At dark we were under way, and fortunately we had smooth water, so that Mrs. Shepard had no cause to complain of the lake. At Mackinaw we stopped a day to give the party an opportunity to pull in some of the famous trout of that locality. Off Thunder Bay, where I had once weathered a gale in the Lake Bird, there was a considerable stirring up of the waters, and Mrs. Shepard declared that it was worse than the broad Atlantic; but the last was always the worst to her. She was delighted with St. Clair River, when we passed through it the next day. We crossed the Flats by the canal, and stood over to Glinten River. The region looked very natural to us, after our long absence. In the middle of the afternoon, we made a landing at the wharf back of Mr. Brickland's house.

A considerable crowd had gathered on the pier, for we had been seen by some one who reported us in town. Those who were acquainted received a warm welcome. The Shepards insisted upon going to the hotel; and I did not very strongly object, as we had not sufficient accommodations for them in the house. They remained there a week, for the springs seemed greatly to improve the health of the lady.

The Islander was started on her voyage to New York the day after her arrival at Montomercy, for the colonel wanted to use her there soon after his arrival. When his family were ready to depart, I conveyed them to Buffalo in the Sylvania. The Tiffanys wanted to see more of the country, and accompanied the Shepards. Owen had decided to go to England, and Buck Lingley and Hop Tossford felt obliged to go with him, though their year was not quite up. I landed my passengers in the canal basin.

I had not felt so sad since the news came to me of the death of my father as on this occasion. I parted with Margie Tiffany and her father—more especially with Margie—with a regret which I cannot describe. But I was permitted to write to her (and her father) as often as once a month, and I hope before long to see her in England.

Buck and Hop had not been gone more than an hour before they re-appeared with "store clothes" on, and did not look at all like the excellent sailors they were. Their real names were Richard Lawrence and Edward Blakeley; and when they appeared in their new dress I called them by their proper names. They were very sorry to leave the Sylvania, and I expressed the hope that they would come and spend a summer with me in a cruise around the Great Lakes. They promised to do it, if possible.

Once more we bade them good-by. We staid in Buffalo to see the party off for New York; and up to this time that was the last I have seen of them.

After my father joined our party, I noticed that Owen Garningham was never himself again. Though he continued to flutter around Miss Edith, he never seemed to be so well pleased with me as before. Yet I do not think he had anything against me. I could only attribute the change in him to the cancelling of the contract for the use of the Sylvania for a year, though he had said very little about the matter. He parted with me, I think with real sorrow, and hoped he should see me again before even another year had passed by.

I saw my cousin seated in the car by the side of Miss Edith. He sailed for England in June, but I have no idea how he had the courage to tear himself away from her. I have no doubt they will be man and wife in due time, though my father says his mother will never consent to the match. As soon as the train started we returned to the Sylvania. The two waiters we had hired in Florida wanted to seek their fortune in New York, and Colonel Shepard promised to do all he could for them on their arrival.

Cobbington returned to Montomercy with my father and myself. He was now in apparently good health, but he declared that it would cost him his life to remain in the North over winter. Governor Hungerford wrote to me, as he had promised to do, during the summer. Before the cold weather came, I had secured a situation in Baton Rouge for the invalid, where at the last accounts he was in good health, acting as messenger for the governor.

My father and I were so well contented in the home of the Bricklands, that we remained there the rest of the season. He built a summer residence on an island in Lake Superior, where we expect to go every season in the Sylvania. I liked my home in the west too well to think of giving it up, though I was admitted to the college at Racine in September, as Washburn was at Brunswick.

My story is told; but I hope, when I have graduated, to make another such trip as that in which we circumnavigated twenty-four states, besides New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, coasted along the whole eastern shore of the United States, visited the interior of Florida, crossed the Gulf of Mexico, and sailed "UP THE RIVER," yachting on the Mississippi.

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LEE & SHEPARD'S

LIST OF

JUVENILE PUBLICATIONS.

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OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS.

Each Set in a neat Box with Illuminated Titles.

Army and Navy Stories. A Library for Young and Old, in 6 volumes. 16mo. Illustrated. Per vol. $1.25

The Soldier Boy. The Sailor Boy. The Young Lieutenant. The Yankee Middy. Fighting Joe. Brave Old Salt.

Famous "Boat-Club" Series. A Library for Young People. Handsomely Illustrated. Six volumes, in neat box. Per vol. 1.25

The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake. Now or Never; or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright. Try Again; or, The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn. Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway.

