. George Stanley: . ese long years, I believe theres noplace like home. If a boy really wish to get onand work as he ought, he will find an opening inlife in his own glorious country, without leaving itfor another. Were the same amount of labour ex-pended by anyone here, as I have seen men bestowon their wild farms in the bush, they would get asmuch for it in solid comfort and enjoyment, andwould have around them through life the thousanddelights of their native land. Some people can leavethe scene of their boyhood and the friends of theiryouth, and even of their manhood, without seeming 408 F
. George Stanley: . ese long years, I believe theres noplace like home. If a boy really wish to get onand work as he ought, he will find an opening inlife in his own glorious country, without leaving itfor another. Were the same amount of labour ex-pended by anyone here, as I have seen men bestowon their wild farms in the bush, they would get asmuch for it in solid comfort and enjoyment, andwould have around them through life the thousanddelights of their native land. Some people can leavethe scene of their boyhood and the friends of theiryouth, and even of their manhood, without seeming 408 Feeling towards England. to feel it, but I do not envy them their take no shame in confessing that I felt towardsEngland, while away from it, what dear OliverGoldsmith says so touchingly of his brother:— Whereer I roam, whatever realms to see,My heart, untravelld, fondly turns to thee :Still to my country turns, with ceaseless pain,And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. THE END. 9 NOV- 8 1902. GEOKGE STANLEY: OB, fife in i\t W&fwh. A BOYS NAEEATIVE OF THE ADVENTUEES OF ASETTLEES FAMILY IN CANADA. EDITED BY JOHN C. GEIKIE. Wtt\ !lta8traitmt8* LONDON:EOUTLEDGE, WAENE, AND EOUTLEDGE, FABRINGDON STREET. NEW YORK : 56, WALKER STREET. 1864 OX 0^1 ^ \ V v\ CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Boy-dreams about travelling—Our family determines to go toCanada—The first day on board—Cure for sea-sickness—Our passengers — Henrys adventure — We encounter astorm—Height of the waves—The bottom of the ocean—A fossil ship—The fishing-grounds—See whales and ice-bergs—Porpoises—Sea-birds—Lights in the sea,—The greatGulf of St. Lawrence—Thick ice-fogs—See land at last—Sailing up the river—Land at Quebec . . pp. 1—17 CHAPTER II. Quebec—Wolfe—Montcalms skull—Toronto—We set offfor the bush—Mud-roads—A rough ride—Our log-house—How it was built—Our barn—We get oxen and cows—Elephant and Buckeye—Unpacking our stores—What someof our
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