Do you see ?" "Yes, sir," I said, "I can do that; but when am I to put down a barge ?" "When it's full, of course, and covered in--lidded up." "But shall we fill a barge to-night, sir ?" "Well, I hope so--a good many," said Old Brownsmith.

"Will he go down to the river with me to show me where, sir ?" "River!--show you what, my boy ?" "The barges we are to fill, sir." "Whoo-oop!" It was Ike made this peculiar noise.

It answered in him for a laugh.
Then he dived down into the great oblong basket and stopped there.
"You don't know what a barge is," said Old Brownsmith kindly.
"Oh yes, sir, I do!" I replied.
"Not one of our barges, my lad," he said, laying his hand upon my shoulder.

"We call these large baskets barges.

You'll soon pick up the names.