CONTENTS. Xlll 



CHAPTER XII. 

 A CAMP IN A CRATER. 



The Last of the Volcanoes. — The Soufriere of St. Vincent. 



— The "Invisible Bird." — Ascending the Volcano. — The 

 "Dry River." — Bird's-Eye View of St. Vincent. — The Old 

 Crater. —The New Crater. — The Lake in the Bowels of 

 the Earth. — In the Cave. — Sunset. — Preparing for the 

 Night. — Toby. — Five Days and Nights of Misery. — Fauna 

 of a Mountain-Top. — Exploring the Crater-Brim. — Yuccas 

 and Wild Pines. —Toby in the Cave's Mouth. — A Terror- 

 stricken African. —Jacob's Well. — Snakes and Pitfalls.— 

 Toby's "Stock."— The Soufriere-Bird.— A Mysterious Song- 

 ster. — Unavailing Attempts to Procure it. — Sought for a 

 Century. —A Dream. — Nasal Blasts. — Searching for the 

 Bird. — The Carib Bird-Call. — The Capture. — A New Bird. 



— A Plunge into Darkness. — Scared by a Snake. — Toby 

 Desperate. — Departure for Carib Country 184 



CHAPTER XIII. 



TRADITIONAL LORE. —A MISADVENTURE. 



Carib Country. — Sandy Bay. — Captain George. — Captain 

 George's Family. — His Superstitions. —A Carib Romance. 

 —A Love Test. — Courtship and Marriage. — Preparing Cas- 

 sava.— Farine.— An Indian Invention.— The Obeah Charm. 



— The Carib Wars. — A Brave Coward. — The Caribs Cap- 

 tured.— Sent to Coast of Honduras.— The Survivors. — The 

 Seminoles. — A Parallel. — Carib Song. — Captain George's 

 Treasure.— A Misadventure. — Balliceaux. — A Search for 

 Skulls. — Battowia. — The " Moses Boat." — The Monster 

 Iguana. — The Cave. — The Tortoise. — A Relic of a Fast 

 Age. — Tropic Birds. — Our Boat Smashed. — A Night on 

 the Beach. —The Southern Cross. — Paul and Virginia. — 

 Church Island 208 



CHAPTER XIV. 



A MONTH ON A SUGAR ESTATE. 



Out of the Forest. — Into a Sick-Bed. — My Good Angel.— 

 Convalescence. — Rutland Vale. — The Happy Valley. — 

 Nocturnal Neighbors. —The Labor Question. — A Plant- 



