A PARTING JOLLIFICATION. 5 



mystery, but I remember that I passed the night, 

 sitting on the corner of a chest, leaning my head upon 

 another with an enormous padlock, against which I 

 constantly knocked. 



What a scene in the morning ! I was as hungry as 

 a wolf and no wonder, for I had eaten nothing since 

 the previous morning ; I got on deck, washed my face 

 and hands in a bucket of Weser water, and greedily 

 devoured a morsel of bread and cheese which I had in 

 my pocket. The weather had improved, the boat 

 dropped slowly down with the tide. About eight 

 o'clock we met a small fishing boat, from which I bought 

 some capital shell-lish ; these our captain ordered 

 to be cooked by his ministering spirit, and of course 

 came in for his share. When the flood made, we 

 anchored again ; II. and I with the only sailor went on 

 shore to recruit our store of provisions, as our passage 

 seemed likely to be a long, one. 



In the afternoon we dropped down to a village called, 

 I believe, Bracke, where some merry music struck our 

 ears. Our Tarpaulin would not have passed it had the 

 whole admiralty of Bremen been standing sentry on 

 the shore ; although the wind was fair, and the ebb still 

 running, the anchor was dropped, the little boat hauled 

 up, and all the younger members, babies excepted, 

 landed on the beach. 



Dancing was carried on with vigor for a couple of 

 hours, but I took no part in it ; I was in no humor 

 for dancing. I was nevertheless amused ; the emi- 

 grants, in the costume of their different states, even in 

 the moment of bidding farewell to their native land, 

 jumped and bounded to the sound of a couple of 

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