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 CHAPTER XI. Canada the Poor Man’s Country.—Disadvantages of Inexperience.—Township of Harvey Settlement.—Pauper Emigration.—Superior Advantages of the Labourer Colonist.—Temperance and Temperance Societies.—A dry Answer to watery Arguments.—British and Foreign Temperance Society