Reflections on mankind--The author wants to be with his ship--Projects going, but perceives it impracticable--Youwarkee offers her service, and goes--An account of her transactions on board--Remarks on her sagacity--She despatches several chests of goods through the gulf to the lake--An account of a danger she escaped--The author has a fit of sickness CHAPTER XXIII. The religion of the author's family CHAPTER XXIV. An account of his children--Their names--They are exercised in flying--His boat crazy--Youwarkee intends a visit to her father, but first takes another flight to the ship--Sends a boat and chests through the gulf--Clothes her children--Is with child again, so her visit is put off--An inventory of the last freight of goods--The authors method of treating his children--Youwarkee, her son Tommy, with her daughters Patty and Hallycarnie, set out for her father's CHAPTER XXV. Youwarkee's account of the stages to Arndrumnstake--The author uneasy at her flight--His employment in her absence, and preparations for receiving her father--How he spent the evenings with the children CHAPTER XXVI. His concern at Youwarkee's stay--Reflections on his condition--Hears a voice call him--Youwarkee's brother Quangrollart visits him with a companion--He treats them at the grotto--The brother discovers himself by accident--The author presents his children to him CHAPTER XXVII. Quangrollarf s account of Youwarkee's journey, and reception at her father's THE INTRODUCTION. It might be looked upon as impertinent in me, who am about to give the life of another, to trouble the reader with any of my own concerns, or the affairs that led me into the South Seas. Therefore I shall only acquaint him, that in my return on board the "Hector," as a passenger, round Cape Horn, for England, full late in the season, the wind and currents setting strong against us, our ship drove more southernly, by several degrees, than the usual course, even to the latitude of 75 or 76; when the wind chopping about, we began to resume our intended way. It was about the middle of June, when the days are there at the shortest, on a very starry and moonlight night, that we observed at some distance a very black cloud, but seemingly of no extraordinary size or height, moving very fast towards us, and seeming to follow the ship, which then made great way. Every one on deck was very curious in observing its motions; and perceiving it frequently to divide, and presently to close again, and not to continue long in any determined shape, our captain, who had never before been so far to the southward as he then found himself, had many conjectures what this phenomenon might portend; and every one offering his own opinion, it seemed at last to be generally agreed that there might possibly be a storm gathering in the air, of which this was the prognostic; and by its following, and nearly keeping pace with us, we were in great fear lest it should break upon