| CHAPTER I | INTRODUCTORY | 9 |
| CHAPTER II | BIRTH AND PARENTAGE | 14 |
| CHAPTER III | EARLY LIFE | 22 |
| CHAPTER IV | BECOMES A PROFESSOR OF RELIGION | 38 |
| CHAPTER V | COMMENCES TO PREACH | 52 |
| CHAPTER VI | BECOMES A SETTLED MINISTER | 64 |
| CHAPTER VII | REMOVES TO PORTSMOUTH, N. H. | 89 |
| CHAPTER VIII | SETTLES IN BOSTON | 103 |
| CHAPTER IX | COMMENCES THE UNIVERSALIST MAGAZINE | 120 |
| CHAPTER X | COMMENCES THE UNIVERSALIST EXPOSITOR | 136 |
| CHAPTER XI | DOMESTIC AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS | 173 |
| CHAPTER XII | MR BALLOU AS A CONTROVERSIALIST | 231 |
| CHAPTER XIII | SPIRIT OF HIS DOCTRINE | 258 |
| CHAPTER XIV | SENTIMENTS RELATIVE TO DEATH | 322 |
| CHAPTER XV | END OF HIS EARTHLY MISSION | 366 |
| CHAPTER XVI | CONCLUSION | 392 |
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| Commencement of a Long Journey.—The Gulf Stream.—Hayti.—Sighting St. Thomas.—Ship Rock.—Expert Divers.—Fidgety Old Lady.—An Important Island.—The Old Slaver.—Aborigines.—St. Thomas Cigars.—Population.—Tri-Mountain.—The Negro Paradise.—Hurricanes.—Variety of Fish.—Coaling Ship.—The Firefly Dance.—A Weird Scene.—An Antique Anchor | 1 |
| Curious Seaweed.—Professor Agassiz.—Myth of a Lost Continent.—Island of Martinique.—An Attractive Place.—Statue of the Empress Josephine.—Birthplace of Madame de Maintenon.—City of St. Pierre.—Mont Pelée.—High Flavored Specialty.—Grisettes of Maritinque.—A Botanical Garden.—Defective Drainage.—A Fatal Enemy.—A Cannibal Snake.—The Climate | 33 |
| English Island of Barbadoes.—Bridgetown the Capital.—The Manufacture of Rum.—A Geographical Expert.—Very English.—A Pest of Ants.—Exports.—The Ice House.—A Dense Population.—Educational.—Marine Hotel.—Habits of Gambling.—Hurricanes.—Curious Antiquities.—The Barbadoes Leg.—Wakeful Dreams.—Absence of Twilight.—Departure from the Island | 51 |
| Curious Ocean Experiences.—The Delicate Nautilus.—Flying-Fish.—The Southern Cross.—Speaking a Ship at Sea.—Scientific Navigation.—South America as a Whole.—Fauna and Flora.—Natural Resources of a Wonderful Land.—Rivers, Plains, and Mountain Ranges.—Aboriginal Tribes.—Population.—Political Divisions.—Civil Wars.—Weakness of South American States | 68 |
| City of Pará.—The Equatorial Line.—Spanish History.—The King of Waters.—Private Gardens.—Domestic Life in Northern Brazil.—Delicious Pineapples.—Family Pets.—Opera House.—Mendicants.—A Grand Avenue.—Botanical Garden.—India-Rubber Tree.—Gathering the Raw Material.—Monkeys.—The Royal Palm.—Splendor of Equatorial Nights | 94 |
| Island of Marajo.—Rare and Beautiful Birds.—Original Mode of Securing Humming-Birds.—Maranhão.—Educational.—Value of Native Forests.—Pernambuco.—Difficulty of Landing.—An Ill-Chosen Name.—Local Scenes.—Uncleanly Habits of the People.—Great Sugar Mart.—Native Houses.—A Quaint Hostelry.—Catamarans.—A Natural Breakwater.—Sailing down the Coast | 115 |
| Port of Bahia.—A Quaint Old City.—Former Capital of Brazil.—Whaling Interests.—Beautiful Panorama.—Tramways.—No Color Line Here.—The Sedan Chair.—Feather Flowers.—A Great Orange Mart.—Passion Flower Fruit.—Coffee, Sugar, and Tobacco.—A Coffee Plantation.—Something about Diamonds.—Health of the City.—Curious Tropical Street Scenes | 138 |
| Cape Frio.—Rio Janeiro.—A Splendid Harbor.—Various Mountains.—Botafogo Bay.—The Hunchback.—Farewell to the Vigilancia.—Tijuca.—Italian Emigrants.—City Institutions.—Public Amusements.—Street Musicians.—Churches.—Narrow Thoroughfares.—Merchants' Clerks.—Railroads in Brazil.—Natural Advantages of the City.—The Public Plazas.—Exports | 155 |
