



Produced by Gardner Buchanan.  HTML version by Al Haines.









CHRONICLES OF CANADA

Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton

In thirty-two volumes



Volume 2

THE MARINER OF ST MALO

A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier


By

STEPHEN LEACOCK




TORONTO, 1915



CONTENTS

     I  EARLY LIFE
    II  THE FIRST VOYAGE--NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
   III  THE FIRST VOYAGE--THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE
    IV  THE SECOND VOYAGE--THE ST LAWRENCE
     V  THE SECOND VOYAGE--STADACONA
    VI  THE SECOND VOYAGE--HOCHELAGA
   VII  THE SECOND VOYAGE--WINTER AT STADACONA
  VIII  THE THIRD VOYAGE
    IX  THE CLOSE OF CARTIER'S CAREER
        ITINERARY OF CARTIER'S VOYAGES
        BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE




CHAPTER I

EARLY LIFE

In the town hall of the seaport of St Malo there hangs a portrait of
Jacques Cartier, the great sea-captain of that place, whose name is
associated for all time with the proud title of 'Discoverer of Canada.'
The picture is that of a bearded man in the prime of life, standing on
the deck of a ship, his bent elbow resting upon the gunwale, his chin
supported by his hand, while his eyes gaze outward upon the western
ocean as if seeking to penetrate its mysteries. The face is firm and
strong, with tight-set jaw, prominent brow, and the full, inquiring eye
of the man accustomed both to think and to act. The costume marks the
sea-capt