of sundry justifiable departures from simple note-making, this
paper is offered only as an effort to record the visual and
emotional impressions of the moment.

My thanks are due to Mr. William Lawless, British Consul at St.
Pierre, for several beautiful photographs, taken by himself,
which have been used in the preparation of the illustrations.

L. H.
_Philadelphia, 1889._




CONTENTS

PART ONE--A MIDSUMMER TRIP TO THE TROPICS

PART TWO--MARTINIQUE SKETCHES:--

I. LES PORTEUSES
II. LA GRANDE ANSE
III. UN REVENANT
IV. LA GUIABLESSE
V. LA VÉRETTE
VI. LES BLANCHISSEUSES
VII. LA PELÉE
VIII. 'TI CANOTIÉ
IX. LA FILLE DE COULEUR
X. BÊTE-NI-PIÉ