Xll CONTENTS. 



Perversity. — Sweet Content. — How to draw a Bee-Line. — 

 The Palm Troughs. —A Bamboo Cup. —A Stroll and an 

 Alarm. —The Carib Ghost. — Traditions. — The March re- 

 sumed. — An Army of Crabs. — Crabs that Migrate. — Deli- 

 cious Food. — The Mountain Peak. — Hunting the " Dia- 

 blotin."— Is it a Myth? — Caught in a Storm. —The Carib 

 Castle. — The Captive's Cave. — Vampires. — The Forest 

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CHAPTER X. 

 A MIDNIGHT MARCH, AND WHAT CAME OF IT. 



The Apparition.— The Lost Chief. —A Forgotten Language. 



— The March by Torchlight. — Strange and Distorted 

 Forms. — The Forest Wilderness. — A Mysterious Sound. 



— "A Tree felled by God." — Virgin, protect Us! —Cook- 

 ing by Steam. —The Rosewood Cabin. — The Chief Dis- 

 appears. — Is it Gold? — A Small Boa Constrictor. — A 

 Carib Basilisk. — The Biggest Bug in the World. — It 

 comes in Search of the Naturalist. — The Hercules Beetle. 



— Centipedes. — Scorpions. — An Unnamed Palm with Edi- 

 ble Seeds. — A Priestess of Obeah. — African Witchcraft. — 



Its Stronghold. —Prostrated by the Heat. — Fever . . .147 



CHAPTER XI. 



A CRUISE IN THE HURRICANE SEASON. 



An Experiment in Coffee Culture.— The Pest of the Cof- 

 fee Plant. — Liberian Coffee versus Mocha. — An African 

 Disease. — Gathering in the Sick. — Down the Caribbean 

 Coast. — The Flame-Tree. — The Orchard of Limes. — 

 Profits of Lime Culture. — The Maroon Party. — The Stam- 

 pede. — Farewell to Dominica. — Coral Islands. — An Im- 

 mense Game Preserve. — " The Doctor." — The Jiggers. — 

 New Birds. — A Weary Voyage. — Seasons of the Tropics. 



— Tempests. — Calms. — Provisions Exhausted. — Turkey 

 or Jackass. — Shark. — Odors of Spices. — The Tornado. — 

 Hurricane Birds. — Pitons of St. Lucia. — St. Vincent. — 

 Palm Avenue. — The Spa. — Hospitable People. — Basaltic 

 Cliffs. — Richmond Vale. — Falls of Balleine. —The Water- 

 spout i6-» 



