to act as captain. We were all on deck at daylight in the morning. The sun came up like a ball of fire; the sea was like glass; there was no wind. We could see vessels at a distance and hear the sailors. The scene was enchanting. We hoisted the anchor and let the vessel drift on the westerly tide. In the afternoon, when we were about half way to our port,.we got desperately hungry. My brother Johnny and I took the dory and went ashore for some bread. While we were on shore a light breeze sprang up and our vessel started off. We struck out with all our might and by a short cut overtook her. A rope was thrown to us and we got on board with some welcome supplies. From there we had a good breeze and a lively sail. We reached the wharf at Souris before dark and left Johnny on the vessel as watchman. I had thirteen miles to walk home, but that was a small inconvenience for the pleasure of the voyage. A good providence favoured us. Had a storm come up we could not have navigated the vessel. A heavy sea would have upset her, or filled her, as we had not enough ballast and no hatches to put on. We did not think, at the time, how hazardous it was and we enjoyed it immensely. The sea was so smooth we were not sick, but there was a light'swell, "and at night we went peacefully to sleep, "Rocked in the cradle Of the deep.”

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