# The Story of John G. Paton; Or, Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals

Author: Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907; Paton, James, 1843-1906 [Editor]

Genre: Category: Biographies

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28025

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## Summary

MY early days were all spent in the beautiful county of Dumfries, which Scotch folks call the Queen of the South. There, in a small cottage, on the farm of Braehead, in the parish of Kirkmahoe, I was born on the 24th May, 1824. My father, James Paton, was a stocking manufacturer in a small way; and he and his young wife, Janet Jardine Rogerson, lived on terms of warm personal friendship with the "gentleman farmer," so they gave me his son's name, John _Gibson_; and the curly-haired child of the cottage was soon able to toddle across to the mansion, and became a great pet of the lady there. On my visit to Scotland in 1884 I drove out to Braehead; but we found no cottage, nor trace of a cot...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XLVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/46/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/82/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/88/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/64/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/68/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/67/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/48/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER L.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/50/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/56/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/47/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/76/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/54/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/66/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/59/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/60/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XCI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/91/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/87/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/85/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/72/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/89/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/63/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/42/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/45/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/44/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XL.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/40/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/69/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/43/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/80/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/70/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/65/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/74/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/78/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/55/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/52/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/57/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/79/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/62/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/75/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/49/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/51/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/61/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/77/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/58/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/38/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/84/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XLI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/41/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XC.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/90/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/81/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/71/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/83/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/86/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LXXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/73/index.md)
- [CHAPTER LIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-of-john-g-paton-or-thirty-years-among-south-sea-canni-65e225c9/chapters/53/index.md)