ss, than in the close air."

Flora was delighted with the arrangement, and set the Captain down as a
man of taste, as by this means he had provided for her a double
feast--the beautiful scenery which on every side met her gaze, and an
excellent breakfast, served in the balmy morning air.

The rugged grace with which the gallant tar presided at what might be
termed his own private table, infused a cheerful spirit into those
around him, and never was a meal more heartily enjoyed by our emigrants.
James Hawke, who had been confined during the whole voyage to his berth,
now rejoined his friends, and ate of the savoury things before him in
such downright earnest, that the Captain declared that it was a pleasure
to watch the lad handle his knife and fork.

"When a fellow has been starving for eight and forty hours, it is not a
trifle that can satisfy his hunger," said Jim, making a vigorous
onslaught upon a leg of Scotch mutton. "Oh! I never was so hungry in my
life!"

"Not even during those two disastrous days last week, which we spent
starving at sea," said Flora.

"Ah, don't name them," said the boy, with an air of intense disgust.
"Those days were attended with such _qualms_ of conscience that I have
banished them from the log of life altogether. Oh, those dreadful days!"

"Why, Jim, you make a worse sailor than I expected," said Flora; "how
shall we get you alive to Canada?"

"Oh, never fear," said the lad, gaily; "I have cast all those horrible
reminiscences into the sea. I was very ill, but 'tis all over now, and
I feel as light as a feather; you will see that I shall be quite myself
again, directly we lose sight of the British shores."

On returning to the ladies' cabin, to point out her luggage to the
steward of the boat, Flora found that important functionary, pacing to
and fro the now empty scene of all her trouble in high disdain. She had
paid very little attention to Mrs. Lyndsay during the voyage. She had
waited with the most obsequious politeness on Mrs. Major F. and Mrs.
Dalton, because she fancied they were rich people, who would amply
reward her for her services. They had given her all the trouble they
possibly could, while she had received few commands from Flora, and
those few she had neglected to perform. Still, as Flora well knew that
the paid salary of these people is small, and that they mainly depend
upon the trifles bestowed upon them by passengers, she slipped
half-a-crown into her hand, an