ngers twined in his long grey locks. He would dance
her, and hold her over the vessel's side to look at the big green waves,
as they raced past the ship dashing their white foam-wreaths against her
brown ribs, and Josey would regard them with a wondering wide-open
glance, as if she wanted to catch them as they glided by.

"Always towards home," as Flora said, for the westerly winds still
prevailed, and they made slow progress over the world of waters.

The Captain now found it necessary to restrain the great amount of
cooking constantly going on at the caboose; and as a matter of prudence,
to inspect the stores of provision among the steerage passengers. He
found many of these running very low, and he represented to all on board
the necessity of husbanding their food as much as possible, for he began
to be apprehensive that the voyage would prove long and tedious, and the
ship was only provided for a six weeks' voyage.

The good folks listened to him with an incredulous stare, as if such a
calamity as starvation overtaking them was impossible. From that
day--and they had been just three weeks out--the people were put upon
short allowance of water, which was gradually diminished from day to
day.

Unfortunately for the people on board, the weather was very warm, and no
rain had fallen of any account since they left Scotland. Lyndsay and
Flora had been greatly amused by a venture which an honest Northumbrian
labourer was taking out to Canada, at which they had laughed very
heartily. It was neither more nor less than nine barrels of _potatoes_,
which they had told him was "_taking coals to Newcastle_." Droll as this
investment of his small capital appeared, however, the hand of
Providence had directed his choice. At the time when most of the food
provided for the voyage was expended in the ship, the Captain was glad
to purchase the labourer's venture at three dollars a bushel, and as
each barrel contained four bushels of potatoes, the poor fellow made
twenty-seven pounds of his few bushels of the "_soul-debasing root_," as
Cobbett chose to style it. As he was a quiet, sensible fellow, this
unhoped-for addition to his small means must have proved very useful in
going into the woods. A young fellow from Glasgow, who carried out with
him several large packets of kid gloves, was not half so fortunate for
though they appeared a good speculation, they got spotted and spoiled by
the sea water, and he could not have realised upo