| Outdoor Scenes in Rio Janeiro.—The Little Marmoset.—The Fish Market.—Secluded Women.—The Romish Church.—Botanical Garden.—Various Species of Trees.—Grand Avenue of Royal Palms.—About Humming-Birds.—Climate of Rio.—Surrounded by Yellow Fever.—The Country Inland.—Begging on the Streets.—Flowers.—"Portuguese Joe."—Social Distinctions | 180 |
| Petropolis.—Summer Residence of the Citizens of Rio.—Brief Sketch of the late Royal Family.—Dom Pedro's Palace.—A Delightful Mountain Sanitarium.—A Successful but Bloodless Revolution.—Floral Delights.—Mountain Scenery.—Heavy Gambling.—A German Settlement.—Cascatinha.—Remarkable Orchids.—Local Types.—A Brazilian Forest.—Compensation | 201 |
| Port of Santos.—Yellow Fever Scourge.—Down the Coast to Montevideo.—The Cathedral.—Pamperos.—Domestic Architecture.—A Grand Thoroughfare.—City Institutions.—Commercial Advantages.—The Opera House.—The Bull-Fight.—Beggars on Horseback.—City Shops.—A Typical Character.—Intoxication.—The Campo Santo.—Exports.—Rivers and Railways | 217 |
| Buenos Ayres.—Extent of the Argentine Republic.—Population.—Narrow Streets.—Large Public Squares.—Basques.—Poor Harbor.—Railway System.—River Navigation.—Tramways.—The Cathedral.—Normal Schools.—Newspapers.—Public Buildings.—Calle Florida.—A Busy City.—Mode of furnishing Milk.—Environs.—Commercial and Political Growth.—The New Capital | 244 |
| City of Rosario.—Its Population.—A Pretentious Church.—Ocean Experiences.—Morbid Fancies.—Strait of Magellan.—A Great Discoverer.—Local Characteristics.—Patagonians and Fuegians.—Giant Kelp.—Unique Mail Box.—Punta Arenas.—An Ex-Penal Colony.—The Albatross.—Natives.—A Naked People.—Whales.—Sea-Birds.—Glaciers.—Mount Sarmiento.—A Singular Story | 271 |
| The Land of Fire.—Cape Horn.—In the Open Pacific.—Fellow Passengers.—Large Sea-Bird.—An Interesting Invalid.—A Weary Captive.—A Broken-Hearted Mother.—Study of the Heavens.—The Moon.—Chilian Civil War.—Concepcion.—A Growing City.—Commercial Importance.—Cultivating City Gardens on a New Plan.—Important Coal Mines.—Delicious Fruits | 297 |
| Valparaiso.—Principal South American Port of the Pacific.—A Good Harbor.—Tallest Mountain on this Continent.—The Newspaper Press.—Warlike Aspect.—Girls as Car Conductors.—Chilian Exports.—Foreign Merchants.—Effects of Civil War.—Gambling in Private Houses.—Immigration.—Culture of the Grape.—Agriculture.—Island of Juan Fernandez | 315 |
| The Port of Callao.—A Submerged City.—Peruvian Exports.—A Dirty and Unwholesome Town.—Cinchona Bark.—The Andes.—The Llama.—A National Dance.—City of Lima.—An Old and Interesting Capital.—Want of Rain.—Pizarro and His Crimes.—A Grand Cathedral.—Chilian Soldiers.—Costly Churches of Peru.—Roman Catholic Influence.—Desecration of the Sabbath | 334 |
| A Grand Plaza.—Retribution.—The University of Lima.—Significance of Ancient Pottery.—Architecture.—Picturesque Dwelling.—Domestic Scene.—Destructive Earthquakes.—Spanish Sway.—Women of Lima.—Street Costumes.—Ancient Bridge of Lima.—Newspapers.—Pawnbrokers' Shops.—Exports.—An Ancient Mecca.—Home by Way of Europe. | 355 |
| PREFACE. | |
| FANNY CAMPBELL. | |
| CHAPTER I. | LYNN IN OLDEN TIMES. HIGH ROCK. THE FISHING HAMLET. THE STIRRING EVENTS THAT PRECEDED THE REVOLUTION. SOME OF OUR CHARACTERS. WILLIAM LOVELL. FANNY CAMPBELL. THE HEROINE. CAPTAIN RALPH BURNET OF THE ROYAL NAVY. A LOVER'S JEALOUSY. |
| CHAPTER II. | THE FAREWELL. THE ROYAL KENT. PIRATES. THE FIGHT. ENLISTING IN A NEW SERVICE. THE HAUNTS OF THE BUCCANIERS. ESCAPE FROM ONE PRISON AND CONFINEMENT IN ANOTHER. BURNET AND FANNY CAMPBELL. ARRIVAL OF AN IMPORTANT MESSENGER. MYSTERY. A PROPOSITION. A NEW FRIEND AND A NEW CHARACTER. A CAPTAIN'S SPEECH. WHO WAS THE MASTER. |
