PART I
~(Hail the Conquering Hero Comes \"
April 1919
\"The description which I have given of a sugar
estate， with its vast level fields， like emerald plains， its
stately sucrerie， its snow-white Negro village， its ele-
gant chateau buried in trees， will answer for that of the
hundreds which continuously line the two shores of the
Mississippi， between Baton Rouge and New Orleans
A few yards from the water runs a beauti]ul road， bor-
dered on one side by gardens and houses， and on the
other by the River The whole line of shore， for the
one hundred and fifty miles， is a continued unbroken
street This . . ~ is the river road， following in and
out every curve of the embanked shore， and level as a
race horse track. Thus， one riding along this road has
constantly the green bank， or Levee， on one side， with
the mile-wide River flowing majestically by， bearing huge
steamers past on its tawny bosom. On the other hand
are hedges separating gardens， lawns， cottages， villas，
and emerald cane fields， with groups of live oaks， mag-
nolias， lemon， and banana trees interspersed. For miles，
all the day long， the traveler can ride through a scene
of beauty and ever lively interest.\"
--Taken from \"The Sunny South， or The Southerner at
Home: Letters embracing five years experience of a
northern governess in the land o[ sugar and Cotton\"
~ . . Edited by Pro/essor G. H. lngraham o/ Mississippi.
Published by G. G. Evans， philadelphia--1860.
CHAPTER I
I
\"THERE S NO usn going to the window yet， Merry. It s
barelv five， and you know these things never start on
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