THE CRUISE OF THE MIDGE.
BY THE
AUTHOR OF "TOM CRINGLE'S LOG."
[Transcriber's note: Author is Michael Scott]
"ON LIFE'S VAST OCEAN DIVERSELY WE SAIL,
REASON THE CARD, BUT PASSION IS THE GALE."
ESSAY ON MAN
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH;
AND T. CADELL, STRAND, LONDON.
MDCCCXXXVI.
EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND CO., PAUL'S WORK.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIRST.
CHAP.
I. [GAZELLES AND MIDGES—THE MIDGE'S WINGS ARE SINGED]
II. [THE ATTACK]
III. [THE MIDGE IN THE HORNET'S NEST]
IV. [THE EVENING AFTER THE BRUSH]
V. [AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SERJEANT QUACCO]
VI. [THE FETISH—CROSSING THE BAR, AND DESTRUCTION OF THE SLAVER]
VII. [A WARM RECEPTION]
VIII. [CAPE MISSIONARIES]
IX. [FOUNDERING OF THE HERMES]
X. [DICKY PHANTOM—YARN SPINNING]
XI. [JAMBE DE BOIS]
XII. [GAMBLING—AN UNLUCKY HIT]