38G WILD SPORTS IN THE FAR WEST. 



his flock. Mr. Bcattic gained his cause at the half- 

 yearly sessions, but the parish appealed to the court of 

 the United States at New Orleans. The priest re- 

 paired thither, took a new advocate, and obtained the 

 following sentence: "That the citizens of Pointe 

 Coupec might dismiss their priest, if they wen; dis- 

 satisfied with him, and that neither bishop nor pope 

 could issue commands in the United States." 



It was about the end of June, when I made up my 

 mind to return to Germany. Keau had been for Mime 

 time in New Orleans, engaged in commission business, 

 and I began to feel lonely in Pointc Coupec. I there- 

 fore arranged my affairs, and prevailed on a brother of 

 the proprietor, who had formerly been in partnership 

 with him, to undertake the management, now that all 

 \vas in good order ; then, taking a kind leave of all my 

 good friends, I left Pointe Coupec on the oth of July 

 the same day that I had left Little Rock the year before. 



I embarked on board the Steamer'" Eclipse " for New 

 Orleans, and dashed down the, swollen stream with the 

 speed of an arrow. The banks of the Mississippi, in 

 the lower part of Louisiana, offer a most beautiful 

 panorama of towns and plantations, to the eyes of the 

 passenger flying past in a strainer; the country -seats 

 of the planters make a splendid appearance through the 

 orange and pomegranate trees, with the row- of whin- 

 cottages for the slaves, like so many villages, be>ides 

 large cotton fields and sugar plantations, with gangs 

 of negroes at work, under the inspection of a white, 

 on horseback; troop.-; of mustangs, or ponies, gallon- 

 ing with flowing manes and tails, small schooners, 

 and co-called chicken thieved dashing with swelling 



