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. 

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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- 



