The house was long, low and without windows.

In one end was a fireplace, and there were two tiers of bunks on each side, supplied with straw only.

In the space between the bunks was a stationary table, with stools for seats.

I was the only American who boarded there and I could not well become very familiar with the boarders.
The country was rolling, and there were many beautiful brooks and clear springs of water, with fertile soil.

The Cornish miners were in the majority and governed the locality politically.