CHAPTER XLIV

. French and Spanish Parts of the City.--Mr. Cable and the

Ancient Quarter.--Cabbages and Bouquets.--Cows and Children.--The Shell Road. The West End.--A Good Square Meal.--The Pompano.--The Broom- Brigade.--Historical Painting.--Southern Speech.--Lagniappe.

## CHAPTER XLV . “Waw” Talk.--Cock-Fighting.--Too Much to Bear.--Fine

Writing.--Mule Racing.

## CHAPTER XLVI . Mardi-Gras.--The Mystic Crewe.--Rex and Relics.--Sir

Walter Scott.--A World Set Back.--Titles and Decorations.--A Change.

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