Cis-atlantic Character--Avarice--Curiosity--A grand Propellant-- A Concomitant and Element of Mental Vigour--An Anglo-American Characteristic--Inspection and Supervision--"Uncle Bill"--The Quintessence of Inquisitiveness--A Fault "on Virtue's Side"-- The People of Illinois--A Hunting Ramble--A Shot--_Tempis fugit_--Shelbyville--Dame Justice _in Terrorem_--A Sulphur Spring--The Inn Register--Chill Atmosphere of the Forest-- Contrast on the Prairie--The "Green-head" Prairie-fly--Effect upon a Horse--Numerous in '35--The "Horse-guard"--The _Modus Bellandi_--_Cold Spring_--A _presuming_ Host--Musty Politics-- The Robin Redbreast--Ornithology of the West--The Turtle-dove-- Pathos of her Note--Paley's Remark--Eloquence of the Forest-bird--A Mormonite, _Zion_ward--A forensic Confabulation-- Mormonism Developed--The seduced Pedagogue--_Mount Zion_ Stock-- The Grand Tabernacle--Smith and Rigdom--The Bank--The Temple-- The School--Appearance of Smith--Of Rigdom--Their Disciples-- The National Road--Its Progress--Structure--_Terminus_--Its enormous Character--A Contrast--"Shooting a Beeve"--The Regulations--Salem--A New-England Seaport--The Location--The Village Singing-school--_The Major_ 348 XXXII Rest after Exertion--A Purpose--"Mine Ease in mine Inn"-- The "Thread of Discourse"--A Thunder-gust--Its Approach and Departure--A Bolt--A rifted Elm--An impressive {vii} Scene-- Gray's _Bard_--Mount Vernon--Courthouse--Site--Medicinal Water--A misty Morning--A _blind_ Route--"Muddy Prairie"-- Wild Turkeys--Something Diabolical!--The _direct_ Route-- A vexatious Incident--The unerring Guide--A _Tug_ for a _Fixen_--An evening Ride--Pinkneyville--Outlines and Requisites--The blood-red Jail--The _Traveller's Inn_-- "'Tis true, and Pity 'tis"--A "Soul in Purgatory"--An _unutterable_ Ill--_Incomparable_--An unpitied and unenviable Situation--A laughable Bewilderment--Host and Hostess--The Mischief of a Smile--A Retaliation 362 THE FAR WEST [PART I] I "I do remember me, that, in my youth, When I was wandering--" MANFRED.