The seasons at Antigua​—​Heavy rains​—​Long droughts​—​The water-merchant​—​A fortunate shower​—​Drought in 1837​—​Desolate appearance of the country​—​Famishing cattle​—​Definition of “fine rains”​—​Anecdote​—​Heavy shower​—​Joy​—​Earthquakes​—​1835​—​Meteors​—​Dressing for the ball​—​The alarm​—​The ball-room​—​Hurricanes​—​Devastations

[CHAPTER XVIII.]

Description of the town of St. John’s, the capital of Antigua​—​Situation​—​Arrangement of the streets​—​Hucksters​—​Houses​—​Springs​—​Small shops​—​Stores of the retail dealers​—​Grog-shops​—​Merchants’ stores and lumber yards​—​Definition of lumber​—​Auction sales​—​Scotch Row and Scotchmen​—​Incongruous display of goods​—​Fire in 1797​—​Ruins​—​Fire in 1841​—​Its devastations

[CHAPTER XIX.]

Description of the church of St John’s​—​Period of its erection​—​Present site​—​Panoramic views​—​Form of structure​—​Length and breadth​—​Interior​—​Decorations​—​Monuments​—​Organ​—​Tower​—​Bells​—​Clock​—​Churchyard​—​Tombs and sepulchral inscriptions​—​An acrostic​—​“Adam and Eve!”

[CHAPTER XX.]

Court-house​—​Bazaar​—​Arsenal​—​Police-office​—​Government-house​—​Barracks​—​House of correction​—​Gaol​—​Methodist chapel​—​Methodism, its rise and progress in Antigua​—​Moravian chapel​—​Rise and progress of the Society of United Brethren​—​Scotch kirk

[CHAPTER XXI.]

Morning​—​Institutions​—​Daily Meal Society​—​Its rise and progress​—​Lazaretto​—​Destitute Females’ Friend Society​—​Its origin and purpose​—​Friendly Societies​—​Bible Society​—​Missionary associations​—​Temperance Society​—​Juvenile Association​—​Ladies’ Clothing Society &c.​—​Banks​—​Library Society

[CHAPTER XXII.]