FRENCH INN. 199 



his family consisted of six children ; the mother and two 

 children had died a few weeks before. The children are at 

 school ; the masters seldom remain long, being too fond of 

 whisky. 



We arrived at the ferry opposite to Detroit about noon, 

 which we crossed by a steam-boat of small size which plies 

 every quarter of an hour, and took up our abode at an excel 

 lent hotel. 



