXVIII.] Mr. Dickens has a Word.—Best Dwellings and their Furniture.—Albums and Music.—Pantelettes and Conch-shells.—Sugar-candy Rabbits and Photographs.—Horse-hair Sofas and Snuffers.—Rag Carpets and Bridal Chambers. [CHAPTER XXXIX.] Rowdies and Beauty.—Ice as Jewelry.—Ice Manufacture.—More Statistics.—Some Drummers.—Oleomargarine versus Butter. —Olive Oil versus Cotton Seed.—The Answer was not Caught. —A Terrific Episode.—A Sulphurous Canopy.—The Demons of War. —The Terrible Gauntlet. [CHAPTER XL.] In Flowers, like a Bride.—A White-washed Castle.—A Southern Prospectus.—Pretty Pictures.—An Alligator's Meal. |