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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Popular Talk of the Excursion-Programme of the Trip-Duly Ticketed for the
Excursion-Defection of the Celebrities....
CHAPTER II.
Grand Preparations-An Imposing Dignitary-The European Exodus Mr.
Blucher's Opinion-Stateroom No. 10-The Assembling of the Clans-At
Sea at last..
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CHAPTER III.
"Averaging" the Passengers-"Far, far at Sea"-Tribulation among the
Patriarchs-Seeking Amusement under Difficulties-Five Captains in the
Ship ...
CHAPTER IV.
The Pilgrims Becoming Domesticated-Pilgrim Life at Sea-" Horse-Billiards"
-The "Synagogue "The Writing School-Jack's "Journal"-The
"Q. C. Club"-The Magic Lantern-State Ball on Deck-Mock Trials—
Charades-Pilgrim Solemnity-Slow Music-The Executive Officer De-
livers an Opinion
CHAPTER V.
Summer in Mid-Atlantic-An Eccentric Moon-Mr. Blucher Loses Confidence
-The Mystery of "Ship Time "The Denizens of the Deep--" Land-
Ho!"-The First Landing on a Foreign Shore-Sensation among_the
Natives-Something about the Azores Islands--Blucher's Disastrous Din-
ner-The Happy Result.
CHAPTER VI.
Solid Information-A Fossil Community-Curious Ways and Customs-Jesuit
Humbuggery-Fantastic Pilgrimizing-Origin of the Russ Pavement-
Squaring Accounts with the Fossils-At Sea Again....
CHAPTER VII.
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A Tempest at Night-Spain and Africa on Exhibition-Greeting a Majestic
Stranger-The Pillars of Hercules-The Rock of Gibraltar-Tiresome
Repetition "The Queen's Chair "--Serenity Conquered--Curiosities of
the Secret Caverns-Personnel of Gibraltar-Some Odd Characters-A
Private Frolic in Africa-Bearding a Moorish Garrison (without loss of
life)-Vanity Rebuked-Disembarking in the Empire of Morocco....... 62
The Ancient City of Tangier, Morocco-Strange Sights-A Cradle of An-
tiquity-We become Wealthy-How they Rob the Mail in Africa-The
Danger of being Opulent in Morocco....
CHAPTER IX.
A Pilgrim in Deadly Poril-How they Mended the Clock-Moorish Punish-
ments for Crime--Marriage Customs-Looking Several ways for Sunday-
Shrewd Practice of Mohammedan Pilgrims-Reverence for Cats-Bliss of
being a Consul-General.......
CHAPTER X.
Fourth of July at Sea-Mediterranean Sunset-The "Oracle" is Delivered of
an Opinion-Celebration Ceremonies-The Captain's Speech-France in Sight-The Ignorant Native-In Marseilles-Another Blunder-Lost in
the Great City-Found Again-A Frenchy Scene.
CHAPTER XI.
Getting "Used to it "-No Soap-Bill of Fare, Table d'hôte-"An American
Sir!"-A Curious Discovery--The "Pilgrim" Bird-Strange Companion-
ship-A Grave of the Living-A Long Captivity-Some of Dumas' He-
roes-Dungeon of the Famous "Iron Mask.".
CHAPTER XII.
A Holiday Flight through France-Summer Garb of the Landscape-Abroad
on the Great Plains-Peculiarities of French Cars-French Politeness-
American Railway Officials-"Twenty Mnutes to Dinner!"-Why there
are no Accidents-The "Old Travellers"-Still on the Wing-Paris at
Last-French Order and Quiet-Place of the Bastile-Seeing the Sights
-A Barbarous Atrocity-Absurd Billiards....
CHAPTER XIII.
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More Trouble-Monsieur Billfinger-Re-Christening the Frenchman-In the
Clutches of a Paris Guide The International Exposition-Fine Military Review-Glimpse of the Emperor Napoleon and the Sultan of Turkey.... 118
CHAPTER XIV.
The Venerable Cathedral of Notre-Dame-Jean Sanspeur's Addition-Treas-
ures and Sacred Relics-The Legend of the Cross-The Morgue--The
Outrageous Can-Can-Blondin Aflame-The Louvre Palace-The Great
Park-Showy Pageantry-Preservation of Noted Things.....
CHAPTER XV.
French National Burying-Ground-Among the Great Dead-The Shrine of
Disappointed Love-The Story of Abelard and Heloise-" English Spoken
Here"-" American Drinks Compounded Here"-Imperial Honors to an
American-The Over-estimated Grisette-Departure from Paris-A De-
liberate Opinion Concerning the Comeliness of American Women.....
CHAPTER XVI.
Versailles-Paradise Regained-A Wonderful Park-Paradiso Lost-Napole
onic Strategy..
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