| CHAPTER III. | THE RUSE OF THE CAPTAIN, MUTINY! A NEW COMMANDER. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. A FATAL AND BLOODY SCENE. SAIL HO! AN ENEMY. THE PINE TREE FLAG. THE SEA FIGHT AND THE VICTORY. |
| CHAPTER IV. | STATE OF HOSTILITIES, DISPOSITION OF THE PRIZE, ANOTHER MUTINY. FATE OF THE LEADER. PLAN FOR LIBERATING THE PRISONERS. THE EXPEDITION. HAVANA. THE RESULT. THE MEETING OF FRIENDS. A NEW OFFICER. |
| CHAPTER V. | A FAITHFUL GUARD. A PROPOSITION. A RUSE. A DENOUEMENT. SAIL HO! THE LONG TOM HOLDS ANOTHER CONVERSATION. A VALUABLE PRIZE. MORE PRISONERS THAN VICTORS. CHAGRIN OF THE ENEMY. |
| CHAPTER VI. | A FIERCE CHARACTER. ATTEMPT TO BURN THE BRIG. THE CONSULTATION. THE SENTENCE. THE YARD ARM! A DREAM. THE TRIAL. A STUBBORN SPIRIT BROKEN. A NOBLE ACT OF JUSTICE! WORTHY OF EMULATION! |
| CHAPTER VII. | FORECASTLE TALK, A NEW ENEMY, A CHASE, THE STORM. THE ACTION. THE FORTUNES OF THE FIGHT. SCENE ON BOARD THE ENEMY. THE TRICK. FEARFUL ENCOUNTER. SINGULAR DISCOVERY. FANNY A PRISONER. A PEEP AT THE CAMPBELLS' FIRE-SIDE. THE PARENTS AT HOME. |
| CHAPTER VIII. | HIGH HOCK. MOLL PITCHER THE FORTUNE-TELLER. ARRIVAL OF THE PRIZES. FANNY AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE DOLPHIN. A DECLARATION. AN INSULT. THE DEFENCE. THE FORTUNATE ESCAPE. ARRIVAL AT HOME. MEETING OF FRIENDS. |
| CHAPTER IX. | PEACE, YACHTING FOR PLEASURE, THE FAIRY BARQUE VISION ITS APPOINTMENTS AND FURNITURE. VISITING PLACES OF OLD REMEMBRANCES. THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE IRISH SEA. FANNY AND LOVELL LISTEN TO FORECASTLE YARNS THAT WILL INTEREST THE READER, ABOUT THIS RENDEZVOUS FOR THE RENOWNED FREEBOOTERS OF ENGLAND AND THE CONTINENT. AN EXCURSION PLANNED UPON THE LAND. |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| CONCLUSION. |
| CHAPTER I. | |
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| Itinerary.-St. Paul.-The Northern Pacific Railroad.-Progress.-Luxurious Traveling.-Riding on a Locomotive.-Night Experiences.-Prairie Scenes.-Immense Grain-Fields.-The Badlands.-Climbing the Rocky Mountains.-Cinnabar.-The Yellowstone Park.-An Accumulation of Wonders.-The Famous Hot Springs Terrace.-How Formed.-As seen by Moonlight | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Nature in Poetic Moods.-Is there Lurking Danger?-A Sanitarium.-The Liberty Cap.-The Giant's Thumb.-Singular Caves.-Falls of the Gardiner River.-In the Saddle.-Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone.-Far-Reaching Antiquity.-Obsidian Cliffs.-A Road of Glass.-Beaver Lake.-Animal Builders.-Aborigines of the Park.-The Sheep-Eaters.-The Shoshones and other Tribes | 20 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Norris Geyser Basin.-Fire beneath the Surface.-A Guide's Ideas.-The Curious Paint Pot Basin.-Lower Geyser Basin.-Boiling Springs of Many Colors.-Mountain Lions at Play.-Midway Geyser Basin.-"Hell's Half Acre."-In the Midst of Wonderland.-"Old Faithful."-Other Active Geysers.-Erratic Nature of these Remarkable Fountains | 34 |
| viCHAPTER IV. | |
