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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Mariner of St. Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier, by Stephen Leacock This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Mariner of St. Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier Author: Stephen Leacock Editor: G. M. Wrong H. H. Langton Posting Date: June 13, 2009 [EBook #4077] Release Date: May, 2003 First Posted: November 12, 2001 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARINER OF ST. MALO *** 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-captain of four centuries ago. A thick cloak, gathered by a belt at the waist, enwraps the stalwart figure. On his head is the tufted Breton cap familiar in the pictures of the days of the great navigators. At the waist, on the left side, hangs a sword, and, on the right, close to the belt, the
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