We remembered the eclipse, and Mr.S.having brought with him a piece of broken glass from one of the windows of the 'Magnolia,' I smoked it over a piece of candle which I had brought from Room No.

22 of the Planter's House at St.Louis, and we prepared to see the eclipse.
"I expected to see the moon on at five o'clock and twenty minutes, but as I had no time I could not tell when to look for it.
"It was not on at that time by my watch, but in ten minutes after was so far on that I think my time cannot be much wrong.
"It was a little cloudy, so that we saw the sun only 'all flecked with bars,' and caught sight of the phenomenon at intervals.
"We were at a coal-landing at the time, and not far from Madrid.

The boat stopped so long to take in an immense pile of corn-bags that our passengers went on shore--such of them as could climb the slippery bank.
"When we saw them coming back laden with peach-blossoms, and saw the little children dressing their hats with them, we were seized with a longing for them, and Mr.S.offered to go and get us some; we begged to go too, but he objected.
"We were really envious of his good luck when we saw him jump into a country wagon, drawn by oxen which trotted off like horses, and, waving his handkerchief to us, ride off in great glee.

He came back with an armful of peach-tree branches.

Whose orchard he robbed at our instigation I cannot say.