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. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... scended into the inviting water; and for the space of an hour or more enjoyed one of the greatest luxuries to be had for love or money in the West Indies. The water is soft and soothing in its effect--warm enough to cause one to set foot in it gingerly; it is remarkably clear, holds in solution a little sulphur, possesses a property that renders the use of soap unnecessary, and is very mollifying to the skin. It is said to be good for rheumatism, gouty complaints, and cutaneous disorders, and is used with great benefit by a few visitors. When we had bathed to our hearts' content, there stole over us a delightful sensation of restfulness; upon me, at least, there came a most delicious exposition of sleep, to which I yielded for a few moments. 1 then set off down the lane to the high-road, where I found a carriage waiting to convey the Salmagundian and myself a mile and a half farther up the hill, to a little church in which it is incorrectly alleged that Admiral Nelson was married to the widow of Dr. Nisbet, on March 11, 1787. This lady was the daughter of a Mr. Herbert, who was in those days President of Nevis. The chapel stands on the left-hand side of the road as you go up the mountain, shaded by trees, in the midst of an untidy graveyard. The building has by no means a church-like appearance; indeed, when we first caught sight of it we mistook it for a spacious, well-built sugar-house, and were disappointed sadly in the aspect of all its surroundings. In the vestry of this sacred building there is to be seen an old book containing the parish records, in which there is an entry to the effect that the marriage of Admiral Nelson was solemnized on the day above mentioned. That is all. Neither of the high contracting parties signed the...
