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miles from Toronto. He says that farming pays about 20 per
cent; or rather from 06 to 20 per cent. Store keeping is the only
occupation in Canada that pays better. He says he kept a
store at Toronto for some years, but much prefers farming.
Tuesday. I have my breakfast in my cabin always. To-day
it is comprised of two cups of tea, and two plates of toast and
ham, and some very good butter. No bad breakfast for so
bad a sailor. I can't stand the saloon, the smell of the different
eatables is too mighty for me. So I have all my meals either
in my own cabin or in Aunt's. We get a bill of fare to
order what we want without getting the scent of the various
viands. By the bye, I forgot to tell you the water we get on
board is excellent. It is a dense fog this morning.
The mist falls like rain. Every few minutes we blow off
steam as a signal. This is done in foggy weather both day
and night to prevent collision. The Captain told me we
should run down small sailing vessels and feel the shock
ourselves very lightly. Our ship is so sharp she would cut
like a knife. Of course if we ran against a large vessel
it would be a case for both of them. I went to the fore-part
of the vessel this morning about 1/2 past 12 o'clock, just after
lunch time. I saw two or three stormy petrels only a few
yards off. The fore-castle men told one that it was a rough