CONTENTS.page[Preface]iiiChap. I.[The Author's Antecedents and Forbears]9II.[History of a Man of Genius]14III.[Some Reminiscences of a London Apprentice]19IV.[Westward, Ho!]21V.[Connemara and Galway fifty years ago]27VI.[More Sea Experiences]33VII.[Up the St. Lawrence]36VIII.[Muddy Little York]39IX.[A Pioneer Tavern]42X.[A First Day in the Bush]46XI.[A Chapter on Chopping]52XII.[Life in the Backwoods]65XIII.[Some Gatherings from Natural History]69XIV.[Our Removal to Nottawasaga]78XV.[Society in the Backwoods]84XVI.[More about Nottawasaga and its People]91XVII.[A Rude Winter Experience]93XVIII.[The Forest Wealth of Canada]98XIX.[A Melancholy Tale]101XX.[From Barrie to Nottawasaga]104XXI.[Farewell to the Backwoods]107XXII.[A Journey to Toronto]109XXIII.[Some Glimpses of Upper Canadian Politics]116XXIV.[Toronto During the Rebellion]119XXV.[The Victor and the Vanquished]134XXVI.[Results in the Future]140XXVII.[A Confirmed Tory]143XXVIII.[Newspaper Experiences]146XXIX.[Introduction to Canadian Politics]154XXX.[Lord Sydenham's Mission]156XXXI.[Tories of the Rebellion Times:] [Ald. G. T. Denison, Sen]165 [Col. R. L. Denison]171 [Col. Geo. T. Denison, of Rusholme]172 [Alderman Dixon]174XXXII.[More Tories of Rebellion Times:] [Edward G. O'Brien]186 [John W. Gamble]198XXXIII.[A Choice of a Church]201XXXIV.[The Clergy Reserves]210XXXV.[A Political Seed-time]215XXXVI.[The Maple Leaf]217XXXVII.{[St. George's Society]229{[North America St. George's Union]234XXXVIII.[A Great Conflagration]239XXXIX.[The Rebellion Losses Bill]242XL.[The British American League]245XLI.[Results of the B. A. League]261XLII.[Toronto Civic Affairs]262XLIII.[Lord Elgin in Toronto]268XLIV.[Toronto Harbour and Esplanade]274XLV.[Mayor Bowes—City Debentures]281XLVI.[Carlton Ocean Beach]285XLVII.[Canadian Politics from 1853 to 1860]288XLVIII.[Business Troubles]295XLIX.[Business Experiences in Quebec]300L.[Quebec in 1859-60]303LI.[Departure From Quebec]315LII.[John A. Macdonald and George Brown]317LIII.[John Sheridan Hogan]320LIV.[Domestic Notes]322LV.[The Beaver Insurance Company]325LVI.[The Ottawa Fires]326LVII.[Some Insurance Experiences]329LVIII.[A Heavy Calamity]333LIX.[The Hon. J. Hillyard Cameron]336LX.[The Toronto Athenæum]340LXI.[The Buffalo Fete]344LXII.[The Boston Jubilee]349LXIII.[Vestiges of the Mosaic Deluge]365LXIV.[The Franchise]368LXV.[Free Trade and Protection]371LXVI.[The Future of Canada]374LXVII.[The Toronto Mechanics' Institute]377LXVIII.[The Free Public Library]384LXIX.[Postscript]392