Seeing that there was a chance of further disagreements aboard the vessel, I at once decided to leave her, in doing which I was forced to kick off my beautiful jack-boots, which were said by Vanseddars himself to be he finest pair that ever went out of his shop, square-toed, double-soled--alas! alas!' 'Strange that you should have been picked up by the son of the very man to whom you had a letter.' 'The working of Providence,' Saxon answered.

'I have two-and-twenty other letters which must all be delivered by hand.

If you will permit me to use your house for a while, I shall make it my headquarters.' 'Use it as though it were your own,' said my father.
'Your most grateful servant, sir,' he cried, jumping up and bowing with his hand over his heart.

'This is indeed a haven of rest after the ungodly and profane company of my brothers.

Shall we then put up a hymn, and retire from the business of the day ?' My father willingly agreed, and we sang 'Oh, happy land!' after which our visitor followed me to his room, bearing with him the unfinished bottle of usquebaugh which my mother had left on the table.