CONTENTS OF VOL. I. 



BOOK I THE BOY. 



PAGE 



CHAPTER I. 

 Birth, Parentage, and Eirst Impressions . . 3 



CHAPTER II. 



Dame School Uncles James and Sandy Beginnings of Literature 

 and Science . . . . . . . . . . . 19 



CHAPTER III. 

 The Doocot Cave 28 



CHAPTER IV. 



First glimpse of the Sutherland Highlands Experiments in Self- 

 Amusement The Rebellious Schoolboy . . . . . . 37 



BOOK II. THE APPRENTICE. 



CHAPTER I. 



Boyish Magazines A Lad of his own will Becomes Apprentice 

 Hardships Alleviations . . . . . . . . 53 



CHAPTER II. 



Early Friendships Swanson, Finlay, Ross Pleasures of the Im- 

 agination Two of Nature's Gentlemen . . . . . . 64 



CHAPTER III. 



Conon-side A Maniac Friend Life in the Barrack Wanderings 

 in the Woods Scenery of Conon-side At Home again . . 73 



