60 OFFERS HIMSELF AS CABIN BOY. CHAP. in. 



had the consent of his father. But this he could not 

 obtain, and therefore he gave up the idea for a time. 

 Then he thought of running away from home. 

 He could not get away by sea ; he would now try 

 what he could do by land. He had often heard his 

 parents talking about the Kettle, and of his uncle 

 who had gone in search of him to the gipsy camp. 

 Edward thought he would like to see this uncle. He 

 might perhaps be able to help him to get some other 

 and better employment than that of shoemaking. His 

 thoughts were very undefined about the matter. But 

 he certainly would not go back to work again with 

 Charlie Begg, the drunken shoemaker. 



OBANDHOLM MILLS. 



