I asked a resident what he thought the average rapidity of the current in front of the town.
"When you look at it or float with it," said he, "I think it is about three and a half miles.

If you go against it you find it not an inch less than five miles." The rowers had no light task to stem the rapid stream, and I think it was about like the Mississippi at Memphis.
The boat was to leave early in the morning.

I took a farewell dinner with Mr.Chase, and at ten o'clock received a note from Borasdine announcing his readiness to go to the steamer.

Anossoff, Chase, and half a dozen others assembled to see us off, and after waking the echoes and watchmen on the pier, we secured a skiff and reached the Ingodah.

The rain was over, and stars were peeping through occasional loop-holes in the clouds.
[Illustration: SEEING OFF.] 'Seeing off' consumed much time and more champagne.