Xii 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 
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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. — 
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CHAPTER XI. 
A CRUISE IN THE HURRICANE SEASON. 
An Experiment in Coffee Culture.—The Pest of the Cof- 
fee Plant. — 
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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