CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
EARLY YEARS. 
Edward born at Gosport, Portsmouth.—The Fifeshire Militia—Return 
to Cupar.—Residence at Kettle—Settles at Aberdeen.—The Green. 
—How Edward became a Naturalist.—The Sow Bet.—Stolen by 
Gypsies.—The Inches, Aberdeen.—Fondness for “ Beasts.”—An In- 
corrigible Boy.—Imprisoned at Home.—Sets the House on Fire.— 
Is laid up by Fever.—His Recovery.—Birds’nests.—Rubislaw Quar- 
ries.—The Wasp’s Nest ....... 00... ccs eee eeereeeee Page 25 
CHAPTER II. 
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-MASTERS. 
Edward goes to School—Plays the Truant.—The Fish-wives.—Bell 
Hill.—Grannie’s Plunge.—A Kae taken to School.—Edward’s Ex- 
pulsion.—Sent to his Second School.—The Horse-leeches.—Edward 
expelled.—The Third School.—The Sparrow’s Nest harried.—Takes 
the Nest to School.—The Birds “chirrup.”—The Master bitten by 
a Centipede.—Edward thrashed terribly.—Expelled from his Third 
School.—A Night under the Logs.—Results of his Punishment.— 
Hunt after an Adder.—The Adder sold.......... shidiiigyraea whee 42 
CHAPTER III. 
APPRENTICESHIP. 
Goes to Work.—A Tobacco-spinner.—Factory at Grandholm.—The 
Banks and Braes of the Don.—The Brig 0’ Balgownie.—Spires of 
St. Machar.—Working at the Factory.—The Sedge-warbler.—The 
Kingfisher.—Country Rambles.—Apprenticed to a Shoe-maker.— 
Charles Begg.—Shoe- makers’ Pets.—Begg’s Brutality.—Edward’s 
Pets killed Wishes to be a Sailor.—Tries in Vain........... 61 
