Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xvi. Visit To Regent, And View Op Free-town From The Ascent Of The Road As You Go To Gloucester.--Burial-ground And Neglected State Of It. The Village Of GloucesTer; Regent: The Missionary Clergyman's Residence J First Glass Windows: The Church: Old Buildings And Old Doings: The Market House: The Day School.--The First Church Missionary Institution At Regent. Governor M'carthy's Times. Prosperous Course Of Missionary Labour Here. Native Superstition.--Interesting AnecDote Of Native Anxiety To Learn. The Sugar Loaf And Height Of It: Leicester Mountain: An Excursion To The Sugar Loaf I The Party: The Bivouac At Friend Thomas's: The Ascent Up It: Its Top: View From It: The Hour Of Refreshment: Proofs Of Loyalty: The Wild Stranger: The Descent, And Close Of The Day's Pleasure: Sad Mistake. It was in the month of March, that, in company with my Little Friend of King Tom's I paid a visit to the Catechist then at Regent. The country from Free-town to this village has been slightly sketched. A word or two more about it may not be out of place. The road to it is by the Old Maroon burial-ground, through that part of the town which lies under the hills to the left of the place of General Interment. It is extremely tiring owing to its being so steep and circuitous, but the view as you ascend it repays you for the trouble, since it opens in the most beautiful manner. For awhile you are enclosed on the left of the road by the sides of the mountains which are covered with shrubs and coffee-trees, whilst the deep and expanding valley below spreads itself out until lost amongst the distant elevations. As you move onwards to the top of the hill the vast champaign unfolds itself gradually before you, object after object appearing in succession in...
