_A glimpse of Kentucky_:--Cincinnati--The Queen city--Views in reference to missionary labour--The kind of missionaries wanted in the great Valley--Walnut Hills--Lane Seminary--Dr. Beecher--Woodward College--Dr. Aydelott--The old Kentucky man--Louisville--The Galt House--View of the interior of Kentucky--Plantations--A sore evil--Kentuckian traits of character--A thrilling incident. CHAPTER VII. 75 _The Ohio near its mouth_:--New Albany--Sailing down the Ohio--Profanity--Lovely views of nature--A sudden squall on the river--Kentucky shore--Young fawn--The mouth of the Tennessee river--The swimming deer--His struggle and capture--Meeting of the waters of the Ohio with the Mississippi--Gambling--Intemperance--Sail up the Mississippi to St. Louis. CHAPTER VIII. 88 _The Mississippi and some of its tributaries_:--St. Louis--Roman cathedral--Desecration of the Sabbath--Golden sunsets--Sail up the Mississippi--The meeting of the waters of the Missouri and the Mississippi--Alton--The burning prairie. CHAPTER IX. 105 _Further views on the Mississippi_:--Des Moines River--Iowa--Group of Indians--Tributary streams to the Mississippi--Galena--Bishop of Illinois--My sister's grave. CHAPTER X. 114 _Illinois and the Lakes_:--Lead mines--Indian treaty--Ride to Chicago--Vast prairies--The stricken family--Amusing adventures--Chicago--Milwaukie-- Mackinaw--Indian encampment. CHAPTER XI. 126 _Michigan_:--Steamboat travelling upon the western Lakes--The waters of Huron--Saginaw Bay--The stormy night--The beautiful St. Clair--Detroit--Bishop of Michigan--Ypsilanti--Ann Arbour--Ore Creek--Bewildered at night in the woods--Rescue--Meeting of friends--Log Cabin. CHAPTER XII. 140 _Tour from the West_:--The Romanists--Miracles--Indians--Captain M---- The unhappy sailor--Toledo--Cleveland--Buffalo--Niagara Falls. CHAPTER XIII. 151 _Western New York_:--Niagara Falls--Rochester--Canandaigua--Geneva--Seneca Lake--The moonlit heavens--Departed friends--The clergyman's son--The candidate for the ministry--A beloved brother--My departed mother--Geneva College--The Sabbath. CHAPTER XIV. 161 _A jaunt from Philadelphia to Albany_:--A bleak, dreary morning--Bishop of Illinois--Sail up the Delaware--New York Bay--Sail up the Hudson--Unexpected meeting--College friend--Story of his afflictions--Poor African servant. CHAPTER XV. 171 _The Irish couple_:--Albany--The Irish mother--Incidents that occurred five years ago--The disappointed emigrants--The Little Falls--Rural retirement. CHAPTER XVI. 179 _Western New York._