Lake Shore Series, The. Six volumes. Illustrated. In neat box. Per vol. 1.25

Through by Daylight; or, The Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad. Lightning Express; or, The Rival Academies. On Time, or, The Young Captain of the Ucayga Steamer. Switch Off; or, The War of the Students. Break Up; or, The Young Peacemakers. Bear and Forbear; or, The Young Skipper of Lake Ucayga.

Soldier Boy Series, The. Three volumes, in neat box. Illustrated. Per vol. 1.50

The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army. The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer. Fighting Joe; or, The Fortunes of a Staff Officer.

Sailor Boy Series, The. Three volumes in neat box. Illustrated. Per vol. 1.50

The Sailor Boy; or, Jack Somers in the Navy. The Yankee Middy; or, Adventures of a Naval Officer. Brave Old Salt; or, Life on the Quarter-Deck.

Starry Flag Series, The. Six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol. 1.25

The Starry Flag; or, The Young Fisherman of Cape Ann. Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student. Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy. Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World. Make or Break; or, The Rich Man's Daughter. Down the River; or, Buck Bradford and the Tyrants.

The Household Library. 3 volumes. Illustrated. Per volume. 1.50

Living too Fast. In Doors and Out. The Way of the World.

Way of the World, The. By William T. Adams (Oliver Optic) 12mo. 1.50

Woodville Stories. Uniform with Library for Young People. Six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol. 16mo. 1.25

Rich and Humble; or, The Mission of Bertha Grant. In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Watch and Wait; or, The Young Fugitives. Work and Win; or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise. Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant among the Indians. Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain.

Yacht Club Series. Uniform with the ever popular "Boat Club" Series. Completed in six vols. Illustrated. Per vol. 16mo. 1.50

Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot. The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat Builders. Money Maker; or, The Victory of the Basilisk. The Coming Wave; or, The Treasure of High Rock. The Dorcas Club; or, Our Girls Afloat. Ocean Born; or, The Cruise of the Clubs.

Onward and Upward Series, The. Complete in six volumes. Illustrated. In neat box. Per vol. 1.25

Field and Forest; or, The Fortunes of a Farmer. Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic. Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk. Cringle and Cross-Tree; or, The Sea Swashes of a Sailor. Bivouac and Battle; or, The Struggles of a Soldier. Sea and Shore; or, The Tramps of a Traveller.

Young America Abroad Series. A Library of Travel and Adventure in Foreign Lands. Illustrated by Nast, Stevens, Perkins, and others. Per vol. 16mo. 1.50

First Series.

Outward Bound; or, Young America Afloat. Shamrock and Thistle; or, Young America in Ireland and Scotland. Red Cross; or, Young America in England and Wales. Dikes and Ditches; or, Young America in Holland and Belgium. Palace and Cottage; or, Young America in France and Switzerland. Down the Rhine; or, Young America in Germany.

Second Series.

Up the Baltic; or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Northern Lands; or, Young America in Russia and Prussia. Cross and Crescent; or, Young America in Turkey and Greece. Sunny Shores; or, Young America in Italy and Austria. Vine and Olive; or, Young America in Spain and Portugal. Isles of the Sea; or, Young America Homeward Bound.

Riverdale Stories. Twelve volumes. A New Edition. Profusely Illustrated from new designs by Billings. In neat box. Per vol.

Little Merchant. Young Voyagers. Robinson Crusoe, Jr. Dolly and I. Uncle Ben. Birthday Party. Proud and Lazy. Careless Kate. Christmas Gift. The Picnic Party. The Gold Thimble. The Do-Somethings.

Riverdale Story Books. Six volumes in neat box. Cloth. Per vol.

Little Merchant. Young Voyagers. Dolly and I. Proud and Lazy. Careless Kate. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.

Flora Lee Story Books. Six volumes in neat box. Cloth. Per vol.

Christmas Gift. Uncle Ben. Birthday Party. The Picnic Party. The Gold Thimble. The Do-Somethings.

Great Western Series, The. Six volumes. Illustrated. Per vol. 1.50

Going West; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy. Out West; or, Roughing it on the Great Lakes. Lake Breezes.

Our Boys' and Girls' Offering. Containing Oliver Optic's popular Story, Ocean Born; or, The Cruise of the Clubs; Stories of the Seas, Tales of Wonder, Records of Travel, &c. Edited by Oliver Optic. Profusely Illustrated. Covers printed in Colors. 8vo. 1.50

Our Boys' and Girls' Souvenir. Containing Oliver Optic's Popular Story, Going West; or, The Perils of a Poor Boy; Stories of the Sea, Tales of Wonder, Records of Travel, &c. Edited by Oliver Optic. With numerous full-page and letter-press Engravings. Covers printed in Colors. 8vo. 1.50

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