h. Sometimes she went up. I was so dizzy, it seemed
to me that she went up almost to the moon. Then she came
down. She always came down. It seemed to me she must be
going down to the bottom of the sea.

In the morning, the steward came.

"It 'as been a 'eavy blow, ruther."

"A heavy blow!" said I. "Did you ever know any thing
like it in your life? Do you think we shall ever see
land again?"

"Nothin' alarmin'," said the steward.

A dreadful day followed. I did not leave my room. I
wished I had never left home. I felt like the Frenchman
who said, "I would kees ze land, if I could only see any
land to kees."

The next day I was better, only there was a light
feeling in my head.

I went up on deck. The sun was shining. The wind blew,
but the air was very refreshing.

This is the fourth day out. I have been able to eat
to-day. I am feeling very hungry.

I find that all the boys have been obliged to keep their
rooms, except George Howe, who is in the steerage.

How fearful I am we shall have another night like
_that_! How glad I shall be to see land again! The land
is the place, after all. I wish I were sure we would
have good weather, when we return.

Your thoughtful son,

Thomas Toby.

P. S. Three days after. I am well now. I never felt so
bright and happy in my life. The steward says that
people are seldom sick twice during the same voyage. An
ocean trip is just the thing, after all.

There were a few rather odd characters among the passengers: among them
a portly, self-satisfied Englishman, returning from a tour of the
States, with an increased respect for fine old English society; a
glib-tongued Frenchman, who was delighted with "Ze States,--deelighted!"
and whose talk was like a row of exclamation points; and a sentimental
Italian fiddler, in very poor dress, going back to the beauties of
Naples and the dreamy airs and skies of "Etalee."

[Illustration: {TWO OF OUR FELLOW TRAVELLERS.}]

Tommy Toby seemed to gravitate towards these people, when his
sea-sickness was over.

"I likes zis American poy," said the Frenchman. "Intelegent! Has ze
activitee; agilitee; very great prom-ese!"

"Our country must be very different from yours," said Tommy, one day.

"Veery, veery different indeed! Wonderful countree,--delightful! What
grand rivers! what waterfalls,--Niag-e-