[CHAPTER I.]
Embarkation for Canada.—Voyage out.—Sea-life.—Icebergs.—Passage up the St. Lawrence.—Quebec.—Memorials of General Wolfe.—Cathedral.—Hospitality.—Earthquakes.—Nuns.—Montreal.—Progress up the Country.—My Roman Catholic Fellow-traveller.—Attempt at Conversion.—The Township of Whitby.
[CHAPTER II.]
Arrival at Darlington.—Kind Reception.—My Friend’s Location.—His Inexperience.—Damage to his Land by Fire.—Great Conflagration at Miramichi.—Forest Fires.—Mighty Conflagration of the 6th of October.—Affecting Story of a Lumber-foreman.—His Presence of Mind, and wonderful Preservation.—The sad Fate of his Companions.
[CHAPTER III.]
Inexperience of my Friend.—Bad State of his Land—Fall Wheat.—Fencing.—Grasses.—Invitation to a “Bee.”—United Labour.—Canadian Sports.—Degeneracy of Bees.
[CHAPTER IV.]
My Marriage.—I become a Settler on my own Account—I purchase Land in Otonabee.—Return to Darlington.—My first Attempt at driving a Span.—Active Measures to remedy a Disaster.—Patience of my Father-in-law.—My first Bear-hunt.—Beaver-meadows.—Canadian Thunder-storms.—Fright of a Settler’s Family
[CHAPTER V.]
Canadian Harvest.—Preparing Timber for Frame-buildings.—Raising “Bee.”—Beauty of the Canadian Autumn.—Visit to Otonabee.—Rough Conveyance.—Disaccommodation.—Learned Landlord.—Cobourg.—Otonabee River.—Church of Gore’s Landing.—Effects of persevering industry
[CHAPTER VI.]
Wood-duck Shooting.—Adventure on Rice Lake.—Irish Howl.—Arrival at Gore’s Landing.—General Howling for the Defunct.—Dangers of our Journey.—Safe Arrival at Cobourg.—Salmon-fishing.—Canoe-building after a bad Fashion.—Salmon-spearing.—Canadian Fish and Fisheries.—Indian Summer.—Sleighs and Sleighing.—Domestic Love
[CHAPTER VII.]
Employments of a Man of Education in the Colony.—Yankee Wedding.—My Commission.—Winter in Canada.—Healthiness of the Canadian Climate.—Search for Land.—Purchase Wild Land at Douro.—My Flitting.—Put up a Shanty.—Inexperience in Clearing.—Plan-heaps
[CHAPTER VIII.]
A Logging-Bee.—Lime-burning.—Shingling.—Arrival of my Brother-in-law.—Birth of my Son.—Sad Journey to Darlington.—Lose my Way.—Am refused a Lift.—My boyish Anger.—My Wife’s Death.—The Funeral.—I leave Darlington
[CHAPTER IX.]
Return to Otonabee.—Benevolence of my Neighbour.—Serious Accident to a Settler.—His singular Misfortunes.—Particulars of his Life
[CHAPTER X.]
Preparations for my second Marriage.—Dangerous Adventure.—My Wife’s nocturnal Visitor.—We prepare for the Reception of our uninvited Guest.—Bruin’s unwelcome Visit to an Irish Shanty.—Our Bear-hunt.—Major Elliott’s Duel with Bruin.—His Wounds and Victory