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Later on when they were less buffeted, they disputed together as to 

 the best way of getting back without going through a similar experience. 

 One was i'or walking from Demerara up to Canada and then crossing on 

 foot, but the other thought this too long a journey : 



"Demerara's an island on the Continent, and we hae naething more 

 to do than just to step our wa's doun through Spain and France and 

 Portugal through the hack o" Ireland." 



A similar stormy experience befell Waterton, for the " Glenbervie " 

 was driven to the north-west of Ireland and had to contend with a foul 

 and wintry wind for above a fortnight. We may presume that Captain 

 Jones, as usual, carried everything she would bear. 



On his arrival in Georgetown Waterton found that yellow fever had 

 been claiming its victims and that funerals were taking place every day. 

 Under such circumstances he remained only as long as was necessary to 

 get together his supplies for his third journey. He paid a visit to 

 Warrow's Place, but, although it had been deserted for only three years, 

 the house was in ruins, the roof had nearly fallen in. and the room where 

 once Governors and Generals had caroused was now dismantled and 

 tenanted by the vampire. On the outside nature had nearly resumed her 

 rights, the few fruit-trees were struggling like strangers lost and 

 bewildered. However, he fixed his quarters here for a time and did some 

 good work. 



The reason for this desertion of Warrow's Place was probably the 

 new timber grant which was made to Robert Edmonstone in the Hobabo 

 in consideration for his keeping the head of that creek free from bush 

 negroes. Probably also Waterton brought out some authority in connec- 

 tion with Charles Edmonstone's affairs for we find a notice in the " Royal 

 Gazette." July 7, 1820, that the firm of Charles Edmonstone & Co. was 

 closing in a few months ; all claims to be sent to the counting-house of 

 McDonald, Edmonstone & Co. This last seems to have been a new firm, 

 for that then closing consisted of Archibald and Charles Edmonstone and 

 William Smith. On the 2nd August there was an advertisement of 

 Archibald and Robert Edmonstone. attorneys of Charles Edmonstone, 

 ottering for hire a wood-cutting gang of 15 men. women and children as 

 hired by William Smith. 



Waterton paid a visit to the house of Archibald in the Hobabo with 

 President Rough, the President of the Court of Justice, who had the 

 dispute with Governor Murray. Here Waterton came to breakfast bare- 

 foot and in a check shirt, for which he apologised. Here also he killed a 

 big snake with the help of the Edmonstones and the President. 

 Archibald Edmonstone, he said, had a good knowledge of the forest and 

 could tell him of the fruit-bearing trees frequented by certain birds ; he 

 nlso knew seventy kinds of timber and had made a list. 



Charles Waterton was a man of strong opinions, some of which were 

 considered as fads. People laughed at him even in Georgetown, especially 



