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which the river is impregnated forms little irregular 
pillars and groins of coarse stalactite, play a number 
of small reddish-brown Crabs, about three-fourths of 
an inch in diameter, a species of Sesarma^ allied to S, 
reticulata. They are slow, deliberate, and circum- 
spect in their general motions, creeping on a hori- 
zontal or perpendicular surface with equal facility ; 
but, on being alarmed, they dart hither and thither 
with great swiftness, shooting into the dark irregular 
recesses of the stone, so that it is not easy to take hold 
of them. 
A RIDE TO CONTENT. 
March \st. — About fifteen miles to windward of 
Bluefields, there is a little cottage, most singularly 
and romantically perched on a mass of bare rock on 
the steep mountain-side. The coffee property on 
which it stands is called by the favourite appellation 
(in Jamaica) of Content and here, in the society 
of some valued friends whose residence it is, I passed 
many contented days. Higher engagements than 
those connected with Natural History called me into 
the vicinity every other week, and this cottage was 
always my home on such occasions. Setting out 
from Bluefields in the cool of the newly-opened 
morning, I could attain a considerable portion of 
my journey, before the torrid rays of the sun began 
to pour down upon the road; the gigantic shadow 
of the mountain-ridge, rising up in a lofty barrier 
between it and the glowing east. The shadow that 
intercepts the rays of the declining sun is a grateful 
