They gave her a new salute, and christened the vessel _The Elizabeth,_ after her.
My wife praised our skill and perseverance, but begged we would not suppose that Francis and she had been idle during our long absence.

We moored the little fleet safely to the shore, and followed her up the river to the cascade, where we saw a neat garden laid out in beds and walks.
"This is our work," said she; "the soil here, being chiefly composed of decayed leaves, is light and easy to dig.

There I have my potatoes; there manioc roots: these are sown with peas, beans and lentils; in this row of beds are sown lettuces, radishes, cabbages, and other European vegetables.

I have reserved one part for sugar-canes; on the high ground I have transplanted pine-apples, and sown melons.

Finally, round every bed, I have sown a border of maize, that the high, bushy stems may protect the young plants from the sun." I was delighted with the result of the labour and industry of a delicate female and a child, and could scarcely believe it was accomplished in so short a time.
"I must confess I had no great hope of success at first," said my wife, "and this made me averse to speaking of it.