By 12 noon we were fairly out at sea, with a favourable breeze, and the
pilot left us in view (it might be the last) of the old country we were
leaving behind.

Before my eyes again rested on the cliffs of old England I had seen many
lands and people, had mixed and worked with all sorts and conditions of
men, had many experiences and adventures; and although I did not find
the fortune at once which I thought was waiting for me to pick up, I
found that there is always a fortune, be it great or small, according to
their deserts, waiting for those who determine to work honestly and
heartily for it, and that every man's future success or failure depends
mainly on himself.




CHAPTER II.

THE VOYAGE AND INCIDENTS THEREON--RATS ON BOARD, THE WHITE
SQUALL, HARPOONING A SHARK, BURIAL OF THE TWINS, A TROPICAL
ESCAPADE--ICEBERGS--EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES AT SEA, ETC.


The "Mary Anne" was, as I stated, an emigrant ship, and carried on the
voyage about four hundred men, women, and children, sent out chiefly
through the Government Emigration Agents. Persons going out in this way
were assisted by having a portion of their passage paid for them as an
advance, to be refunded after a certain time passed in the colony. The
only first-class passengers in addition to C----and myself were two old