them, if they would only work the boat farther from the shore, I would
take care of myself. They pulled away, while I crawled forward, divested
myself of my coat, and put on one belonging to one of the crew.
Conversation, which was attempted, was impossible. It was one of the
coldest days in a Patagonian winter. I was chilled through, and could
only articulate, "I ca-n't ta-lk now; I'll ta-lk by a-nd by." Some
liquor, bread, and tobacco, which had been put on board for my ransom,
on supposition that this was what the signal meant, was produced for my
refreshment. The sea was heavy, with a strong head-wind, so that, though
the men toiled vigorously, our progress was slow. I was soon comfortably
warmed by the stimulants provided, and offered to lend a hand at the
oar, but the offer was declined. The shouts and screams of the Indians,
which had followed me into the water, and rung hideously in my ears
while struggling for life in the surf, were kept up till distance made
them inaudible. Whether they found the watch, whose mysterious tick at
once awed and delighted them, and restored it to its place of state in
the chief's lodge, or whether it still lies rusting in the sands by the
sea-shore, is a problem unsolved.
The boat at last grounded on the northern shore of the island. Mr. Hall,
the gentleman who commanded the party, supported my tottering frame in
landing, and, as we stepped upon the shore, welcomed me to their island.
I grasped his hand and stammered my thanks for this deliverance, and
lifted a tearful eye to heaven in silent gratitude to God. I was then
pointed to a cabin near by, where a comfortable fire was ready for me.
"Now," I heard Mr. Hall say, "let us fire a salute of welcome to the
stranger. Make ready! Present! Fire!" Off went all their muskets, and a
very cordial salute it appeared to be.
INDEX.
PAGE
A Hunter's Christmas Dinner J. S. CAMPION 124
Alaska, A Summer Trip to JAMES A. HARRISON 239
Alligators, Among Florida S. C. CLARKE 74
Arctic Seas, Fugitives from the ELISHE KENT KANE 210
BACON, ALFRED TERRY A Colorado "Round-Up" 133
BOURNE, BENJAMIN F. An Escape from Captivity 274
BRADFORD, LOUIS C. Among the Cow-boys 141
BRYANT, HENRY G. The Grand Falls of Labrador 189
Buffalo, Hunting the WASHINGTON IRVING 147
CAMPION, J. S. A Hunter's Christmas Dinner 114
Canadian Woods, Hunting Scenes
in the B. A. WATSON 178
Captivity, An Escape from BENJAMIN F. BOURNE 274
CARVER, JONATHAN The Fort William Henry Massacre 249
CLARKE, S. C. Among Florida Alligators 74
CLARKE, WILLIAM The Great Falls of the Missouri 168
COLLIS, SEPTIMA M. The Muir Glacier 230
Colorado Round-Up, A ALFRED TERRY BACON 133
Country of the Sioux MERIWETHER LEWIS 157
Cow-boys, Among the LOUIS C. BRADFORD 141
DARWIN, CHARLES Valparaiso and Its Vicinity 265
Death, Rescued from W. S. SCHLEY 220
Down the Ohio and Mississippi THOMAS L. NICHOLS 94
Escape, An, from Captivity BENJAMIN F. BOURNE 274
Esquimaux, Life Among the WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY 200
FEATHERSTONHAUGH, G. W. Winter on the Prairies 114
Florida Alligators, Among S. C. CLARKE 74
Fort William Henry Massacre, The JONATHAN CARVER 249
Fugitives from the Arctic Seas ELISHA KENT KANE 210
Gaucho, The and His Horse THOMAS J. HUTCHINSON 257
Glacier, The Muir SEPTIMA M. COLLIS 230
Grand Falls of Labrador, The HENRY G. BRYANT 189
Great Falls of the Missouri WILLIAM CLARKE 168
HARRISON, JAMES A. A Summer Trip to Alaska 239
Horse, The Gaucho and His THOMAS J. HUTCHINSON 257
Hunter's Christmas Dinner, A J. S. CAMPION 124
Hunting Scenes in the Canadian
Woods B. A. WATSON 178
Hunting the Buffalo WASHINGTON IRVING 147
HUTCHINSON, THOMAS J. The Gaucho and His Horse 257
In the Mammoth Cave THERESE YELVERTON 83
IRVING, WASHINGTON Hunting the Buffalo 147
KANE, ELISHA KENT Fugitives from the Arctic Seas 210
Labrador, the Grand Falls of HENRY C. BRYANT 189
LATHAM, HENRY From New York to Washington
in 1866 39
LEIGH, OLIVER H. G. New Dependencies of the United
States 9
LEWIS, MERIWETHER In the Country of the Sioux 157
Life Among the Esquimaux WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY 200
Mammoth Cave, In the THERESE YELVERTON 83
Massacre, The Fort William Henry JONATHAN CARVER 249
Mississippi, Down the Ohio and THOMAS L. NICHOLS 94
Missouri, The Great Falls of the WILLIAM CLARKE 168
Muir Glacier, The SEPTIMA M. COLLIS 230
Natural Bridge and Tunnel of
Virginia EDWARD A. POLLARD 49
New Dependencies of the United
States OLIVER H. G. LEIGH 9
New England, Winter and Summer
in HARRIET MARTINEAU 22
New Orleans to Red River, From FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED 104
New York to Washington in 1866 HENRY LATHAM 39
Niagara Falls and the Thousand
Islands CHARLES MORRIS 31
NICHOLS, THOMAS L. Down the Ohio and Mississippi 94
Ohio and Mississippi, Down the THOMAS L. NICHOLS 94
OLMSTED, FREDERICK LAW From New Orleans to Red River 104
PARRY, WILLIAM EDWARD Life Among the Esquimaux 200
Plantation Life in War Times WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL 62
POLLARD, EDWARD A. Natural Bridge and Tunnel of
Virginia 49
Prairies, Winter on the G. W. FEATHERSTONHAUGH 114
Red River, From New Orleans to FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED 104
Rescued from Death W. S. SCHLEY 220
Round-Up, A Colorado ALFRED TERRY BACON 133
RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD Plantation Life in War Times 62
SCHLEY, W. S. Rescued from Death 220
Sioux, In the Country of the MERIWETHER LEWIS 157
Summer Trip to Alaska, A JAMES A. HARRISON 239
Thousand Islands, The, and Niagara
Falls CHARLES MORRIS 31
United States, New Dependencies
of the OLIVER H. G. LEIGH 9
Valparaiso and Its Vicinity CHARLES DARWIN 265
Virginia, Natural Bridge and Tunnel
of EDWARD A. POLLARD 49
War Times, Plantation Life in WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL 62
Washington in 1866, From New
York to HENRY LATHAM 39
WATSON, B. A. Hunting Scenes in the Canadian
Woods 178
Winter and Summer in New England HARRIET MARTINEAU 22
Winter on the Prairies G. W. FEATHERSTONHAUGH 114
YELVERTON, THERESE In the Mammoth Cave 83
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