CONTENTS, 



BIOGRAPHY. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Autobiography of 'Waterton — Descent from Sir Thomas More — Twenty- 

 seventh Lord of Walton, and sixteenth in descent from John 

 Waterton — Religious faith of the family — Persecutions of Roman 

 Catholics and confiscation of the estates — Double taxes and fines — 

 Birth and early life — Escapades at Tudhoe — The cow and the wash- 

 ing-tub — Removal to Stonyhurst — Birds'-nesting, a chase and a pig- 

 sbye — Good advice from one of the fathers — Parting with Stonyhurst 

 — ^First voyage to Cadiz — The apes at Gibraltar — Habits of the 

 animals — Sbay in Malaga — ^Acquirement of Spanish — Projected 

 visit to Malta — Advent of the .plague — Seized with the disease and 

 reoovery — Closing of the ports — A haza.rdous and carefully-planned 

 escape — Preparations on board ship — The opportunity seized — 

 Ejcaps successful — Death of an uncle — Discovery of an old friend 

 — Failing health — -Voyage to Demerara — Death of his father and 

 succession to the family estates 1 — 14 



CHAPTER II. 



Journey to Orinoco with despatches — ^Adventure with a venomous snake 

 — An involuntary bath — A huge Cayman — The Labarii snake — 

 Dinner paity in Angostura — A too liberal table — The Governor's 

 uniform — Dining in shirt-sleeves — ^A more sensible uniform — Publi- 

 cation of the IVanderinc/s — Reception by the critics — Sydney 

 Smith — Swaiusou's criticism upon the cayman — Truth in the garb 

 of fiction — Waterton's style of writing — Quotations — His favourite 

 authors — Sense of humour — How he answered the critics — Charge 

 of eccentricity — How he was eccentric — Travels on the continent^ 

 Shipwreck — Ga''aut conduct of Prince Canino — Lost by gold — Fall 

 into Dover harbour and narrow escape — The lancet and calomel — 

 Judgment of the vampire — A bad wound — Bare feet and bad pave- 

 ment — Mode of cure — Accidents at home — Gunshot wound — Severe 

 fall and dangerous injuries — Crowther the bone-setter — A painful 

 operation — Ultimate recovery — A characteristic warning . . 15 — 34 