| The Great Yellowstone Lake.-Myriads of Birds.-Solitary Beauty of the Lake.-The Flora of the Park.-Devastating Fires.-Wild Animals.-Grand Volcanic Centre.-Mountain Climbing and Wonderful Views.-A Story of Discovery.-Government Exploration of the Reservation.-Governor Washburn's Expedition.-"For the Benefit of the People at Large Forever" | 47 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Westward Journey resumed.-Queen City of the Mountains.-Crossing the Rockies.-Butte City, the Great Mining Centre.-Montana.-The Red Men.-About the Aborigines.-The Cowboys of the West.-A Successful Hunter.-Emigrant Teams on the Prairies.-Immense Forests.-Puget Sound.-The Famous Stampede Tunnel.-Immigration | 57 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Mount Tacoma.-Terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.-Great Inland Sea.-City of Tacoma and its Marvelous Growth.-Coal Measures.-The Modoc Indians.-Embarking for Alaska.-The Rapidly Growing City of Seattle.-Tacoma with its Fifteen Glaciers.-Something about Port Townsend.-A Chance for Members of Alpine Clubs | 73 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Victoria, Vancouver's Island.-Esquimalt.-Chinamen.-Remarkable Flora.-Suburbs of the Town.-Native Tribes.-Cossacks of the Sea.-Manners and Customs.-The Early Discoverer.-Sailing in the Inland Sea.-Excursionists.-Mount St. Elias.-Mount Fairweather.-A Mount Olympus.-Seymour Narrows.-Night on the Waters.-A Touch of the Pacific | 84 |
| viiCHAPTER VIII. | |
| Steamship Corona and her Passengers.-The New Eldorado.-The Greed for Gold.-Alaska the Synonym of Glacier Fields.-Vegetation of the Islands.-Aleutian Islands.-Attoo our most Westerly Possession.-Native Whalers.-Life on the Island of Attoo.-Unalaska.-Kodiak, former Capital of Russian America.-The Greek Church.-Whence the Natives originally came | 109 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Cook's Inlet.-Manufacture of Quass.-Native Piety.-Mummies.-The North Coast.-Geographical Position.-Shallowness of Behring Sea.-Alaskan Peninsula.-Size of Alaska.-A "Terra Incognita."-Reasons why Russia sold it to our Government.-The Price comparatively Nothing.-Rental of the Seal Islands.-Mr. Seward's Purchase turns out to be a Bonanza | 127 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Territorial Acquisitions.-Population of Alaska.-Steady Commercial Growth.-Primeval Forests.-The Country teems with Animal Life.-A Mighty Reserve of Codfish.-Native Food.-Fur-Bearing Animals.-Islands of St. George and St. Paul.-Interesting Habits of the Fur-Seal.-The Breeding Season.-Their Natural Food.-Mammoth Size of the Bull Seals | 143 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Enormous Slaughter of Seals.-Manner of Killing.-Battles between the Bulls.-A Mythical Island.-The Seal as Food.-The Sea-Otter.-A Rare and Valuable Fur.-The Baby Sea-Otter.-Great Breeding-Place of Birds.-Banks of the Yukon River.-Fur-Bearing Land Animals.-Aggregate Value of the Trade.-Character of the Native Race | 159 |
| viiiCHAPTER XII. | |
| Climate of Alaska.-Ample Grass for Domestic Cattle.-Winter and Summer Seasons.-The Japanese Current.-Temperature in the Interior.-The Eskimos.-Their Customs.-Their Homes.-These Arctic Regions once Tropical.-The Mississippi of Alaska.-Placer Mines.-The Natives.-Strong Inclination for Intoxicants | 173 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Sailing Northward.-Chinese Labor.-Unexplored Islands.-The Alexander Archipelago.-Rich Virgin Soil.-Fish Cunning.-Myriads of Salmon.-Native Villages.-Reckless Habits.-Awkward Fashions and their Origin.-Tattooing Young Girls.-Peculiar Effect of Inland Passages.-Mountain Echoes.-Moonlight and Midnight on the Sea | 186 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| The Alaskan's Habit of Gambling.-Extraordinary Domestic Carvings.-Silver Bracelets.-Prevailing Superstitions.-Disposal of the Dead.-The Native "Potlatch."-Cannibalism.-Ambitions of Preferment.-Human Sacrifices.-The Tribes slowly decreasing in Numbers.-Influence of the Women.-Witchcraft.-Fetich Worship.-The Native Canoes.-Eskimo Skin Boats | 199 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Still sailing Northward.-Multitudes of Water-Fowls.-Native Graveyards.-Curious Totem-Poles.-Tribal and Family Emblems.-Division of the Tribes.-Whence the Race came.-A Clew to their Origin.-The Northern Eskimos.-A Remarkable Museum of Aleutian Antiquities.-Jade Mountain.-The Art of Carving.-Long Days.-Aborigines of the Yukon Valley.-Their Customs | 212 |
