CHAPTER II.

A WEEK IN NEW YORK.

The "Switzer's home"--Wonders of New York--"Five hundred journeymen wanted!"--A civil countryman--The future settlement--An adventure on the Quay--"The Switzer's home"--A night's "rest"--The "striped pig"--A natural curiosity maker--The "striped pig" explained--Yankee dodges--Mr. Becher's address--The promised land--The purchase completed--A Methodist ranter--The tailor's adventure--Letters of introduction--Suspicions against Dr. Normann--Dr. Normann's "smartness"--The separation 44-83