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wind shifted again and again, still it was not 
fair in the opinion of our boatman. At last, 
being most heartily tired of our quarters, and 
suspecting that he did not understand his bu¬ 
siness as well as he ought to have done, we re¬ 
solved not to abide by his opinion any longer, 
but to make an attempt at beating out; and 
we bad great reason to be pleased with having 
done so, as we arrived in Canada three days 
before any of the other boats, that did not ven¬ 
ture to move till the wind was quite aft. 
We set off about one o’clock ; but from the 
channel being very narrow, it was impossible 
to make much way by tacking. We got no 
farther than six miles before sun-set. We then 
stopped, and having landed, walked up to some 
farm houses, which appeared at a distance, on 
the Vermont shore, to procure provisions; for 
the boatman had told us it was quite unne¬ 
cessary to take in any at Skenesborougb, as 
there were excellent houses close to the shore 
the whole way, where we could get whatever 
we wished. At the first we went to, which 
was a comfortable log-house, neither bread, 
nor meat, nor milk, nor eggs, were to be had; 
the house was crowded with children of all 
ages, and the people, I suppose, thought they 
had but little enough for themselves. At a 
second house, we found a venerable old man at 
the door, reading a news-paper, who civilly 
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