What to see in America . it did service as the states Capitol. Inits rotunda is the old slave block where negroes were soldat auction to the highest bidder. At 514 Chartres Streetis the home of a wealthy merchant who conspired with aLouisiana pirate to make a sudden dash to the island of with a swift yacht and bear the imprisoned emperor,Napoleon, to liberty. He fitted his house up magnificentlyto serve as the emperors dwelling, but before the plotterswere ready to embark, news came of Napoleons death in1821. The Haunted House at 1140 Royal Street hasmany strange stories told about t
What to see in America . it did service as the states Capitol. Inits rotunda is the old slave block where negroes were soldat auction to the highest bidder. At 514 Chartres Streetis the home of a wealthy merchant who conspired with aLouisiana pirate to make a sudden dash to the island of with a swift yacht and bear the imprisoned emperor,Napoleon, to liberty. He fitted his house up magnificentlyto serve as the emperors dwelling, but before the plotterswere ready to embark, news came of Napoleons death in1821. The Haunted House at 1140 Royal Street hasmany strange stories told about the ogress-like Frenchmadame who used to dwell there — how she drowned slavebabies in the cistern and tortured the adult slaves, and how,after she went away to France, lights shone from the windowsof the vacant house at night, ghosts were seen, and the criesof the dead slaves were heard. In the days of long ago the great negro gathering placewas Congo Square, now Beauregard Square; and here on 290 What to See in America. New Orleans, a City Basin Sunday nights wilddances used to occur,and sinister spellswere cast. Later thevoodoos went to se-cluded spots on theshores of Lake Pont-chartrain. Duels used to be ofcommon swords werethe favorite dueling weapons of the Creoles, but the Ameri-cans preferred pistols. As many as ten duels are said tohave been fought in a single day under the ancient liveoaks of the City Park, then out in the country. St. An-thonys Garden was another dueling ground much used. Anot uncommon inscription in the old cemeteries is, Killed onthe field of honor. Burials are made above ground insteadof in the watery soil, and the old St. Louis Cemetery, thick-set with the brick and marble dwellings of the dead, isparticularly interesting. Another cemetery that attractsnumerous visitors has in it a stone chapel dedicated to The chapel is famous as a place where miracles arewrought. Thither people come to pray for whatever theyhappen to
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