43.--Which Records how the General Got His Commission, and Returned to New York, with Other Things Common to Politicians 44.--General Roger Potter gets a Mission, and Returns to New York, with the Loss of his Secretary, Mr. Tickler 45.--An Affair of Gallantry that had Nearly Cost Mr. Tickler his Life, an event that would have been a Serious Loss to the Nation; also, the Story of Leon and Linda, as Told by the Critic 46.--The Renowned General Potter takes his Departure as Minister Plenipotentiary for Kalorama; as, also, a True and Accurate Account of What Took Place when the Ship Crossed the Line. To which is Added the Sad History of Spark Island 47.--Which Describes the Rejoicing that Took Place when the General Landed at Buzabub, on the Coast of Kalorama 48.--How the Renowned General Potter Spent a Night Among the Dead 49.--Sorry Trials of a Great Minister Plenipotentiary, all of which arise from his Ignorance of the Language spoken at Court 50.--The Journey to Nezub; as, also, a Curious Conversation which took place between Minister Potter and his Secretary 51.--In which is Minutely Described an Entirely New and Most Extraordinary Mode of Punishing Ministers and Secretaries of Legation 52.--Things which the Author Ventures to Assert Cannot Fail to Amuse and Instruct the Reader 53.--How the Renowned General Potter had an Army of Vagabonds sent him, and how the Terrible Battle of the Banana Hills was Fought Without Bloodshed 54.--An Amusing Result of a Great Battle 55.--Which Recounts how General Potter Condemned the Priests to Ride Asses Three Times a Day, as a Good Enough Punishment for their Intriguing; also, a Plain and Unvarnished Account of the ever-Memorable Battle of "The Miracle," in which Old Battle, the Greatest War Horse of these times, Lost his Life 56.--An Amusing Quarrel, which Arose Concerning the Government of Kolorama 57.--Which Treats of How the Ruler of a Kingdom was Carried Off into Captivity on a Mule, and how he Escaped from the Priests 58.--An Account of how the Renowned General Potter stole the Hat and Mule of a Poor Priest, that he might go in Search of his Straying Army 59.--The Vagaries of Mr. Tickler, Secretary and Critic to General Roger Potter. He Relates the Story of Angelio 60.--The Last and Most Melancholy Chapter in this Eventful History, and wherein will be found one the Most Truthful Accounts of a Warrior Returning Home Without a Kingdom, and in a Pelting Rain THE ADVENTURES OF MAJOR ROGER SHERMAN POTTER. CHAPTER I. WHICH TREATS OF THINGS NOT PARTICULARLY INTERESTING, AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN OMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THIS HISTORY.