Victoria University of Wellington Library
Ngamihi; or The Maori Chief's Daughter
Contents
Contents.
Chapter
I.—General Character and Superstition of the Maoris
11
Chapter
II.—Pakeha v. Maori
16
Chapter
III.—Zada, the Maori Chief's Daughter
19
Chapter
IV.—A Rescue
22
Chapter
V.—Miss Munroe's Escort to Wairuara
26
Chapter
VI.—Murder of the Rev. Mr. Volkner
30
Chapter
VII.—Zada keeps her promise
34
Chapter
VIII.—A Narrow Escape
38
Chapter
IX.—Andrew's Adventure
40
Chapter
X.—The Hot Springs and Volcanoes
44
Chapter
XI.—An Ambuscade
50
Chapter
XII.—The Earthquake
54
Chapter
XIII.—Zada's Information
58
Chapter
XIV.—A Tale of the West Indies
62
Chapter
XV.—John Fly turns the Tables
65
Chapter
XVI.—We are caught in a Trap
70
Chapter
XVII.—"The Varmints have their Innings"
74
Chapter
XVIII.—Miss Munroe à la Florence Nightingale
77
Chapter
XIX.—The Maori Maiden turns Doctor
81
Chapter
XX.—The Power of Love
85
Chapter
XXI.—Randwick's Escape
89
Chapter
XXII.—Piggy and the Amputated Leg
93
Chapter
XXIII.—The New Zealand Wild Boar
97
Chapter
XXIV.—Miss Munroe's Thrilling Experience
100
Chapter
XXV.—To the Rescue of Arline Hirch
104
Chapter
XXVI.—A Successful Stratagem
108
Chapter
XXVII.—Arline Hirch in Danger
111
Chapter
XXVIII.—"Taipua will not Forget"
115
Chapter
XXIX.—A Tale of the Sea
119
Chapter
XXX.—Blowhard's Yarn Continued
124
Chapter
XXXI.—"Taipua, You're a Brick".
128
Chapter
XXXII.—Captain Wilson Recovers
132
Chapter
XXXIII.—"Render unto Cæsar, the Things That are Cæsar's"
135
Chapter
XXXIV.—Zada hears Bad News from the Forest
139
Chapter
XXXV.—"Shure They Make Very Small Glasses Now"
144
Chapter
XXXVI.—Extraordinary Poetry
147
Chapter
XXXVII.—Captain Wilson Confesses His Love
151
Chapter
XXXVIII.—Jessie Relates Zada's History
156
Chapter
XXXIX.—Zada's Hatred of the Pakehas Explained
160
Chapter
XL.—Taipua makes his Appearance
163
Chapter
XLI.—Lieutenant Lovelock Gets "Sat Upon"
167
Chapter
XLII.—A Delivery of the Mail, and Its Consequences
171
Chapter
XLIII.—"What a Pity That I Had Slippers On"
177
Chapter
XLIV.—Arline Hirch Gives Evidence in Taipua's favour
181
Chapter
XLV.—"I Wish I Had the Power to Twy You Up"
186
Chapter
XLVI.—The Tapu Fruit and Water
190
Chapter
XLVII.—Miss Munroe's Suitor
194
Chapter
XLVIII.—Lieutenant Lovelock Receives His
Congé
198
Chapter
XLIX.—A Day's Shooting
202
Chapter
L.—Te Rangewhenua gives a warning
207
Chapter
LI.—Doctor Gill's Experience in Cuba
212
Chapter
LII.—A Story of the Early Days of New Zealand
216
Chapter
LIII.—The Story Continued
222
Chapter
LIV.—Some of Blowhard's Nautical Experiences
226
Chapter
LV.—"I Cannot Sing the Old Songs"
230
Chapter
LVI.—A Fatal Shot
240
Chapter
LVII.—Death of Ngamihi
247
Chapter
LVIII.—After the Murderers
253
Chapter
LIX.—Lieutenant Lovelock is Killed in a Skirmish
258
Chapter
LX.—Retribution
264
Chapter
LXI.—I Get My Commission
273
Chapter
LXII.—Conclusion
279
The Silk Handkerchief
—A Tale of a Round Tower
299
Comal and Galbina
333