An interesting souvenir.--Greeting at Lake Glazier.--Petition to Geographical Societies.--Voice from Aitkin, Gate City of the Upper Mississippi.--Tributes from Brainerd.--An old friend at La Crosse.--Welcome at Davenport.--Greetings at St. Louis.--Senator Lamar.--Royal welcome at Bayou Tunica.--Sentiment of Port Eads.-- Congratulations of the officers of the "Margaret."--Greetings from New Orleans.--"Fame's triple wreath."--Closing remarks. Such an expedition as Captain Glazier has recently concluded inevitably gives birth to many souvenirs and trophies of the undertaking which are always interesting, not only to their immediate recipient but also to the public generally; for a man of his calibre is in one sense public property, and as such everything associated with any important enterprise of his, is loudly demanded by men of all classes without regard to what would be considered its privacy under other circumstances. It was the author's good fortune to see such a souvenir of the voyage--an album in which are inscribed the autographs of eminent men from various points along the entire route traversed, the first being dated at the source of the Mississippi, and the last on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico; and the thought occurred to him that this memento of the latest exploit in Captain Glazier's exciting life could not fail to be an object of some interest to the reader who had thus far followed the soldier, author, and explorer in his eventful and successful career. He therefore obtained permission to make a few extracts from the large number before him, and these Greetings of the Voyage are now presented to the public as a fitting conclusion to the story of the Captain's journey from source to sea. The first in order is naturally that of Barrett Channing Paine, his constant companion during the entire voyage. Standing by the discoverer's side at the fountain-head of the Great River, he wrote: Lake Glazier, Minnesota, _July 22, 1881_. My Dear Captain:--From this beautiful lake where the mighty Mississippi rises, my best wishes follow you down the course of the "Father of Waters" till it mingles its flood with the sea. Very truly yours, Barrett Channing Paine. We next quote a petition of Captain Glazier's companions to the Geographical Societies of the country, although it is not found in the album. It was published in the Missouri "_Republican_" and various other newspapers, but being dated Schoolcraft Island, the first stopping place after leaving the source of the river, it seems quite naturally to follow the greeting of Mr. Paine: Schoolcraft Island, Lake Itasca, _July 22, 1881_.