| ixCHAPTER XVI. | |
| Fort Wrangel.-Plenty of Wild Game.-Natives do not care for Soldiers, but have a Wholesome Fear of Gunboats.-Mode of Trading.-Girls' School and Home.-A Deadly Tragedy.-Native Jewelry and Carving.-No Totem-Poles for Sale.-Missionary Enterprises.-Progress in Educating Natives.-Various Denominations engaged in the Missionary Work | 222 |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| Schools in Alaska.-Natives Ambitious to learn.-Wild Flowers.-Native Grasses.-Boat Racing.-Avaricious Natives.-The Candle Fish.-Gold Mines Inland.-Chinese Gold-Diggers.-A Ledge of Garnets.-Belief in Omens.-More Schools required.-The Pestiferous Mosquito.-Mosquitoes and Bears.-Alaskan Fjords.-The Patterson Glacier | 231 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| Norwegian Scenery.-Lonely Navigation.-The Marvels of Takou Inlet.-Hundreds of Icebergs.-Home of the Frost King.-More Gold Deposits.-Snowstorm among the Peaks.-Juneau the Metropolis of Alaska.-Auk and Takou Indians.-Manners and Customs.-Spartan Habits.-Disposal of Widows.-Duels.-Sacrificing Slaves.-Hideous Customs still prevail | 246 |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| Aboriginal Dwellings.-Mastodons in Alaska.-Few Old People alive.-Abundance of Rain.-The Wonderful Treadwell Gold Mine.-Largest Quartz Crushing Mill in the World.-Inexhaustible Riches.-Other Gold Mines.-The Great Davidson Glacier.-Pyramid Harbor.-Native Frauds.-The Chilcats.-Mammoth Bear.-Salmon Canneries | 258 |
| xCHAPTER XX. | |
| Glacier Bay.-More Ice Bays.-Majestic Front of the Muir Glacier.-The Bombardment of the Glacier.-One of the Grandest Sights in the World.-A Moving River of Ice.-The Natives.-Abundance of Fish.-Native Cooking.-Wild Berries.-Hoonish Tribe.-Copper Mines.-An Iron Mountain.-Coal Mines | 275 |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| Sailing Southward.-Sitka, Capital of Alaska.-Transfer of the Territory from Russia to America.-Site of the City.-The Old Castle.-Russian Habits.-A Haunted Chamber.-Russian Elegance and Hospitality.-The Old Greek Church.-Rainfall at Sitka.-The Japanese Current.-Abundance of Food.-Plenty of Vegetables.-A Fine Harbor | 293 |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| Contrast between American and Russian Sitka.-A Practical Missionary.-The Sitka Industrial School.-Gold Mines on the Island.-Environs of the Town.-Future Prosperity of the Country.-Hot Springs.-Native Religious Ideas.-A Natural Taste for Music.-A Native Brass Band.-Final View of the Capital | 304 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| The Return Voyage.-Prince of Wales Island.-Peculiar Effects.-Island and Ocean Voyages contrasted.-Labyrinth of Verdant Islands.-Flora of the North.-Political Condition of Alaska.-Return to Victoria.-What Clothing to wear on the Journey North.-City of Vancouver.-Scenes in British Columbia.-Through the Mountain Ranges | 321 |
| xiCHAPTER XXIV. | |
| In the Heart of the Rocky Mountains.-Struggle in a Thunder-Storm.-Grand Scenery.-Snow-Capped Mountains and Glaciers.-Banff Hot Springs.-The Canadian Park.-Eastern Gate of the Rockies.-Calgary.-Natural Gas.-Cree and Blackfeet Indians.-Regina.-Farming on a Big Scale.-Port Arthur.-North Side of Lake Superior.-A Midsummer Night's Dream | 338 |