Chapter TWENTY: NINTH.--Cloud and Clipperton Islands--Whales, Sharks,

Porpoises, and Dolphins--A Shark captured--Shark Steak--“Caudle Lecture”--Death of Samuel B. Lewis--A Calm--Foot Races by the Ship’s Furniture--Passenger Peculiarities--Short of Provisions--“’Bout Ship”--First of January--Its Luxuries at Sea--A Tame Sea Fowl--A Passenger Dying--A Shark--A delightful Evening Scene--A Death--Burial at Sea by Candle Light--A Turtle navigating the Ocean--His suspicious conduct--A written Protest against the Captain--Cocus Island--Capturing “Boobies,” 175

CHAPTER THIRTIETH.--Intense Heat--Human Nature as exhibited by the Passengers--Danger, not apprehended--A Tattler--A “Dutch Justice”--“Long Tom Coffin”--A Quaker Hat--An Individual running Wild--His Oaths, Depredations, Musical Accomplishments, Showman Propensities, and Pugilistic Developments--“Blubber,” Buckskin, and “The Last Run of Shad”--A capsized Whale Boat--Thrilling Sensation--Harpoon used--A Shark--“Land ho!”--Gulf of Panama--South American Coast--“Sail ho!”--Dolphin for Dinner--A Whale--A Terrific Gale--Our Sails and Spars carried away, 180

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST.--Bay of Panama--Its Beauties--Tropical Fruits--The City in sight--Excitement on Board--Appearance of the City--Her Ruins--Preparations to Drop Anchor--“Stand by!”--“Let go the Anchor!”--Farewell to the Sick--A Perilous Ride on the Back of an Individual--On Shore--First Dinner--Nothing left--An Individual feeling comfortable--Panama Americanized--A Moonlight Scene viewed from a Brass “Fifty-Six”--A Dilapidated Convent as seen at Night--Church Bells--Burning the Dead--Exposure of the Desecrated Remains--Sickening and Disgusting Sight--Infants cast into Pits--The Rescue of their Souls requiring a Gigantic Effort on the part of the Church--A Catacomb--“Eternal Light”--Ignorance of the Mass--Peerless Characteristics, 184

CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND.--A Nun--Fandango--Marriage Engagement broken--Start for Gorgona--Our Extreme Modesty--Sagacity of the Mule--Sleep on my Trunk--A Dream--An Alligator with a Moustache--Infernal Regions--Demons--An Individual with Long Ears, and a Mule in Boots--Falling out of Bed--Funeral Procession--Gorgona--Start for Chagres--Our Bungo Full--Spontaneous Combustion, almost--“Poco Tiempo”--Lizards for Dinner--The Hostess--Gatun--Music of the Ocean--Arrival, 190

CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD.--Chagres, its Growth--Getting on board the Empire City--Magnificent Steamer--Gold Dust on board--Steamers Alabama, Falcon, Cherokee, and Severn--My friend Clark arrives on board--Preparations for Starting--Our Steamer makes her First Leap--“Adios”--Caribbean Sea--Heavy Sea on--Jamaica--Port Royal--Kingston--“Steady!”--Beautiful Scene--Orange Groves--People flocking to the Shore--Drop Anchor--The Town--General Santa Anna’s Residence--“Coaling up”--Parrot Pedler in a Dilemma, 196