24 Olof Ki-arrr. 



My four brothers and three sisters are in Iceland, 

 yet. I promised when I left that I would send for 

 them, and I still hope to have them all with me. 



We sailed in a ship from Iceland to Scotland. I 

 cannot remember at what city we landed. I^'rom 

 there I had my first railway ride, into England, and 

 was much frightened by the noise and motion of the 

 cars. Then we sailed to Quebec, and then came to 

 Winnipeg. It took us five months and five days to 

 come from Iceland to Manitoba. 



When I came to Manitoba, I was sick for nearly 

 two years. The Iceland ministers were very kind to 

 me, and took care of me while I was sick. When I 

 got well, I started out to work for my living. I 

 could not speak one word of English, and I was 

 afraid to try. 



The first person I worked for was a half-breed 

 woman, who had a rough, quarrelsome lot of chil- 

 dren that I had to wait upon. Once in a while I was 

 called into the front room, and would find some 

 strangers there. One day the mistress was called 

 away, when I was sent into the room, and the gentle- 

 man and lady who were there gave me a quarter, 

 each. She had been making money out of mc in 

 this way all the while, but all the money I received 

 for some months of hard labor was what these people 

 gave me. 



Then I was taken sick with the measles. The 

 woman turned me out of doors. I did not know 

 where to go. . I just ran round and round the house. 



