250 WANDERINGS IN 



THIRD lesson. " aequam memento rebus in arduis, servare 



JOURNEY. 



- mentem." 



But my good friends in the Custom-house of 

 Liverpool were not to blame. On the contrary, 

 they did all in their power to procure balm for 

 me instead of rue. But it would not answer. 



They appointed a very civil officer to attend 

 me to the ship. While we were looking into some 

 of the boxes, to see that the specimens were pro- 

 perly stowed, previous to their being conveyed to 

 the king's dep6t, another officer entered the cabin. 

 He was an entire stranger to me, and seemed 

 wonderfully aware of his own consequence. With- 

 out preface or apology, he thrust his head over 

 my shoulder, and said, we had no business to have 

 opened a single box without his permission. I 

 answered, they had been opened almost every day 

 since they had come on board, and that I con- 

 sidered there was no harm in doing so. 



He then left the cabin, and I said to myself as 

 he went out, I suspect I shall see that man again 

 at Philippi. The boxes, ten in number, were 

 conveyed in safety from the ship to the depot, I 

 then proceeded to the Custom-house. The neces- 

 sary forms were gone through, and a proportionate 

 duty, according to circumstances, was paid. 



This done, we returned from the Custom-house 

 to the depot, accompanied by several gentlemen 

 who wished to see the collection. They expressed 

 themselves highly gratified. The boxes were 



