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 

 Spirit 130 



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- 

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