CHAPTER I.

PAGE We sail from Boston, and how we felt.--Cure for Sea-Sickness.--Delights of the Ocean.--Crossing the Equator.--What the Mess was composed of.--We become reconciled to our Fate.--Pass Cape Frio, and have no Inclination to bivouac on the Rocks. 1

Rio Janeiro, and what is to be seen there.--Life in the City.--Diamonds and Levites.--Police.--Cookery and Currency.--The Omnibus Jehu to Boto Fogo. 9

Gloria Hill.--Il Cateto.--Architecture.--Visit from a Scorpion, and the Habits of other Reptiles.--The Opera.--The Emperor and Court.--The Brazilians think of carrying the War into Africa. 16