CONTENTS,

CHAPTER I.

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My father, after meeting with a severe reverse of fortune,
dies, and my sisters and I are left destitute.—Our faith-
ful old black nurse, Mammy, takes care of my sisters,
while I, invited by a former acquaintance, Captain Willis
of the ‘Chieftain, sail with him on a trading voyage to
the coast of Africa, . 7 . . . » 9

CHAPTER Ii.

The ‘Chieftain’ arrives off the coast of Africa, and we
carry on a brisk trade with the natives, who come off to
us through the surf.—At length Captain Willis proposes
to run up the river Bonny to complete our cargo.—Not
forgetful of my promise to Mammy, I make inquiries for
her sonCheebo, . : : 7 : - 22