Moreover, it is likely enough that you may light upon young fellows who have landed within the last few weeks, and who have been kept so far, by their ignorance of the language, from enlisting." "That is a very good idea," Mr.Jervoise said.

"They will be delighted to hear a friendly voice, and be only too glad to enlist in a Scottish company.

You can say that each man will have a free outfit given him." Accordingly, the next morning early, the two lads went down to the wharf.

Presently they saw three young fellows, who were evidently Scotch by their dress and caps, talking together.

They strolled up near enough to catch what they were saying.
"It is hard," one said, "that, now we are here, we can make no one understand us, and it seems to me we had far better have stayed at home." "We shall find some one who speaks our language presently, Jock," another said more cheerfully.